About Stephanie
Stephanie is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Stephanie works with adolescents and adults, offering a warm, collaborative, and culturally sensitive therapeutic space where clients can explore their experiences, deepen their understanding of themselves, and move towards meaningful change.
At the Cyprus Institute for Emotion Focused Therapy (CiEFT), Stephanie divides her time between her clinical practice, the facilitation of professional trainings in Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and promoting mental health awareness through workshops, public talks, and social media.
Languages spoken
- Greek (native)
- English (fluent)
Stephanie is happy to work with clients who would feel comfortable speaking any of these languages.
Stephanie’s experience
Stephanie has experience supporting adolescents and adults with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including:
- Depression and low mood
- Stress and anxiety
- Phobias
- Panic attacks
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Sleep difficulties
- Low self-esteem and self-criticism
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Trauma-related difficulties
- Grief and bereavement
- Life transitions and adjustment challenges
She has also worked extensively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and integrates cultural awareness and sensitivity into her therapeutic work.
Stephanie’s way of working
Stephanie’s work is grounded in Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach that helps people understand, process, and transform difficult emotional experiences. She believes that emotions carry valuable information about our needs, relationships, and sense of self, and that lasting change often occurs when we are able to engage with these emotions in safe and meaningful ways.
Her practice is trauma-informed, recognizing the impact that difficult life experiences can have on how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us. Stephanie places particular importance on creating a therapeutic environment that feels safe, respectful, and empowering.
While EFT serves as the foundation of her work, Stephanie adopts an assimilative integration approach and thoughtfully incorporates interventions from person-centred, existential, mindfulness-based, and cognitive-behavioural traditions to meet each client’s unique needs and goals.
When working with adolescents, she often incorporates creative and developmentally appropriate interventions to make therapy engaging and accessible. Where appropriate, she also collaborates with parents and caregivers to support the young person’s growth and wellbeing.
Stephanie places great value on building a strong therapeutic relationship and works collaboratively with clients to identify meaningful goals and move towards them at a pace that feels manageable. She aims to help clients strengthen their sense of agency, develop greater self-compassion, and access their own capacity for resilience and growth.
She offers both short-term and longer-term therapy depending on each client’s needs and preferences and provides both in-person and online sessions.
Stephanie’s training and background
Stephanie holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cyprus, where her doctoral research focused on resilience and adaptation among immigrant youth. She also holds a Master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University College London (UCL).
She has completed extensive training in Emotion Focused Therapy and is currently nearing completion of her certification as an EFT Therapist. She has also received training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), person-centred approaches, and therapeutic work with refugees and migrants.
Alongside her clinical work, Stephanie has taught within the Department of Psychology at the University of Cyprus as a Special Teaching Scientist. Prior to returning to Cyprus, she worked as an Assistant Psychologist at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where she gained valuable experience working within multidisciplinary teams and with individuals from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Stephanie has also facilitated therapy groups focused on interpersonal effectiveness and delivered workshops on stress management, self-awareness, and mental wellbeing.
She is committed to ongoing professional development and regularly engages in advanced training and clinical supervision to ensure that her work remains informed, effective, and responsive to her clients’ needs.
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