Life coaches

The Kentro Coaching Therapyway is a model mental health services center located in Piraeus. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health by integrating the principles and the most up-to-date data of psychotherapy and NLP on a case-by-case basis. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, addressing mental health needs in a holistic and individualized manner. The areas of expertise include generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety crisis, grief, depression, panic attack, dilemmas, separation, professional and personal deadlocks, among others. The center's interdisciplinary team consists of psychologists, NLP coaches, and specialized psychotherapists, capable of receiving a request, conducting a comprehensive assessment, and proposing the appropriate therapeutic approach.

Despoina Drivakou MSc, PhD(c) is a Life Coach with a private practice in Thessaloniki and provides supervision to early-career psychologists and mental health professionals in the initial stages of clinical practice. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master's degree in Basic Medical Research Methodology - Social Medicine - Public Health and Epidemiology from the Medical School of the same university. She is also a doctoral candidate at the same institution. Additionally, she is trained in Systemic Family Psychotherapy and is a certified Life Coach, regularly attending seminars and conferences on the systemic approach. Other psychotherapeutic programs she has trained in include Symbol Drama - basic training, Emotionally Focused Therapy - couples therapy, and the developmental model for couples in crisis due to substance, alcohol, and medication abuse, domestic violence, and narcissistic personality disorder. She has worked both voluntarily and in paid positions at various therapeutic centers in Thessaloniki focusing on addiction treatment for drugs and gambling. She is the scientific director of the Society for the Dissemination and Research of Systemic Thinking and president of the EP7A Association (Prevention, Art, Intervention). She regularly appears on Vergina TV, on radio stations, and contributes articles to various magazines and her personal blog. Concurrently, she coordinates the Family Health forum, which has been held over the past 3 years covering topics related to family and children, involving numerous professionals from the healthcare sector. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society, the Systemic Society of Northern Greece, as well as other associations in Thessaloniki.

Drakopoulou Xristina is a Hypnotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) by the American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming in the USA. Additionally, she is certified in Hypnotherapy and Clinical Hypnosis, having completed studies in the United Kingdom and the USA, respectively. She has experience in educating children and adults, organizing projects, conferences, and groups, and has appeared in various shows, conferences, and seminars. She specializes in addressing contemporary life issues. Sessions are conducted in both Greek and English.

Nonota Iliana is a certified (with distinction) Life Coach with an office in Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki. She holds a first degree in teaching the French language, a second degree in teaching the English language, followed by a degree in psychology focusing on counseling, and finally in life coaching, specializing in health coaching (well-being, autoimmune diseases, weight loss). The specialist aims at the immediate resolution of everyday issues such as interpersonal relationship counseling (separation, divorce, abuse, toxicity), couples counseling, professional guidance, stress management, as well as management of diseases that significantly affect mental health and, consequently, the body itself. She conducts individual or group sessions, either in person or via video call, and utilizes validated psychometric tests. Her goal is empathy and confidentiality in matters of emotional, professional, and physical health.

Tsiakalos Miltos MSc, PhD is a Life Coach - Mental Health Consultant with a private practice in Koukaki, specializing in Coaching and Interpersonal Relationships. He also collaborates with the Open Popular University (ALP), delivering lectures in both in-person and online sessions. He teaches in the MSc program Coaching and Mentoring at Aegean College. He has completed the three-year Mental Health Counseling program and is a member of the Hellenic Counseling Society, as well as the one-year "Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching" program, a recognized course by the Association for Coaching and the EMCC.

Nikoletta Damaskinou BSc is a Life & Business Coach conducting online sessions. She holds a degree in Business Administration & Organizations from the Hellenic Open University and a coaching certification (Certificate in coaching - AC Accredited) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she holds certifications in Business Coaching and Leadership Coaching from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an EMCC Global accreditation as a Senior Practitioner. Ms. Damaskinou is a member of the European and Hellenic Mentoring and Coaching Associations (European Mentoring & Coaching Council), EMCC Global and Greece, an international organization for mentors and coaches. Finally, she has served as a Life Coaching Seminar Instructor at Evdokimos Educational Group.

Η Κωνσταντίνου Μαρία είναι Life coach,Σύμβουλος Σχέσεων και Σύμβουλος Προσωπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοβελτίωσης.Η ειδικός είναι πιστοποιημένη Life Coach, από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) καθώς και πιστοποιημένη ειδικός στο Τραύμα Oxford University UK, Relational Coach από το Oxford Uninersity UK.

Η Κασανδριανού Ειρήνη είναι Life Coach και Σύμβουλος Προσωπικής Ανάπτυξης και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Νέα Μάκρη. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στην εκπαίδευση και την ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων επικοινωνίας, καθώς εργάζεται από το 2000 ως Εκπαιδεύτρια Αγγλικής Γλώσσας, Επικοινωνίας και Coach. Ολοκλήρωσε τις προπτυχιακές της σπουδές στο The American College of Greece και συνέχισε με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (ΜΑ in TESOL) στο St. Michael’s College στο Vermont των ΗΠΑ. Στο πλαίσιο της διαρκούς επαγγελματικής της εξέλιξης, εξειδικεύτηκε στο Life Coaching και στο Coaching μέσω του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), αποκτώντας πιστοποιήσεις Coaching και Diploma in Coaching με διαπίστευση AC (Association for Coaching). Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Επιστήμη της Ευτυχίας από το University of California, Berkeley, στη Θετική Ψυχολογία από το University of Pennsylvania και την American Psychological Association (APA), καθώς και σε σύγχρονες προσεγγίσεις coaching και κοινωνικοσυναισθηματικής μάθησης από διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα πανεπιστήμια, όπως το Imperial College London και το University of Colorado Boulder. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε εξειδικευμένα προγράμματα και συνέδρια με αντικείμενο την ενσυνειδητότητα (Mindfulness), την ψυχική ευεξία, την ανθεκτικότητα και την προσαρμοστικότητα, εμπλουτίζοντας συνεχώς τις γνώσεις και τις πρακτικές της στην υποστήριξη ατόμων που επιδιώκουν προσωπική και επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη. Μέσα από μια ανθρωποκεντρική και θετικά προσανατολισμένη προσέγγιση, το Life Coaching βοηθά τα άτομα να αναγνωρίσουν τις δυνατότητές τους, να ενισχύσουν την αυτοπεποίθησή τους, να διαχειριστούν αποτελεσματικά τις προκλήσεις της καθημερινότητας και να δημιουργήσουν μια ζωή με μεγαλύτερη ισορροπία, νόημα και ευημερία.

H Αναστάση Ιωάννα είναι Σύμβουλος επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού και προσωπικής ανάπτυξης και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Αθήνα. Είναι απόφοιτη Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με μεταπτυχιακή εξειδίκευση στις Νέες Τεχνολογίες και Marketing, καθώς και σπουδές στη Σχολική Ψυχολογία, τη Συμβουλευτική, το Life Coaching και την Εργοθεραπεία. Από το 2020 είναι ιδιοκτήτρια του κέντρου Συμβουλευτικής και Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού sykep.gr, ενώ έχει συνεργαστεί με δημόσιους και ιδιωτικούς φορείς σε προγράμματα συμβουλευτικής, κατάρτισης και ανάπτυξης δεξιοτήτων. Διακρίνεται για την επιστημονική της κατάρτιση, την επικοινωνιακή προσέγγιση και τη στοχευμένη υποστήριξη ατόμων σε θέματα αυτογνωσίας, λήψης αποφάσεων και επαγγελματικής εξέλιξης.

Η Νάνσυ Αραπόγλου είναι Leadership και Communication Coach, με εξειδίκευση στην αυτοηγεσία και την αποτελεσματική επικοινωνία στο σύγχρονο εργασιακό περιβάλλον. Υποστηρίζει στελέχη και επαγγελματίες να ηγηθούν πρώτα του εαυτού τους με σαφήνεια, αυτοπεποίθηση και συνέπεια, ώστε να συνεργάζονται ουσιαστικά με κάθε άνθρωπο γύρω τους, ανεξαρτήτως ρόλου ή πλαισίου.

Με μια δομημένη και ουσιαστικά ανθρωποκεντρική μεθοδολογία, ευθυγραμμισμένη με τα διεθνή πρότυπα του επαγγελματικού coaching (ICF) διαμορφώνει ένα ασφαλές και απολύτως εχέμυθο πλαίσιο εργασίας.

Στόχος της είναι να ενισχύσει τον άνθρωπο ώστε να λαμβάνει συνειδητές αποφάσεις, να λειτουργεί με αυτονομία και να αξιοποιεί στο μέγιστο τις προσωπικές και επαγγελματικές του δυνάμειςστο προσωπικό, εκπαιδευτικό και εργασιακό του περιβάλλον. Με περισσότερα από 20 χρόνια εμπειρίας σε ηγετικές θέσεις, γνωρίζει σε βάθος τις απαιτήσεις της ευθύνης, τη διαχείριση ομάδων και την ανάγκη ουσιαστικής σύνδεσης με τους ανθρώπους.

Από το 2019 ασκεί coaching με Evidence Based και Strength based προσέγγιση, ενσωματώνοντας αρχές Νευροεπιστήμης, Θετικής Ψυχολογίας και NLP. Tο έργο της εστιάζει σε executive and leadership coaching, αυτοηγεσία και ηγετική παρουσία, ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων επικοινωνίας, διαχείριση άγχους και burnout, career coaching και λήψη αποφάσεων, διαχείριση αλλαγής και προσαρμοστικότητα. Μέσα από ατομικές συνεδρίες, βιωματικά workshops και διαλέξεις, εξοπλίζει ανθρώπους και ομάδες με πρακτικά εργαλεία που εφαρμόζονται άμεσα στην καθημερινή εργασία, στις συεργασίες και στις επαγγελματικές σχέσεις.

Siasiou Maria is a Personal Development Coach, NLP Practitioner, and educator with over 22 years of experience supporting children and adults. She has been trained in NLP, hypnosis, and Timeline Therapy, tools which she applies with empathy and a focus on meaningful change. Through her sessions, she helps individuals discover their talents and desires, overcome limiting beliefs and internal obstacles, and design a future that reflects their true self, with self-awareness and confidence. The sessions are conducted in an atmosphere of acceptance and safety, aiming for the gradual, substantive transformation of the individual through tools that combine the power of language, imagination, and conscious presence.

Leutherioti Eleni, NLP Coach/Trainer and Beauty Business Consultant. She deeply believes that change begins when the mind and soul are aligned. With many years of experience in the beauty industry and adult education, she guides individuals (both professionals and non-professionals) to rediscover their strength, change limiting beliefs, and find ways to live with greater balance and confidence. 

Her sessions combine practical tools with genuine empathy and are offered in both Greek and English, allowing each person to feel comfortable expressing themselves and evolving in the language of their heart. 

Virginia Papadaki is a Life Coach who has completed the ACC credential from the ICF (International Coaching Federation) and is pursuing the PCC in collaboration with TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, with a strong academic background holding an MBA and extensive experience in senior management positions. Her professional career in a business environment, combined with her coaching specialization, enables her to effectively support individuals seeking growth, balance, and conscious changes in their life or career.

In her sessions, she applies a structured, human-centered approach based on the international standards of professional coaching. She creates a safe and confidential environment where each person can freely express themselves, recognize their needs and capabilities, and set clear, realistic goals.

Her aim is to facilitate the process of personal and professional development by offering guidance that leads to greater self-awareness, skill improvement, and meaningful changes in behavior and decision-making.

She specializes in areas including executive coaching, life coaching and personal development, stress and burnout management, career coaching, development of self-confidence and communication skills, change management and decision-making, work-life balance, and wellness.

Virginia Papadaki provides individual coaching sessions tailored to each person's needs. The sessions address the enhancement of leadership skills, improvement of personal effectiveness, management of challenges at work or in personal life, goal setting and decision making, and pursuit of balance and well-being. The process is based on active listening, focused questioning, and practical steps that help the individual move in the direction they truly desire.