Ferdinando Salamino

Ferdinando Salamino is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Mental Health) at the University of Northampton, affiliated with the Psychology & Sociology Centre for Psychological and Sociological Sciences. With over 15 years of clinical practice in psychology and systemic psychotherapy, his research focuses on family therapy, systemic-relational approaches, life transitions, and clinical disorders such as eating disorders and depression. His work also explores adoption dynamics and the co-construction of meaning in adoptive families.

His research outputs span topics including limb lengthening ethics, muscular dystrophy rehabilitation, and family intervention tools like the Double Moon Drawing. He has contributed to peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction and European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling.

• Edited a book on complex family situations (2020).
• Co-authored a consensus report on motor rehabilitation for muscular dystrophies (2021).

Dr. Salamino has engaged in editorial roles for journals like Frontiers in Psychology and presented workshops on systemic therapeutic approaches. He has also contributed to media discussions about family therapy innovations.