My name is Erofili [Ερωφίλη] and I use she/her pronouns.

I am a licensed psychologist in Greece with over 10 years of experience working at the intersection of mental health, gender-based violence, and migration. I currently live in Athens, Greece, where I maintain a virtual private practice.

I hold a Master of Science in Applied Social Psychology from the University of Sussex and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 

Professional Memberships

  • Professional License to Practice as a Psychologist in Greece

  • Graduate Member (GMBPsS) of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

  • International Affiliate of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

  • Member in good standing with the Association of Greek Psychologists (AGP/SEPS)

  • Over the years, I have pursued diverse training opportunities that have enriched my therapy work. I have received training in Narrative Therapy and Community Work at the Tavistock Clinic in London, the Narrative Therapy Centre of Toronto, the SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health, and the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy. I have also completed accredited training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) at the Athens Institute for Trauma Therapy, and hold an Advanced Specialization in Mindfulness Meditation from the University of Toronto. I am currently completing a 4-year qualifying-level course in Systemic Family Therapy at the Dialogical Centre of Experiential Appreciative Psychotherapy in Athens, Greece. 

  • I have over a decade of post-qualification experience working therapeutically with people from diverse identities and backgrounds. Prior to launching my independent practice in 2023, I held several paid and volunteer roles within international organizations, non-profits, and various community agencies across Greece, the UK, and Canada. Notably, in recent years, I set up a comprehensive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support service for newly-arrived refugees and asylum seekers on the island of Lesvos, Greece; served as a psychologist and case manager within a UNHCR-funded program for survivors of gender-based violence; worked in the community providing peer counselling services at a rape crisis centre in Toronto, Canada; held the position of residential counsellor in a supported living facility for adults experiencing complex psycho-social difficulties. 

  • I work with a wide range of issues, with a particular focus on (or additional experience in) the following: 

    • relationship challenges

    • life transitions

    • loss, discovery, and/or (re)claiming of identity

    • issues related to gender, sexuality, and diverse partner relationships 

    • experiences of adversity and trauma

    • lived and/or living experience with a wellness-related challenge, such as depression or anxiety 

    • suicidal thoughts

    • grief and bereavement

    • somatic concerns

    • adjustment difficulties

    • altered states (non-ordinary perceptions, ideas, and ways of seeing and experiencing the world) 

    • responding to/resisting dynamics of power and oppression at interpersonal, group, and structural/systemic levels