-Psychotherapy services.
-Dance movement psychotherapy group and private sessions(for children&adults).
-Creative movement classes for kids aged 18 months - 5years old).
-Play therapy
-Mummy & me dance therapy programme for kids 6 months-5-year-old Marina's experience includes extensive research in generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia, as well as the application of movement & dance psychotherapy in children and youths with special needs. She is the Vice-President and registered member of the Dance Therapy Association of Cyprus and The European Association of Dance & Movement Therapy (E.A.D.M.T.). Now based in Cyprus, she practices with groups and individuals. Work Experience:
Marina has worked as a psychologist and dance movement psychotherapist in Greece, the United Kingdom, and Cyprus applying skills and knowledge in multiple environments & age groups including kids, adults, and the elderly since 2009. She has experience in settings that require health & social psychology, movement psychotherapy, play therapy, counseling, mental health support, activities/group therapy co-ordination, community project psychotherapy, and dance psychotherapy. These settings are based on diverse & multiple cultural backgrounds and include the following:
Work in Greece: the 401 Military hospital in Athens and the Sikiarideion Foundation in Penteli. Work in the United Kingdom: The Murrayfield Care home in Edinburgh, Place2be non-profit organisation in Schools around Scotland, Health in Mind Scotland, Action For Children in Edinburgh, BUPA UK, Little Sisters of the Poor St. Joseph in Edinburgh, Carr Gomm Community Development Charity in Niddrie, SEASONS mental health project of the City of Edinburgh Council. Work in Cyprus: Theotokos Foundation in Limassol, the Limassol Community Mental Health Centre, and the afterschool activities of the Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Limassol
Education (Degrees & Certificates):
Marina grew up in Limassol. At the age of 17 she moved to Greece to Study Psychology and received her BSc(Hons) from the Panteion University of Athens. Parallel to her studies and her continued involvement in modern dancing she began learning Latin and received the associate Diploma in Latin dances with a grade of 95% and was nominated for the John Dilworth Scholarship Award of the International Dance Teachers Association (I.D.T.A.). In addition, she has received the Belly Dancing Professional Diploma of the I.D.T.A. Her professional diplomas do not stop there, as she has been awarded a level 3 diploma in Dance Instruction from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (I.S.T.D) in Modern Theatre Dance. Her love and passion for both psychology and dance motivated her to unify both fields. Her final thesis at Panteion was related to Psychotherapy through the art of Dance. In 2010 Marina moved to Edinburgh, Scotland to unite art and science, completing her MSc in Dance Movement Psychotherapy at Queen Margaret University.
