Kyrou, Elli
Qualifications
❇️ Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) – University of Bedfordshire
❇️ MSc Clinical Psychology – University of Nicosia (Cyprus)
❇️ BSc (Hons) Psychology – University of Surrey
Hours
❇️ Monday: 12pm – 2pm, 3.30pm – 7.30pm
❇️ Tuesday: 12pm – 5pm
❇️ Wednesday and Thursday: with pre-arranged appointment only
Therapies
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness
Systemic Therapy
Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Coaching
Life Coaching
Solution Focussed Therapy
Family Therapy
Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Person centred Therapy (person centred counselling)
Client based therapy
Integrative Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Play and Creative Arts Therapy
About
I am Clinical Psychologist, registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Council of Registration of Psychologists in Cyprus.
As a therapist, I am an active listener, driven by empathy and openness, responding to each of my client’s individual needs, empowering them to find their own strengths.
Until very recently, I worked as an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) Co-ordinator at Bedford College.
I am passionate about Equality, Diversity and I currently co-chair the DisAbility Advisory Forum at the Bedford College Group as well as being an LGBTQ+ student support officer.
I am also a qualified teacher and bilingual and can provide services in both English and Greek.
About my work:
I am experienced in working with young people, families and adults with mental health difficulties, such as anxiety, low mood, low self-esteem etc. I have extensive experience with working with people with Autism and special educational needs and disabilities, in a variety of settings, including educational establishments.
Having worked as an EHCP Co-ordinator and Autism mentor, I can help children and teenagers with school refusal, understanding relationships, organising themselves and support them with sensory difficulties. I can also support families and navigate them through the EHCP process. My involvement in LGBTQ+ support groups and training, means I can support individuals and their families with understanding and accepting their identity.
I can provide screening appointments for Autism and ADHD as well as ADHD assessments and diagnosis (children/adolescents and adults) and work with individuals post diagnosis.
I can work flexibly drawing on a range of therapeutic models depending on individual needs, including Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Systemic Family Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Mindfulness.
My personal interests lie in the field of performing arts and I have led and assisted in drama, music and art workshops. I am open and creative in my practice and can use these skills therapeutically with clients.
Relevant Training/ Continuous Professional Development:
- Flash Technique for Trauma: Rapid Trauma Processing for Clinicians Using EMDR, CPT, DBT, CBT, and IFS (2024)
- Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2024)
- Assessment of ADHD in adults using the ACE+ clinical interview (2024)
- Total Mindfulness Professional Programme – ISON Psychometrica (2021)
- Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (2021)
- NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading (2021)
- NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health (2020)
- City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Education and Training (2020)
- Autism Show (2017, 2018, 2021), Autism and Mental Health (2017), Autism and Relationships (2017)
- EHCP outcomes training (2018)
- LGBT training (2018)
- Presentations: Autism & Research, Eating Disorders, Psychodynamic Formulation– Presenter (2016)
- Introduction to Personality Disorders Certificate (2016)
- Autism is for life not just for Christmas. Clinical Showcase of Adult Autism Interventions (2015)
- Introduction to Signing Training (2015)
- SecuriCare – Preventing and Managing Challenging Behaviour – Level 2 Certificate (2015)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Certificate (2015)
- Introduction to Autism Spectrum Conditions Certificate (2015)
- Solution Focused Practice Training Certificate (2014)
- Training in Systemic Family Therapy (2012-2014, year 1 and 2 completed)
- Presenter for the ADD/ADHD Cyprus Organisation (2012)
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention Certificate (2010)
- Child Protection Training (2010)
Publications:
Apostolou, M., Shialos, M., Kyrou, E., Demetriou, A. & Papamichael, A. (2018). The challenge of starting and keeping a relationship: Prevalence rates and predictors of poor mating performance. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 122 (1), 19-28.
Winstone, N., Huntington, C., Goldsack, L., Kyrou, E., & Millward, L. (2014). Eliciting rich dialogue through activity oriented interviews: Exploring self identity in autistic young people. Childhood, Vol. 21(2), 190–206.
