Brian Vanzo

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He began his theological studies, which led him to obtain a bachelor’s degree from the Triveneto Theological Faculty in 2007 with a thesis on anthropoanalysis and phenomenological psychiatry. In 2013, he graduated from Padua with a degree in psychology with a study on Freud’s pleasure principle. Always committed to social issues, he has had intense experiences in contact with various types of marginalization and has held coordination roles at the Diocesan Caritas in Vicenza. A teacher at high schools in the province of Vicenza, he is a member of the Vicenza section of the SFI and a lecturer at the “Aretè” Popular Academy of Historical and Philosophical Studies in Schio. Author of several articles and publications, he deals mainly with the epistemology of psychoanalysis and psychopathology. In 2014, he founded the “Centro Ares,” the first center in Veneto for the treatment of masculinity and the re-education of men who commit violence against women.

This author has been published on June, 17 2025.

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