My research focuses on embodied approaches to cognition and mental health, with a particular emphasis on enactive approaches to psychotherapy. It is organized around three main strands:
- First, I investigate the relational and processual foundations of enactive theory in order to address classic debates in the philosophy of science, particularly those concerning the nature of mental disorders. This work explores how mental health conditions can be understood as dynamic and contextual processes rather than fixed categories.
- Second, I study the role of affective atmospheres—that is, subtle, often pre-reflective emotional experiences that permeate space—in shaping therapeutic change. I develop the concept of therapeutic atmospheres as part of a broader inquiry into how environments influence health and well-being.
- Third, I coordinate and support practice-based research in Gestalt therapy at both the European and national levels, integrating empirical insights from therapeutic practice with theoretical frameworks.
Philosophically, my work draws on complex dynamic systems models of psychopathology and psychotherapy, phenomenological psychiatry, and Gilbert Simondon’s philosophy of individuation. My aim is to integrate these perspectives into a comprehensive enactive framework that deepens our understanding of psychotherapy and mental conditions.
