Evangelia Theochari | Life OT | Clinical Lead – Mental Health Specialist OT
Evangelia Theochari is a highly specialist and experienced Clinician -Senior Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry as well as Special Education (SEMH). She specializes in children and young people that are presenting with SEMH (Social, Emotional and mental health) needs, ASC/ADD/ADHD and other neuro-diversities, Sensory Processing Difficulties, Emotional Disorders (anxiety, depression), OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), difficulties with handwriting, coordination (Dyspraxia), challenging behaviour at school and at home, as well as psychosis, schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
She is highly Skilled in Adolescent Mental Health, Sensory Integration basic level, Coaching, Budget management, Case Management, Clinical and Management Supervision, and Occupational Therapy Interventions-evidence based practice. She has proven to provide strong professional support based on highly inclusive and analytical thinking, strong budget and risk management.
Evangelia is currently working as Lead Occupational Therapist in a highly complex and Intensive Inpatient Service for Young People. She is also Head of Adult mental health Services in the London Area. Evangelia has been a Greek teacher in UK and is still able to provide private Greek lessons, especially for pupils that have additional needs.
She has worked as Head of Service in the private sector over the past two years. She has gained expertise in therapeutic education for children and young people with developmental trauma. Previously she worked at Newham Community-Specialist Services as a Children’s Therapies Service Manager and at the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust as Head of Clinical Service for Paeds OT. Evangelia has over 20 years of experience in the private and public sector both in Greece and UK. She qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1998-1999 and has worked as an OT ever since.
She has been an Honorary Lecturer at City University. Evangelia did her Bachelors Degree at the Technical Educational Institute in Athens (1998 – 1999) and her Masters of Science Degree in Paediatric OT at the University of East London.
During the pandemic and due to the high demand of mental health support for children, young people, adults and their families/carers, Evangelia founded a new and exciting service; Havering OT. This is one of a kind service that is run exclusively by Occupational Therapists to provide highly specialist Occupational therapy support and recovery to all. The service aims to become the number 1 choice of therapeutic provision outside of the NHS. Havering OT can provide specialist assessments and interventions as well as therapeutic programmes that aim to maximise independence and empower individual to take back control of their lives regardless of their difficulties. It provides a truly client centred care that is based on nurturing meaningful recovery. Please contact Evangelia for further information.
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Evangelia can offer assessments to children and teenagers with ADHD, ADD, ASC, sensory-motor difficulties, handwriting difficulties, observational assessments on daily life activities and in the school environment to evaluate how it can affect the education of the child. She can offer services/assessments at home.
Last but not least, Evangelia can also offer Clinical supervision to other Occupational Therapists.
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86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, UK