Maria

Maria Polykarpou

Arts Therapist

“Offering Online Psychotherapy for adults through the Dramatherapy approach & Online Supervision for mental health professionals through the Clinical Creative Supervision. For more information here: www.mariapolykarpou.com/en/”

About Me

As an online drama therapist, I offer psychotherapy for adults. I invite you to explore life's challenges using creative and embodied methods. This approach helps express feelings when words alone feel insufficient, providing new insights and ways forward. I also provide online clinical creative supervision, fostering a supportive space for mental health professionals' development. My aim is to help you find clarity and build resilience.

Approach

Using dramatherapy's embodied tools, I guide adults to explore difficult emotions through movement, role-play and symbolic action, opening avenues when words stall. Based in Paphos, I work online in English or Greek, keeping sessions steady-paced and attuned to your tempo. Sessions blend short enacted experiments, reflective pauses and occasional creative tasks between meetings to deepen insight into anxiety, grief, chronic illness and burnout. People managing loss, mood shifts or professional strain often find this practical, somatic way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Clinical Supervision

    Professional oversight and reflective practice for clinical practitioners, ensuring quality of care and supporting ongoing development.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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Works With:

  • Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social well-being.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Dream Work

    The exploration of dream content (themes, symbols, and emotions) to gain insight into unconscious feelings, conflicts, and desires.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Arts Therapist

Credentials

Registrations

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Dramatherapist

British Association of Dramatherapists (BADTH)

Dramatherapist

Qualifications

Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK.

University of Edinburgh

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK.

Service Areas

Maria Polykarpou

In-person & Online

Paphos, Paphos

Cyprus

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