Health professionals for Addictions in Attica

Psychiatrist - Systemic & Family Psychotherapist

He maintains a private practice in Koukaki providing psychiatric services, individual adult psychotherapy, as well as family and couple therapy with a systemic approach.

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2015). Following successful participation in the Spanish medical specialty exams (MIR), he completed his residency at the Psychiatry Clinic of the University Hospital La Paz in Madrid.

After completing his specialty, he was offered a Consultant position at the same hospital. He served as the Scientific Director of the Mental Health Center Colmenar Viejo, affiliated with Hospital Universitario La Paz, where he established and developed a family intervention program as well as therapeutic patient groups.

During his professional career in Spain, he also acquired significant clinical experience in Child Psychiatry and, following examinations, obtained recognition of the corresponding specialty title according to the Spanish healthcare system.

Concurrently, he completed a four-year training in Systemic and Family Therapy at the recognized training center Centro de Terapia Familiar Zurbano, certified by FEATF, with active participation in workshops and scientific conferences.

In the private sector, he collaborates with the Tranquilamente clinic in central Madrid as a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist.

He has specialization and extensive experience in addiction treatment, having served as the responsible Psychiatrist at the Detoxification and Addiction Center - Centro Árbor.

He is fluent in Greek, Spanish, and English. His goal is to provide personalized, scientifically grounded, and humane care, respecting the needs of each patient.

Papamargariti Vasiliki is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Kypseli. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete, followed by postgraduate studies in "Liaison Psychiatry: Integrated Care of Physical and Mental Health" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), in "Clinical Interventions in Addictions" at the University of Crete, as well as in "Special Education and Training" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Concurrently, she gained valuable experience in the field of mental health by working in significant institutions as a Psychologist, such as the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA), in the Dual Diagnosis Unit, and in Counseling for Parents and Adolescents, having collaborated with a Youth Counseling Station for several years. Currently, she also works in Secondary Education alongside her private practice. The specialist is also certified in Systemic Psychotherapy - Family Therapy, having received the relevant certification from the Systemic Center for Training and Psychological Support (S.K.E.PSY), and in Couple Therapy (Institute for Training and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy).

I am a psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), working with adults, adolescents, and couples.

I believe in psychotherapy that goes beyond theory. It embraces realism, the uniqueness of each individual, and their need to feel safe, accepted, and not "fixable."

I have personal experience with anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks — which enables me to view the client not as a "case," but as a person fighting, as I have fought myself.

My goal is not merely to listen. I want the person in front of me to leave with something more (an idea, a new way of thinking, a breath of relief), but also with something less: a little less anxiety, a little less burden.

I am direct, open, warm — and steady when needed. I build relationships based on honesty, not utopia. And I believe that every character has something valuable to bring to the therapeutic process.

Aretaki Dafni is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ymittos and Corinth. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, possesses a Master's degree in Political Science and Sociology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and has completed four years of training in Group Analysis. She has worked as a trainer in intercultural training programs for public sector personnel nationwide (detention centers, local government, and municipal police) and as a supervisor of the cultural mediation team at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." She has collaborated with the Hellenic Society for the Rheumatic Diseases, mainly providing psychological support to individuals with rheumatic conditions through a helpline and support groups. She currently works privately, offering psychological support and analysis for adolescents and adults in both individual and group settings. She follows the psychodynamic approach and provides individual, group, and couple therapy sessions.

Aggelopoulou Aggeliki is a licensed Psychologist maintaining a private practice in Athens in the Hilton area, holding a degree in Psychology from the University of Essex (United Kingdom) and a master's degree in Clinical Psychology (MSc) from London Metropolitan University. She specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Adult Counseling, and the administration of psychometric tests MMPI-2 and MMPI-3. She continues to advance professionally through specialized training in modern psychotherapy methods such as Virtual Reality Therapy (VRET) and psychological assessment, aiming to provide evidence-based and personalized care. She is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), a full member of the Hellenic Counseling Society (HCS), and a full member of the European Association for Counselling (EAC).

Virginia Angelou, BA, MSc, is a Psychologist – Group Analyst in training, with a private practice in Holargos.She holds a license to practice Psychology, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and a Master’s degree (MSc) with distinction from the Medical School of Athens in “Addiction Treatment – Addictology.”She has extensive professional experience across various mental health settings and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults. Specifically, she has worked in Special Education centers with children and adolescents with specific learning difficulties (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia) and autism, as well as in schools as a Substitute Psychologist. In addition, she has experience in the field of Community Psychiatry, working with vulnerable populations.In recent years, she has collaborated as an external associate with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, while also seeing clients in private practice. At the same time, she is training as a Group Analyst at the Hellenic Organization of Psychotherapy & Education in Group Analysis (HOPE in GA).

She has participated in research projects and Greek conferences, while her academic writings and articles have been published in both Greek and international collective volumes.

Η Χολέβα Κέλλυ BSc, MSc είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος - Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, αριστούχος πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Wrexham της Ουαλίας. Είναι επίσης πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής & Ψυχολογίας (Κατεύθυνση Ψυχολογίας) του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, καθώς και αριστούχος κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος ειδίκευσης στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία από το American Liberty University.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει την εκπαίδευσή της στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο  Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας & Συμβουλευτικής (Κ.Ε.ΨΥ.ΣΥ.), ενώ ταυτόχρονα έχει δίπλωμα στην Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία και τη Θεραπεία Ζεύγους του City University of Seattle, βάσει των αρχών της Συστημικής Προσέγγισης.

Κατέχει επίσης πιστοποιητικά εκπαίδευσης στην Ιατρική Ψυχολογία, στην Παιδοψυχολογία: Ολιστική Προσέγγιση, στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία, στην Κλινική Συμβουλευτική Ψυχικής Υγείας, στις Ψυχοθεραπευτικές τεχνικές & τα εργαλεία Συνθετικής Προσέγγισης, στη Μουσικοθεραπεία & την εφαρμογή της μεθόδου Guided Imagery Music (GIM) εντός του θεραπευτικού πλαισίου, στην Παιγνιοθεραπεία, στη Σωματική Θεραπεία & τις ασκήσεις mindfulness για το στρες και το ψυχικό τραύμα, στην εφαρμογή τεχνικών γνωσιακής-συμπεριφορικής θεραπείας στις διαταραχές πρόσληψης τροφής, στη σύγχρονη ψυχοθεραπευτική παρέμβαση στη Διαταραχή Ελλειμματικής Προσοχής (ΔΕΠ-Υ) Ενηλίκων, στη Μικτή Συνδυαστική Ψυχοθεραπεία, στη Σχολική Ψυχολογία, στις Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες - Δυσλεξία, στην Εργασιακή Ψυχολογία, Διοίκηση Ανθρωπίνων Πόρων & NLP (Νευρογλωσσικός Προγραμματισμός), στη Συμβουλευτική Γονέων, στο Πένθος και τις τεχνικές διαχείρισής του, ενώ έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος Πανελλήνιων Συνεδρίων Ψυχολογίας, σεμιναρίων και κλινικών ημερίδων.

Επιπρόσθετα, είναι πιστοποιημένη στη χορήγηση ψυχομετρικών εργαλείων, όπως του τεστ μαθησιακών δυσκολιών Αθηνά Τεστ, του Ariston Candidates Τεστ Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού, της κλίμακας αξιολόγησης νοημοσύνης Ενηλίκων WAIS-IV, των διαγνωστικών τεστ Αυτισμού ADOS και ADIR, της δοκιμασίας ΠΑΙΣ για τη διάγνωση αυτισμού σε παιδιά μικρής ηλικίας από 18 μηνών έως 4 ετών, του Παιδικού Ιχνογραφήματος: χορήγηση, ερμηνεία, αξιολόγηση και ψυχοθεραπεία του παιδιού μέσω της ζωγραφικής κ.ά.

Πραγματοποίησε την πρακτική της στο Κέντρο Πρόληψης του Δήμου Αθηναίων, όπου συμμετείχε σε δράσεις και παρεμβάσεις του Δήμου, αναλαμβάνοντας παράλληλα δύο ομάδες γονέων εξαρτημένων τέκνων των 15 ατόμων έκαστη.

Από το 2011 μέσα από το ψυχοθεραπευτικό ταξίδι προς την αυτογνωσία και την προσωπική ανάπτυξη παρέχει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής. Μέχρι τον Δεκέμβριο του 2024 εργαζόταν ως Κλινική Ψυχολόγος-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια στην Athens Behavior Clinic στη Γλυφάδα, ενώ σήμερα είναι συμβεβλημένη ψυχολόγος στον ΕΔΟΕΑΠ, εργάζεται ως Κλινική Ψυχολόγος - Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια στην Pneuma Health και στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα Wellapy, αρθρογραφεί άρθρα ψυχολογίας στο newsbreak.gr, είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης - αρθρογράφος και μέλος της ομάδας ειδικών του psychology.gr - Η Πύλη της Ψυχολογίας και παράλληλα διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στην περιοχή του Κορυδαλλού (πλησίον Μετρό Κορυδαλλού).

Kakarougka Sofia is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Metaxourgeio. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London - Metropolitan College and subsequently completed her postgraduate studies (MSc) in Clinical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Scientific College of Greece (SCG) - University of Strasbourg. She has also worked as a Psychologist at the Residential Care Home of the Non-Profit Urban Organization "IASIS," providing psychological support to residents through individual sessions and therapy groups. Her work also involved participating in multidisciplinary teams for the development and monitoring of individualized therapeutic programs, as well as conducting psychometric tests to assess psychological needs and track residents' progress. Additionally, as part of her ongoing education and professional development, she attends seminars and conferences in the field. Notably, she completed a multi-month program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) titled "Social Clinical Psychology of Addictions: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Development of Therapeutic Skills," as well as the seminar "The Five Stages of Grief," organized by the Interdisciplinary Network for the Specialization of Mental Health Professionals (DEPSPY). She is currently attending the Advanced Seminar in Clinical Psychopathology "PANAGIOTIS OULIS." In her private practice, she currently conducts individual adult sessions both in person and remotely.

Karalis Georgios is a Specialist Psychiatrist with 9 years of experience in psychiatry and addiction treatment, and maintains a private practice in Ilion as well as within the Kostarelos Medical Center in Markopoulo. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the Karolinska Institute within the framework of his specialty. During his career, he has been trained in psychiatry, addiction treatment, geriatrics, and neurological rehabilitation. He has worked in emergency departments, counseling groups, and outpatient psychiatric and addiction clinics, both in Sweden and Greece, managing patients with complex conditions. Furthermore, he has served in numerous on-call shifts as a primary on-call physician in Psychiatric Emergency Units and Addiction Emergency Clinics. He has also served as a physician in the Hellenic Armed Forces, where he was the responsible doctor at a military base in Leros and additionally provided medical care in a refugee camp with the NGO Praxis. At the 401 General Military Hospital in Athens, he gained experience in emergency care, hospitalization, and rehabilitation. Finally, the physician has participated in over 20 continuing education seminars within the field of psychiatry and has completed relapse prevention training for patients with addictions.

Haroula Tsatsani is a Psychologist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and a Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, certified by the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy (ISOPS). She is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). She has successfully completed the Master's Program in "Clinical Management of Addictions" at the Athens Medical School and has extensive clinical experience in public and private mental health institutions. She has collaborated with Day Centers (Ariadni–KMOP, Galini–Prometheus), the Psychological Support Hotline 10306, primary and secondary education schools as a school psychologist, as well as hospitals such as "Evangelismos". Additionally, she has experience in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunctions, as well as supporting children and adolescents in shelters for unaccompanied minors. Currently, she maintains a private practice in Mets, providing psychotherapy to adults and adolescents facing difficulties in interpersonal relationships, mental disorders, psychosomatic symptoms, addictions, and other challenges. Simultaneously, she collaborates with the psychotherapeutic center "Psychoplefsi" in Athens and the Konstantakou office in Western Attica. She holds a Professional Practice License as a Psychologist (7894/12.10.2016) and receives consistent supervision and training, continuously advancing her personal and professional development.