Mara Ceroni explores eating disorders and compulsive behaviors through the lens of Bioenergetic Analysis. The webinar examines these patterns as embodied strategies to regulate overwhelming emotions, manage inner tension, and maintain a fragile sense of control. Emphasis is placed on body image distortion, developmental roots, character structures, and the role of muscular and energetic defenses, offering clinicians a grounded, body-based perspective for understanding and treating compulsive dynamics. Learning Objectives
- Describe eating disorders and compulsions as body–mind regulatory strategies
- Identify the role of character structure and bodily defenses in compulsive behavior
- Understand body image distortion from a bioenergetic and developmental perspective
- Apply somatic awareness to clinical work with eating disorders and compulsions
About Mara Luiza Vieira Ceroni: She is a clinical psychologist with a Master’s in Neuropsychology and Substance Dependence from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), specialized in Reichian Analysis. She is Local Faculty Member at the IABSP, where she is also part of the Study, Teaching and Research Group on abusive consumption and toxic behaviors, exploring the intersections between neuroscience and psychoanalysis. She offers online psychological consulting, guidance, and supervision, and serves as a tutor in a harm-reduction program in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and UNIFESP.
