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Sailing the Sea Unbeknownst to the Sky \u00b7 2008<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A seminal work on Strategic Logic, this book brings together twenty years of clinical research and, for the first time, systematically formalizes the principles of Brief Strategic Psychotherapy.<\/p>

The text shows that therapeutic change does not stem from an abstract theory, but from the solution itself: it is through what works that we come to understand the problem.<\/p>

Translated into major languages and published in English-speaking countries under the title *The Logic of Therapeutic Change* (2015).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Caring for Schools \u00b7 2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A practical guide for school administrators and teachers who find themselves dealing with increasingly complex situations: disciplinary issues, interpersonal problems, difficult group dynamics, and parental expectations.<\/p>

Through problem-solving and strategic communication, the book offers practical tools for turning limitations into resources and developing effective educational leadership.<\/p>

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Violent Teenagers \u00b7 2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An essential read for anyone who works with young people.
It starts from a fundamental premise: anger and aggression in adolescents are not meaningless behaviors, but forms of communication that mask a real sense of distress.<\/p>

Through clinical case studies and session transcripts, the book explains how Brief Strategic Therapy effectively addresses bullying, self-harm, and violence toward others and oneself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Clinical Interaction Psychology and Psychotherapy \u00b7 2011<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Contribution to the chapter \u201cThe Change-Oriented Interview: Strategic Dialogue,\u201d with Giorgio Nardone<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Contribution to the chapter \u201cThe Change-Oriented Interview: Strategic Dialogue,\u201d with Giorgio Nardone<\/p>

Edited by Alessandro Salvini and published by Giunti Editore, this volume features contributions from leading Italian psychotherapists.<\/p>

My contribution, co-authored with Giorgio Nardone, explores the techniques of strategic dialogue as a tool for therapeutic change, with a particular focus on communication as a lever for intervention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Helping Parents Help Their Children \u00b7 2012<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A two-part article: \u201cTaking a Step Back to Take Two Steps Forward\u201d (ages 14\u201319) and \u201cLate Adolescence and Young Adults\u201d (ages 19\u201335)<\/p>

A collaborative work by the team at the Center for Strategic Therapy in Arezzo, focusing on family dynamics across the various stages of the life cycle.<\/p>

The chapters I edited address the challenges in relationships between parents and their teenage children and young adults, offering practical tools for managing conflicts and fostering independence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Obsessions, Compulsions, Manias \u00b7 2013<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Contribution to the chapter \u201cThe Change-Oriented Interview: Strategic Dialogue,\u201d with Giorgio Nardone<\/p>

Edited by Alessandro Salvini and published by Giunti Editore, this volume features contributions from leading Italian psychotherapists.<\/p>

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International Dictionary of Psychotherapy \u00b7 2013<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Contributions to the editorial entries, edited by Giorgio Nardone and Alessandro Salvini, Garzanti<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The first dictionary of psychotherapy ever published in Italian, featuring leading experts from various therapeutic approaches around the world.<\/p>

Subsequently translated into Spanish and English, it serves as a valuable resource for anyone working in the field of mental health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Short-term and long-term psychotherapy \u00b7 2017<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Co-authored with Giorgio Nardone, Andrea Vallarino, and Massimo Bartoletti<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A text that breaks down the false dichotomy between brief-term and long-term therapies, proposing a model capable of treating even the most severe and deeply ingrained mental disorders.<\/p>

The approach involves an initial phase of rapid intervention to eliminate debilitating symptoms, followed by a longer phase of stabilization and the restoration of a lasting psychological balance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Pleasure That Was Never Had \u00b7 2020<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A lucid and courageous exploration of the paradoxes of contemporary sexuality: in an age when taboos seem to have been overcome, desire is waning, and new technologies are creating increasingly widespread addictions.<\/p>

The book examines male and female sexual dysfunction, cybersex, and new forms of digital addiction, presenting concrete clinical cases and research-validated solutions from Strategic Brief Therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Adolescence in the Balance \u00b7 2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Co-authored with Giorgio Nardone and Elena Boggiani \u2014 Ponte alle Grazie<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A book exploring emerging mental health issues among adolescents\u2014who are increasingly forced to navigate a world where the virtual is replacing the real\u2014and the available treatment options.<\/p>

Strategic Therapy has developed protocols tailored to adolescents that have proven effective in supporting young people and their families during these difficult times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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