Agathi Lakioti, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and works privately as a psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer and seminar presenter. She studied psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Panteion University and her MSc in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde. She teaches counselling and psychotherapy, Positive Psychology and research methodology at undergraduate and postgraduate level and has been a trainer and supervisor in the Person-Centred approach for over 15 years. She is a certified therapist and supervisor in Emotion-Focused Therapy by the International Society of Emotion-Focused Therapy. She is also a certified Focusing trainer by The International Focusing Institute. Noting the effectiveness of EFT in her practice, as well as the professional and personal growth she has experienced through the training and application of this approach, she decided in 2021 to found the Hellenic Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy (HiEFT) and spread this approach in Greece.

Danae Vagia is a psychologist and works privately as a psychotherapist. She studied psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She subsequently obtained her MSc in Counselling Studies from the University of Edinburgh and her MA in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde. She has previously worked in Non-Governmental Organisations with vulnerable populations such as homeless people, refugees and migrants. She has also taught counselling courses in private educational settings. She is currently in the process of becoming certified in Emotion Focused Therapy in which she has been trained by Robert Elliott and Juliette Becking.