Eleni C. Tzavela received a BA from Brown University (Rhode Island, U.S.A.) and a MSc. in Applied Developmental Psychology (High Distinction) from the Graduate School of the American College of Greece. Her post-graduate training includes a two-year course in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a two-year postgraduate specialty in Behavior Therapy of Anxiety Disorders, and training as a Life Coach.

She has worked with adolescents in school and clinical settings treating anxiety disorders and internet addictive behavior.

She has written educational material for the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on Internet Addiction (Ariadni training program), and is a co-author of the book Internet and Adolescence.

She is a scientific collaborator of the Adolescent Health Unit (A.H.U.) of the Second Dept. of Pediatrics of the University of Athens where she practices as behavioral therapist and functions as research Coordinator.

Special interests include the role of internet use and online social networking in adolescent development and the prevention and treatment of social anxiety in adolescence.

Child Psychiatrist, graduate of Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece (1990-1996), specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry in the 3nd Clinic of Child Psychiatric Hospital of Athens, where she worked as scientific collaborator from 2004 to 2008.
She works as scientific collaborator in the Adolescent Health Unit of Aglaia Kuriakou Children' Hospital of University of Athens, in ELEPAP and in private. Her scientific work is clinical, educational and research, and she is specialized in Systemic Family Therapy in the University of Athens.
She has participated in educational seminars on child and adolescent psychiatric issues in Greece and aboard and as speaker in International and Greek conferences. She has participated as author in many published books.