Vaia Delidimitropulu, PhD

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Get to know Psychologist Dr. Vaia Delidimitropulu, who serves patients in Astoria, New York.

Dr. Delidimitropulu is a licensed clinical/forensic psychologist with over 25 years of experience in practice. She is the Clinical Director of Aristotle Psychological and Biofeedback Services in Astoria, New York.

As such, she specializes in treating children, adolescents, adults and couples who are experiencing various relationship and individual problems. Her approach to therapy involves setting goals and developing specific strategies for achieving these goals. She also uses biofeedback and neurotherapy for achieving maximum success for the full recovery of her patients.

Her areas of specialization include: forensic psychology, sex offenders treatment, custody cases, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, family and relationship problems, treatment of children with ADHD/ADD and other learning disabilities, as well as administration of psychological and neuropsychological evaluations. 

In 1978, Dr. Delidimitropulu received her undergraduate diploma in Greece from Aristotelion University. Years later, in 1982, she earned her Doctorate in Clinical/ School Psychology from the University of Siena in Italy. She then worked as a Clinical Psychologist and Researcher at the Psychiatric Clinic (Department of Medical Psychology) of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Siena.

In 1984, she received her Post-Doctoral degree (Diploma of Advanced Studies in Child Psychology) with specialization in the Development of Language and Language Disorders from the University of Paris, France. Following this, she received another Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with specialization in Learning Disabilities, ADD/ADHD and Neuropsychology from University Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Lima, Peru and later became an Honorary Professor in Clinical Psychology at the said University. In 2007, Dr. Delidimitropulu received her Post-Doctoral degree ( D.M.S in Clinical Psychopharmacology) from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in Boston, U.S.A.

Psychology is the science of behavior and mind. It includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope. Psychologists assess, diagnose, and treat the psychological problems and behavioral dysfunctions resulting from, or related to, physical and mental health. In addition, they play a major role in the promotion of healthy behavior, preventing diseases and improving patients’ quality of life.

On a more personal note, Dr. Delidimitropulu speaks multiple languages, including English, French, Greek, and Italian.

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