Biography
Credentials
Why I do this work
Psychology Today Profile
Biography
Robert Pileggi is a psychotherapist committed to guiding people through life’s challenges, transitions, and relationships. Bob helps people to find greater ease with life in the moment, to connect to inner wisdom and strength, and to connect authentically with others. Bob hopes we can be present to and appreciate all life experiences.
Bob brings to his work 20 years of work and volunteer experience with LGBT, HIV/AIDS and women’s civil rights organizing and public education at local and national organizations (Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia’s LGBT community center, Lambda Legal, Miami’s Save Dade campaign, and California’s No On Knight/Prop 22 campaign, among others). Bob’s photography, which has focused on the LGBT civil rights movement, has been published in The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Advocate and many other periodicals and websites.
He hopes to inspire others to seek within their own truth, passion and joy. His primary spiritual paths are gratitude, yoga, mindfulness meditation, and daily exercise.
Credentials
- Graduate of the Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia. Currently adjunct faculty and Group Process Facilitator.
- Masters of Social Services (MSS, MSW-equivalent) Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, May 2016.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) PA #CW020368.
- MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) Teaching Practicum & Internship (Jefferson University) and 10 years of mindfulness practices.
- Currently: Behavioral Health Consultant with the Health Federation of Philadelphia.
- Previously: Psychotherapist, Mazzoni Center. Communications Coordinator for One Spirit Learning Alliance. Lambda Legal’s first Outreach Assistant for community organizing. William Way Community Center’s Assistant Director and second full-time employee.
- 20 years of dedication to service and social justice, employed and volunteering for civil rights and community-oriented non-profits
- Member of ABMP: Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals
- Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA). Majors: Psychology, Biology
Why I Do This Work
I’m interested in:
- EXPERIENCING life;
- inviting YOU into the experience of life;
- and facilitating authentic connection between people – to grow relationships, family, community, and workplace camaraderie.
There are words and ideas here on this site that I hope inspire feeling into the richness of this gift of being alive.
We all deserve to be here – to be present to express ourselves, and to connect authentically with others. Using my own life challenges as a source of compassion and empathy, I am dedicated to fostering space where we can experience life in this moment, whatever may be present around us, in us, and for us.
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