I’m a certified Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, gaining my MSc, DipPsych and B.A.(Psychology) from University College London, The Open University and The University of Queensland, respectively. I am registered to practice in the Hellenic Republic since 2014 with registration number 14796/234 issued from the prefecture of Western Greece.
My career as a Psychologist spans 24 years and offered me the opportunity to interact with people of all walks of life – both in community and hospital settings, as well as, in statutory and non-statutory settings – whilst applying highly specialised skills in mental health assessment and treatment. Working at the Section of Family Therapy at the Kings College Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, was one of the most incredible learning experience for me. Equally invaluable was my engagement at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, as medical secretary to Professor and Child & Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist Danya Glaser. I was fortunate to be a
Professional Roles
Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner – providing training to professionals who work in remote geographical regions to make mental health care accessible.(SOPHROSYNA)
Developmental Psychologist – areas of interest are how early learning and childhood experiences shape brain architecture for emotional, behavioural and social development.(SOPHROSYNA, London Boroughs Social Work).
Public Speaker – delivering presentations on infant-maternal mental health and mental health disorders namely mood and affective disorders, as well as personality disorders. (SOPHROSYNA).
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist – specialising in mood and anxiety disorders, working with infants, children & adolescent demographics and adult population supporting healthy minds. (Youth Offending Services across London Boroughs, Department of Communities Queensland Government, Australia SOPHROSYNA).
Research Psychologist – managing research studies (Section of Family Therapy, Institute of Psychiatry UK), developing psychoeducational material for both training and awareness (Youth Offending Services London Borough of Southwark, SOPHROSYNA).
Academia – member of the teaching staff at Bachelor of Science Psychology degree, Birkbeck College University of London; manuscript reviewer, at the Journal of Social Psychology.