Giuseppe Laraspata | Psychologist in Girona

I am Giuseppe Laraspata (Reg. No. 17,062, COPC), a General Health Psychologist and Psychotherapist specialised in Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, with extensive clinical experience in both public and private settings, at national and international levels. I am Co-founder and President of the Ottocentro Cultural Association in Spain.

I have always been deeply interested in and fascinated by the most profound aspects of existence and the reality that surrounds us, particularly the understanding and exploration of how human beings function. Connecting with each person’s subjectivity requires an openness to encountering the unknown—an experience that is renewed with every new therapeutic encounter. I firmly believe that, beyond solid professional training, only a genuine and authentic interaction with the therapist can transform suffering into a qualitatively new experience, restoring a sense of vitality to existence, marked by hope, fulfilment and satisfaction.

I am passionately dedicated to working with the most complex forms of human distress: from generalized anxiety, panic attacks, intense stress crises and depression, to eating disorders (EDs)—such as anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder—and personality disorders.

In hypermodern society, there is a clear proliferation of diagnoses and psychopathological categories, along with a view of the human being increasingly oriented towards the dichotomy between what is considered “normal” and, at the opposite extreme, “pathological” or “deficient.” There has been a noticeable rise in ADHD diagnoses among children, adolescents and young people, and among adults, an increase in diagnoses related to mood and anxiety disorders. My clinical experience has shown me that solid psychological training does not consist of identifying a supposed deficit in an individual, issuing a diagnosis and then “adjusting” or “curing” them according to subjective criteria of the therapist or the cultural moment.

It is far easier to classify and generalise than to delve into the particularities of a singular individual. I consider it essential to adopt a respectful perspective towards the human being—one that is capable of welcoming and accepting each person’s uniqueness as they are and as their personal history has shaped them, including human limitations, often conceptualised as “defences” or “disorders.” Only in this way can therapist and patient engage in a shared process, in which the patient, on the one hand, recognises and accepts their own essence, and on the other, dares to actively intervene in their life in order to build it in accordance with their needs and aspirations.

Main Areas of Intervention

• Mood and Anxiety Disorders:
  Support in the management and transformation of distress related to depression, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, stress crises and other affective disorders in adults.
• ADHD and Disorders in Children, Adolescents and Young People:
  Therapeutic support to understand and address diagnoses such as ADHD, avoiding reductive labels and fostering self-knowledge, both in individual and online therapy.
• Trauma and Psychological Impact:
  Intervention in trauma, pandemics, wars and other events with profound emotional consequences.
• Eating Disorders (EDs):
  Psychotherapeutic support for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other conflicted relationships with food and the body, from a relational perspective that addresses underlying emotional suffering, identity, affect regulation and interpersonal bonds.
• Couples and Attachment Relationships:
  Work on relational dynamics, including couples psychoanalysis to improve bonds and resolve conflicts, supported by research experience and a specialised master’s degree in couple psychotherapy.
• Personal and Existential Development:
  In-depth exploration of subjectivity, authenticity and the construction of a meaningful life, embracing individual uniqueness and human limitations, including eating disorders and personality disorders.

Therapeutic Approach

• Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: An approach centred on the genuine therapeutic relationship to transform suffering and restore vitality, addressed to adults, adolescents and couples, both in-person and online.
• A Respectful and Welcoming Perspective: Acceptance of individual uniqueness, avoiding normal/pathological dichotomies and fostering collaborative work between therapist and patient.
• Authentic and Transformative Interaction: Based on real interpersonal engagement, aimed at recognising one’s own essence and actively intervening in personal life, with sessions available in Catalan, Spanish or Italian.

Education and Professional Credentials

• Degree in Clinical Psychology – University of Turin (Italy)

• Specialisation School in Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (4 years) – Società Italiana di Psicoanalisi della Relazione (SIPRe), Milan (Italy)

• Master’s Degree in Psychoanalysis of the Couple Relationship (1 year) – SIPRe, Milan (Italy)

• Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology – Ministry of Health, Madrid

• Member of SIPRe, Società Italiana di Psicoanalisi della Relazione, Milan Centre

• Member of the IFPS, International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies

• Member of the Working Group of the Official College of Psychology of Catalonia
  “Updates in Psychoanalysis in 21st-Century Clinical Practice” (Girona)

• Registered Psychologist No. 17,062 – Official College of Psychology of Catalonia (COPC)

Conferences and Professional Activities

• Psychology Conference organised by the Official College of Psychology of Catalonia (COPC) and the Relational Psychotherapy Working Group. Lecture: “Trauma with a Capital T: How It Affects Us and How We Address It” (2020)

• Online Conference organised by the Official College of Psychology of Catalonia (COPC) and the Relational Psychotherapy Working Group. Lecture: “Pandemic and War: Psychological Impact and Consequences from the Perspective of Relational Psychoanalysis Professionals” (2022)

• Speaker at various training conferences organised by the Specialisation School of the Società Italiana di Psicoanalisi della Relazione (SIPRe), Milan (Italy)