Therapy is just one part — perhaps the most beautiful and interesting one — of the work we will do together.

If you come to me with a specific issue or disorder, the first part of our work will be to help you become an expert on your problem from a scientific perspective. In many cases, patients already know a lot and may have done extensive self-analysis. In other cases, it may take a few sessions to develop a shared understanding and language, making all the work that follows easier and faster. This way, we can optimize the time spent addressing your specific condition rather than discussing the disorder in general.

For this purpose, for those who wish, I like to provide materials and links—either in my office or before the first session—containing scientific information on the disorder(s) that matter most to the patient in front of me (available in both Italian and English).

Among the available materials, you will find information on: Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress, Obsessive Thoughts, Depression, Obsessions and Compulsions, Anger, and Grief. If you would like to receive this information before your first session (or simply for informational purposes), feel free to contact me via email at info@saradiienno.com or on WhatsApp.

These resources are a great support for the work we will do together and include self-analysis prompts that we will later explore in our sessions.