Barbara Chignoli

Psychologist and Psychotherapist, she graduated in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology from Milano-Bicocca University. She specialized in Integrated Brief Psychotherapy at Iserdip (Institute for the study and research of mental disorders). She has been practicing mindfulness on a daily basis for the last 16 years,  further deepening her mindfulness expertise at the Italian Centre of Mindfulness Studies in Rome and becoming a Mindfulness teacher. She completed both training levels for the EMDR practice (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). In 2021, following the completion of a specific training course, she became a Pnei (Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology) Practitioner; she is also certified in using the Happy Coaching® method. Her professional experience includes a ten-year collaboration with a Family Counseling Center (individual, couple and family clinical interviews and psychotherapy, group guidance on specific problems, emotional and sexual education in the educational scholar context). She collaborated with a Ser.t in Monza and worked as CTP and assistant of a CTU of the Court of Como. She works as a freelance counselor for teen-agers and adults. Since 2014 she has been working as a consultant at the Pini-CTO Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation department in Milan, where she deals with the psychological assessment of post-acute and chronic cardiopathic patients, lifestyle analysis and change support, in order to reduce and remove behavioral and psychosocial risk factors (smoking, psychoactive and illegal substances addiction, distress, dysfunctional management of emotions, hyperphagia, sedentariness, etc.). Since 2001 she has been collaborating with Sport Club H20 as a fitness instructor and as a communication trainer for other instructors.