Dr. Chiara Gabelli

Dr. Chiara Gabelli is an English and Italian-speaking clinical psychologist in Novara. She receives patients in person in Novara, and also in Trecate and Legnano, and works online with people living elsewhere in Italy and abroad, in English and Italian, with adolescents, adults and couples.

She graduated with honours in Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology from the University of Milan Bicocca, and is continuing her training in integrated psychotherapy in Milan. She also holds a master’s in Clinical Sexology.

That last qualification matters more than it might sound. Sexuality is one of the areas people most often leave out of therapy, either because they assume it belongs somewhere else or because they expect the room to go quiet when they raise it. Having trained in it specifically means the subject can be brought in without a detour.

Her approach is integrated, and the word describes something practical rather than a label. Instead of applying one method to every person, she draws on a wide repertoire and selects the tools that fit the history, the context and the needs of the person in front of her. What works for one person is not assumed to work for the next.

At the centre of that work is the therapeutic relationship. She treats it as two things at once: something to observe and reflect on together, and the thing that actually produces change. The aim is to build a safe space where it becomes possible to listen to yourself and discover yourself, to give meaning to your own experience and to turn it into something that, over time, is internalised and stays with you as a stable resource.

She has worked extensively in multicultural settings, starting from volunteer work with migrants. That experience is directly relevant to the people who come to Therapsy: it means she has sat with individuals whose difficulties were bound up with displacement, with a language that was not their own, and with the work of rebuilding a life among unfamiliar references.

She also brings a background in psychiatric care, from collaborations with hospital facilities in both inpatient and outpatient settings. It is the kind of experience that shapes clinical judgement: it teaches where the boundaries of psychological support lie, and when a situation calls for something more than a weekly session.

You do not have to pick her yourself. At Therapsy every person is matched by a human being, not by an algorithm: our clinical team reads your request, and if Dr. Gabelli is the right fit for what you are bringing, they will introduce you. The first call is free, and it is there to check that the fit is real before anything begins.

Fewer than 1 in 100 therapists joins the Therapsy team. Dr. Gabelli was personally vetted by our Clinical Director, Dr. Francesca A. Boccalari, on three non-negotiable criteria: she shares our values, she speaks at least one language beyond Italian, and she has a physical practice in Novara where you can meet in person, not only online.

Chiara Gabelli does not work alone. She takes part in Therapsy’s internal clinical supervision, a standing group where therapists bring their most demanding cases, train together and ask for help when a situation calls for it. Every therapist in the network, Case Managers included, can turn to our Clinical Director for clinical questions and further training, and Therapsy runs regular professional training with senior therapists and external trainers. Scheduling, invoicing, payments and the rest of the paperwork are handled by Therapsy, so that her time with you stays clinical work and nothing else. On your side, the same platform gives you one place to see your sessions, invoices, payments and documents.

At Therapsy you do not have to pick your therapist from a list: you start by speaking with Dr. Francesca Boccalari, our Clinical Director, who listens to what you are going through and matches you with the therapist she believes is right for you: Chiara Gabelli, or one of her colleagues. Then you have a free introductory call with that therapist, and only after that do you decide whether to start.

And if the fit turns out not to be right, you are not back at square one. Dr. Boccalari and her team find you another therapist inside Therapsy, at no cost, without you having to tell your story from the beginning. Choosing a therapist while you are struggling, in a language that is not your own, is a lot to ask of a person. That is the part we take on.

Dr. Gabelli is registered with the Italian Order of Psychologists. She receives in Novara, Trecate and Legnano, and works online with patients across Italy and abroad.