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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"You don't look ill" We're conducting an international study on the impact of STIGMA IN CHRONIC PAIN || Need your help ✅ 12-15 min online survey ✅ Follow-up survey in 2 months ✅ Chance to win 1 of 4 £25 vouchers SIGN UP rhulpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New paper OMERACT Glucocorticoid SIG reviewed measures of glucocorticoid toxicity - 31 clinician-reported instruments - Important gaps in assessing patient-important outcomes. - Need to develop standardised measures for future research and care. @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

New paper Acceptance & mindfulness fully mediated the link between chronic conditions and distress (N=324). Next step: idiographic research using EMA, SCEDs, and forecasting models = build personalized process-based interventions Full text: www.ibrt.gr/eidikoi/peri... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

📢 New Alopecia Meta‑Synthesis • Identity changes • Acceptance varies • Concealment taxing • Coping shaped by others • Support unmet needs Personalised psychological care + co‑produced services => bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @bjhpsych.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thrilled to celebrate 5/5 qualified Clinical Psychologists (okay… two are being hide- chasing them for their final papers! 😅) Why do we do what we do - Making progress - Driving clinical science - Training health professionals in evidence-based practice Proud of this group — the future looks bright

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Co-presenting today with my doctoral trainee Ana Calladine- Personalising Process-Based Therapy Day We lack direct evidence for personalising paediatric headache care — and our proof-of-concept study is promising. More soon… publication on the way! 📢 @iasp.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Ran a workshop on psychological flexibility for Oxford staff — great conversations on resilience, values, and managing everyday pressures. Grateful for the engaged group Staff wellbeing is foundational to effective,sustainable university services @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @oxforduni.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Our new study is out Self-as-Context (SAC): a promising tool for managing cancer-related pain. SAC - can support active coping with cancer pain - a more stable sense of self during distress - More EMA research needed 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13... @myacbs.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

|| New Study || Community-based ACT helps in the rheumatic management of pain and emotions Body awareness, mindfulness, and values: key but dynamic bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Community delivery=accessible psychosocial care @myacbs.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🌍 Day 1 of Demystifying Personalization in Psychotherapy kicks off in Athens! Diving into Process-Based Therapy- reimagining how we personalize care in mental health Let’s move beyond protocols - toward processes empowering change @karekla.bsky.social @myacbs.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

|| 1 WEEK BEFORE our FIRST Bootcamp 🔶 PERSONALIZED PSYCHOTHERAPY! 🔶 The future of psychotherapy is personalised, data-driven, and process-based. 1st Process-Based Therapy (PBT) Training Bootcamp in Athens, Greece 📅 👉 www.acg.edu/academics/ce... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @myacbs.bsky.social

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The American College of Greece | Demystifying Personalization in Psychotherapy

The American College of Greece, in collaboration with the Greece & Cyprus Association of Contextual Behavioral Science chapter, is proud to host Europe’s Unique PBT Bootcamp; a rare opportunity to tra...

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🧠 Presented today at #NPCE on personalised psychological care for youth. Why it matters: 📱 Therapy that adapts daily 🎯 Goals that evolve with the adolescent 🔄 Real-time nudges = real change Mental health care is going personal — and digital. @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @myacbs.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🎶 Can Music Help with Chronic Pain? 🎶 || Launching the first exploring how listening to favorite music in everyday life can support people living with chronic pain. Easy to take part – just listen to music & feed data rhulpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Our new meta-analysis- 37 studies 🧩Anxious or avoidant attachment are less self-compassionate. 🧩Older adults with avoidant styles (keeping emotional distance) may struggle more with self-kindness. 💡 Find it OA here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../papt.12590 @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🔍 Our New Meta-analysis-37 studies 💡 Anxious or avoidant attachment are less self-compassionate. 🧩 Older adults with avoidant styles (keeping emotional distance) struggle more with self-kindness. @rhulpsychology.bsky.social 💡 => Find it OA here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../papt.12590

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

|| INVITED TALK || Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece => Monday, 03/ 17th at 18.30 pm EET, we'll be diving into MyUSE intervention for young adults. - Tackling gateway drug use - Personalizing behaviour changes 📷 authgr.zoom.us/j/9407569433.... 📷 ID: 940 7569 4338 | Passcode: 290228

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Call for participants in the UK with skin conditions to test a new psychological intervention What You’ll Get: · 5 personalized, sessions online · Practical tools, support, personalised guidance · Delivered through an app or via the web SIGN UP TODAY: lnkd.in/eY6AKPH5 @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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VS.Vasiliou @vsvasiliou.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

|| 1st YEAR's PAPER|| Taking the big elephant in the room, out: STIGMA in Chronic Pain - A multifaceted experience - Originates from social determinants - Generates adverse outcomes What do we need: - Multilevel interventions -Compassion & equity doi.org/10.1016/j.co... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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