Claudio Mochi, MA, RP, RPT-S™

Claudio is a Clinical Psychologist, Child and Adolescents Psychotherapist, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor™ with the Association for Play Therapy (APT). He specializes in Emergency Interventions and Trauma with more than 20 years of international field experience in Disaster Mental Health (among the countries are Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro, Iran, Palestine, Pakistan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Haiti, etc.). He presented and trained professionals in play therapy related topics in 6 Continents and over 20 Countries.

Claudio is the Founder of the Association for Play Therapy Italy (APTI), President and Director of the training program of the INA International Academy for Play Therapy Studies and Psychosocial Projects in Switzerland. In 2015, the Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center, Inc. (Boiling Springs, PA) awarded him for “Outstanding
contributions to the practice and teaching of Filial
Therapy”.

Claudio is author of Beyond the Clouds: An Autoethnographic Research Exploring Good Practice In Crisis Settings (LHP, 2022). He has published several book chapters and articles on play therapy and crisis interventions. He has co-edited with Isabella Cassina and Dr Karen Stagnitti the book Play Therapy and Expressive Arts in a Complex and Dynamic World: Opportunities and
Challenges Inside and Outside the Playroom (Routledge, 2023).