About Yioulia
I am an independent professional psychotherapist, supervisor, registered practitioner member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP/HIPC) and a leadership coach, with a degree in psychology and more than twenty-five years of experience. I am also certified in EMDR Therapy and I am a member of EMDR Association,UK.
I see clients individually, couples and groups in a warm, safe and open environment. For the past decade, I have also been offering my services internationally through online platforms (video therapy, EMDR therapy & coaching).
During my career in psychology and psychotherapy, I have worked in several therapeutic communities, hospitals/psychiatric wards, psychiatric day-centres, prisons and in school settings, in both the UK and Greece.
In brief here are some of the difficulties that I have been helping clients with:
Personal, Couples, Family and Work troubles, Anxiety, Stress, Mood swings, Sadness, Depression, Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Pervasive memories, Fear of the future, Loss, Separation, Grief, Emotional blocks, Feeling low, Self esteem, Conflict, Anger, Cultural issues, Cross-cultural relationships, Relationship with pets, New beginnings, Life changes, Parenting Challenges, Redundancy, Empowerment & Personal Development, Spirituality, Damaged Confidence, Sexuality, Health Anxiety, Panic attacks, Phobias, Psoriasis, Trichotillomania, Sexual abuse, Mental Health Disorders (e.g. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Intergenerational Trauma and others not named here.
Strongly motivated to eliminate the stigma around mental health and help people transform their lives, I have been giving lectures on mental health issues as well as speeches on child development for young parents. For two years I broadcast a weekly radio show on childhood issues.
“Every day is a journey
and the journey itself is home”.
Matsuo Basho
Leadership Coaching
I support and empower people in their working environment, providing them with creative solutions and motivation. I offer role-playing and action methods to individuals which are designed to unleash their true potential in areas such as work presentations, effective public speaking, successful interviews and long-term career development. I have experience in different business and coaching models and EMDR.
I also facilitate experiential, action method workshops for businesses and organisations: Mentoring, Team and staff Development, Mediation, Team Building.
Supervision
I am a fully accredited individual and group supervisor (UKCP, Membership no: 2011164606) with a PG diploma in supervision, offering clinical and creative supervision to fellow psychotherapists, counsellors, health professionals, practitioners and coaches. I also supervise therapeutic communities, charities, organisations and other professional groups. Under the UKCP ethics and practice, I am in supervision for my supervisory work.
Training and Qualifications
I have been trained in an integrative, psychodynamic and existential, holistic background. I use counselling, cognitive (CBT), EMDR as well as action method techniques.
Foundation year course in Psychodrama Psychotherapy (1993)
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (1994)
PG Diploma in Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy (2002)
PG Diploma in Creative Approaches to Supervision (2018)
Standard Accredited training in EMDR Therapy, part 1-4 (2024)
I have attended a plethora of training courses in psychology, psychotherapy, coaching. I am committed to my personal and professional growth, and I am in supervision and in EMDR supervision in accordance with the code of ethics and practice set out by UKCP and EMDR,UK/ Europe.