Collaborations and Academics

Venosta International Studio, through its clinicians, is linked to the following institutions:

• International Symposium of the Psychotherapies of Schizophrenia and other Psychoses (European Chapter)
• International Association for Psychotherapy Research (USA)
• Milan Juvenile Tribunals
• IES (Institute for the International Education of Students, USA)
• CDI (Italian Center of Diagnostics), Milan
• ALDAC (Insurance Program for Italian Business Executives), Milan
• COMPSYCH (Insurance company specialized in international mental health services), USA

Accademic Collaborations

Dr. Caterina Zaiontz, has been working in the University Sector for a number of years.

A former professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of European Studies at the University of Central London; currently working as a professor of Clinical Psychology at IES, teaching American students (at Università Cattolica di Milano)

Click for a detailed outline of the course: The Italian & American Approaches to Mental Health - A Comparative study of the Bio-Psycho-Social Model

Other Collaborations

ISM International School of Milan, Monza and Modena:

Since 2001, the Studio Venosta Staff have been providing the following services in the area of primary and secondary prevention of Psychological discomfort: Seminars offered to students, parents, and school staff, surrounding such issues as psychosexual development, substance abuse, separation and divorce, child abuse, eating disorders, depression and anxiety,and self-development and identity, etc.

• Psychological counseling to high school students
• “Child Observations” (in accordance with the Tavistock Clinic of London model)
• Testing Assessment and Psychodiagnostics
• Clinical Assistance and Therapies to families, children and adolescents.

Seminars and Workshops on Adjustment Disorders offered to the Anglophone community of Milan (WIN conference, US Consulate, Benvenuto Club).

Orientation and Re—Entry Seminars to US University Students on Adjustment Process, Culture Shock and Adjustment Disorder IES Universita’ Cattolica

Dr. Guerra Center of Clinical Psichology, Rapallo (Italy):

• Seminars on Eating Disorders
• Separation Anxiety
• Depression
• Addictive behaviours
• Sexuality in adults.