Health professionals for Psycotherapy LGBTQ near Saranta Ekklisies

Artemis Stefanidou Tsiavou is a licensed Psychologist and Psychotherapist, trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

She provides individual psychotherapy sessions for adults and adolescents (12+), aiming to support the understanding of psychological difficulties, the stabilization of symptoms, and the improvement of daily functioning. She has experience working with anxiety, panic attacks, emotional distress, relationship difficulties, anger management, and self-esteem issues.

In her professional experience, she has worked in demanding clinical and community mental health settings, including work with court-referred cases, developing skills in crisis management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and maintaining a consistent therapeutic framework.

Her training is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), in accordance with the European standards of the EABCT. She places particular emphasis on building a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship, where clients can explore their difficulties with respect and without judgment.

Maria Tsirakidou is a Psychologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth and holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Child Clinical Psychology from Anglia Ruskin University in England. Subsequently, she trained and was certified in Systemic Therapy and Counseling through a four-year program at the Center for Systemic Therapy and Counseling (Ke.S.Me.Th.). She has clinical experience in healthcare institutions. Her professional expertise covers a broad range of adult mental health issues including anxiety, panic attacks, mood disorders, eating disorders, unwanted behaviors including addictions, trauma, phobias, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, grief, chronic pain, and psychosomatic problems. Additionally, she provides psychological support for chronic and non-chronic conditions, aiming at managing the challenges arising from an illness and promoting overall health. Within a framework of safety, trust, and respect for the uniqueness of each individual, the goal is the well-being of clients and the management of their individualized needs. She has participated in educational programs for refugee children in schools in England.

Danai Papadopoulou MSc, MA is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She graduated with honors from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and holds postgraduate degrees in Counselling Psychology (MSc in Counselling Psychology) from the University of Sheffield and in Gender Studies (MA in Gender, Society, and Culture) from the Department of Social Anthropology and History at the University of the Aegean. As a psychotherapist, she specializes in Psychodynamic Therapy. In this context, she completed a two-year training program in the Art of Psychotherapy, offered by the Institute of Psychology and Health (IPSY), and additionally, under the auspices of the Scientific Association Merimna for Children and Adolescents (SY.ME.PE), she attended a two-year educational program on Psychopathology and Therapeutic Approaches for Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence, as well as a two-year introductory training cycle in psychoanalytic thought at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research (EKEPSYE). Furthermore, she received basic training in projective tests from the Istituto Gradiva per la Ricerca in Psicoanalisi. She has worked as a psychologist in public mental health facilities, early psychological intervention programs, and non-governmental organizations in Greece and Italy. Psychotherapeutically, she works with adults and adolescents in face-to-face sessions or remotely via Skype.

Dimitra Xristoforidou is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Thessaloniki. She studied at the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.) and trained in systemic family therapy through the four-year training program at the Institute of Systemic Thinking and Psychotherapy. She has completed postgraduate studies in "Counseling Psychology and Counseling in Special Education, Education, and Health" at the University of Thessaly. From 2011 and for a decade, she worked as a psychologist in the Air Force, providing individual counseling services, psychological assessment, crisis intervention, and staff training and sensitization on mental health issues. She has also collaborated with the special therapy center "Logou Interventions," providing psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, and families, and with the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, managing supervision and personal development groups for trainee counselors and psychotherapists, as well as teaching courses in systemic psychotherapy. Furthermore, she has provided psychological services during her postgraduate studies as a trainee at the Counseling and Psychological Support Center of A.U.Th. and at KETHEA Anadyksi, and as a volunteer at the Volos Mental Health Center, in parent schools, with Doctors of the World, and in a special elementary school. In her private practice, she works with individuals, couples, and families.

Hatzinikoli Margarita is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her internship, she collaborated with the Youth Support Center of the non-governmental organization "Arsis." Within the framework of her systemic orientation, as a trainee Systemic – Family therapist at the Institute of Systemic Approach and Family Therapy, she works with families and their members, resonating with them and accompanying each individual separately, as well as all together, on the issues for which they seek her assistance. In recent years, she has participated in the design and coordination of psychosocial programs in collaboration with the "Psychotopos" team, some of which address assertiveness, conflict resolution, anger management, and sexual education. Additionally, together with the above-mentioned team, they coordinate groups focused on either personal development or various themes such as infertility and adoption. As a Professional Focusing Partner, having completed the Focusing training cycle (Level I & II), she employs the Focusing Process, an experiential (internal) method, to address cases of severe anxiety and panic attacks. Furthermore, she has completed the Effective Parenting training cycle by Gordon Hellas. Finally, as part of her ongoing professional development, she attends and participates in seminars and training programs related to domestic violence and the support of socially vulnerable groups (LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, etc.).

Fragkiadoulakis Ioannis is a Psychologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he graduated with a specialization in Clinical Psychology. He has received further training and certification in the selection, assessment, and administration of psychometric tests. He applies Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and Counseling, providing a wide range of mental health services tailored to the needs of each individual.

Giazitzi Vasiliki is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is recommended as the treatment of choice for a variety of mental disorders and is particularly effective.

She maintains private practices in Thessaloniki and Serres, providing psychotherapeutic services both in person and online to adults, adolescents, couples, and families.

She completed her postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a degree in "Global Medicine and Health Crisis Management".

Since 2021, she has specialized in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy at the Hellenic Society of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy.

From May 2019 to June 2024, she worked with NGOs on various UNICEF programs such as Child Protection (Child and Family Support Hubs) and subsequently the support of all children in education (All Children in Education).

Within the framework of this work, she participated in the design and support of cases involving domestic violence, as well as cases of severe anxiety, depression, phobias, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and various mental disorders requiring support. In 2021, she held a coordinating role in the Child Protection program in the Serres field.

Martzivanou Maria is a certified Psychotherapist in Person-Centered Therapy, Focusing Experiential Therapy, as well as Existential Therapy, with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She has specialized in Positive Psychology and Medical Psychology, focusing on understanding the relationship between the mind and body, the psychosomatic expression of trauma, and the needs of individuals living with chronic or acute physical pain. Through extensive training and experiential practice, she has successfully integrated Western psychology with Eastern philosophy, building bridges between the mind, body, and spirit. Her approach honors the human existence as a whole, which does not need to be “fixed” but to find a space where it can be heard, to feel, and to unfold. She has provided voluntary services in social institutions such as the YMCA of Thessaloniki and the orphanage "Agios Stylianos." Finally, she is specialized in EFT Couples Therapy, Trauma Therapy and Psychosomatic Pain Treatment, Psychotherapy & Diagnosis of Adults with ADHD, Eating Disorders, and Nonviolent Communication (NVC).

Dr. Eleni Vazakidou, PhD, MSc, is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice (center located near the Church of Agios Dimitrios) in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a specialization in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling from the Center for Systemic Therapy and Counseling (Κε.Σ.Με.Θ). Additionally, she holds a Doctorate (PhD) in Criminology with a full scholarship and a Master's degree in Clinical Criminology from the University of Leicester, as well as a Law degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She possesses extensive academic experience, having lectured at the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester and at the Department of Psychology at the European Campus of York, City College in Thessaloniki. Finally, in her private practice, the specialist provides support to adults, couples, and families through a systemic, comprehensive, and scientifically substantiated therapeutic approach.

Keramitzi Nelli is a Psychologist who conducts online sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London and a postgraduate degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from the same university. She is currently receiving training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, as well as in LGBTQ+ Counseling from the Certified Educational Institute "Peri Psychis". Additionally, she is attending the educational program "Intervention in Psychosis" at "Pnoes" EPAPSY – Society for Regional Development and Mental Health. She has gained significant professional experience, having worked as a research assistant at the Panhellenic Association of Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD Hellas). Furthermore, she has provided creative activities for refugee children at "MetaDrasi" and offered counseling on the 1145 helpline of KETHEA. Currently, alongside her private practice, she is a Psychologist at "Mila Mou".

Στο ΕνΝόημα παρέχουμε υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες, παιδιά, εφήβους, ζευγάρια και οικογένειες.

Κύριο μέλημά μας είναι η δημιουργία ενός πλαισίου ασφάλειας, κατανόησης και εμπιστοσύνης.

Αναγνωρίζοντας την πολυπλοκότητα των ανθρώπινων σχέσεων και συστημάτων, προσεγγίζουμε συνθετικά τις δυσκολίες υπό το πρίσμα διαφορετικών θεραπευτικών προσεγγίσεων — Συστημική, Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική (CBT) και Γνωστική Αναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεία.

Παρέχουμε υποστήριξη:

- Διαχείριση άγχους, κρίσεων πανικού, επαγγελματικής εξουθένωσης (burn out).

- Κατάθλιψη, πένθος, συναισθηματικές δυσκολίες.

-Διαχείριση σχέσεων και επικοινωνίας.

- Συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη γονέων

- Διαχείριση συγκρουσιακών διαζυγίων και ενίσχυση της διαμεσολάβησης.

- Υποστήριξη κατά την εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση.

- Υποστήριξη ενηλίκων, παιδιών και εφήβων με νευροδιαφορετικότητα (ΔΕΠΥ, Αυτισμός).

- Ψυχολογική Αξιολόγηση Παιδιών, Εφήβων και Ενηλίκων

!! Οι συνεδρίες παρέχονται και διαδικτυακά.

Οι Συνεργάτες:

Η Αγγελική Μιχαλοπούλου είναι ψυχολόγος, κοινωνική λειτουργός και ψυχοθεραπεύτρια ενηλίκων, με μεταπτυχιακή εξειδίκευση στην Ειδική Αγωγή, τα παιδιά και τις οικογένειες.

Είναι πιστοποιημένη Συστημική, Γνωστική – Αναλυτική ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Γνωστική – Συμπεριφορική προσέγγιση, προσφέροντας επίσης θεραπεία ζεύγους, ομάδας και συμβουλευτική γονέων, ενώ διαθέτει εκτενή κλινική εμπειρία σε πλαίσια ψυχικής υγείας, μεταξύ άλλων στην Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του 424 ΓΣΝΕ και στην υποστήριξη παιδιών και οικογενειών, σε εκπαιδευτικές και θεραπευτικές δομές. Παρέχοντας παράλληλα συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη και συντονίζοντας ομάδες γονέων.

Η θεραπευτική της οπτική εστιάζει σε μια πολυεπίπεδη και συνθετική προσέγγιση των προβλημάτων, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την μοναδικότητα και την πολυπλοκότητα των ανθρωπίνων σχέσεων και συστημάτων. Βασική προτεραιότητα της αποτελεί η δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και συνεργατικού χώρου, όπου οι άνθρωποι μπορούν να αναγνωρίσουν βαθύτερα μοτίβα, να παρατηρήσουν τις σχέσεις που τους διαμορφώνουν και να κινηθούν προς πιο λειτουργικούς και αυθεντικούς τρόπους ύπαρξης.

Ο Γεώργιος Παναγιώτης Τομπούλογλου είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του ΑΠΘ. Από το 2012 παρέχει ανελλιπώς υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας, συμβουλευτικής και ψυχολογικής αξιολόγησης σε δημόσιες δομές ψυχικής υγείας των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων (Ψυχιατρική Κλινική 424 ΓΣΝΕ, Ομάδες Ψυχοκοινωνικής Μέριμνας) .

Επιπλέον, διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στην συμβουλευτική γονέων, την ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και αξιολόγηση παιδιών και εφήβων με αναπτυξιακές, συναισθηματικές και συμπεριφορικές δυσκολίες, έχοντας εργαστεί σε ιδιωτικές δομές ως εξωτερικός συνεργάτης. Είναι πιστοποιημένος Γνωστικός-Αναλυτικός Ψυχοθεραπευτής, με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Εφαρμοσμένη Γνωστική και Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχολογία και στην Ειδική Αγωγή, ενώ έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε πλήθος άλλων ψυχοθεραπευτικών προσεγγίσεων και εργαλείων ψυχολογικής αξιολόγησης ενηλίκων, παιδιών και εφήβων.

Η θεραπευτική του προσέγγιση είναι ανθρωποκεντρική και συνθετική, με έμφαση στη δημιουργία μιας ασφαλούς θεραπευτικής σχέσης που βασίζεται στην εμπιστοσύνη, τη συνεργασία και την αποδοχή. Εστιάζει στη βιωματική κατανόηση των δυσκολιών στο «εδώ και τώρα», ενθαρρύνοντας την αυτογνωσία, την ανάληψη προσωπικής ευθύνης και την αναγνώριση περιοριστικών μοτίβων.

Στόχος της θεραπευτικής διαδικασίας είναι η ενδυνάμωση του ατόμου και η καλλιέργεια εσωτερικών πόρων, ώστε να ανταποκρίνεται με μεγαλύτερη ευελιξία και πληρότητα στις προκλήσεις της ζωής και να αναπτύσσει ουσιαστικές σχέσεις με τον εαυτό του και τους άλλους.

Aria Stathi is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist, holding a degree in Psychology from the University of East London. She is trained in the integrative model of Cognitive Behavioral and Person-Centered Psychotherapy and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki.

She has completed a one-year postgraduate training in Child Psychology and has undertaken a six-month internship at the Hellenic Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association Day Center "Agia Eleni". Additionally, she served as a Psychologist for two years at the counseling center of the Metropolitan College.

In her private practice, she addresses a wide range of cases, with extensive experience in anxiety disorders, life transition periods, panic attacks, grief, self-esteem, communication skills, and more.