Giovanni Riccardi

Psychologist and Psychotherapist. Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis. Specialist in developmental psychopathology. Expert in neurological disorders and psychotic onset in developmental age

Rome, Latium, Italy

About

Clinical Psychologist | Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Head of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit Senior Consultant in Mental Health Services Over 15 years of professional experience within the Italian National Health Service (SSN), including Local Health Authorities and University Teaching Hospitals, with expertise in child, adolescent, and adult mental health care. From 2012 to 2020, served as Clinical Director and Coordinator of Multidisciplinary Teams in developmental psychopathology, neuropsychiatric rehabilitation, and integrated mental health services for children and adolescents. Academic and Professional Qualifications:• Specialist Degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy• Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Criminology and Forensic Sciences• Executive Master’s Degree in Healthcare Management and Leadership for Complex Healthcare Organizations Academic and Teaching Appointments:Lecturer and Clinical Trainer in University Degree Programs, Postgraduate Psychotherapy Training Institutes, Executive Master’s Programs, and Advanced Professional Courses in Developmental Psychology and Child & Adolescent Psychopathology. Clinical supervision and consultancy for psychotherapists, multidisciplinary clinical teams, and healthcare institutions. Areas of Clinical Expertise:• Early identification and intervention in psychosis and at-risk mental states• Integrated assessment and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders and early psychiatric conditions in childhood and adolescence• Psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment across developmental stages• Diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders• Assessment and clinical management of juvenile offenders• Adult psychotherapy• Couples therapy and parenting support• Forensic psychological assessment in separation, divorce, child custody, and safeguarding proceedings involving vulnerable individuals

Experience

  • ASL Roma 5 (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Responsabile UOS NPIA
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      UOS Neuropsichiatria dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza Colleferro e Palestrina

    • Referente per la Giustizia Minorile
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Rete interistituzionale Sanità e Giustizia minorile USSM-CGM - Regione Lazio Area Integrata del Territorio

    • Comitato Unico di Garanzia (CUG)
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Componente del Comitato per le pari opportunità, la valorizazione del benessere di chi lavora e contro le discriminazioni

  • Psicoanalista at AIDA APS
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    AIDA Associazione Interventi Disturbi Alimentari Supervisore presso Consultori di Ascolto e Consulenza Psicoanalitica - AIDA per il sociale AIDA fa parte di Consult@noi Associazione Nazionale Disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare.

  • Professore a contratto at Università di Roma Tor Vergata
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Psicologia Clinica (M/PSI-08) Psicologia Sviluppo ed Educazione (M/PSI-04)

  • Cultore della materia in Psichiatria Forense at Università LUMSA
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Docente at Consorzio Universitario HUMANITAS
    Dec 2015 - Dec 2021 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Scuola di Psicoterapia Humanitas per l'infanzia e l'adolescenza