About the Doctor

Dr. Marzilli graduated from Providence College with a bachelor’s in psychology and received a master’s at Roosevelt University of Chicago in clinical psychology. He achieved his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Rhode Island, which included a psychology internship at Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital in Providence. Both URI and Bradley were APA-approved programs.

Dr. Marzilli has worked for the state of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1972, and as a psychologist for more than 30 years, starting his own practice in 1983 in Johnston, Rhode Island. He also helped develop and worked for 10 years as a psychologist at the Human Resource Institute in Norton, Massachusetts. He devoted five years to Project Alpha, an outpatient drug rehabilitation facility where he served as a consultant

During the time he worked for the state, Dr. Marzilli helped develop community clinics in Rhode Island and behavioral therapy clinics along with James Prochaska from URI. He also worked at House of Hope, where he did consulting for patient drug rehab programs. In addition to work in counseling, Dr. Marzilli taught for six years as an adjunct professor at CCRI.