Federica Savore

Federica Savore is a Teaching Fellow at the School of Education, University of Aberdeen, specializing in person-centred counselling education. She teaches core courses across the Postgraduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and MA Psychology with Counselling Skills programmes, including Foundations of Person-Centred Counselling (ED50NA), Therapeutic Process (ED55NB), and Development of Professional Practice (ED50NC).

Her academic credentials include:

• MSc in Person Centred Counselling (2022, University of Aberdeen)
• PgDip Person Centred Counselling (2021, University of Aberdeen)
• COSCA accredited trainer certification (2024)
• AFHEA fellowship from Advance HE (2023)

Savore's research and clinical practice focus on trauma-informed person-centred approaches, with specialized expertise in Boarding School Syndrome, neurodiverse populations, and expatriate psychological adaptation. Her work emphasizes collaborative therapeutic relationships built on unconditional positive regard, where clients' inherent capacity for self-directed growth is central to the healing process.

Professional recognitions:

• COSCA accredited trainer for counselling education
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)

She provides supervision for counselling practitioners, trainees, and trainers across university and charity sectors, while maintaining a private practice focused on creating safe spaces for self-exploration. Her teaching methodology integrates experiential learning with reflective supervision to develop clinicians' authentic therapeutic presence.