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Who is Luca Mazzucchelli?

Luca Mazzucchelli is a psychologist and psychotherapist, director of the magazine Psicologia Contemporanea, author, and trainer, a reference point for those who want to learn more about psychology and how to improve themselves. To better understand who Luca Mazzucchelli is, let's retrace the key stages of his career.

In his training path, Luca Mazzucchelli has explored various aspects of psychotherapy, particularly Systemic Relational Psychotherapy, Brief Strategic Therapy, and Evolutionary Psychotherapy. In 2004, Luca Mazzucchelli opened the Psychological Counseling Studio, of which he is now the scientific director.

An important step in Luca Mazzucchelli's professional life occurred in 2012 when he began producing educational videos to explain key concepts related to psychological discipline to non-experts. Today, his YouTube channel, the first dedicated to psychology in Italy, hosts over 1000 free in-depth videos on various aspects of psychology, some made in collaboration with important guests like Sergio Castellitto, Giacomo Rizzolatti, and Philippe Daverio. His followers on various social platforms now exceed 600,000.

In 2014, he was appointed Vice President of the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy, a position he held until 2020. During this period, the Order launched a key project to bring people closer to psychology: the House of Psychology in Milan, a physical space where those interested can deepen their knowledge of various aspects of this discipline. In 2016, Luca Mazzucchelli's dissemination activity achieved another important success: participation in TEDx Bologna. The video of his talk titled "The Secret to Changing Others" has surpassed 800,000 views, making it one of the three most-watched TED Talks on YouTube. Luca Mazzucchelli's educational talks, however, do not stop here: SMAU, Social Media Week, IKEA Sofà Talks, various industry congresses, and other events have seen him as a protagonist over the years. The topics covered by Luca Mazzucchelli in his talks range from psychology to marketing to communication.

In 2016, he became director of the magazine Psicologia Contemporanea and editorial consultant for the psychology series of Giunti Editore. Also for Giunti Editore, he is the author of Fattore 1% – Piccole abitudini per grandi risultati (2019), L’era del cuore. Come trovare il coraggio di essere felici (2020), and the illustrated books of the "Serenamente" series, where he explains psychology to children aged 4 to 8. In 2017, Luca Mazzucchelli decided to take another important step in his professional life by opening his own business consulting company. In addition to partnering on training and communication projects for various companies, Luca Mazzucchelli Consulting also explores the world of infoproducts, training events for the general public, and other innovative dissemination projects in the field of psychology.

In 2018, the Italian Association of Coaches named Luca Mazzucchelli "Best Italian Psychological Coach" and identified him as one of the 10 figures who will most influence the world of training and coaching in Italy. That same year, Mazzucchelli's collaborations with television programs increased, including "Detto Fatto," the show on Rai2 hosted by Caterina Balivo, and "Le Iene" on Italia 1. In 2019, he became the Mental Coach of the television program "X Factor." His task is to help contestants overcome the challenges of being in front of a camera on such a famous show. Also in 2019, he launched his first Audible Original podcast, "GURU: Humorous Guide to Human Relationships," where he explains some principles of effective communication together with Leonardo Manera and Velia Lalli. Additionally, he created MindWork.it S.r.l., a platform for remote psychological consultation designed to offer a psychological support service for employees of large companies.

Luca Mazzucchelli's biography includes two more events. The first is the founding in 2020 of the MindCenter by Luca Mazzucchelli, with eight physical locations throughout Italy, designed to provide psychotherapeutic, psychological, and coaching support to people who want to develop their personal growth. The second is the birth in 2021 of the Skill Factor Academy, a high-level training school to improve soft skills, aimed at companies that want to invest in their human capital. Finally, Luca Mazzucchelli has also become a lecturer for the "E-Motivational Coaching" course at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa.

Luca Mazzucchelli and 4books

Luca Mazzucchelli has been collaborating with 4books as a curator of the psychology section since its inception. On this page, we have seen the titles recommended by him personally: How to Win Friends and Influence People, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Mindset, Become Who You Are, Grit, The Happiness Trap, Nonviolent Communication, Learned Optimism, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, The Gift of Silence, The Heart Era, 1% Factor.