PSYCHOLOGIST, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR
Patricia Gianotti, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist, author, lecturer, and educator. She is the Academic Director of The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy at Loyola University Chicago and managing partner of Woodland Psychological Services, a private group practice in North Hampton, NH.
With over thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist, she has worked with individuals, couples, and groups, specializing in attachment difficulties associated with trauma, shame, and narcissistic injury.
Dr. Gianotti’s most recent book, Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: A Guidebook to Integrating the Essential of Psychodynamic Principles Across Therapeutic Disciplines was recently published by Routledge in May 2022 and focuses on fundamental touchstones that enable clinicians to apply an integrative treatment model in the service of in-depth healing and growth.
She is also the co-author of:
In addition, Dr. Gianotti is the founder of The Center for Spiritual Integration, an organization dedicated to the integration of spiritual and psychological aspects of the human psyche. Her workshops and retreats focus on a variety of topics, including the process and journey toward forgiveness, finding personal and spiritual balance, embracing the wisdom that comes with aging, and exploring life’s deepest questions in order to find purpose and meaning.
Listen to Dr. Gianotti on the Earth & Spirit podcast (NPR), where she speaks about exploring what spiritual integration means in the context of human resilience, authenticity, purpose, building community, and other themes of living and aging well, and on the Social Work Podcast in an interview about the neurobiology of shame, why depth work is important, and how to think about human complexity in a therapeutic context.
THERAPEUTIC PHILOSOPHY
Human beings are hard-wired for growth, resilience, and momentum toward authenticity.
Human development is fueled by early attachment patterns and processes which powerfully impact adult life.
Difficulties and obstacles in living and relating to others can best be understood not as deficits, but rather as early failures of attunement and/or varying degrees of relational trauma.
“Symptoms” are efforts at adaptation.
It is the relationship between therapist and client that ultimately allows true, sustainable healing.
There is no one “right way” to be in the world. Human beings exist in multiple contexts and deserve to be respected and honored in their complexity.
BOOKS AND MEDIA
EMBRACING THERAPEUTIC COMPLEXITY
In an era where instant gratification has filtered into training programs geared toward technique-driven solutions, Embracing Therapeutic Complexity takes a step back and re-introduces fundamental touchstones that enable clinicians to apply an integrative treatment model in the service of in-depth healing and growth.
UNCOVERING THE RESILIENT CORE
Provides a comprehensive and inclusive methodology that guides the therapist into the nuances and complexities of the therapeutic relationship throughout the entire course of treatment.
LISTENING WITH PURPOSE
A clinical treatment manual for seasoned practitioners, post-doctoral training institutes, graduate students, and psychiatric residents who are interested in advancing their skills in therapeutic listening and psychodynamic interventions.
VIDEO SERIES
This online video series, featuring Dr. Gianotti and Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, focuses on the connection between narcissism and the underlying feelings of shame that often drive narcissistic behaviors.
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