In September 1984, a few people interested in dramatherapy form into a group under the coordination of Dr. Sue Jennings. The group holds regular meetings every two months and gradually a nucleus of people with significant interest in dramatherapy emerges, and the need for education and training in Dramatherapy in Greece arises.

The group’s meetings have now turned into training seminars with several participants who

• either wish to learn the method so they can become dramatherapists themselves,
• or wish to experience dramatherapy as a path to personal development

In September 1986, at a time when there are no Greek dramatherapists, education on dramatherapy and playtherapy starts in Athens with the cooperation of Sue Jennings.

Responsible for organization and administration is the Centre of Therapy through Art. Educational support is provided by the Institute of Dramatherapy, London. The Institute provides and evaluates training leading to a Diploma in Dramatherapy or Playtherapy, which is accredited by the Dramatherapy Association of England.

The Centre of Therapy through Art remains in operation for three years, until June 1989.

In the fall of 1989, the professional association Greek Society of Dramatherapy– Theatre and Therapy is established on the initiative of students who wished to complete their training.

The educational program, always with the cooperation of the Institute of Dramatherapy, London and Sue Jennings, and the promotion of Dramatherapy in Greece continue under this new scheme. A number of international seminars are organized with the participation of dramatherapists who either practice Dramatherapy or carry out research in Dramatherapy in Europe and the U.S.A (such as Steve Mitchell, Robert Landy, Muli Lahad).

Several internationally recognized dramatherapists and important Greek mental health professionals interested in connecting healing with art in and theatre people interested in the healing role of their art contributed to the program.

The association focused on providing training in the theory and practice of Dramatherapy and Playtherapy. And even though one of the main objectives of the Association was to make Dramatherapy better known in Greece, it gradually it became almost exclusively a training agency. New members and new trainees were added.