
Meet the Team
Sonora’s members are primarily professional music therapists and mental health professionals who are certified in our methods of receptive music therapy (GIM, Musicares/MusicImagery, Music Breathing). We also develop a broader network of health and mental health professionals, educators, musicians, scientists, and specialists within the humanistic professions with a special interest in music therapy or music and wellbeing interventions & applications. Some of our team members design, develop, and implement music therapy in various settings, and some others have complementary and consultancy role according to their field of expertise.
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Evangelia Papanikolaou, PhD, FAMI, EAMI acced.
Founder, Music Therapist & Trainer
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Ourania Liarmakopoulou, MA, NMT
Music Therapist
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Sotiris Yfantis
Res. Psychiatrist, MD, PhDc, MB, GIM Trainee
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Efi Kapsimalli, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
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George Tsouvelas, PhD, MSc, MPH
Psychologist - Psychotherapist
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Alexandros Charkiolakis
Musicologist
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Our scientific work is developed and overseen by health and mental health professionals, along with other experts. It is approved by an international multidisciplinary committee and our board of directors.
Members
Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychiatric Clinic, University of Patras
Alexandros Charkiolakis, BMus, MMus, Musicologist, Director of The Friends of Music Society, Music Megaron/Lilian Voudouri Library
Orestis Giotakos, MD, PhD, Military Psychiatrist, founder of Obrela Brain Hub
Filippos Gourzis, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Clinic, University of Patras
Marianna Kapsetaki, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery Resident, Neuroscientist, Imperial College London, Classical pianist, Forbes 30 Under 30 /Europe
Efi Kapsimali, MD,Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Diana Kayafa, Art psychotherapist, MA Analytic Art Psychotherapy, Programme Convener Roehampton University, UK
Dikla Kerem, PhD, FAMI, EAMI, Music therapist/GIM therapist, University of Haifa-retired (Israel)
Barbara Kondylis, PhDc, MSW, MPH,Clinical Social Worker & Public Health Specialist, Hellenic American University
Joanne Loewy, Professor, Director, The Louis Armstrong Ctr for Music & Medicine / Mount Sinai Health System/ Icahn School of Medicine (USA)
Elissavet Maniatelli, PhD, MSc, RM, Ward Sister, Midwife, National Kapodestrian University of Athens, Aretaieio University Hospital
Stratoula (Toula) Mantziou, PhD, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Early Years Learning and Care Department, University of Ioannina (retired)
Garyfallia Ntziouni, PhD, Musicologist
Theodore Panoskaltsis, MD, PhD, FRCOG, CCTS (West London, UK), ESGO, ESPSO, Associate Professor in Gynaecological Oncology, 2nd Academic Department OBGYN, National Kapodestrian University of Athens, Aretaieion University Hospital
Andrew Rossetti, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC, Director Oncology Music Therapy, Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, Mount Sinai Healthcare System (USA)
Ioanna Siafaka, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Kapodestrian University of Athens, Hellenic Society of Pain Management and Palliative Care
George Tsouvelas, PhD, psychologist-psychotherapist, school psychologist
Gert Tuinmann, MD, PhD, GIM therapist, MI assist. trainer-Internal (Oncology) & Psychosomatic Medicine, CBT, Schema Therapy & CBASP, Psychosomatic Medicine Dept., University Hospital Charite, Berlin (Germany)
Athina Vadalouka, PhD, FIPP, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Kapodestrian University of Athens, Director of Pain Management Unit, Athens Medical Center
Sotiris Yfantis, MD, PhDc, EAMI, Psychiatry residence, MB therapist/assistant trainer, musician
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Sonora works with a diverse team of therapists and practitioners across Greece and internationally. While not all collaborators are listed on our website, please feel free to contact us directly for specific inquiries.
Carmen Angulo, EAMI accred., Retired University Teacher of Mus.Ed., MI & GIM therapist (Spain)Stefania Antonakopoulou (Στεφανία Αντωνακοπούλου) MA, music therapist
Anna Boehmig, (Άννα Μπέμιχ) Dipl. FH, FAMI, EAMI, Music Therapist-GIM therapist, EAMI ethics committee officer (Germany)
Artemis Christodoulou, (Άρτεμις Χριστοδούλου) MA, Psychologist, Music therapist, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner trainee (UK/Greece)
Stamatia Giaka, (Σταματία/Τίνα Γιάκα) M.Ed., EAMI, Psychologist-Counseliing Psychologist, GIM therapist
Christos Gikas, (Χρήστος Γκίκας) MD, MA, Psychiatrist, GIM/MB advanced trainee
Efi Kapsimalli (Έφη Καψιμάλλη) Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, GIM advanced trainee, MB practitioner
Maria Konia (Μαρία Κόνια), MA, FAMI, Psychologist, Systemic psychotherapist, GIM Therapist
Valia Koutantou (Βάλια Κουτάντου), MA, Music therapist, GIM/MI advanced trainee
Joyu Lee, PhDc, MM, MT-BC, FAMI, Music therapist, GIM therapist,Senior Therapist at UNC Health, Narrative therapist, Music Breathing assistant trainer and supervisor (US/Canada coordinator)
Ourania Liarmakopoulou (Ουρανία Λιαρμακοπούλου) MA, NMT, Music Therapist-Neurologic Music Therapist, Educator, GIM/MI advanced trainee
Evangelia Papanikolaou (Ευαγγελία Παπανικολάου), PhD, FAMI, EAMI, Music therapist, supervisor, GIM, Music Imagery, Music Breathing therapist and trainer
Giorgos Panagiotopoulos, MSc, NMT, music therapist, Neurologic Music therapist, Sound therapist
Kyriaki Paslidi (Κυριακή Πασλίδη) MA, psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, GIM therapist
Evangelia Petroglou (Ευαγγελία Πέτρογλου), psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, GIM advanced trainee
Ortansia Petroglou (Ορτανσία Πέτρογλου), psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, GIM advanced trainee
Iro Prinou (Ηρώ Πρίνου) MA, EAMI, Psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, GIM therapist
Maria Radoje, MA, FAMI, Music Therapist, Educator, Mandala facilitator (UK)
Marilena Salta (Μαριλένα Σάλτα), MA, MT, NICU, MA Mus, Music therapist, music educator
Maria Samara (Μαρία Σαμαρά), MA-SFMT, EAMI Accred. GIM-MB therapist, practitioner NICU-trained music therapist, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich-Eleonorenstiftung, Switzerland
Diana Sarantopoulou (Νταϊάνα Σαραντοπούλου) psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, MI therapist, GIM advanced trainee
Angela Shum, RN, MT-BC, MTA, FAMI, Nurse, music therapist, GIM/MB therapist, Music Breathing assistant trainer and supervisor (Hong Kong/China coordinator)
Marilena Smyrnioti (Μαριλένα Σμυρνιώτη) PhD, FAMI, psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, GIM therapist
Sofia Triantafyllidou (Σοφία Τριανταφυλλίδου), PhD, EAMI, psychologist-psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, MI therapist, GIM advanced trainee
Sotiris Yfantis (Σωτήρης Υφαντής), MD, PhDc, EAMI, Psychiatry residence, MB therapist/assistant trainer, musician
we stand out because…
We are a multidisciplinary team with specialised and up-to-date knowledge in diverse fields, therefore, we offer a wide spectrum of advanced, innovative practices, complex, and multifaceted approaches, according to the standards of international research and literature. Our mutual goal is the promotion of music therapy for its effectiveness as an evidence-based practice and a modern health service towards the optimum quality of human life. We cover a wide range of expertise in different population groups and practices including music psychotherapy, neurologic music therapy, music therapy in technology, music medicine and neurosciences, psychoeducation and community projects, as well as music, wellbeing and corporate services.
Sonora is the only provider of the receptive music therapy methods GIM and Musicares (Music Imagery) in Greece as an accredited organisation of the European Association for Music and Imagery, and we represent the method Music Breathing internationally.