Doctoral Dissertation
Pirounaki Lioni, M. (1994). Adolescents’ Conceptions of Community in Greece.
University of Bath, UK.

Master’s Theses
Lioni, M. (1976). A Workshop for Summer-Camp Group Leaders.
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
Lioni, M. (1976). Genesis and Growth of a Community Center – A Case Study.
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Books
Pirounaki Lioni, M. (2016). Psychopedagogical Tools for Kindergarten Teachers.
Athens: Thymari Publications.

Book Chapters

Pirounaki Lioni, M. (2009). Systemic Psychological Counseling for Female
Students: Reframing and Redefining.
In T. Bafiti & G. Kalarytis (Eds.), Systemic Approach: Theories and Applications.
Athens: Ellinika Grammata.

Pirounaki Lioni, M. (2006). “Take My Crown”: The Headache of Family
Commands and the Search for Identity.
In Ch. Kataki & A. Androutsopoulou (Eds.), With Map and Compass. Athens:
Ellinika Grammata.
 

Conference Proceedings

Pirounaki Lioni, M. (2000). Experiential Seminars for Teachers in a Primary
Prevention Program Against Substance Use.
In Ministry of Education & Pedagogical Institute (Eds.), Proceedings of the
Conference: Challenges in the School Community – Research and Intervention.
Athens.
Pirounaki Lioni, M. (1999). Neighborhood Life in Elefsina During the 1980s.
In Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on the History and Folklore of Attica.
Elefsina, May–June. Municipality of Elefsina.
 

Scientific Articles

Pirounaki Lioni, M. (2020). The Inner Child in the Systemic Group: A Therapeutic
Addition. Metalogos, 38.
Moulaki, E., Pirounaki Lioni, M., & Ziouvas, C. (2014). Trainees’ Perceptions of
Their Role as Developing Therapists/Counselors. Human Systems: The Journal
of Therapy, Consultation and Training, 25(2), 211–224.
Pirounaki Lioni, M. (1989). The Intervention of a Child Education Space in the
City of Elefsina. Eklogi, 81, 108–114.
 

Educational Booklets

Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1994). Creative Activities in “Happy Children – Happy Youth”
Summer Camps from an Educational Perspective.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1994). Psychopedagogical Guidelines for Camp Staff.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1994). The Collaborative Way in Human Interaction:
Emphasis on Adult–Child Relationships.
Published by the Association Happy Children-Happy Youth Camps.
Lioni, M. (1975–1976). “Filiki Folia Elefsinas” (“Friendly Nest in Eleusis”– Radio
program with N. Matsa.
Also published in Enoriaka Chronika.
 

Magazine and Press Articles

Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2012). Friendship and Work: Can They Go Together?
Prevention, 23(96–97).
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2012). The Uniqueness of Being a Teenage Girl or Boy.
Boro.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2012). Preparing Seminars for Group Leaders. Throisma, 15.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2010). The Uniqueness of Being a Teenage Girl or Boy.
Throisma, 13(11).
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1999). The Work of “Filiki Folia” from a Social Psychologw2y
Perspective. Throisma, 2, 14–15.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1998). The Basic Principles of Communication. Throisma, 1,
18–19.

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Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1998). Is “Meaning in Our Lives” Coming to an End?
Lampidona, 11, 27–29.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1996). A Cooperative Approach to Children. Voice of Porto
Rafti, 6.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1982). Love Your Children the Right Way. Around Yoga, 34,
31–34.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1981). The Basic Principles of Communication. Around
Yoga, 27, 21–24.
Lioni, M. (1978). The Important Role of the Greek Community in Child
Socialization. Enoriaka Chronika, 9.
Lioni, M. (Aug. 1978). How Play Strengthens the Family Bond. Oi Goneis, 52–53.
Lioni, M. (Jul. 1978). The Value of Group Play. Oi Goneis, 49.
Lioni, M. (Jun. 1978). Respecting the Child’s Need for Play and Movement. Oi
Goneis, 18–19.
Lioni, M. (Apr. 1978). Play and the Child (Part 1). Oi Goneis, 14–16.
Lioni, M. (May 1978). Play and the Child (Part 2). Oi Goneis, 36–38.
Lioni, M. (Aug. 1977). A Day at the “Happy Children-Happy Youth” Camps. Oi
Goneis, 22–23.
Lioni, M. (May 1977). What Do Children Want from Us? Oi Goneis, 47–49.
Lioni, M. (Dec. 1976). When Children Spend Too Many Hours at Home. Oi
Goneis, 26.

 

Conference Presentations and workshops

Pirounaki Lioni M., Papaioannou-Spiroulia A., Stolaki E., & Papazoglou P.
(2025). Presentation: Expansion and Protection: The ‘Golden Ratio’ of Using
Artwork in Psychosocial Education, Counseling, and Psychotherapy.
“Confluences and Controversies in the systemic theory, research and practice.”
EFTA-RELATES, Lyon, 27th-29th August 2025.
Pirounaki Lioni, M., Stolaki, E., Papaioannou-Spiroulia, A., Priftis, D., Vassara,
V., & Papazoglou, P. (2023). Works of Art as Tools and Initiators of the
Individual’s Inner State and Current Phase in the Therapeutic and Training
Process: A Systemic-Neuroscientific Approach.
13th EFTA-TIC Meeting of Trainers, Fostering Connection in a Fragmented
World: Interweaving Family, Group, and Community Training, Athens, Greece,
Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2023.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. [Chair]. (2023, Sept. 7–10). Four Mediterranean Voices
Advocating for the Necessity to Listen to Our Inner Selves and to Each Other in
the Face of Conflict and Other Challenging Situations. Symposium: Systemic
Resonances and Interferences, 11th Conference of the European Family
Therapy Association, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2023). The Inner Child in Systemic Group Therapy.
11th Conference of the European Family Therapy Association, Ljubljana,
Slovenia, Sept. 7–10, 2023.
Priftis, D., Pirounaki-Lioni, M., Stolaki, E., Liakou, M., Papazoglou, P., & Vassara,
V. (2023). The Work of Art as a Means of Exploring, Expanding, and Enriching
the Therapist’s Psyche: Bridging Self-Reference with the Role of the Systemic
Therapy Trainee. 11th Conference of the European Family Therapy Association,
Ljubljana, Slovenia, Sept. 7–10, 2023.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Alexopoulou, K. (2022). Training in Systemic Individual,
Family, and Group Psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Study of Human
Relations.
18th Panhellenic Conference of Psychological Research, “Nothing Human Is
Alien to Me”. Panteion University, Athens, Oct. 5–9, 2022.
Katakis, Ch., Katakis, M.L., & Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2017). A Bird’s-Eye View into
the Invisible World of Therapists and Mentors: Highlighting 33 Years of
Experience and Practice in Therapy, Training, and Supervision.
10th Meeting of Trainers, “The Times They Are A-Changin’: Creativity in
Systemic Training Today,” EFTA-TIC, Valletta, Malta, Oct. 6–8, 2017.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. [Chair]. (2016, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1). On the Main Axes of
Therapist Training: Academic Competence and Personal Development Leading to the Art of Effective Therapy.
Symposium, Origins and Originality in Family
Therapy and Systemic Practice, 9th EFTA Conference, Athens, Greece.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., Ziouvas, C., Stolaki, E., & Katakis, L. (2016). Training
Towards the Art of Doing Therapy.
9th EFTA Congress, Origins and Originality in Family Therapy and Systemic
Practice, Athens, Greece.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2016). One-Act Play: An Internal Dialogue Performed as a
Monologue of Personal Stigmata, Under the Spell of the Therapeutic Process.
9th EFTA Congress, Origins and Originality in Family Therapy and Systemic
Practice, Athens, Greece.
Papaioannou-Spiroulia, A., Pantaleon, E., & Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2016).
Workshop: Enriching the Therapeutic Narrative Through a Variety of Art Forms in
Systemic Therapy and Practice.
9th EFTA Congress, Origins and Originality in Family Therapy and Systemic
Practice, Athens, Greece.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., Pantaleon, E., & Papaioannou-Spiroulia, A. (2016). The Use
of Art Forms—Mainly Film and Cards—to Enhance Personal Narrative in
Systemic Group Therapy.
4th European + Conference of Narrative Therapy and Community Work & 5th
Spanish Meeting of Narrative Therapy, Barcelona, Spain, July 6–9, 2016.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., Pantaleon, E., & Papaioannou-Spiroulia, A. (2016). When Art
Becomes a Tool for Systemic Group Counseling, Psychotherapy, and
Psychoeducation.
6th Panhellenic Conference of Counseling Psychology, “Multiculturalism and
Social Justice in Counseling Psychology,” Athens, Nov. 4–6, 2016.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2014). Workshop: “Social Networks: What Is the Thread and
Meaning of My Participation?”
Conference “The Greek Family Thirty Years Later,” Laboratory for the Study of
Human Relations, Athens, Dec. 6–7, 2014.
Ziouvas, Ch., Moulaki, E., & Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2014). Workshop: “What Do I
Expect from My Psychotherapist?”
Conference “The Greek Family Thirty Years Later,” Laboratory for the Study of
Human Relations, Athens, Dec. 6–7, 2014.
Moulaki, E., Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Ziouvas, Ch. (2014). Trainees’ Subjective
Perceptions Regarding the Development of Their Professional Role.
5th Panhellenic Conference of Counseling Psychology, Patras, Nov. 6–9, 2014.
Moulaki, E., Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Ziouvas, Ch. (2013). Reflections on How
Therapists Develop Personally and Professionally During and After Training.
13th EFTA Congress, Opportunity in a Time of Crisis: The Role of the Family,
Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 24–27, 2013.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2010). Tracking the Trainee’s Course: From the Linear
“Correct” to the Circular “It Depends.”
7th EFTA Congress, 60 Years of Family Therapy – 20 Years of EFTA... and
After, Paris, France, Oct. 29–31, 2010.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2008). Defining the Counselor’s Role According to the Work
Context.
Conference “Social and Cultural Passages in Health, Education, and Community:
The Systemic Perspective,” Komotini, Apr. 11–12, 2008.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2007). Defining Our Role as Counselors.
Conference on Counseling Support for Youth in the Modern Work Environment,
ADEPatras & DRASINA, Patras, June 8, 2007.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2006). The Roles of Men: Cultural Background as a
Counseling Tool.
2nd Panhellenic Conference of Counseling Psychology, Men and Counseling
Psychology: Theory, Research, and Intervention, Harokopio University, Athens,
Nov. 23–26, 2006.
Kataki, Ch., Kouvela, L., & Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2006). The Greek Family Today:
Concerns, Achievements, and Prospects.
Symposium organized by the Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations,
Thessaloniki, May 2006.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2006). Short-Term Psychotherapy Counseling for University
Students: A Gateway to Growth for a Lifetime.
12th Annual Conference of the European Association for Counselling,
Counseling in Europe: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training, Panteion
University, Athens, Mar. 30 – Apr. 2, 2006.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2005). Brief Psychological Counseling for Students: A
Double Door to Life and Therapy.
10th Panhellenic Conference of Psychological Research, University of Ioannina,
Dec. 1–4, 2005.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Zotos, A. (2005). Human Systems and Professional
Identity: An Interprofessional Educational Program.
3rd Panhellenic Conference on Systemic Therapy, Family and Mental Health,
Heraklion, Crete, Oct. 21–23, 2005.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2005). Experiential Techniques in Psychosocial Education.
3rd Panhellenic Conference on Systemic Therapy, Family and Mental Health,
Heraklion, Crete, Oct. 21–23, 2005.

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Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Zotos, A. (2004). Human Systems and Professional
Identity: An Interprofessional Experiential Training.
5th European Congress for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, Creating
Futures: Systemic Dialogues Across Europe, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 29 – Oct. 2,
2004.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2004). The Importance of Empathy in the Development of
Family Relationships.
Conference Emotion and Cognition: Contemporary Data and Perspectives,
Harokopio University, Athens, Mar. 29–30, 2004.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2003). Training in Systemic Thinking and Its Applications.
International Conference of Critical Psychology, Contesting Conflict, Challenging
Consensus, University of Bath, UK, Aug. 27–31, 2003.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2002). The Social Network of Fifteen-Year-Old Greek
Adolescents: Perceptions of the Frequency of Transactions and Role Structure.
Conference The Greek Family, University of Athens, Oct. 3–6, 2002.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Papastylianou, N. (2002). School Violence Within the
Family: Sound or Echo?
Conference The Greek Family, University of Athens, Oct. 3–6, 2002.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2002). Workshop: School Violence and the Family.
Conference Violence in Schools, Municipality of Vrilissia & Pedagogical Institute,
Athens, Apr. 2002.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2002). Workshop: School Violence and the Family.
Conference Violence in Schools, Municipality of Kifissia, Athens, Nov. 2001.
Pirounaki, M. (2001). Experiential Techniques in Psychosocial Education.
8th Annual Conference of the European Association for Counselling, Counseling
in the Field of Prevention, Athens, Sept. 20–23, 2001.
Sotirchou, A., & Pirounaki, M. (2001). The Co-Construction of Reality and the
Counselor’s Role: A Systemic Perspective.
8th Annual Conference of the European Association for Counselling, Athens,
Sept. 20–23, 2001.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Zotos, A. (2001). Training in Systemic Thinking and Its
Applications.
4th European Conference & 15th Hungarian National Conference on Family
Therapy, Budapest, Hungary, June 26–30, 2001.
Sotirchou, A., Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & colleagues. (2001). Crisis Intervention:
Processing Fear Within Human Systems of Two Earthquake-Affected
Municipalities.

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2nd Panhellenic Conference on Systemic Therapy, Quality of Life and Systemic
Intervention, Heraklion, Crete, May 4–6, 2001.
Pirounaki, M., & Zotos, A. (2001). Training in Systemic Thinking and Its
Applications.
2nd Panhellenic Conference on Systemic Therapy, Quality of Life and Systemic
Intervention, Heraklion, Crete, May 4–6, 2001.
Kataki, Ch., Androutsopoulou, A., & Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (2001). Systemic
Research and the Application of Qualitative Methodology.
2nd Panhellenic Conference on Systemic Therapy, Heraklion, Crete, May 4–6,
2001.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M. (1999). Experiential Seminars for Teachers Within a Primary
Prevention Program Against Substance Use.
Conference Challenges in the School Community – Research and Intervention,
Ministry of Education, Athens, Dec. 17–18, 1999.
Pirounaki, M. (1998). Prevention Program in the Wider Community: Blessing or
Curse?
Panhellenic Conference on Systemic Therapy, University of Crete, Heraklion,
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 1998.
Pirounaki-Lioni, M., & Sotirchou, A. (1997). Body Image – Perception and
Acceptance.
10th Multidisciplinary Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Psychological and
Psychiatric Studies of Adults and Children, 1997.