Child Psychology Blog — Evidence-Based Insights for Parents in Cyprus
Written by Dr George E. Agathokleous
| Chartered Counselling Psychologist & Psychotherapist | HCPC · BPS · BACP · CyRBP
Philosophy & Scope
Welcome to the Empathic Psychologist blog — a free resource for parents, carers and professionals supporting children and young people across Cyprus and beyond.
Every article on this blog is grounded in current psychological research and clinical evidence, translated into practical, accessible guidance that parents can actually use. Whether you are trying to understand your child's anxiety, make sense of an ADHD diagnosis, navigate school refusal or simply learn more about how children develop emotionally — you will find evidence-based answers here, written with warmth and without jargon.
This blog reflects the same values that guide our clinical work in Limassol: that empathy, knowledge and early action change children's lives.
What you will find here
Articles on this blog cover a wide range of child mental health, developmental and parenting topics, including:
Therapy explained
What child therapy involves, what to expect and how to choose a psychologist
Parenting strategies
Evidence-based techniques grounded in attachment and neuroscience
Emotional regulation
Why children struggle and what parents can do
New articles are added regularly. All content is written by Dr George E. Agathokleous and cross-referenced with peer-reviewed research and clinical guidelines.
Choose your language
Articles are available in English and Greek. Select your preferred language below to browse the full article library.
Read our child psychology articles in English
Evidence-based articles on child mental health, ADHD, anxiety, emotional regulation, parenting and more — written for English-speaking parents and professionals in Cyprus and internationally.
Διαβάστε τα άρθρα μας στα Ελληνικά
Άρθρα παιδοψυχολογίας στα Ελληνικά για γονείς και επαγγελματίες — θέματα όπως άγχος, ΔΕΠΥ, συναισθηματική ρύθμιση και ανάπτυξη παιδιών στην Κύπρο.
About the author
All articles on this blog are written by Dr George Efraem Agathokleous — a Chartered Counselling Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Dr George has over 12 years of specialist experience supporting children, adolescents and families across the UK and Cyprus, including doctoral training in NHS Secondary Care settings. He is a published researcher, a former Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. The articles on this blog draw on that clinical and academic experience to offer parents in Limassol, across Cyprus and internationally the kind of evidence-based guidance that is usually only available inside a consulting room.
The Empathic Psychologist Podcast brings the same evidence-based approach to life in audio form — conversations on child psychology, mental health, parenting and emotional wellbeing for families in Cyprus and beyond.
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New episodes are released regularly and are available wherever you listen:
