Episode 2.2 Music and Mental Health with Katerina Georgiou

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Meet Katerina Georgiou. She is a journalist, psychotherapist and passionate about music. Merging these worlds together, she has created a podcast exploring the use of music for mental health. This episode explores her background, how she got to where she is today and the advice she has for young people who are seeking help. Kind, funny and inspiring, have a listen to learn more on her journey! About Katerina: She is a qualified Gestalt therapist, seeing clients in a GP surgery and in private practice. She is also a freelance journalist for national newspapers and magazines and appears in the press and radio on mental health-related issues. She used to be a Samaritan helpline listener and worked for Samaritans during the time of their research into male suicide. Before all this, she was a music writer and it's the combination of all of these experiences that led to her setting up her own podcast Sound Affects exploring music and mental health. Link to podcast: http://soundaffectspodcast.podbean.com/ Link counselling website: www.kgcounsellor.com NOTE: As a counsellor, she goes by her full name Katerina, while as a journalist and to friends she is known as Katy. *TRIGGER WARNING*This episode will discuss sensitive topics such as suicide and eating disorders. If you feel like you need to speak to someone, please call the Papyrus helpline on 080003684141.This podcast was done in partnership with the Brent Centre for Young People.www.brentcentre.org.ukMusic by Static MoonA big thank you to:Kickstarter FundraisersDr Robin AndersonPeter WilsonProfessor Catalina BronsteinLouis TherouxGregoire BenardiStephanie StrongNick Pritchard Raad Al-GabrilAnd to all the young people who shared their experiences in order to make this project a reality.@speakupbrent