Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (PDF)

Dr. Stavroula Rakitzi studied psychology at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen in Germany. She holds the European Diploma of Psychology. She was trained in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy in Athens according to EABCT Criteria. She completed her doctoral studies in clinical psychology and adult psychotherapy at the university of Koblenz-Landau in Germany. Since 2001, she is working as Diplompsychologist and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist in private practice. She promotes the Integrated Psychological Therapy for patients with schizophrenia since 2006 in Greece. She is a trainer in the Integrated Psychological Therapy (IPT) in her private practice in Athens Greece. She developed the IPT postgraduate program for psychologists and psychiatrists in Greece, who has been trained in CBT. She is a trainer and supervisor in cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in her own practice. She participated in many national and international conferences as speaker and she is an author of papers in Greek and international journals and books. She is a member of the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research and Therapy (www.eees.gr), of Bundesverband Deutscher Psychologinnen and Psychologen (BDP) (www.bdp-verband.de) and of the American Psychological Association) (APA) (www.apa.org).