Dr. Eirini Lordou is a Consultant Child Psychiatrist and the current coordinator of Resilient Lives, a centre dedicated to the social and emotional health of children, adolescents, and their families. She served as the President of the Child Psychiatric Committee in Cyprus for four years.
Dr. Lordou is also the Director of the non-profit organization Pantwn Xara, which she has led for the past year. Pantwn Xara is a Day Center offering a multidisciplinary approach to mental health and psychosocial support, with a team of professionals including child psychiatrists, psychologists, school counselors, art therapists, and other specialists. The Center collaborates with the Ministry of Health and social service agencies and maintains an official partnership with the University of Cyprus for clinical training.
Having worked for several years as a Child Psychiatrist in the outpatient mental health unit of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Lordou has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, including ADHD, Autism, Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, as well as other less common conditions.
While highly experienced in the safe and appropriate use of psychopharmacology, Dr. Lordou has also completed formal training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through the Linehan Institute / Behavioral Tech (U.S.). In addition, she completed two years of specialized training in Eating Disorders with the clinical team at Maudsley Kings Hospital in London, and she is trained and certified in ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – II). She holds a master’s degree in Medical Genetics, during which she conducted research on the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Beyond general child and adolescent psychopathology, Dr. Lordou has a particular clinical interest in the early (preschool) detection and intervention of neurodevelopmental disorders; the differential diagnosis of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse while addressing the needs of victims; and in building psychological resilience in children, adolescents, and their families. More recently, she has developed a research and clinical interest in supporting the social and emotional development of gifted children and adolescents, working on the design of group intervention programs in collaboration with academic professionals from the University of Cyprus.
Dr. Lordou is married and has three children
