I didn't start out knowing exactly what I wanted to do.

What I did know was that I wanted to help people in a meaningful way.

The Beginning

When I began studying Early Childhood Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, I thought I was preparing for a traditional path in education. What I discovered was something deeper: an understanding of how profoundly our first relationships shape who we become. A pivotal chapter of those years was my Erasmus+ exchange at the Université Lille III, where I studied educational sciences and broadened my perspective on how people learn and evolve through connection.

Yet over time, I felt a growing need to move closer to the root of human experience to understand more deeply what shapes us, what stays with us, and what makes change possible.

The Path

That search led me to psychology. I pursued a BSc in Psychology at the University of Strasbourg, graduating in 2021 with a thesis on "The Impact of Sibling Relationships on the Romantic Relationships of Young Adults." There, I began to see the threads connecting our earliest bonds to our present-day patterns how the systems we're part of shape the stories we live.

This journey continues today as I complete my Postgraduate Diploma in Systemic and Family Therapy at the Laboratory for the Exploration of Human Relations. This training has become the lens through which I understand people: not in isolation, but within the wider contexts of their lives.

Finding My Footing

My clinical experience has spanned diverse settings, each deepening my practice in different ways. At the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Nikaia, I worked in psychoeducation and diagnostic assessment. I also worked at DI.KE.PSY, a Child and Adult Support Centre, where I provided psychological assessment and individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults.Through the online platform Mila mou, I provided psychological first aid to individuals in crisis. My time at Rainbow School Paris, a Montessori school, gave me the privilege of witnessing how profoundly early relational experiences shape who we become.

Each of these experiences reinforced what I had come to believe: that we cannot separate a person's difficulties from the systems they live within.

Beyond the Therapy Room

Outside my clinical work, I had the opportunity to participate in TEDxKlonatzidika, where I designed and facilitated the experiential workshop "Feeding the Mind: A Vision Board Workshop" an exploration of mental resilience and self-awareness through visualisation and creative practice.