{"id":1817,"date":"2020-01-02T18:52:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T16:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariapolykarpou.com\/who-is-mp\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:11:23","slug":"about-mp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mariapolykarpou.com\/en\/about-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^966|url^https:\/\/www.mariapolykarpou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/76705232_1115160118832711_1901121588007272448_n.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^76705232_1115160118832711_1901121588007272448_n|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-300&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587367337155{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1490183961234{padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a0f4484b287d\" data-id=\"6a0f4484b287d\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"20\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left h3-size style-disabled title-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>Short Biographical Note<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a0f4484b2921\" data-id=\"6a0f4484b2921\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"20\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">My academic background is based upon the following studies:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Creative Arts Supervision Diploma, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">MA Drama &amp; Movement Therapy (Sesame Approach), The Royal School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">MSc Counselling Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BA Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition, my clinical experience has developed through broad and varied therapeutic work over the last 17 years. This experience includes providing psychological support to children, adolescents, and adults through individual sessions and group work in public and private settings in the mental health and education sectors in Cyprus, the United Kingdom, and Greece. More information at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-polykarpou-b1b60a84\/details\/experience\/\">Linkedin.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Registered:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) &#8211; Registered Dramatherapist<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">The British Association of Dramatherapists (BADTh)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Societ\u00e0 Professionale Italiana Drammaterapia (SPID)<\/li>\n<li>Associate member of Cyprus Society of Analytical Psychology C.G. Jung<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">The Registry of Psychologists Cyprus\/Graduated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Continuing Professional Development <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2023, Ayia Napa, Cyprus. 30th Pancyprian Annual Conference for Nurses and Midwives. Experiential Workshop: \u201cDramatherapy &amp; Music Therapy in Health: Approaches that offer psychological resilience, reduce burn out and strengthen the work of nurses and midwives\u201d. Co-facilitator.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2023, Nicosia, Cyprus. 2nd Pancyprian Chronic Pain Scientific Conference. Experiential Workshop: &#8220;Arts Therapies in Health: How Dramatherapy &amp; Music therapy can empower the role of health professionals&#8221;. Co-facilitator.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2022, Corfu, Greece. 13th Panhellenic meeting of Prevention to Addiction Services. Experiential workshop: &#8220;People with Hands made by Light&#8221;. Co-facilitator. Representation of the Municipal Prevention Team of Geroskipou, Paphos.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2022, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Erasmus &amp; Programme of the European Union, The Empower.Ment Project: &#8220;Empowering people with Severe Mental Health Difficulties through inclusion in every step of the training and therapeutic path\u201d. Organised by T-HAP, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) &amp; Cooperativa L&#8217;Ovile \u2013 Cooperativa disolidariet\u00e0 sociale ONLUS. Representation of Cyprus.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">2018, Chester, UK.\u00a0Annual Conference of British Association of Dramatherapy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWithin thyself: From the image to the core of being a dramatherapist\u201d. Experiential workshop. Facilitator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">2018, N\u00fcrtingen, Germany.\u00a04\u03bf European Conference of Dramatherapy by European Federation of Dramatherapy.\u00a0\u201cTowards the within: Reflections on the personal journey behind the dramatherapist\u2019s role\u201d. Experiential workshop. Facilitator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">2015, Athens, Greece.\u00a01o European Conference of Dramatherapy by European Federation of Dramatherapy.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWeaving the Threads\u201d. Experiential workshop. Co-facilitator.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a0f4484b2948\" data-id=\"6a0f4484b2948\" data-height=\"40\" data-height-mobile=\"40\" data-height-tab=\"40\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"20\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a0f4484b296d\" data-id=\"6a0f4484b296d\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"20\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a0f4484b2990\" data-id=\"6a0f4484b2990\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"20\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2797&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3064&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3031&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3020&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^966|url^https:\/\/www.mariapolykarpou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/76705232_1115160118832711_1901121588007272448_n.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^76705232_1115160118832711_1901121588007272448_n|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-300&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587367337155{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1490183961234{padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] My academic background is based upon the following studies: Creative Arts Supervision Diploma, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK. 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