Lucia Tecuta è una psicologa psicoterapeuta italiana ed americana, specializzata in terapie cognitivo-comportamentali, psicotraumatologia ed eco- and climate-conscious therapy. Ha conseguito un Bachelor of Arts in Psychology presso la City University of New York, un Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology alla Columbia University e un dottorato di ricerca in Scienze Psicologiche all’Università di Bologna.
Dal 2017 al 2026 ha fatto parte dell’EATEAM, gruppo di ricerca del Dipartimento di Psicologia dell’Università di Bologna, in qualità di assegnista e ricercatrice. Inizialmente si è occupata di disturbi alimentari, depressione e benessere psicologico; successivamente ha concentrato la sua attività sulle preoccupazioni ecologiche, l’ecoansia e l’identità ambientale, pubblicando articoli scientifici e capitoli di libri accademici dedicati a questi temi su riviste internazionali.
Parallelamente, scrive articoli divulgativi e offre formazioni accreditate per professionisti della salute mentale sul rapporto tra cambiamento climatico e benessere psicologico.
È membro della Climate Psychology Alliance, del Climate Change Special Interest Group della British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies e volontaria per l’Italian Climate Network.
Ricopre inoltre il ruolo di Associate Editor per il Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (Springer-Nature).
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Lucia Tecuta is an Italian-American psychotherapist and clinical psychologist, specialized in cognitive-behavioral therapies, psychotraumatology, and eco- and climate-conscious therapy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the City University of New York, a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences from the University of Bologna.
From 2017 to 2026, she was part of the EATEAM research group within the Department of Psychology at the University of Bologna, working first as a research fellow and later as a researcher. Her initial work focused on eating disorders, depression, and psychological well-being; she later shifted her attention to ecological concerns, eco-anxiety, and environmental identity, publishing scientific articles in international journals and academic book chapters on these topics.
In addition, she writes science communication pieces and provides accredited training for mental health professionals on the relationship between climate change and psychological health.
She is a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance, the Climate Change Special Interest Group of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and a volunteer with the Italian Climate Network.
She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (Springer-Nature).
