Julia Mazzotta, licensed healthcare psychologist

Julia Mazzotta, licensed healthcare psychologist and psychoanalyst

I am a licensed healthcare psychologist (Psicóloga General Sanitaria), registered with the Official College of Psychology of Catalonia under number 28481, and a psychoanalyst. I support adults, adolescents and families, in person and online. Sessions are held in Spanish.

I do this work because I believe in what happens when someone can put into words what hurts and finds another person willing to truly listen.

My professional path

I trained at the National University of Rosario, in Argentina, where psychoanalysis is part of everyday clinical practice. There I took my first steps at a primary care health centre, supporting adolescents and women through pregnancy and early parenthood, and later at a children’s hospital, with children and families going through very difficult situations. During those years I also taught at the university.

In Seville I specialised in family intervention with an official master’s degree with a systemic orientation, and for four years I worked with adolescents and families within the child protection system. I coordinated a programme for young people preparing to live independently, and learned to hold crisis situations and to work in a network with schools, mental health services and social services. During that time I also spent six months in Peru, coordinating community programmes for prevention and crisis intervention.

Since 2021 I have worked in Barcelona as a psychotherapist, in person and online, and I have also supported families through highly conflictual separations. Today my practice focuses on adults, adolescents and families, alongside teaching, psychological assessment and outreach on mental health and technology.

  1. 2013 Rosario, Argentina

    Primary care and children’s hospital. University lecturer.

  2. 2017 Seville

    Master’s in Family Intervention and Mediation. Adolescents and families in child protection.

  3. 2018 Peru

    Community programmes for prevention and crisis intervention.

  4. 2021 Barcelona

    Psychotherapy with adults, adolescents and families, in person and online.

  5. Today Ongoing training

    Psychoanalytic clinical practice at the COPC, Fundación Ulloa, Red Umbral and Discurso Psicoanalítico.

Education & accreditations

  • Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology (officially recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Universities, 2023).
  • Official Master’s Degree in Family Intervention and Mediation, systemic orientation · University of Seville.
  • Degree in Psychology · National University of Rosario, Argentina (recognised in Spain, 2018).
  • Training in systemic family therapy, psychodrama, scene-based integrative psychotherapy, child and adolescent neuropsychology and crisis intervention.

Ongoing training

I am currently in ongoing training in psychoanalytic clinical practice:

  • Study Group on Psychoanalysis with Children and Families · COPC.
  • Ongoing training in psychoanalytic clinical practice · Fundación Fernando Ulloa.
  • Clinical supervision and study groups · Red Umbral, Barcelona.
  • Seminar «La dirección de la cura» · Discurso Psicoanalítico.
MY WAY OF WORKING

How I work, step by step

  1. 1

    Listening and initial assessment

    In the first sessions I get to know your story and what brings you here. If needed, I use psychological assessment tools: clinical interview, questionnaires and projective tests.

  2. 2

    Understanding the case and setting the framework

    I share how I understand what is happening to you and we agree together on the frequency, goals and format.

  3. 3

    Therapeutic process

    Individual, family or combined, depending on what is needed at each moment.

  4. 4

    Follow-up

    Every so often we review together how the process is going and whether anything should be adjusted.

  5. 5

    Working as a network

    If needed and with your permission, I coordinate with doctors, psychiatrists or your school.

Outreach

I am very interested in how technology is changing the way we feel and ask for help. I speak at events on mental health and artificial intelligence, write about the risks of seeking emotional support from a chatbot and am a mentor at Step4ward.

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