Zoe Apostolidou

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Period at FWC April 2012-present
Field of Study International Relations, Politics, Social Sciences
Sending University Nottingham Trent University
Local Mentor Corina Drousiotou
Involvement at FWC Strengthening Asylum for Refugees And Asylum Seekers in Cyprus



Zoe Apostolidou joined Future Worlds Center as a volunteer in July 2012.

Short Biography

Zoe was born in London and grew up in Nicosia,Cyprus. She studied Psychology at the University of Cyprus. She gained her MA degree in General Psychology from The New School in New York and her Doctorate degree in Counselling Psychology from Regent's College in London. Her doctoral thesis explored the manner in which the experience of working with asylum seekers and refugees constructed the professional identity of specialist professionals.

She has worked in various organisations offering psychotherapy, counselling and psychosocial support to different groups of people. More specifically, she has worked with women-victims of domestic violence, migrants and asylum seekers, people who experienced bereavement and loss and individuals with drinking difficulties.