Who I Am
Giorgio Fabbri, MA, MSW, LSW
Struggled with crippling anxiety throughout life, mindfulness and compassionate courage are my Damascus Road.
Evolutionary psychology geek, trained in various therapeutic modalities, such as EMDR, CBT, ERP, compassion-focused therapy (CFT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR).
Coming from 20 years in the film industry
Resonating with free-spirited, creatives, introverts, outcasts, controversials of all stripes
Proud dad
BORN AND RAISED IN LUCCA, TUSCANY
MOVED TO LOS ANGELES
LIVING THE DREAM IN CINCINNATI
UPDATING BELIEFS WHEN FACTS CHANGE
Why I Do This
I started in the film world, drawn to stories and how people make sense of their lives. But at some point, storytelling wasn’t enough. I needed something more direct, more useful. My own way into therapy was through mindfulness. Practices like MBSR helped me face anxiety and depersonalization when nothing else worked. I know what it’s like to feel disconnected from yourself, and I’ve seen how focused, evidence-based therapy can help people reconnect with their lives. That’s why I do this work: not to analyze endlessly but to help people find clarity, courage, and change.
Who I Help
I work with adults and late adolescents dealing with anxiety, OCD, depression, or trauma. Many are high-functioning but feel stuck. They may feel mentally tense, emotionally numb, or constantly bracing for something. Some struggle with depersonalization or intrusive thoughts. Others are simply exhausted from trying to keep it together. The work is about learning to loosen that grip, not by avoiding pain but by turning toward it with the right tools and support.
She saw that all phenomena arose, abided, and fell away. She saw that even knowing this arose, abided, and fell away. Then she knew there was nothing more than this, no ground, nothing to lean on, stronger than the cane she held. Nothing to lean upon at all, and no one leaning…
And she opened the clenched fist in her mind and let go, and fell, into the midst of everything.
— Sallie Tisdale, The Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 years of Buddhist Wisdom