Maria Ioannou
Licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist
Experience
08/2019 - Today
Licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist
Pick Up The Thread, Nikaia, Attica
- Founder of ''Pick Up The Thread'' and Coordinator of Psychotherapy Sessions,
(Psychoanalytical Approach), Private Practice.
06/2018 - 06/2020
Licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist
Municipality of Neo Irakleio, Attica
- Individual Psychotherapy Sessions, Psychoanalytic Approach
- Οnline Sessions for the psychological support of the citizens during the
Corona Pandemic.
11/2018 - 05/2019
Licensed Psychologist
Education Managment ''Αει Φέρειν'' - OAKA, Marousi
- Conducting experiential educational programs in children aged 18 months and over, focused on emotional treatment.
Conducting a weekly, experiential parenting group with the aim of enhancing their role and strengthening their relationship with the child, through their own ongoing development.
- Working with the non profit organisation 'Apostoli' on the psychosocial development and support of adult and child immigrants.
- Availability for psychological support of children and parents and conducting individual meetings in crisis periods.
11/2014 -05/2015
Psychologist Intern
Center for the Prevention of Drug Abuse & Addiction of the Municipality of Kifissia. Member of OKANA Greece
- Participation to the European Boys and Girls Plus program and translate the project from English to Greek.
- Participation in a weekly basis to the program against smoking in a group of smokers, as an observer. Summon up the necessary material for the lectures.
- Briefing about the health promotion programs of the children and adolescents and participation as an observer in the implementation of the programs in public schools.
- Secretarial support, writing press releases, providing help in seminars and conferences and working with deadlines.
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Education
2016 - 2020
European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
2011 - 2016
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology
1999 - 2011
Arsakeio Tositseio Ekalis School
Volunteering
03/2016 - Today
Licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist
Center for the Prevention of Drug Abuse & Addiction of the Municipality of Kifissia. Member of OKANA Greece
-Training on prevention programs and co-ordination of interventions in public schools.
-Participating in experiential workshops and conducting actions to promote psychosocial health in schools and the local community.
-Participation in the planned meetings of the volunteer group, following the systemic approach.
10/2013 - 10/2015
Psychologist Intern
''Nea Thalpi'' Retirement home, Agios Stefanos, Athens
- Interaction with people suffering from Alzheimer disease and with people that are mentally characterized as severe cases.
- Collaboration with the Occupational Therapist to recover and maintain the daily living skills of the elderly, by performing cognitive activities (crossword puzzles etc.).
- Appliance of the Mini-Mental state examination (MMSE) with supervision and guidance, to estimate the severity and progression of cognitive impairment and to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time.
- Individual visits to mild cases to promote my own initiatives, while having a supervisor.
- Interaction with people suffering from Nutritional Disorders or Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Eleni Charouli
Licensed Psychologist, M.Sc. Counseling Psychology
Experience
09/2019 - Today
Licensed Psychologist
Μάθηση Λόγος Learning and Psychological Support Center
- Counseling and psychological support to children and adolescents.
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Asperger's, Developmental Disorders), development of emotional regulation, social skills, stress management.
- Attention Deficit Disorder, Hyperactivity Disorder, learning to self-organize, school preparation, delimiting classroom behavior.
- Addressing childhood fears.
- Emotional management of childhood loss.
- Parent advisory groups.
- Writing and publishing texts on topics of psychological interest.
- Presenting cases at interdisciplinary team meetings.
11/2014 - 03/2015
Psychologist Intern
Greek Center for Mental Health and Research (Ε.ΚΕ.Ψ.Υ.Ε)
- Monitoring therapeutic work (psychological evaluation of new cases, intakes,
follow-up events).
- Updating individual files and completing relevant documents.
- Phone intakes.
- Secretarial support.
02/2018 - 05/2019
Psychologist Intern
«Αθηνά» Therapy Program - University of Athens Psychiatric Clinic and OKANA
- Reception and diagnosis Interviews, social history taking, testing (Liebowitz Social Phobia Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Treatment Demand Indicator), treatment of new cases.
- Clinical and counseling interventions, individual and couples therapy and family therapy follow-up sessions for drug, alcohol and internet addiction.
- Conduct information sessions on the operation of the Program and mobilization for treatment initiation.
- Attend interdisciplinary team meetings - case discussions and planning.
- Participation in the research of the Program (participation in presentations in conferences and workshops, compilation of statistical indicators of the annual activity of the institution, conducting a thesis, attendance of OKANA training programs and meetings of the Psychiatric Clinic of Aiginitio).
- Secretarial support (telephone intakes, appointment scheduling).
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