About me
Ioanna Karavangeli is a highly experienced speech and language therapist with a robust educational and professional background. She completed her undergraduate studies in 2001 at the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology at the Kapodistrian University of Athens. Following this, she pursued further specialization in Speech and Language Therapy, earning a Postgraduate Diploma from City University of London between 2002 and 2005, and later obtaining her Master of Science in the same field in 2010.
Her professional journey includes substantial experience both in the UK and Greece. She has worked within the NHS in London, gaining valuable experience in various clinical settings and primary schools. Additionally, she has been involved in private treatment centers in Greece. Since 2016, she has been with IPAP Theotokos, focusing on Early Intervention in their dedicated department.
Ioanna has received extensive training in numerous therapeutic programs and approaches, including TEACCH, PECS, the Derbyshire Language Scheme (DLS), Social Stories and Comic Strips Workshop, Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding, DIR/Floortime Approach, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), the HANEN PROGRAMME- It Takes Two to Talk, and the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) at an advanced level. Her clinical expertise is centered on the assessment and intervention of young children aged 1.5 to 6 years who face challenges with communication, social skills, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
In addition to her clinical work, Ioanna is also involved in academia. She lectures on the module "Intervention in Speech and Language Therapy" and supervises clinical placements for speech and language therapy students at Aegean College in Athens. Her role in academia allows her to shape the next generation of professionals in the field.
She is also an active contributor to the field through her participation in both Panhellenic and European conferences, where she has presented on Early Intervention approaches. Notably, her paper titled "Early Detection and Intervention in ASD: Modern Approaches to Speech and Language Therapy" was featured in the book "Speech Therapy - Autism, Communication Disorders and Neurodegenerative Disorders" edited by Vlassopoulou M. in 2021.