Valentina Pescuma (she/her)
I am an Italian psychologist based in Berlin, Germany. I am registered at Ordine degli Psicologi della Lombardia (Member no. 20833) in Italy and have recently completed a 4-year training in Milan to become a cognitive-constructivist psychotherapist. As an expat in Germany, I can understand most struggles that fellow expats may face.
I obtained a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. Here in Berlin, I combine my psychological counseling activity with research in the field of Psycholinguistics. You can see some of my research output here.
Education
4-year Training in Cognitive-Constructivist Psychotherapy (Coursework completed). Milan, Italy.
PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. Trieste, Italy.
Postgraduate Master Program in Neuropsychology: Evaluation, Diagnosis and Rehabilitation. Milan, Italy.
MSc in Psychology (Mind Sciences). Turin, Italy.
BA in Humanities. Milan, Italy.
Work experience:
Present: Psychological counseling, private practice, Berlin, Germany.
Present: Postdoctoral researcher in Psycholinguistics. Berlin, Germany.
Past: Collaboration with a not-for-profit organization offering counseling sessions for Italian and English-speaking women. Berlin, Germany.
Clinical internships:
Present: 600-hour placement for psychotherapists in training. Private psychotherapy practice, Milan, Italy.
Past: Neuropsychology placement. 200-hour placement required for completion of a second-level Master's program in Neuropsychology. Cognitive Rehabilitation Department, Milan, Italy.
Past: 1000-hour placement required for admission to State examination for Psychologists. Developmental Psychology Unit, Turin, Italy.