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Fabiana Nasciutti

Surrey,BC

Summary

To contribute to a collaborative prenatal care environment by offering emotional support and educational guidance to expectant and new parents. Drawing on my background in Psychology and Education and certification as a Parental Educator, I support the development of the parent-infant bond, promote mental health in the perinatal period, and help families navigate challenges through a gentle and reflective parenting approach.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Parental Educator & Psychotherapist (Online Practice)

Private Practice
01.2010 - Current

Serving remotely in Canada and Brazil

  • Support families through parental education services, focusing on emotional preparation for childbirth, postpartum transitions, and early parent-child bonding.
  • Guide parents through gentle parenting principles, addressing sibling dynamics, developmental concerns, and family communication with sensitivity and respect.
  • Facilitate reflection-based sessions tailored to each family’s unique emotional, cultural, and relational context, fostering autonomy and confidence in parenting.
  • Co-facilitate emotional support and prenatal reflection groups for immigrant mothers, creating a compassionate space to share experiences of motherhood, cultural transitions, and identity.
  • Extensive experience with clients based in Brazil providing psychotherapy services since 2010, addressing a wide range of emotional, relational, and mental health challenges through an integrative, culturally informed approach.

Learning & Development Specialist

Levio
05.2022 - Current
  • Led the design and delivery of learning pathways, training programs, and onboarding sessions for multicultural teams.
  • Provided coaching and facilitated discussions on emotional intelligence, communication, and work-life balance—skills transferable to family and parental education.
  • Managed Learning Management Systems (LMS) and implemented continuous learning strategies.

Academic Professor and Researcher (Psychology & Education)

Federal & Private Universities
03.2012 - 12.2019
  • Taught courses in developmental psychology, clinical practice, and educational theory.
  • Supervised students in clinical internships focused on children, families, and institutional care settings.
  • Published and presented research on professional identity, mental health, and psychological theory-practice integration.
  • Led focus groups and qualitative research with professionals to understand parental and therapeutic challenges.

Psychologist (Child Shelter & Family Services)

Casa Lar
01.2009 - 02.2012
  • Provided individual and group emotional support to children in situations of social vulnerability, many of whom had experienced neglect, trauma, or separation from their families.
  • Worked collaboratively with foster families, shelter caregivers, schools, and the justice system to promote the child’s emotional development and stability in transitional care contexts.
  • Promoted secure attachment and emotional regulation through play-based and relationship-centered interventions.
  • Advocated for developmentally appropriate and trauma-sensitive care, emphasizing the child’s voice and subjective experience within institutional and legal systems.

Education

Ph.D. in Education - Psychology and Human Development

Universidade Estadual de Campinas
01.2017

Certified Parental Educator - undefined

Rede Amparo
01.2021

Master’s Degree in Education - Psychology & Human Development

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
01.2013

Bachelor’s Degree - Psychology

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
01.2013

Skills

  • Parental Guidance & Gentle Parenting
  • Positive Discipline
  • Perinatal Emotional Support
  • Family Dynamics & Sibling Relationships
  • Psychoanalysis & Cultural-Historical Approaches
  • Workshop & Group Facilitation
  • Multicultural Sensitivity & Communication
  • Adult Education & Lifelong Learning

Certification

  • Certified Parental Educator – Rede Amparo (2021)
  • Clinical Psychotherapy Training – Brazil (Psychoanalysis & Cultural-Historical Theory)
  • Ongoing participation in supervision, study groups and personal psychotherapy

Affiliations

In registration process with CRPO (College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario)

Languages

Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent)

Timeline

Learning & Development Specialist

Levio
05.2022 - Current

Academic Professor and Researcher (Psychology & Education)

Federal & Private Universities
03.2012 - 12.2019

Parental Educator & Psychotherapist (Online Practice)

Private Practice
01.2010 - Current

Psychologist (Child Shelter & Family Services)

Casa Lar
01.2009 - 02.2012

Certified Parental Educator - undefined

Rede Amparo

Master’s Degree in Education - Psychology & Human Development

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Bachelor’s Degree - Psychology

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Ph.D. in Education - Psychology and Human Development

Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Fabiana Nasciutti