I am Nida, originally from Indonesia. My baby Aurora was born on 30th of January 2018 through emergency c-section. The days after we came back from the hospital were not easy for me and my husband. I needed to recover at least 40 days and my husband had to go to campus everyday. Our family was in Indonesia and no one came to visit. They gave support via video call and messages. Luckily, we also had support from Indonesian friends and neighbours who brought us cooked food, visited us and prayed for me and my baby. We also got support from kraamzorg.
After the kraamzorg left, We have Sara, who was taking care of me and my baby twice a week for 5 weeks. She helped me in so many ways during my postnatal period. She was being there not only as a postnatal doula but as a friend. She was able to give emotional and practical support which new mom like me need the most. She cooked for me and my husband some healthy foods and drinks, helped me with belly binding, and also did a foot massage :)
She was there to lend her ears to hear what I had been through and she could give me some advises from a physiologist point of view.
Sara is such a warm caring person and really makes you feel comfortable and confident, which is exactly what you need in those first few weeks after delivery. I feel so grateful for having Sara as my postnatal doula and being her friend until now. :) Having her at least can wipe off some tears, bring smiles, and makes my after birth live easier and less worry.. Thank you Sara for being a part of our life :)
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EDUCATION
When I have decided to study psychology, the main reason for my choice was a general feeling of attraction and fascination with regard to this discipline. At first, I was more interested in the psychobiological and cognitive aspects characterizing the human being but, after graduating in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Sciences in 2010 at the University of Padova (Italy), I felt the necessity of deepen my knowledge about the clinical aspects of psychology.
With this goal, from 2011 to 2015 I have attended a four-year psychotherapy training at Fondazione Italiana Gestalt in Rome (Italy), where I have learned gestalt therapy theory and practice.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
My background in cognitive psychology led me to complete a doctorate in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of L'Aquila (Italy, 2011-2014), and to work as a post-doctoral fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Padova (Italy) from 2015 to 2017. In Padova, I also had the opportunity to work as psychologist for the university students' support service.
From 2017 to 2019, I have worked in the Netherlands, both in Academia, as part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leiden University, and as psychologist-psychotherapist in private practice.
CURRENT POSITION
In May 2020 I have started my practice as psychologist-psychotherapist in Trento (Italy). After many years, the same feeling of fascination, which guided me in the choice of my studies, feeds my therapeutic work, making me curious and genuinely interested in the story of my clients.
I am a member of the Italian professional association for psychology and psychotherapy (Ordine degli Psicologi della Provincia di Trento, n. 01090) and of the European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT).
ABOUT ME
My name is Sara, I am an Italian psychologist and gestalt psychotherapist, with experience both as a freelancer and in Academia, in Italy and abroad. In May 2020 I have started SPAZIO SOSTARE, I provide psychological support and psychotherapy for adults in Italian and English.
SPAZIO SOSTARE was born with the aim of offering a space and a time in which to take care of oneself. The name "sostare" includes a double meaning: To stop and observe oneself, to learn to know oneself and to develop awareness by discovering and enhancing one's resources and potential. To know how to stay in the relationship, in the creative encounter with oneself and with the other, overcoming what hinders personal fulfillment.
HOBBIES AND PASSIONS
My favorite art form and means of expression since when I was a child is dancing. I have practiced many different types of dance: ballet, contemporary dance, Lindy hop, Latin American dance, and pizzica salentina. Each one of these disciplines taught me something about me and made me more sensitive about my and others' postures, gestures, and body movements.
In my work, I try to use this sensitivity in order to favor the therapeutic process.
I also love to read books, especially theoretical books or biographies. Recently, I have started to get closer to yoga and mindfulness.
ONGOING TRAININGS
To ensure the best practice quality possible, I am engaged in attending the following trainings and professional activities:
Clinical Supervision: It consists of the therapist meeting regularly with another psychotherapist, with training in the skills of supervision, to discuss casework and other professional issues (every month);
Intervision: It consists of the therapist meeting regularly with other psychotherapists colleagues to discuss casework and other professional issues (every month);
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training Level 1 & 2 (in 2021-2022);
Mindfulness Yoga Training (in 2021-2022);
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Protocol (in 2021);
Gestalt Play Therapy Training (in 2021);
Gottman Couples Therapy Training Level 1 & 2 (in 2021).