Varela Vasiliki
60 €
Psychologist
Clinical Neuropsychologist – Psychotherapist
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Diagnostic Evaluation & Psychometry
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Employee Training and Development
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Neuropsychological Evaluation
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Supervising
Group Therapy Session
Online session
Employee Training and Development
Home visits
Neuropsychological Evaluation
Ψυχοθεραπευτική Παρέμβαση/Συνεδρία
Certifications (degnations etc.)
Medical Reports
Supervising
Group Therapy Session
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Έβρου 12, Αθήνα 115 28, Ελλάδα
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Short Description
Greek State licensed psychologist #3467/01-06-2020.
Dr. Varela is a Specialist Clinical neuropsychologist and Psychotherapist. She holds a MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology (run jointly by the Athens Medical School @ University of Athens and Montreal Institute of Neurology @ McGill University, Canada), as well as a Doctorate in Cognitive Neuroscience (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London). She has previously held lectureships in Biopsychology, Pediatric neuropsychology, Methodology of sciences & Statistics, Forensic and Applied Psychology at the London School of Economics (LSE) and City University London. In Greece, she offers courses in the above topics for the postgraduate programs in Clinical, Counselling and Neuropsychology programs. She has supervised dozens of undergraduate and post-graduate dissertations and is an active researcher, with peer-reviewed publications and presentations in international conferences and journals.
Dr. Varela is a Specialist Clinical neuropsychologist and Psychotherapist. She holds a MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology (run jointly by the Athens Medical School @ University of Athens and Montreal Institute of Neurology @ McGill University, Canada), as well as a Doctorate in Cognitive Neuroscience (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London). She has previously held lectureships in Biopsychology, Pediatric neuropsychology, Methodology of sciences & Statistics, Forensic and Applied Psychology at the London School of Economics (LSE) and City University London. In Greece, she offers courses in the above topics for the postgraduate programs in Clinical, Counselling and Neuropsychology programs. She has supervised dozens of undergraduate and post-graduate dissertations and is an active researcher, with peer-reviewed publications and presentations in international conferences and journals.
She has gained significant clinical experience through residencies at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) and the 1st Neurological Clinic of Aiginiteio University Hospital Athens (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease) and the Special Autism Unit @ the General Children’s Hospital "Panagioti and Aglaia Kyriakou", Athens, Greece. She has also completed specialist training in Early Intervention in Infancy and Childhood and in Neurodevelopmental Disorders held by the Department of Psychiatry, Athens Medical School. Her research interests fall in the fields of Pediatric and Geriatric Clinical Neuropsychology, as well as in the application of cognitive neuroscience to the legal system (interrogations, optimization of eyewitness interview protocols, jury selection, children in the judicial system). She is a regular member of the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society and the British Psychological Society.
Biography
- Head Clinical Neuropsychologist-Psychotherapist @ Synapsi Institute of neurobehavioral assessment, therapy and research
- Senior Lecturer, Masters of Science in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Strasbourg in Athens (Scientific College of Greece).
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Education
- Greek Association of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (GACBP), Clinical specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, accredited by the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).
- Philosophy Doctorate in Cognitive Psychology (PhD), Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK. Placement: Case Worker @ Camden Victim Support, UK.
- Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Neuropsychology, Medical School, of Athens & McGill Neurological Institute, Canada. Psychiatry residency: Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens School of Medicine. Neurology residency: A' Neurology Department, University of Athens School of Medicine. Pediatric Neuropsychology residency: Special Autism Unit, General Children’s Hospital, Athens.
Conference
- 2021: Liozidou, A., Varela, V., Vlastos, D., Yogaraki, E., Alzueta, E., Ramos-Usuga, D., Arango-Lasprilla, J. Forced social isolation and lockdown experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-reported depression, anxiety, trauma and sleep health in a Greek adult sample. Brain & Mind congress, 17-18 December 2021, Athens, Greece.
- Varela, V., Evdokimidis, I. & Potagas, C. (2021). Binding objects to their spatiotemporal context: age gradient and neuropsychological correlates of What-Where-When task performance. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-13.
- 2020: Uyanik, D. & Varela, V. (2020). “Trauma TV: Media-induced secondary traumatization in a sample of Turkish adults”. European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Athens.
- Vlastos, D. D., Kyritsis, M., Varela, V. A., Gulliver, S. R., & Papaioannou-Spiroulia, A. (2020). Can a Low-Cost Eye Tracker Assess the Impact of a Valent Stimulus? A Study Replicating the Visual Backward Masking Paradigm. Interacting with Computers, Oxford University Press, iwaa010.
- Blathras, G., Kyritsis, M., Varela, V., Gulliver, S., (2017). “Sense of Direction and Conscientiousness as Predictors of performance in the Euclidean Travelling Salesman Problem”. Heliyon, 3(11), Elsevier, e00461.
Awards:
- Experimental Psychology Society 2006 “Grindley Award”
- London School of Economics and Political Sciences 2002 “Graduate Merit Award of Excellence”
Member of
- Hellenic Neuropsychological Society
- Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.
- International Association of Applied Psychology, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Research Network, International Investigative Interviewing Research Group.
- British Psychological Society
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