Sylva Sarafidou was born in Greece, in 1992. She studied Psychology and History of Art (BA), Neuroscience (MSc), Culture and Theology (AKC), Integrative Psychotherapy and Expressive Arts Therapies, Art Therapy Life Coaching, and now she is conducting her PhD research concerning the self and life quality in dementia. She has worked with the elderly, individuals with psychiatric disorders, children, individuals with addictions and healthy population. She has been conducting group sessions using the arts in elderly care units and psychiatric clinics, and is a professor of psychology at an institute of professional education