Nikolaos Pepelias is a psychologist with experience in providing psychological support to vulnerable groups, in psychotherapy and in the treatment of psychological trauma. He works in the Greek Police’s Department for Combating Racist Violence, where he provides psychological support to victims of hate crimes and discrimination and is involved in the planning and implementation of prevention and awareness-raising initiatives against racism, both within the wider community and in schools. He has worked in mental health settings, hospital settings and counselling services, and has experience in counselling and providing support to uniformed personnel, in telephone psychological support and in crisis intervention through the Psychological Support, Counselling and Information Service of the Hellenic Police, as well as in the management of mental health incidents. He holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Promotion and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has completed a four-year training programme in Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy at Aeginiteio Hospital and has been trained in trauma therapy using the EMDR method.