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Elli Kyrou
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE, MBPsS
she/her
Bedford Consulting Rooms (Mondays)
& Manor Farm Lakes (Tuesdays)

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Elli Kyrou is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). She qualified in 2017 and has since worked in Cyprus with children/young people, families and adults with mental health difficulties. She has extensive experience supporting people with Autism and special educational needs. Elli also offers ADHD assessments and letters for education settings regarding adjustments/accommodations needed in the context of mental health difficulties &/or neurodiversity. Elli is a Qualified Teacher and bilingual so can provide services in both English and Greek. She has professional indemnity insurance.

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Memberships:

  • Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

  • Council of Registration of Psychologists (Cyprus) – registered as a Clinical Psychologist

  • Pancyprian Society of Psychologists

  • British Psychological Society (BPS), Graduate Member

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Skills and experience:

  • Elli is experienced in working with people with mental health difficulties (including trauma, anxiety and low mood) and special educational needs and disabilities in a variety of settings, including educational establishments.

  • Elli is passionate about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, with a special interest in the area of Autism.  

  • Elli can work flexibly drawing on a range of therapeutic models on an integrative way depending on individual needs - using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Systemic Family Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness. She also uses some multi sensory techniques including aspects of drama and art therapy.

  • Her personal interests lie in the field of performing arts and has led and assisted in drama, music and art workshops.

  • Elli works as an EHCP Co-ordinator at a college alongside her independent practice. She is also a co-chair of the DisAbility Advisory Forum and an LGBTQ+ Student Support Officer.

 

Work experience:

  • 2020 - 2023: EHCP Co-ordinator, Co-chair of DisAbility Advisory Forum, LGBTQ+ Student Support Officer, Bedford College

  • 2018 - present: Clinical Psychologist, Self-employed

  • 2017- 2019: Additional Learning Support Assessment and Needs Coordinator, Bedford College

  • 2017 - 2020: Greek Teacher, Bedford Language Centre

  • 2016 - present: Autism Coordinator, Bedford College

  • 2015 - 2016: Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Milton Park Therapeutic Campus

  • 2014 - 2015: Trainee Clinical Psychologist in various roles

  • pre 2015 various roles including Careers Counsellor, Teacher assistant (SEN pupils) & Special School Assistant

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Relevant Training/ Continuous Professional Development:

  • Single Session Therapy: Maximise the Effect of Every Therapeutic Encounter (2024)

  • Flash Technique for Trauma: Rapid Trauma Processing for Clinicians Using EMDR, CPT, DBT, CBT, and IFS (2024)

  • Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2024)

  • Assessment of ADHD in adults using the ACE+ clinical interview (2024)

  • Total Mindfulness Professional Programme - ISON Psychometrica (2021)

  • Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (2021)

  • NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading (2021)

  • NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health (2020)

  • City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Education and Training (2020)

  • Autism Show (2017, 2018, 2021), Autism and Mental Health (2017), Autism and Relationships (2017)

  • EHCP outcomes training (2018)

  • LGBT training (2018)

  • Presentations: Autism & Research, Eating Disorders, Psychodynamic Formulation– Presenter (2016)

  • Introduction to Personality Disorders Certificate (2016)

  • Autism is for life not just for Christmas. Clinical Showcase of Adult Autism Interventions (2015)

  • Introduction to Signing Training (2015)

  • SecuriCare – Preventing and Managing Challenging Behaviour – Level 2 Certificate (2015)

  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Certificate (2015)

  • Introduction to Autism Spectrum Conditions Certificate (2015)

  • Solution Focused Practice Training Certificate (2014)

  • Training in Systemic Family Therapy (2012-2014, year 1 and 2 completed)

  • Presenter for the ADD/ADHD Cyprus Organisation (2012)

  • Crisis Prevention and Intervention Certificate (2010)

  • Child Protection Training (2010)

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Publications:

  • Apostolou, M., Shialos, M., Kyrou, E., Demetriou, A. & Papamichael, A. (2018).  The challenge of starting and keeping a relationship: Prevalence rates and predictors of poor mating performance. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 122 (1), 19-28.

  • Winstone, N., Huntington, C., Goldsack, L., Kyrou, E., & Millward, L. (2014). Eliciting rich dialogue through activity oriented interviews: Exploring self identity in autistic young people. Childhood, Vol. 21(2), 190–206.

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