Prof. Ann Saffi Biasetti

Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti has been a practicing psychotherapist for over 30 years. She specializes in somatic psychotherapy for eating disorders and trauma recovery. She is an author and speaker as well as trainer on embodiment, women’s empowerment, body image, self-compassion, mind/body duality and recovery. Dr. Saffi Biasetti is a Clinical Social Worker and also holds a PhD in Psychology. She is also a Certified Yoga Therapist (CIAYT) and a Certified Mindfulness and Self-Compassion teacher through the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and the Mindful Self-Compassion program. She currently teaches and supervises therapists in the Self-Compassion for Psychotherapy Program, through the Center For Mindful Self-Compassion, where she is on their panel of experts with her focus on self-compassion and eating disorders. She has presented at national eating disorder conferences as well as in school systems educating mental health clinicians, teachers, and parents on assessment, intervention and eating disorder prevention. She has been featured on a number of podcasts discussing eating disorder recovery, embodiment training and self-compassion skills and is the author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating, and of Awakening Self-Compassion Cards: 52 Practices for Self-Care, Healing and Growth. Dr. Saffi Biasetti has held retreats and workshops leading women in empowerment, embodiment and self-compassion training, and is the creator of the Befriending Your Body Program, an 8-week program on somatic and self-compassion skills for eating disorder recovery.