A few words about me

I am a psychotherapist, academic, and researcher from Athens, educated and trained in London at world-renowned institutions: University College London (UCL), Anna Freud and Tavistock Relationships (TR). I currently hold an academic and leadership role at UCL and the Anna Freud, where I lead a master’s programme and contribute to teaching and research. Alongside my academic work, I am also a clinician, specialising in individual and couple psychodynamic psychotherapy. With an academic background that bridges psychoanalysis and neuroscience, I offer an in-depth approach that connects emotional experience with the mind–body processes that shape it. My aim is to create a safe, confidential and creative space for honest self-exploration without judgment. I approach each person and relationship with empathy, openness, and sensitivity, and welcome individuals and couples of all backgrounds. I work fluently in English and Greek.

Current positions

Education and Training

  • Clinical Diploma in Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Tavistock Relationships)

    3-year training accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

  • PhD Social Neuroscience (UCL)

    - Full scholarship from British Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Neuropsychoanalysis Association (NPSA)

    - Supervised by Professor Katerina Fotopoulou and Professor Alessandra Lemma

  • MSc Cognitive Neuroscience (UCL)

    Full scholarship from British Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Neuropsychoanalysis Association (NPSA)

  • MSc Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology (UCL and Anna Freud)

  • BSc (Honours) Psychology (UCL)

* I attend regular supervision, I am a Graduate member of the Tavistock Relationships Association of Psychotherapists and Counsellors, and I hold appropriate professional insurance.

Publications

I have published over 20 papers in international journals, including Nature Scientific Reports, Current Biology and British Journal of Psychiatry Open. Full publication list on Research Gate.

I am also the co-editor and co-author of the book ‘Perspectives on Early Parenthood and Infancy: A Psychoanalytic, Neuroscientific, Developmental and Cultural Dialogue’ published by Routledge. This volume offers a multidisciplinary exploration of conception, pregnancy, birth, infancy, and the parent–infant relationship, integrating psychoanalytic, neuroscientific, developmental, and cultural perspectives.