ASSOCIATION FOR INTEGRATIVE SCIENCES
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About Us
Different sciences. An integrative understanding of people.
Practical tools for meaningful change.
Integrative Sciences grew out of the interdisciplinary work of Fabio Sinibaldi and Sara Achilli. We connect psychotherapy, neuroscience, physiology, nutrition and body-oriented approaches to help professionals understand human health, behavior and change—and put that knowledge into practice.
THE FOUNDERS
Different backgrounds. One shared integrative vision.
Integrative Sciences brings together Fabio Sinibaldi's work on psychotherapy, neuroscience and human change with Sara Achilli's expertise in nutrition, metabolism and the biological dimensions of mental health.
Fabio Sinibaldi
Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Author & International Trainer
Founder and President of the Association for Integrative Sciences
Fabio Sinibaldi is an Italian psychologist and psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience exploring and facilitating human change through psychotherapy, neuroscience, embodied approaches and the study of human behavior, adaptation and health.
Throughout his clinical and educational career, he has explored different psychotherapeutic approaches alongside cognitive and affective neuroscience, psychosomatic medicine, psychoneuroimmunology, and the science of movement and behavior. This interdisciplinary journey led him to develop Integrative Sciences, a perspective that connects knowledge and tools from different fields to understand and support health, adaptation and development.
His work examines how thoughts, emotions, memories, physiological responses, posture, movement and relationships interact. A central goal is to translate complex scientific knowledge into practical clinical frameworks and tools, enabling professionals to broaden their understanding of persistent difficulties and the possibilities for change.
One of his principal contributions is Somatic Memory Psychotherapy, an integrative clinical framework combining body-oriented psychotherapy, neuroscience, and memory reprocessing and reconsolidation, with particular attention to the sensory, motor, postural and physiological dimensions of experience.
His broader work encompasses psychosomatic conditions, stress, emotional regulation, interpersonal processes, behavioral flexibility and adaptation. He has developed additional integrative models and practical methods, including RePro and Integrative Functional Patterns.
Fabio founded and serves as President of the Association for Integrative Sciences. He has held coordinating roles within the Italian Society of Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (SIPNEI) and has collaborated, and continues to collaborate, with universities, psychotherapy training institutes and educational institutions in Italy and internationally. He has authored books, professional articles and contributions to academic volumes.
Alongside his clinical and scientific work, he works with companies, organizations and executives on change, leadership, human behavior and personal and organizational development. He was a TEDxLegnano speaker in 2025, presenting Non cambiare, evolvi!—an integrative perspective on human change.
Sara Achilli
Nutrition Sciences Graduate, Author & Trainer
Co-founder of the Association for Integrative Sciences
Sara Achilli's work focuses on the connections between nutrition, metabolism, gut health, inflammation, physiology and mental health, particularly how biological processes influence energy, mood, behavior and well-being.
She brings together nutrition science, metabolic perspectives and psychosomatic knowledge, translating research into practical guidance and tools for professionals and individuals.
Within Integrative Sciences, Sara leads the nutritional and metabolic perspective, complementing the psychological, psychotherapeutic and neuroscience-based work. She contributes to the Association's training and educational projects, particularly in psychosomatic nutrition, gut–brain interactions and the role of food in emotional regulation and health.
She is a co-author of Stress, Emozioni e Salute and the author of work on nutrition and well-being.
OUR EXPERIENCE
A track record built through practice
From clinical work and professional education to the development and dissemination of interdisciplinary approaches.
25+ years
of Fabio Sinibaldi's clinical, educational and professional experience
24,000+
professionals trained across programs and professional activities
13,000+
participants in Integrative Sciences, psychosomatic and mind–body programs
2,000+
professionals trained in the updated Somatic Memory Psychotherapy model over the past two years
OUR APPROACH
Why Integrative Sciences?
No single discipline can fully explain the processes that shape human health, behavior and change.
Neuroscience helps explain the systems involved in perception, emotion, memory and action. Psychology and psychotherapy investigate cognitive, emotional and relational processes. Physiology, psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology, nutrition and body-oriented sciences provide additional perspectives on adaptation and health.
Integrative Sciences connects these areas to explore not only individual factors but also the relationships, sequences and mechanisms through which they influence one another.
Our aim is not to replace existing approaches with a single method. We seek to broaden the ways professionals understand complex difficulties and identify useful interventions, while respecting the scope and competence of each profession.
HOW WE WORK
Observe · Connect · Apply
Three principles that help turn complex evidence into clear, practical choices.
01 · Observe
See the person across multiple levels
Explore psychological, neurobiological, physiological, embodied and relational processes involved in health, behavior and barriers to change.
02 · Connect
Understand how systems interact
Recognize how emotions, memory, thoughts, bodily responses, metabolism and behavior influence one another, identifying the processes that matter most.
03 · Apply
Translate knowledge into practical tools
Develop and use frameworks, strategies and techniques to support targeted, flexible interventions adapted to the person's needs.
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
Frameworks for navigating complexity
Integrative Sciences has developed models to help professionals map interactions between processes and identify practical entry points for change.
Integrative Functional Patterns
A way of examining the sequences through which behavior, emotion and adaptive responses emerge, while keeping the broader process in view.
Change Switches
A framework for exploring the different factors involved in change, connecting neuroplasticity, regulation, physiological processes and patterns of behavior.
These ideas have informed the evolution of additional methods, including RePro and Somatic Memory Psychotherapy, as well as tools for psychosomatic conditions, stress and emotional regulation.
APPLICATIONS BEYOND THE CLINIC
From clinical practice to organizations
The science of human change is relevant to individuals, professional practice and organizational development.
Alongside his clinical and professional training work, Fabio Sinibaldi works with companies, organizations and executives, connecting neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science with leadership, adaptability, stress, communication, decision-making and organizational change.
His training and consulting combine scientific insights with experiential learning, helping people translate understanding into practical, sustainable change.
Organizations Fabio has worked with include: Apple, IBM, IKEA, Vodafone, Pirelli, PPG Industries, Eni and Gewiss.
These names refer to professional engagements and do not imply endorsement of this website or its content.
BOOKS & PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Selected books and publications
Books, academic chapters and professional articles tracing the development of our integrative perspective—from health and neuroscience to body-oriented psychotherapy and human change.
Featured books
Somatic Memory Psychotherapy — Fabio Sinibaldi (English-language edition)
Stress, Emotions and Health — Fabio Sinibaldi & Sara Achilli (English-language edition)
REvolution — Fabio Sinibaldi (English-language edition)
Additional Italian-language books include Psicoterapia delle Memorie Somatiche and Stress, Emozioni e Salute.
Over 5,000 copies of the book on somatic memories sold over the past 12 months, plus more than 20,000 copies of Fabio's other books.
Selected academic and professional publications
Foundations of Anatomy, Physiology and Behavioral Neuroscience
Original Italian title: Fondamenti anatomofisiologici e neuroscienze del comportamento. Contributing author to a university textbook, Poletto Editore, 2025. (Published in Italian; English title supplied for clarity.)
The Vagus Nerve in Clinical Practice: The Details That Make the Difference
Original Italian title: Il vago nella pratica clinica: i dettagli che fanno la differenza. PNEI REVIEW, 1/2022, pp. 53–66; DOI 10.3280/PNEI2022-001005. (Published in Italian; English title supplied for clarity.)
Reflections & Possibilities — Special issue of The Science of Psychotherapy, 2021.
Where to Now? — Special issue of The NeuroPsychotherapist, 2020.
The 2020 and 2021 special issues also featured contributions by Ruth Lanius, Pat Ogden, Jeffrey Zeig, John Arden, Louis Cozolino, Kathryn Rossi, Michael Yapko, Mauro Cozzolino and Lisa Dion, among others.Â
7 Elements for Optimal Outcomes in Psychotherapy — The Science of Psychotherapy, 2020.
The Stabilization Phase: Bottom-Up Techniques and the Use of the Body as a Somatic Resource
Original Italian title: La fase della stabilizzazione: tecniche bottom-up e l'uso del corpo per le risorse somatiche. Chapter with Raul Bartozzi in Dal basso in alto (e ritorno…), 2017. (Published in Italian; English title supplied for clarity.)
SPEAKING & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
A different perspective on human change
At TEDxLegnano 2025, Fabio Sinibaldi explored how neuroscience, psychology and embodied processes can inform the way we think about personal and organizational change.
Non cambiare, evolvi! [Don't Just Change—Evolve!], TEDxLegnano, 2025.
Watch the TEDx talk on YouTube →
The talk was delivered in Italian. Caption and automatic translation options may be available in the YouTube player; their availability and accuracy have not been verified.
EXPLORE FURTHER
Explore our work
Choose the area that best matches your interests: professional education, somatic psychotherapy or collaboration.
Professional education
Courses and advanced training designed to connect research with practical tools.
Somatic Memories
Clinical frameworks and professional training focused on the embodied dimensions of experience.
Collaborations
Projects with universities, professional associations, organizations and companies.
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