Maria Rita Parsi, an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator, died on February 2, 2026.
Born in Rome on August 5, 1947, she worked as a teacher, educational psychologist and psychotherapist. She founded and directed SIPA, the Italian School of Psychoanimation, a humanistic research institute.
In 1992, she created the non-profit Fondazione Movimento Bambino, which worked for the legal and social protection of minors and to support the cultural growth of children, parents, teachers, social-health and communication workers. Parsi also appeared on numerous television programs as an expert and wrote columns for several national newspapers.
Maria Rita Parsi (5 August 1947 – 2 February 2026) was an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator.