Biography
After completing bachelor studies in Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, she specialized in Counselling Psychology and Counselling in Education, Health and Work at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Democritus University of Thrace.
At present, she is completing the four-year “Training Program in Cognitive Psychotherapies” at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPIPSI) and Εgnition Hospital, of the Hellenic Society of Cognitive Psychotherapies (member of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies – EABCT).
Professional experience includes individual psychotherapy for adults, individual and group psychological support for children and adolescents with developmental and learning difficulties and parent counselling.
In recent years, she has also worked as a Special Educational Staff of the Ministry of Education in secondary schools as well as in Centers for Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counselling and Support (KEDASY).
Often chooses writing as a mean of communication & expression. Articles are published on Internet and Press.
Based in Athens (Greece).
Training
- Training Program in Cognitive Psychotherapies “I.N. Papakostas” (Epipsi- Egnitio Hospital, Hellenic Society of Cognitive Psychotherapies, member of EABCT).
- Master of Science (MSc) in “Counselling Psychology and Counselling in Education, Health, Work” (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Democritus University of Thrace)
- Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Psychology (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
- Training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) (Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies)
- Training in Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Risk Factors of Violence against People with Disabilities (DV/G-BV) (European Project ATHENA BEGIN)
- Training in Psychogenic Anorexia in the Psychiatric Clinic (Unit for Eating Disorders, 1st Psychiatric Clinic, University of Athens)
- Training in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Hyperactivity and Specific Learning Difficulties: Detection and basic management techniques (Laboratory of Psychology, UoA)
- Training in Preventing and Addressing with Racism in Primary Schools (Laboratory of Behavior Analysis-Department of Psychology, Panteion University)
- Certification in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (Branch of Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology, Hellenic Psychological Society)
- Certification in Mental Health First Aid in Crisis Management (Society of Social Psychiatry “P. Sakellaropoulos”)
Publications
“Substance Use Disorders in the refugee population: The experience of an open drug addiction treatment program” Mellos E., Pomini V., Dermitzaki P., Harouli E., Paparrigopoulos T. [2019] Hellenic Psychiatric Association-27th Panhellenic Congress of Psychiatry (18 – 21/4/2019, Heraklion, Crete)