Daniela De Cesario

Psychologist and Short Dynamic Psychotherapist

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Biography

Expert in Reproductive Psychology, Pma Infertility and Chronicity.

She has been involved for years in support and psychotherapy for individuals and infertile couples, PMA pathways, Chronic Pain, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, MS, Genetic Diseases.

Graduated in 2002 in “Psychology with Clinical and Community Address” from the University of Padua, with a dissertation in Criminology.

In 2005 she became an Autogenic Training Practitioner.

In 2008 she approached the topics of Reproductive Psychology with specific interest in infertility and Medically Assisted Procreation (PMA) treatments.

Specialized in 2010 in Short Dynamic Psychotherapy at C.I.S.S.P.A.T. (Centro Italiano Studi Sviluppo Psicoterapia a Breve Termine) in Padua.

During his training he did internships at an RSA in Padua, the Child Neuropsychiatry in Abano Terme (Pd), the Mental Health Center (CSM) in Dolo (Ve), the residential community for alcohol addiction and pathological gaming in Tessera (Ve) and the Socio-Health Complex of the Hills-Padua in the Elderly Health Protection Area.

After specialization he obtained diplomas in various Master’s degrees:

in 2013 “Master of Second Level in Clinical and Strategic Psychotherapy” at Strategic Therapy Center in Arezzo concerning Anxiety Disorders and Eating Disorders;

in 2015 “Master of Advanced Training in Brief Strategic Psychotherapy” at Strategic Therapy Center in Arezzo concerning Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Addictions, Sexual Disorders, Couple Therapy, Interventions in Educational Contexts;

in 2016 “Master’s Degree in Psychological Support in Medically Assisted Procreation Treatments (PMA)” at Association www.unbambino.it and S.I.S.Me.R. in Bologna;

in 2017 “Advanced Training Course in Psycho-oncology” achieved at C.I.S.S.P.A.T. in Padua;

in 2020 Course “Psychological and social impact of Endometriosis: modes of intervention” achieved at APE Onlus.

In May 2016 won the First Prize in the Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy category in the First Edition of the -Innovation in Psychology Prize- of the Veneto Order of Psychologists with the project: “LOOKING FOR A SON: the psychological journey between wounds and soul care from the discovery of infertility to Pma”.

Project presented in the Oral Communications section of the XXXII Reproductive Medicine Conference in February 2017

Creator and head of the project “Fecondità Serena” that deals with Psychological Support to infertile couples and Pma paths, aims to spread the culture of Reproductive Psychology and Infertility through awareness campaigns, events, prevention sections in schools, conferences, comparison groups, and working groups.

In 2017 and 2018 Member of the Working Group “Psychology of Infertility: enhancement of psychological and psychotherapeutic support in PMA treatments” of the Veneto Order of Psychologists.

For years he has been involved in the training of Psychologists, Psychotherapists and health care operatots in this field is in fact:

– Lecturer of the “Infertility” Field Training Course at ULSS 1 – Dolomites

– Lecturer of the “University Master’s Degree Level II in Biology of Nutrition for Human Reproduction” at La Sapienza University – Rome

– Lecturer of the “Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Fertility” at AMAB Bologna

Increasingly passionate about the issues of infertility and chronicity in 2018 she decided to create specific training masters in this area reserved for Psychologists and Psychotherapists; thus were born two masters of which she is director, coordinator and also teacher:

“Master in Pma and Psychological Management of Infertility” and “Master in Endometriosis and Vulvar Pathology.”

In the period of the Coronavirus emergency, she is involved in assessing how much the pandemic has affected couples and individuals forced to suspend IVF treatments.

The results of her study will be presented in November 2020 at the Webinar “PSYCHOLOGY-ETHICS AND SOCIOCULTURAL CHANGES” organized by SIRU (Italian Society of Human Reproduction) with a paper titled “The Psychological Impact of the Covid -19 Emergency in IVF Treatments.”

She has also authored several articles on infertility and chronicity.

For several years, she has been involved in disseminating healthy and correct information on this subject on social networks.

From her first approaches in 2008 to reproductive psychology to the present, her passion for this topic has led her to create a dense network of collaborations with clinics, centers and professionals in Italy and abroad that allows her to have an always open and updated look on the evolution of reproductive medicine

She practices in Padua and also online.