Despina [Depi] Mavropoulou

Despina [Depi] is currently working in Athens, Greece and she's visiting London once per month delivering one-to-one sessions and workshops. In the meantime, she meets the UK clients on Skype sessions.

For British who live in Athens, the address of SomaPsychotherapy is: 

60 Koniari street, Ambelokipi, 11521 and the greek mobile number +306977 403 103

• Master in Reichian Body Psychotherapy  "Body Posture & Character" by Dott. Alberto Torre, Chair of S.I.R.T.O - Societa Italiana de Ricerca e Terapia Orgonica and Reich Institute [EINA] - Greek Institute for Vegetotherapy and Character Analysis, 2009

• Mental Health Counselling -Bodily Approach, Certificate, Reich Institute [EINA] - Greek Institute for Vegetotherapy and Character Analysis and Scuola Italiana di Biosistemica, 2006

• Post graduate diploma in Body Psychotherapy by Reich Institute [EINA] - Greek Institute for Vegetotherapy and Character Analysis (4years training + 2years supervision), 2005

• Bachelor in Political Science, Kapodistrian University, Athens

• Diploma in Drama and Physical Theatre, Veaki Drama School, Athens

EABP  full member since 2007 [European Association for Body Psychotherapy]

CABP  full member

PESOPS Board member of the Greek Association for Body Psychotherapy, since 5th February 2017, Coordinator of the Editorial Committee

Trained in Biodynamic Massage at LSBP, London 2016-2017 

At the 2nd Year of the London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy [LSBP], 2017

Training in CBT for a Certificate in CBT, London 2016

Supervision training by Genovino Ferri, Athens 2015-2016

CPD courses

• LGBT [Jo Watson, London]
• Couple Therapy [Gabriel Shiraz, Centre for Biodynamic Therapy, London]
• Coaching, London, The Coaching Academy
• NLP, London, 

Participating in different advanced professional courses in Contemporary Body Psychotherapeutic Techniques such as:

• Characteranalytic Vegetotherapy [Alberto Torre, Genovino Ferri, Bjorn Blumenthal]
• Gestalt Psychotherapy [Barry Simmons, Mimo Ciavarelli]
• Biodynamic [Francois Lewin]
• Psychodrama with Masques [Mirella Firrao]
• Biosystemic Psychotherapy [Jerome Liss]
• Functional Psychotherapy [Luciano Rispoli]
• Short Term Body Psychotherapy [Xavier Serrano Hortelano]
• Transactional Psychotherapy [Ersilia Crisci]

Trained in Athens at the Hellenic Institute of Vegetotherapy and Character Analysis, basically in the Reichian Body Psychotherapy but also in contemporary body psychotherapy modalities.

Character Analysis, Vegetotherapy, Reichian and Biodynamic Massages and Gestalt psychotherapy, are the basis of my approach but also I use other techniques from different Body Psychotherapy Approaches, such as biodynamic, bioenergetics, and biosystemic.

Friendly, humanistic, empathetic, professional, and qualified, I bring into the therapy room, security and acceptance, so the clients to feel trust to open up themselves.

My background to Theatre, Drama and to Creative Arts [energy theatre founder and artistic director since 2001] is helpful when is needed with body exercises, role play, psychodrama, and improvisations.

Also, I coach performers and artists, transforming their blockages into creativity, inspiration and confidence.