Valentina Fiolo
Biography
Dr. Valentina Fiolo is a Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, and Clinical Neuropsychologist affiliated with the Clinical Psychology Service at IRCCS Policlinico San Donato.
She graduated in Clinical Psychology from the University of Padua in 2012. In 2018, she obtained her specialization in Psychotherapy at SEF - European School of Functional Psychotherapy in Padua. In 2020, she completed an Executive Master in Clinical Neuropsychology of Adults and the Elderly at IUSTO in Turin.
Dr. Fiolo is an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist for trauma management.
She addresses psychological issues related to mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. She conducts psychodiagnostic evaluations to assess psychological-clinical issues and the adaptive and dysfunctional strategies of personality.
Dr. Fiolo is also involved in:
- Neuropsychological assessments
- Psychotherapy
- Psychological support and cognitive rehabilitation for both hospitalized patients and those seen at the Clinical Psychology outpatient clinic
In the field of aging and cognitive function disorders, she focuses on:
- Neuropsychological assessments
- Neurocognitive rehabilitation
She is responsible for and supervises the internships of psychology students and psychotherapy trainees.
Dr. Fiolo is also a subject expert in Clinical Psychology at the University of Milan, where she contributes to the Medicine and Surgery degree program and provides ECM training for the healthcare staff at IRCCS Policlinico San Donato.
She participates in various research projects at Policlinico San Donato related to psychological functioning, quality of life, and health perception in patients with congenital and acquired heart diseases.
Additionally, she collaborates on several neuroscientific studies focused on predicting the progression to Alzheimer's disease in patients diagnosed with amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and on the study of cognitive functioning before and after cardiac surgery, both in transcatheter (TAVI) and open (SAVR) modalities.