School Director

Pietro Barbetta

Psychologist and psychotherapist, former Associate Professor of Dynamic Psychology at the University of Bergamo, member of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP) and the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS), and founding member of ReDiPsi. He is currently the Director of ISST.

Michele Agazzi

Criminal and family lawyer, graduate in psychology, adjunct professor at Humanitas University.

Alessandro Albizzati

Medical psychiatrist. Director of the Territorial UONPIA and of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology at ASST Santi Paolo Carlo in Milan.

Alfredo Ancora

Medical psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He is an adjunct professor of Clinical Psychology at the Catholic University of Brescia and Scientific Director of the Université "E. De Martino – D. Carpitella" in Paris. A member of the Society for Academic Research on Shamanism, he has conducted field studies in Siberia, Mongolia, Guatemala, Greece, Uganda, and Cuba.

Micol Ascoli

Medical psychiatrist, Visiting Professor in Psychiatry in the MSc in Clinical Psychology at the University of Bergamo, Chair of the Mental Health Department at Beijing United Family Hospital, New Hope Centre. 

Arianna Barazzetti 

Psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice, Ph.D. in Social Medicine and Person and Labor Market Development, Research Fellow at the Department of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Bergamo.

Simona Basile

 Psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. She trained in systemic therapy first in Madrid and later in Milan. She is currently collaborating with ASST Brianza.

Riccardo Bettiga

Psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. He is an adjunct professor of Ethics and Professional Deontology at the University of Pavia and a lecturer at various psychotherapy training institutes. He is a member of the ENPAP Advisory Board, CEO of Disseminazioni S.r.l., and President of Knowledge Institute S.r.l., as well as Ombudsperson for Minors and Vulnerable Persons for the Lombardy Region. He is currently the Academic Coordinator of the ISST School.

Gianluca Bocchi 

Philosopher. He is a Full Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Bergamo and Director of CERCO – the Research Center on Complexity.

Giuseppe Cardamone

Medical psychiatrist and Director of the Adult Mental Health Area within the Department of Mental Health and Addictions of USL Toscana Centro.

Mauro Ceruti

Philosopher and theorist of complex thought. He is Professor Emeritus and Director of the Research Center on Complex Systems (CriSiCO) at IULM University in Milan, and Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at IULM University in Milan.

Paolo Confessore

Physician and psychotherapist. Trained in clinical governance, healthcare management, and risk management.

Giulio De Nicola

Medical psychiatrist, Ph.D. in Anthropology and Epistemology of Complexity from the University of Bergamo. He is the Head of the Psychiatric Unit of the Alto Mantovano area.

Dott.ssa Stefania Ferrari

Psychologist and psychotherapist, specialized in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Minotauro School in Milan (with a focus on adolescence and young adulthood). She has integrated her approach with techniques such as EMDR, clinical hypnosis, autogenic training, and brief strategic psychotherapy.

Rita Finco

Anthropologist and pedagogist, Ph.D. in Cultural and Social Anthropology from the University of Milano-Bicocca and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from Sorbonne University in Paris. She is an adjunct professor at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and the University of Milan. Director of the Fo.R.Me Ethnoclinical Center (Center for Training, Research, and Mediation). She is also CEO of Disseminazione S.r.l.

Patrizia Frongia

Psychologist and psychotherapist, Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Relational Sciences from the University of Milan. For over 30 years she has worked in public and private psychiatric services. Past President of the Italian Society for Systemic Research and Therapy (SIRTS). Teaching member of SIPPR (Italian Society of Relational Psychology and Psychotherapy) and member of the EFTA-CIM Board (European Family Therapy Association).

Noemi Galleani

Psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice, collaborating with various public and private institutions on issues related to migration.

Anna Lazzarini

Full Professor of General and Social Pedagogy at the University of Bergamo and President of the Degree Program in Pedagogical Sciences.

Madalina Iliescu

Medical doctor, psychiatrist, and psychotherapist, Ph.D. in Public Health, Health Sciences, and Education from the University of Pavia. Former Medical Director within the Department of Mental Health of the current ASST Bergamo Est, where he held the institutionally recognized position of Corporate/Departmental Senior Specialist in Ethnopsychiatry. Since January 2024, he has been working in private practice.

Michele Mattia

Medical psychiatrist, President of the Italian-Swiss Association for Anxiety, Depression, and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders, co-founder and faculty member of the School of Social Psychiatry of the Canton of Ticino, and adjunct lecturer in Cultural Psychiatry at the University of Insubria.

Luca Milani

Psychologist and psychotherapist. He is a Full Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.

Attà Negri

Psychologist and psychotherapist. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Dynamic Psychology at the University of Bergamo and Director of the Advanced Training Program in Learning Disorders. He is also President of the association "Medico e Psicologo Insieme" (Physician and Psychologist Together).. 

Gabriella Scaduto

Psychologist and psychotherapist with Ericksonian training. She is President of Redipsi – Network of Psychologists for Human Rights and a Board Member of the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy. Her work focuses particularly on grief, trauma, and sexological issues.
She is also a sexologist and an EMDR supervisor.

Patrizia Maria Carla Stoppa

Medical neuropsychiatrist. She is the Director of the UONPIA Unit at ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo. She is also an adjunct professor in the Degree Program in Child Neuro and Psychomotor Therapy at the University of Milano-Bicocca.

Umberta Telfener

Psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. She is an adjunct professor at the Postgraduate School in Clinical Psychology at "La Sapienza" University of Rome, President of the European Family Therapy Association, and Court-Appointed Expert (CTU) for the Tribunal of Rome.

Daniela Vercillo

Psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. She works as a consultant and supervisor for numerous teams involved in reception projects for refugees and asylum seekers.