EVDOXIA (EVIE) MPRAS, MS, MFT

Purposeful and dedicated Resident Therapist, Lecturer, Writer, and Clinical Workshop Developer. Special Interest in Maternal Mental Health and family systems approach to postpartum health. Skilled in Emotion-Focused and Systemic therapy.

Leader: International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA) Diversity Committee 2021-2023

Led efforts to increase diversity within EDT field;

Worked as group leader to generate ideas and organize initiatives

Collaborated with IEDTA Board

IEDTA Community Committee 2023-current

Collabrative work to identify needs of IEDTA community; Implementation of community-based intiatives

• National Presentation: National Council for Family Relations (NCFR) Conference: A Systems Approach to Postpartum Healing (November 2023)
• Publication in National Council for Family Relations Magazine: Marginalized Families in the Postpartum Stage (2023)
• National Council for Family Relations (NCFR) Graduate Honors, May 2022
• AAMFT Leadership Training & Certification (scholarship recipient) 2021-2022
• Publication in AAMFT Magazine Jan/Feb 2021 issue

Published Article on Postpartum Anxiety for the National Family Therapy Magazine.

• Research Assistant for Dr. Ashley Landers 2020

Literature Review: Birthmother Loss

Postpartum Support Virginia 2018-present

• Social support training
• Leading support groups
• Providing social support and psychoeducation through email & telephone

Amurtel Greece, NGO Athens, Greece 2015-2017

• Providing perinatal care and emotional support for refugee mothers
• Facilitating artistic activities for refugee children

• DC Maternal & Infant Health Summit: September 2021
• Groves Family Therapy Conference: June 2021
• Object Relations Overview & Treatment Planning, University of Maryland March 2021
• AAMFT Representative: Postpartum Maternal Mental Health Advocacy April 2021