Health professionals for Αυτισμό in Exarcheia

Kandiliotis Danae is a psychologist - psychotherapist and has a private office in the centre of Athens. She holds a BSc, MSc in Psychology and is a member of the Hellenic Association of Psychologists. Community of Behavior Analysis. In addition, she has completed two years of study at the two post-graduate trainings in the Department of Sociology of Panteion University, two post-graduate trainings in Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy and is a Behavioural Analyst. In her office she undertakes a variety of clinical cases, mainly anxiety disorders, mood and personality disorders. She has worked extensively with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and has attended as speaker at conferences, workshops and television shows. In addition, she has conducted internship at the Smile of the Child and has also been a collaborator of the Local Mental Health Promotion Team of the Municipality of Nea Smyrni and other institutions. Finally, she has attended numerous seminars and trainings regarding Psychology issues and Psychiatry, while she is also involved in issues of work and Organizational Psychology. She serves in the Athens area, in the centre of Athens and in the area of Ampelokipi. Both offices are located at a minimum distance from metro stations.

Komninoglou Xrysanthi is a Speech Therapist providing home-based and online sessions. She is a graduate of the Department of Speech Therapy at the University of Patras and has been attending educational seminars since 2018. From 2020 to 2025, she worked as a Speech Therapist at a Special Therapy Center in Athens.

She conducts assessment and intervention for children with developmental disorders, such as autism, language disorders, and children with articulation and phonological disorders. Additionally, she works with adults presenting voice disorders, as well as individuals post-stroke, offering targeted evaluation and rehabilitation of speech, language, and communication.

The Center for Special Therapies “Words and Deeds” is a facility created with love, awareness, and care for children. The primary goal of the team is to meet the therapeutic needs of each child and to guide parents in order to strengthen and highlight their child’s skills. The center provides specialized evaluation, diagnosis, and therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults presenting developmental disorders, speech and language difficulties, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, as well as psychological support and parental counseling. The founder and Scientific Director of the Center is Darla Eleni, a graduate of the Speech Therapy Department of the School of Health Professions at the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, a member of the Association of Speech-Language Pathologists of Greece, and holds a professional practice license. She has been providing speech therapy services for the past 14 years to children and adults with communication, speech, and language disorders. Her work includes the evaluation and therapeutic intervention in children with conditions such as delayed speech and language development, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, autism spectrum disorders, stuttering, and hearing impairment. She has attended numerous seminars related to Speech Therapy and Special Education issues and continues to pursue scientific training at both theoretical and practical levels. Notably, she has been certified in widely recognized therapeutic methods such as TEACCH, Makaton, among others. She has also completed a nine-month training seminar on “AUTISM” at the University of Patras.

Η Αργύρη Ζωή MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου στην Εφαρμοσμένη Κλινική Ψυχολογία και εκπαιδευμένη στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεία (CBT). Διαθέτει εμπειρία στην παροχή ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες, έχοντας εργαστεί σε ποικίλα κλινικά και θεραπευτικά πλαίσια.

Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και ολοκλήρωσε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην Εφαρμοσμένη Κλινική Ψυχολογία στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Lancashire. Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεία μέσω της Εταιρείας Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών Σπουδών.

Στην επαγγελματική της πορεία έχει συνεργαστεί με τον Πανελλήνιο Σύλλογο Προσαρμοσμένων Δραστηριοτήτων «ΑΛΜΑ», το Ινστιτούτο Έρευνας και Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς, καθώς και με Κέντρα Ειδικών Θεραπειών. Μέσα από την εμπειρία της σε διαφορετικά θεραπευτικά περιβάλλοντα, έχει ασχοληθεί με την υποστήριξη ατόμων διαφορετικών ηλικιακών ομάδων, προσαρμόζοντας την προσέγγισή της στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες κάθε ατόμου.

The Center for Study and Special Therapies "Smart Development" is comprised of a specialized team of professionals providing psychological support for parents and children, as well as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and special education services. Smart Development has over 15 years of experience in private education and therapeutic services. The team's passion for children serves as both the foundation and driving force for continuously delivering their services to the utmost of their capabilities. They remain consistently vigilant and update their teaching methods, as well as the implementation of the center’s therapeutic programs, adhering to the most modern and validated standards.

Despoina Papaggeli MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist for adults, children, and adolescents. She completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and holds a master's degree titled "Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 

She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling.

She has attended multiple seminars related to various fields of mental health, including Drama Therapy, Psychoeducation, Special Education, Play Therapy, and LGBTQI+ counseling.

She has been active in the mental health field privately for several years, conducting online psychotherapy sessions with adults and, in collaboration with specialized therapy centers, sessions with children, adolescents, and families. In the past, she has volunteered in providing mental health and creative activity services to individuals with disabilities, as well as to patients at the Piraeus Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Metaxa". 

Her goal, through the therapeutic process, is to help each individual acquire the necessary tools to manage emotional and behavioral difficulties they face; essentially, to become the therapist of themselves. 

Dimitriou Tatiana MSc, PhD is a Neuroscientist with a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate specialization diploma in Occupational Psychology with a focus on Vocational Guidance for Adolescents & Adults from Kingston University, London. She earned her PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Dementia, and has experience in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as in the cognitive strengthening of her patients. In her private practice, she provides specialized solutions tailored to her patients' needs, addressing a wide range of disorders including anxiety disorders, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorders, grief management, and depression. Group counseling sessions are also available on topics related to obsessive-compulsive disorders, phobias, relationship issues, family matters, and sexual orientation concerns.

Η Βασιλική Καλέμη είναι Λογοθεραπεύτρια (BSc Speech and Language Therapy) Queen Margaret University (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο) και παρέχει εξατομικευμένες υπηρεσίες αξιολόγησης και θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης σε παιδιά με στόχο τη βελτίωση της επικοινωνίας, του λόγου, της ομιλίας και της ποιότητας ζωής.

Αναλαμβάνει την αξιολόγηση, διάγνωση και θεραπευτική παρέμβαση σε παιδιά με διαταραχές λόγου και ομιλίας, όπως φωνολογικές και αρθρωτικές διαταραχές, διαταραχές ροής της ομιλίας (τραυλισμός), καθώς και μαθησιακές δυσκολίες. Παρέχει επίσης εξατομικευμένη υποστήριξη σε παιδιά με νευροαναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, με στόχο την ενίσχυση της επικοινωνίας, της γλωσσικής ανάπτυξης και της συνολικής λειτουργικότητάς τους.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στις σύγχρονες επιστημονικές κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες και προσαρμόζεται στις ανάγκες κάθε θεραπευόμενου. Δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη δημιουργία σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης με το παιδί και την οικογένεια, στη συνεργασία με τους γονείς και τους υπόλοιπους επαγγελματίες υγείας, καθώς και στη θέσπιση ρεαλιστικών και μετρήσιμων θεραπευτικών στόχων.

Συνεργάζεται με Ψυχολόγο και Εργοθεραπευτή για την άμεση και εξατομικευμένη παρέμβαση σε όλα τα παιδιά, παρέχοντας με τους συνεργάτες της παράλληλα λογοθεραπεία, εργοθεραπεία και συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών.

Στόχος της είναι κάθε θεραπευόμενος να αναπτύξει στο μέγιστο τις επικοινωνιακές δεξιότητες του ατόμου, μέσα σε ένα ασφαλές, υποστηρικτικό και ευχάριστο θεραπευτικό περιβάλλον, όπου η εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα αποτελεί προτεραιότητα.

The Kentro Meletis Kai Eidikon Therapeion Eksypni Anaptyksi consists of a specialized team of professionals providing psychological support for parents and children, as well as services in speech therapy, occupational therapy, and special education. Eksypni Anaptyksi has over 15 years of experience in the field of private education and therapy. The team's passion for children is the foundation and driving force that motivates them to continue delivering their services to the fullest extent of their capabilities. They remain constantly vigilant, updating their teaching methods and the implementation of the center’s therapeutic programs by following the most modern and validated standards.

Dr. Angelos Panagiotopoulos is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist, a graduate of the University of Geneva, PhD and researcher at the Department of Psychology of the University of Athens, supervisor of theses at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies and a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist.

He studied Psychology at the University of Plymouth, England, where he received a commendation for academic excellence. He specialized in Clinical Psychology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland as a University Scholar, doing his clinical training at the Psychiatric Department of the University Hospital of Geneva. Upon his return to Greece, he served for one year at the General Staff of the Army as a psychologist at the Soldiers' Support Line.

He followed a 4-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies and worked as a psychotherapist for children, adolescents and adults at the Institute for Behavioral Research and Treatment and the Center for Child Neurodevelopmental Education. Along with his clinical training, he completed his PhD thesis at the Department of Psychology, University of Athens as a fellow of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation.

He is currently a thesis supervisor at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies, works as a researcher at the Department of Psychology of the University of Athens in a funded research project and maintains his private office in the area of Ampelokipoi-Platia Mavilis.

Η Μέλλου Νεφέλη, είναι Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με εξειδίκευση στην Υπαρξιακή Ψυχοθεραπεία. Παρέχει online και δια ζώσης ψυχοθεραπευτικές συνεδρίες σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, ενώ εργάζεται και στο Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών «Αμφιάραος – Παιδί & Οικογένεια» ως ψυχοθεραπεύτρια παιδιών και εφήβων. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στην εφαρμογή εξατομικευμένων θεραπευτικών παρεμβάσεων σε παιδιά και εφήβους με συναισθηματικές και συμπεριφορικές δυσκολίες, στη συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη γονέων και στην ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων. Έχει συνεργαστεί με το «Κέντρο Παιδοψυχικής Υγιεινής Αθήνας» και το «Μέθεξιν – Κέντρο Ανάπτυξης Παιδιών και Εφήβων». Έχει σπουδάσει Κοινωνική Εργασία στο ΤΕΙ Αθήνας και συνεχίζει τις σπουδές της στην Ψυχολογία στο Ιταλικό Πανεπιστήμιο UNIOPEN. Παράλληλα, εκπαιδεύεται στην Υπαρξιακή Ψυχοθεραπεία στην Ελληνική Εταιρεία Υπαρξιακής Ψυχοθεραπείας «Γίγνεσθαι».

Christina Koulourioti is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist providing both in-person and online sessions. She holds a professional practice license.

She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and Counseling from the University of Derby.

She has extensive experience in adult and adolescent psychotherapy, as well as parental counseling. She collaborates with the Institute of Behavioral Research and Therapy and participates in online psychotherapy platforms.

Previously, she has worked as a school psychologist at Geitona Private Schools and has provided services at the psychiatric clinic "Agios Georgios".

She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) by the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies and continues her specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents offered by the same society.

Additionally, she has studied Cognitive Behavioral Clinical Hypnotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy, enhancing her therapeutic work with modern, specialized techniques.

She is distinguished by deep empathy, respect, and genuine presence, creating a space where every individual can express themselves freely and feel heard and understood.

The Kentro Meletis Kai Eidikon Therapeion Eksypni Anaptyksi consists of a specialized team of professionals providing psychological support to parents and children, as well as services in speech therapy, occupational therapy, and special education. Eksypni Anaptyksi has over 15 years of experience in private education and therapy services. The team’s passion for children serves as the foundation and driving force behind their continued commitment to delivering their services to the highest standard. They remain constantly vigilant, continuously updating their teaching methods and the implementation of therapeutic programs at the center, adhering to the most modern and validated standards.

Elisavet Diakatou BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ilisia, Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich, UK, and a master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Lancaster University, UK. The therapeutic approach adopted by the specialist is Systemic Psychotherapy, with particular expertise in individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, empowerment of LGBTQI+ individuals, parent and child counseling, and child and adolescent mental health. Finally, Ms. Diakatou is a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Family, Individual, and Group Therapy (ELESYTH).

Papadopoulou Marilena - Speech Lab is a Speech Therapist and operates the private Speech Therapy and Special Treatments Center, "Speech Lab," located in Pangrati and Vyronas. Papadopoulou Marilena holds a degree in Speech Therapy from Queen Margaret University, Scotland, and is the holder of the “Advanced Professional Certificate in Diagnosis and Intervention of Specific Learning Difficulties” from the Scottish Qualifications Authority. Additionally, she has received further training in Alternative Communication Systems (PECS, TEACCH). She is an external collaborator of the nursery-kindergarten “Iliokhamogelo” and a former scientific associate at special therapy centers and day centers. Finally, she regularly attends numerous seminars in the field of speech therapy as part of her ongoing professional development.