Dr. Julia Altera is a clinical and forensic psychologist, certified trainer, supervisor, Emotionally Focused Therapist, and Schema Therapist. She is one of the founders of the EFT community in Italy and the director of the EFT Center in Northern Italy. Additionally, she is a co-founder of the EFT communities in Southeast and Northeast Brazil.
Before specializing in EFT, Julia Altera graduated with honors from the Miller Institute in Genoa with a degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy. She then earned a master's degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Genoa in Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry. As an external consultant, she worked in psychiatric hospitals for prisoners, high-security prisons, and addiction treatment centers for drug and alcohol dependency. During this time, she also underwent international training in trauma treatment and dissociative disorders with Dr. Kathy Steele (ISSTD).
Dr. Julia Altera is fluent in Italian (native), Portuguese, and English and can conduct therapy, supervision, and training in all three languages