Born in Thessaloniki , with the family name Karakatsani, she graduated the American College "Anatolia" and had her degree in Greek and English Literature at the Aristoteleio University of Thessaloniki.

She is also a graduate of the National School of Music of Thessaloniki with a diploma in Piano and a Degree in Harmony, with honors.
She is married to George Dalakouras (shipowner, ex Member of Parliament, ex Governor of Athos) and they have a family of four children (one girl and three boys) and twelve grand children (six girls and six boys).

 She has been active in shipping and tourist enterprises, having the following positions and honors:

 She was born in Florina and she is a graduate of the "Anatolia College" of Thessaloniki. She has studied Medicine and had her degree from the Medical School of the "Aristoteleio University" of Thessaloniki in 1964. She specialized in Pediatrics in "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital (Chairman: Spiros Doxiadis) in Athens-Greece and got her official title in 1972. In years 1972-73 she was trained in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics in Children΄s Hospital, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Between 1973 and 1976 she worked as supervisor in "MITERA" Infant and Child Center in Athens-Greece and in 1976 she completed her PhD research on the "Development of infants and children within an institutional environment".

She had additional training for two years (1976-78) in London-England, having had a Scholarship through the Greek National Institution of Goverment Scholarships, in Developmental, Behavioral and Community Pediatrics in Wolfson Centre, of the London Child Institute of Health.

Orestis Giotakos is director in the Psychiatric Clinic of the Army Hospital of Athens, Greece, and the Psychiatrist in the Adolescent Health Unit of Athens.

He graduated in 1985 from the Military Medical School, University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and he has been working as a military psychiatrist since 1992.

In 1998, he obtained a M.Sc. in Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. In 2003 he received his doctorate at the Medical School, University of Athens.

He has conducted several investigations and has written a number of articles and books on psychopathology and prevention strategies.

Spyridoula studied for a B.Sc. Psychology at the School of Social Sciences, University of Crete (1987 - 1991)