7th March 2025

Almost one year after the landmark Cass Review was published what progress has been made to achieve recommendations from her review that services for gender questioning young children prioritise a psycho social approach rather than a medical one? In this meeting, facilitated by Sonia Sodha, experts talked about the youth gender care landscape following the Cass Review.

Anastassis Spiliadis spoke in support of psychotherapy for children and young people with gender related distress, referencing the relevant recommendations in the Cass Review. He reflected on some of the challenges in making the shift to a more holistic psychotherapeutic way of providing services for children and young people with gender related distress and highlighted the need for services for detransitioners. mins 35:00 – 50:00.

6th March 2025

“What’s one thing parents can do when their teen is struggling with their relationship to their body?”.

Anastassis highlights an intriguing observation: while parents typically find it easy to talk about bodies during infancy, they often feel awkward discussing these matters during adolescence—a critical period when emotional distress can become ‘embodied’. He points out that although we’ve made strides in acknowledging and discussing teenagers’ emotional experiences, as a society, we still struggle to address bodily changes during later childhood.

10th June 2024

Adolescents experiencing gender-related distress face unique challenges that require careful and informed support. On Monday, we were joined by Systemic & Family Psychotherapist/ Psychologist, Anastassis Spiliadis, to talk about the complexities of gender-related distress and the best practices for supporting people through these experiences.
The conversation included:
– Key findings from the CASS report
– The importance of language used
– Advice for parents and carers
– The role of schools and importance of collaboration

The full session is available now on the Let’s all Talk Mental Health hub.

20 Απριλίου 2022

Ομιλία μου (περίπου στο 1:08:00) ως προσκεκλημένος ομιλητής στην ημερίδα “Breaking Bad News στη Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία” που διοργάνωσε η

Ελληνική Εταιρεία Προγεννητικής Διάγνωσης και Θεραπείας του Εμβρύου, Α΄ Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική Κλινική Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών – Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών “Αλεξάνδρα” στο ξενοδοχείο Stratos Vassilikos.

20 Απριλίου 2024

Με αφορμή την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ευαισθητοποίησης για τον Αυτισμό, το Ίδρυμα Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή φιλοξενεί στις 20 Απριλίου την επιστημονική ημερίδα «Ταυτότητα και Εαυτός στα άτομα με Διαταραχή Φάσματος Αυτισμού», που διοργανώνει το Ειδικό Ιατρείο Διαταραχών Φάσματος Αυτισμού, Παιδοψυχιατρική Κλινική ΕΚΠΑ.

Η ομιλία μου  “Ανάπτυξη ταυτότητας φύλου στους εφήβους με Διαταραχή Φάσματος Αυτισμού” απο το 57ο λεπτό.

EP74 – Taking Stock at Tavistock. Joint interview with Dr Anna Hutchinson & Anastassis Spiliadis, facilitated by Aaron Kimberly and Aaron Terrell.