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Maria

Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist in-training

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In the therapeutic journey, it is important to remember that we are not alone. Instead we are two travellers, side by side, exploring the conscious and the unconscious through communication.
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About me

Two of my favourite quotes are by Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. The first one is "we're stronger in the places that we've been broken" and the second one is "be yourself, everyone else is already taken" respectively. I believe both of them are integral parts of a therapeutic continuum whereby our early experiences although being the cornerstone in the establishment of a self, there are also the ones that if we work on and reconstruct them, they can lead to our true self and his/her voice. I am a Greek-English speaking Psychologist from Greece, located in the Northern suburbs of Athens. I have studied and lived abroad for many years (UK & Berlin), which I consider a unique experience in life. This experience entails a state of 'seeing and being seen' which gives the individual the opportunity for exploration, openness, interaction and reflection and contributes to integrative psychic development. Just as in this social environment, we experience emotions and internal conflicts arising from the state of 'seing and being seen' and everything it entails, the same occurs also in the therapeutic environment but with the critical difference that the therapeutic context is a safe space, an 'esoteric' space where we are "looking in and out" together.

My approach

My purpose is to help individuals cope with their emotional and psychological needs. My approach is psychodynamic/psychoanalytic and more specifically linked to how we relate to others based on our experiences from early childhood. In addition, I am dedicated to the experience of trauma, both in its role and impact on an individual's life as well as within the context of chronic illness. This is why I also incorporate in my therapeutic approach the psychosomatic perspective.

Where I practice

Qualifications and experience

Education
2021-now Training member at DI.KE.PSY Institute for Clinical Training in Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Children and Adults 2019- MA in Psychology at International Psychoanalytic University 2015- BSc in Psychology at Derby University
Experience
06.2022-12.2022- Psychological support and researcher in the RareAllianceGreece 02.2022- Private practice 09.2021-12.2021- Research Assistant at Baskent University on the project "Psychoanalytical and Neurobiological Understanding of Overly Restrictive and Disinhibited Eating Habits" 01.2020-11.2021- Panhellenic Association of Parents & Guardians, Persons - Children with Intellectual disability 01.2019-04.2019-Research internship in the project: Former Da’esh Child Soldiers/Survivors in Northern Iraq: psychosocial needs, institutional support, and future perspectives
Languages
English
Greek
Insurances
Private Pay
  • €50 / session
Based inKifisia
Last active
Available in-person
Available online
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