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Alessandra Sax holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and child development from Hampshire College (USA). She graduated from New York University (USA) with a clinical master’s degree in Clinical Social Work: Children, Adolescents and Adults and completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology and Supervision in Counselor Education at Argosy University (USA). She has been an instructor in Clinical Interviewing and Consultation, Child Psychopathology, Child Centered Play Therapy, Life-Span Development, Cultural Psychology,Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Psychopathology, Multicultural Perspectives, Instructional Consultation and Interventions, and Group & Music Therapy. She is also a licensed psychotherapist who has been in private practice for thirty years, working with children, adolescents, and adults. From 2006 until 2019, she was working at the American Community Schools of Athens (ACS), as the Elementary School Counselor and then School Psychologist, and additionally, was the coordinator of the Psychology Intern Program within the Department of Student Affairs. During 2017-2022, Dr. Sax was the Co-Founder and Director of Learning and Wellness Center; a holistic therapeutic center for children, adolescents and adults. From 2019-2023 she was the Director of the Psychology Department, including the University Counseling Center at the Hellenic American University and is an Associate Professor of Psychology. She has been an editorial board member and peer reviewer for the International Journal for Elementary Education for SciencePG, the American Journal of Applied Psychology and the International Journal of Progressive Education. She has published several book chapters and articles, and regularly presents her clinical work and research at international conferences both in Europe and the USA. She is a member of EB-ACA and ACA. Currently, Dr. Sax is a part-time Associate Professor of Psychology at the American College of Greece-Deree and Consulting Psychologist at ACS-Athens.