Maria Rita Parsi

Maria Rita Parsi (born 5 August 1947) is an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator.

She worked as teacher, educational psychologist and psychotherapist, and founded and directed SIPA (Italian School of Psychoanimation), a humanistic research institute.

[1] In 1992, Parsi created the non-profit association "Fondazione Movimento Bambino", which works for legal and social protection of minors, against abuse and mistreatment, and to assist the cultural growth of children, parents, teachers,[2] social-health and communication workers.

[3] She participated in numerous television programs as an expert[4] in her disciplines and collaborated as a columnist for many national newspapers and periodicals and wrote, among others, for Il Messaggero, Il Resto del Carlino, Il Giorno, La Nazione.

[citation needed] Since 1995, she has been registered as a freelance journalist with the Order of Journalists of Lazio.