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.

  • Evangelia Papanikolaou, PhD, FAMI, EAMI acced.

    Founder, Music Therapist & Trainer

  • Ourania Liarmakopoulou, MA, NMT

    Music Therapist

  • Sotiris Yfantis

    Res. Psychiatrist, MD, PhDc, MB, GIM Trainee

  • Efi Kapsimalli, MD

    Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

  • George Tsouvelas, PhD, MSc, MPH

    Psychologist - Psychotherapist

  • Alexandros Charkiolakis

    Musicologist

  • 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

  • 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 AnguloEAMI 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.