Who Am I

My path into self-knowledge began with yoga and meditation. It eventually led me to spend extended periods in Asia, where I immersed myself in yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy, and later became a yoga instructor.

During those years, I also developed a deepening practice of Vipassana meditation, which continues to inspire and inform my work today.

Another important part of my personal journey has been my exploration of Plant Medicine, particularly Ayahuasca within the Shipibo tradition. I have lived and worked in internationally recognized retreat centers such as The Temple of the Way of Light in Peru and Soltara in Costa Rica, where I currently work part-time. I also periodically return to Peru to continue my own personal work with Plant Medicine within the Shipibo tradition.

Plant Medicine gave me a powerful technology for exploring my inner world. It opened doors to parts of myself that I had previously struggled to access or understand, and became an important part of my own process. Over time, this exploration led me toward Western psychology, as I became increasingly interested in finding frameworks that could help me understand and integrate the experiences I was having.

I trained as a Counselor at ToMind Counseling School in Vicenza, graduating in 2020, and I am a member of AiCo, the Italian professional association for counselors.

In 2022, I completed my professional training in Somatic Experiencing®, which has become an important part of the way I understand and work with the relationship between our emotional experiences, our bodies, and the nervous system.

Over the years, Internal Family Systems (IFS) has gradually become the central framework of my work. I have trained extensively in IFS and am a certified practitioner through the IFS Institute. I also periodically participate as an assistant in IFS trainings, which allows me to continue deepening my own practice while supporting others in their learning process.

What draws me particularly to IFS is its fundamental view that there is nothing essentially wrong or damaged within us. Even when parts of us feel stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or caught in recurring patterns, there is something deeper beneath the ways we have learned to protect ourselves. IFS offers a way of approaching these parts with curiosity and compassion, allowing us to reconnect with our own inner wisdom rather than imposing an external idea of who we should become.

I have also studied and practiced the work of Essence, a psycho-spiritual approach developed by A.H. Almaas (Hameed Ali) and Faisal Muqaddam. I have been exploring this work for years, both personally and professionally. What particularly interests me about Essence is the way it creates a bridge between depth psychology and Eastern contemplative traditions, bringing together psychological exploration and a deeper inquiry into consciousness, identity, and our fundamental nature.

Today, I bring these different influences together in my work with clients.

I currently live in Buenos Aires and work with clients online. My experience of living abroad, together with my personal and professional journey, has given me a particular sensitivity to the challenges that can arise when we find ourselves far from what is familiar—whether through migration, major life transitions, changes in identity, relationships, or profound experiences that alter the way we see ourselves and the world around us.