Μαρία - Ιώ Τσιλιβίδου

Maria Tsilividou is a psychologist specialized in clinical psychology and psychopathology, graduate of the University of Paris 5 Rene Desccartes. She completed her studies in 2008 during which she participated in several therapeutic settings in Paris and Athens with different populations such as children, adolescents, adult psychiatric patients, day centres for children with autism, associations of AIDS patients, children with eating disorders at the Athens Children's Hospital.

He has trained and administered a multitude of psychometric and screening tests to children, has participated in multidisciplinary teams in Paris composed of all paramedical and medical specialties in the field. She has attended and contributed to the paediatric and developmental medicine programme of the P.N.G.G. ATTIKON for 2 years, during which, she participated in the administration and evaluation of visiting children and provided support to their parents after difficult diagnosis announcements.

At the same time, she collaborated with a public school of all levels (Kindergarten, Nursery, Primary, Secondary and High School) where she covered assessments, parent information sessions and contributed to the support of students and teachers. She is a member of the Association of Greek Psychologists SEPS. She has provided a significant number of children and adults with psychotherapy and parenting counselling.

She has organized numerous therapeutic programs based on family needs protocols and has trained many new colleagues either by her physical presence at the time of the session or by supervision.

From time to time she has responded to invitations to speak at kindergartens or schools mainly at the urging of parents’ associations on issues concerning developmental deficits or behavioural difficulties in children. She has covered a vocational orientation programme for children in B and C high school at the Greek-French School of Agia Paraskevi (LFH) with a focus on Psychology.

Από το 2008 εως σήμερα συνεχίζει το έργο του Ειδικού Κέντρου Παιδιού ως επικεφαλής της ομάδας του Κέντρου. Η Ρούλη Γρανιτσιώτου Τσιλιβίδου, μητέρα της Μαρίας, υπήρξε η ιδρύτρια και έθεσε τα θεμέλια για την πολυετή πορεία του Κέντρου.