Stelios Kiosses
Stelios Kiosses is a psychotherapist and the clinical lead for Edison Education. He manages a multidisciplinary team ensuring the delivery and integration of evidence based clinical and therapeutic practices and provides extensive training and supervision to associate therapists and formal work experience of graduate psychologists. He studied psychodynamic counselling and clinical supervision at the University of Oxford and was previously trained in psychotherapy and experimental psychology at Sussex University. He is an associate member of the American Psychological Association and a member of both the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the British Psychological Society. He is a member of Corpus Christi College Oxford and a research collaborator with Professor Robin Murphy’s Computational Psychopathology Research Group based at the University of Oxford.
Stelios currently teaches at Harvard University Extension School and has previously held teaching positions as a visiting senior research associate at Kings College London and as a visiting lecturer at Goldsmiths College University of London. He was originally appointed as an honorary senior lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry University of Birmingham teaching on the MS in psychiatry (family and mental health). He is the author of The Power of Talking: Stories from the Therapy Room. In his public role he has acted as a U.K. TV psychologist and presenter for Channel 4’s hit series The Hoarder Next Door narrated by Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman and he is patron of the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. one of HRH the Prince of Wales’ (now King Charles III) core charities.
Stelios Kiosses is a distinguished psychotherapist, course director, and tutor at the University of Oxford, and a pioneering expert in culinary psychology. An Oxford graduate with specialized training in psychodynamic therapy and clinical supervision, Stelios has more than three decades of clinical experience, integrating dietary habits with emotional and psychological well-being.
His academic contributions are notable, having developed and taught the innovative culinary psychology course at Harvard University Extension School. He is currently a featured guest speaker at Harvard Medical School, contributing to its executive education in nutrition and wellness program.
Stelios’ dynamic approach extends to his media work, where he presented the Channel 4 series The Hoarder Next Door, narrated by BAFTA- and Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman. He is the author of The Power of Talking: Stories from the Therapy Room, which explores the transformative potential of psychotherapeutic dialogue.
Through his clinical practice, academic leadership, and public engagement, Stelios continues to champion the therapeutic possibilities of food and psychology, making a profound impact in the fields of mental health and emotional resilience.
Culinary Psychology: Food Choices and the Mind–Body Connection
Culinary Psychology sheds light on the profound influence of nutrition and food on mental well-being. It examines the psychology of eating and cooking, with an emphasis on how our minds have an... (more)
The Power of Talking: Stories from the Therapy Room
Reading The Power of Talking: Stories from the Therapy Room feels as though you have joined author Stelios Kiosses at his favourite coffee shop for a chat whilst enjoying a cappuccino and slice of... (more)