Georgette Savvides

Georgette Savvides (born February 10, 1973) is a Greek Egyptian psychologist and director of Psychealth. She has a double masters in Business psychology and Clinical psychology. Though she was born in Egypt, she comes from a Greek family background and was raised between The Two countries. Her cross cultural experience has allowed her to obtain a curiosity in the field of psychology, where she has been investing her professional experience and exposure for the past twenty five years. (1990-2015–present).

Education

In 2000, Dr. Savvides obtained her MSc. in Clinical and Public Health Aspects of Addiction from Kings College, Institute of Psychiatry National Addition Center, UK. She then received her professional Doctorate in Psychology with a specialization in Counseling Psychology from City University, UK. She also acquired a Level A & B Competence Certificate in Occupational and Organizational consultancy and Psychometric Testing from City University, UK. Later, in 2012, she got her second doctorate from Southern California University in the USA, with a specialization in Occupational/Business psychology.

Career

Dr. Savvides started her psychology training in 1990 and has been working in the field ever since. Acquiring experience, training and research from several institutions in the UK, Greece and Egypt, Dr. Savvides worked across a realm of psychological conditions; ranging in severity and nature of cases, using the most updated methods of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She has extensive experience in dealing with drugs and alcohol abuse, behavioral and psychiatric disorders, eating disorders, family and couple counseling. She has also been lecturing and providing post graduate training, workshops, presentations; as well as supervision to post graduate students.

In 2005, Dr. Savvides rejoined Behman Hospital as the Head of Psychological Services and also worked in the educational sectors heading the department of Psychology in Business College of Athens (BCA) in Greece and has taught psychology at the American University in Cairo (AUC).

She has opened her own practice in 2009, where she sees clients individually using a CBT approach and directing the training department; offering educational programs in counseling, as well as practicing occupational psychology in several projects with leading corporate sectors; handling recruitment, team building, capacity building, training and consultancy amongst other relevant topics.

Research projects

“The Prevalence of Opioid Iatrogenic Dependence in Patients’ with Chronic Pain Syndrome”

King’s College - Institute of Psychiatry National Addiction Center in London, UK. Supervisors: Dr. Kim Wolff and Dr. Adam Winstock.

“Burn out Syndrome, Coping Strategies and Preventative Methods in counselling Psychologists working in Mental Health Services”

City University in London, UK, Supervisors: Stuart Menzis and Dr. Malcom Cross.

Professional membership and registration

1999 The British Psychological Society
2002 CCC REG. National Register of UK Counsellors
NHS National Independent Provider Code
2002 British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy
2003 Eating Disorder Association
2003 National Center of Eating Disorders
2003 British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Media coverage

Dr. Savvides has appeared in several national TV and radio programs discussing several mental health related topics.

September, 2004 Why are we so obsessed by our bodies- Campus Magazine
March, 2004 Bulimia Nervosa- Diva Magazine
January, 2005 Parented by Addiction – Campus Magazine
February, 2005 Save your Marriage/Seek Counseling – Cleo Magazine
March 24, 2005 Talk Show on Self-Care and Indulgence Nile FM 100.6 Radio Station
April, 2005 About Drugs – Cleo Magazine
February, 2007 Values in Media – Nile Variety Channel – Esher Ma3ana/Salam El Shama3
August, 2007 Anorexia Nervosa – Daily News Newspaper
August 2007 Predisposing Factors in Women that lead them into Mental Illness – Nile Family and Child Channel.
October, 2007 Addiction to Food – Nile Variety Channel
October, 2007 Addictive Behaviors– Orbit
October, 2009 Egypt Today Article on Psychealth Services & Training Centre
November, 2010 Nile TV (Life) Weekly talk show on Psychological diagnoses & Treatment 10
December, 2011 Nile TV (Life) Nile Clinic –The right way to raise children
June, 2012 Nile TV- (Family) – Eating Problems
2012 Various Talk shows on Nile FM 100.6
2013 Kalam Nawa3m MBC Egypt
2014 Beit el Ezz Negoum FM 100.6
2015 Mark & Sally FM 104.2
2015 Green Apple MBC Why women feel lonely in relationships
2015 Green Apple MBC How we hurt our partners unintentionally
2015 Nile TV Naharek Said Employee Wellness
2015 What Women Want Interview
2015 Mother and Child –Monthly Article
2015 Cairo East- Cairo West Interview
2015 3asal Abyad, TEN TV channel – The difference between Anxiety and Panic
2015 Maktabet Misr- Talk on Psychology and Ethics
2015 Mother and Child – Interview - Dr. Georgette Savvides: on Psychology, Parenting and Step-parenting
2015 Zamalek Island - I lost ME while Loving YOU
2015 Identity Mag – Interview - Dr. Georgette Savvides: On Her “Biography of a Therapist” & More
2015 Community Times - Silent Killers: Eating Disorders
2015 Al-Ahram Weekly – Interview – “Till separation do us part”