Your art therapist

Sophia Koukourli is an Art Therapist and a Human Resources Management and Training Counselor.

The beginning of her professional career was in 1985 in the field of business administration. She studied Business Administration and completed her Master’s Degree (MBA) in 2003, at “Kingston University”, with specialization in Human Resources Management. She conducted her practical training at the Department of Human Resources Management, Training and Development, at a German multinational company (BBraun, Aesculap AG & Co KG). From 2003 until 2013 she was the Manager-Director of Human Resources Management and Training- Quality Management at a Greek Group of Companies in the Health Industry (Vamvas Medicals Group).

She continued the course of her studies in Painting, Counseling and in 2016 completed her Master’s Degree (MA) in Art Therapy at the “Centre of Art and Psychotherapy”. She conducted her practical training from 2011 till 2016 at the Municipal Nursery Schools and the Senior Citizens Center of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, in Athens, at the Social Welfare Services of the Municipality of Galatsi, in Athens, and at the Franco Basaglia Psychosocial Interventions of EPAPSY (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health).

Since 2017, alongside her own private office, she has developed partnerships with Social Policy and Health Services of several Municipalities, Parents’ Associations of Primary Schools, Associations and Support centers for women in Athens and Tinos Island.

She has been awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (A.C.C.I.) for her participation as a Mentor in the European program Implement and from the Education Leaders Awards 2020 for the Program Creative Development throughout Painting (Art as Therapy) “ My World’s Image” for students of Primary Schools.

She has carried out presentations and experiential workshops of art therapy in conferences, as well as publishing articles in sectorial journals.