Health professionals for Couple counseling in Athens

Tsirita Korina is a Psychologist with a private practice in Koukaki. She graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and also has prior studies and work experience in the Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art. She works with children, adolescents, and adults within the framework of psychodynamic - psychoanalytic psychotherapy combined with contemporary scientific data from neurobiology, providing individual and group sessions, parent counseling, and couples therapy. She has many years of experience in mental health facilities and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams. At the same time, she has extensive experience in personal therapy and supervision and consistently participates in scientific seminars, conferences, and supervisory programs with an emphasis on child and adolescent psychopathology, psychoanalytic theory, and therapeutic practice. Combining her deep theoretical training with sensitivity and empathy, she supports each of her patients with respect for their uniqueness.

Η Εύα Παπαϊωάννου είναι Ψυχολόγος και Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Παγκράτι και δέχεται περιστατικά που αφορούν την προσωπική ανάπτυξη, τη διαχείριση του άγχους, τις δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, τη διαχείριση του πένθους και τις δυσκολίες που σχετίζονται με τον γονεϊκό ρόλο. Παράλληλα, συντονίζει ψυχοθεραπευτικές και ψυχοκοινωνικές ομάδες, με βάση τις αρχές της Συστημικής-Διαλεκτικής Προσέγγισης, και προσφέρει οικογενειακή θεραπεία και θεραπεία ζεύγους.

Αφού ολοκλήρωσε τις σπουδές της στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, συνέχισε την ακαδημαϊκή της πορεία συμμετέχοντας σε διάφορα εκπαιδευτικά πλαίσια. Το 2018 ξεκίνησε την πολυετή εκπαίδευσή της στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Αθηναϊκό Κέντρο Μελέτης του Ανθρώπου (ΑΚΜΑ), την οποία ολοκλήρωσε το 2024. Οι μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές πραγματοποιήθηκαν στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, στο πρόγραμμα Κλινικής Ψυχικής Υγείας. Στο πλαίσιο αυτών, πραγματοποίησε έρευνα σχετικά με τον ρόλο του τύπου δεσμού των επαγγελματιών πεδίου στην επαγγελματική επαγγελματική ποιότητα ζωής.

Παράλληλα, έχει ολοκληρώσει εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία (Αιγινήτειο Νοσοκομείο), στη Θεραπεία Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφορικής Προσέγγισης εστιασμένη στο Τραύμα (TF-CBT), στη Συμβουλευτική Πένθους, καθώς και στη Συμβουλευτική και Ψυχοθεραπεία ΛΟΑΤΚΙ+ ατόμων.

Η επαγγελματική της πορεία περιλαμβάνει την παροχή υπηρεσιών ψυχικής υγείας σε διαφορετικά κοινοτικά πλαίσια, καθώς και τη συνεργασία με διεθνείς οργανισμούς. Για αρκετά χρόνια έχει εργαστεί σε θέσεις ευθύνης, συντονίζοντας και εποπτεύοντας επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας και εργαζόμενους πεδίου.

Από το 2021 εργάζεται και ιδιωτικά, παρέχοντας ψυχοθεραπευτική υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, καθώς και θεραπεία ομάδας, οικογένειας και ζεύγους. Από το 2024 παρέχει επίσης εποπτεία σε επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας και εργαζόμενους πεδίου, αξιοποιώντας την κλινική και επαγγελματική της εμπειρία.

Η Καρυοφύλλη Δήμητρα είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Άνω Πατήσια. Σπούδασε Ψυχολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών. Είναι κάτοχος άδειας άσκησης επαγγέλματος ψυχολόγου με Αρ. Πρωτ.: 816021 σε όλη την επικράτεια και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου στην Κλινική και Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολογία, με έμφαση στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία, University of Derby. Στα πλαίσια εκπόνησης διπλωματικών εργασιών έχει διεξάγει δύο ερευνητικές μελέτες στον τομέα της Κλινικής Ψυχολογίας. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην «Ψυχοεκπαίδευση» στο Ερευνητικό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής (Ε.Π.Ι.Ψ.Υ) και στη Συστημική Σεξολογία και Σεξοθεραπεία Ζευγαριών και Ατόμων στο Κέντρο Συστημικής Μελέτης και Θεραπείας, όπου και συνεχίζει με εξειδίκευση σε τετραετές πρόγραμμα Συστημικής Ψυχοθεραπείας από το 2023. Συνεργάστηκε ως Κλινική Ψυχολόγος με το Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής και Σεξουαλικής Υγείας του Δρ Θάνου Ασκητή, όπου ανέλαβε περισσότερα από 50 περιστατικά, έγραψε περισσότερα από 100 άρθρα και πραγματοποίησε ομιλίες σε σχολεία στον τομέα της Σεξουαλικής Αγωγής, εντρυφώντας στην ανθρώπινη σεξουαλικότητα και στη θεραπεία των σεξουαλικών δυσλειτουργιών.

Η κλινική της εμπειρία επικεντρώνεται στην ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία, θεραπεία ζεύγους, σεξουαλική θεραπεία, θεραπεία οικογένειας και συμβουλευτική γονέων.

Adamtziloglou Maxi is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pagkrati. She is a graduate of the Psychology School at the University of Lumière Lyon 2 and holds a Master's degree in "Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology" from the Psychology Department of the same university. In France, she worked in Child Psychiatry Centers and Day Centers providing individual and group psychotherapies. In Greece, she has collaborated with private and international humanitarian organizations offering counseling services to vulnerable population groups (refugee populations, victims of gender-based violence, etc.). She has extensive experience in the humanitarian field providing crisis intervention services. Simultaneously, she has also worked in Special Therapy Centers providing individual psychotherapy and parent counseling services. Furthermore, Ms. Adamtziloglou specializes in Systemic Psychotherapy and in her private practice offers specialized adult psychotherapy services, couple therapy, and parent counseling both online and in person.

Dimitris Vasiadis is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience in providing psychiatric care and psychotherapy across both public institutions and private practice. His professional journey began in 2003 as an independent psychotherapist, and over the years, he has held key clinical roles in well-established hospitals and mental health units.

He graduated from the Medical School of Athens in 2002 and completed his rural medical service at the Health Center of Pyli in Trikala (2016–2017). He then began his psychiatric specialization at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital and continued his training at Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens, where he worked as a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist from 2018 to 2023.

Since 2023, he has been collaborating with "VIMA KOINO", offering comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and psychotherapeutic treatment. His academic training includes clinical psychopharmacology (Hellenic Psychiatric Association), psychoanalytic approaches to trauma (Hellenic Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy), and specialized training in the management of Borderline Personality Disorder at the Gunderson Institute, McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School (2024–2025).

He has completed a four-year training program in Cognitive and Analytic Psychotherapy through the **Panhellenic Union of Cognitive and Analytic Psychotherapy, where he has been an active member since 2022. His scientific activity includes participation in national and international conferences, such as the 8th Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance (2023), where he presented "The art of psychopharmacology: tailoring the antipsychotic treatment."

Dimitris Vasiadis combines scientific rigor with long-standing clinical experience, offering patient-centered and personalized care in both psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Papanikolaou Natalia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She holds a professional license with protocol number 1771 / 20-02-2019. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of Panteion University and an honors graduate of a postgraduate diploma from the Medical Department of Athens, as well as a second postgraduate diploma from the Pedagogical Department of Athens, where she was admitted with a full scholarship. She has completed a four-year specialization program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (EISS), certified by the EABCT. Additionally, she has been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has completed a training program in Clinical Psychopathology within the framework of the program at the First Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens. Furthermore, she has received certification for the Ariston Test – a career orientation tool. Her special interests include anxiety and depressive disorders, relationship counseling, self-image, and personality disorders. Currently, she works as a school psychologist as well as privately, conducting sessions with adults, children, and adolescents, including online sessions. Sessions are conducted in Greek and English.

Arapi Xristina is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist. She graduated with distinction from the Department of Applied Psychology at the University of Derby and completed her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London.

Subsequently, she trained in Systemic Therapy at the Hellenic Institute of Human Relations, and in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy at DIKEPSY and the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society, completing an internship at the 251 Air Force General Hospital.

Concurrently, she completed her training in Art Therapy at the Hellenic Center for Art and Psychotherapy.

Finally, she has pursued specialized training in three particularly human fields that often remain on the periphery of psychological care: Criminology, Special Education, and Giftedness, through the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), applying the latter by coordinating, as a member of Greek Mensa, the corresponding special interest group.

With over ten years of experience in psychotherapeutic practice, she has worked both privately and within institutions (psychiatric clinics, mental health facilities, and therapeutic groups).

Alongside individual sessions, she coordinates personal development groups and psychodynamic therapy groups (group therapy).

She continues to actively participate in scientific conferences and seminars, aiming for ongoing education, maintaining the belief that the boundaries of scientific knowledge, like those of human beings, are nearly inexhaustible.

Particular emphasis is placed on confidentiality, safety, and freedom of expression within the therapeutic framework, because above all, psychotherapy is a relationship governed by authenticity. Therefore, the value of this relationship always remains at the core, as the foundation of any meaningful change.

Η Πανουσάκου Άννα είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στον Νέο Κόσμο, όπου αναλαμβάνει δυαδική θεραπεία σε έφηβους, ενήλικες καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων και θεραπεία ζεύγους. Σπούδασε Ψυχολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών και πραγματοποίησε Πρακτική Άσκηση στο 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Ειδικών Νοσημάτων (ΣΝΕΝ) στην Πεντέλη Αττικής, όπου συνέχισε την συνεργασία της ως Επιστημονική Συνεργάτης για ακόμη ενάμιση χρόνο στο τμήμα της Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής. Ενεπλάκη σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα που αφορούσαν τις πεποιθήσεις για την ψυχική υγείας και το στίγμα στον Ελληνικό Στρατό, όπως και με την παθολογική εμπλοκή στελεχών του Στρατού Ξηράς σε ουσίες (ναρκωτικά, αλκοόλ) και τζόγο. Αποτέλεσε μέλος της τηλεφωνικής γραμμής ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης για τον Στρατό και υπήρξε πρόσωπο αναφοράς ασθενών που νοσηλεύονταν στο κλειστό τμήμα της Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής, εμπειρία που εμπλούτισε το κλινικό της υπόβαθρο και την έφερε σε επαφή με βαριές μορφές ψυχοπαθολογίας. Παράλληλα, συνεργάστηκε με το κοινοτικό σπίτι «Θέτις» της Εταιρείας Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ψυχικής Υγείας Ε.Π.Α.Ψ.Υ ως πρόσωπο αναφοράς ασθενούς με σκοπό την ψυχοκοινωνική του αποκατάσταση. Το 2013 εισήχθη στο μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών Συμβουλευτικής Ψυχολογίας & Ψυχοθεραπείας του Αμερικανικού Κολεγίου Ελλάδος Deree, όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στη Γνωστική - Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία, στην ομαδική θεραπεία, στη συστημική (οικογενειακή θεραπεία) και σε βασικές αρχές Ψυχοδυναμικής θεραπείας. Εργάστηκε ως Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος για 4 έτη στο Κέντρο Ειδικής Αγωγής "ΠΡΟΝΟΗΣΗ", στην Καλλιθέα Αττικής, αναλαμβάνοντας έφηβους και ενήλικες με ψυχικές διαταραχές (αγχώδεις/φοβίες, καταθλιπτικές, ψυχωτικές, διαταραχές προσωπικότητας). Δραστηριοποιήθηκε, επίσης, στον τομέα των σεμιναρίων για γονείς με έμφαση την ανάπτυξη και εξέλιξη του γονεϊκού τους ρόλου. Ανέλαβε τη συμβουλευτική γονέων στο κέντρο ειδικής αγωγής "Ανάπτυξη και Κίνηση" στην Αργυρούπολη Αττικής. Κλείνοντας, εργάστηκε ως Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος σε Μονάδα Φροντίδας Ηλικιωμένων με έδρα την Νέα Σμύρνη (Οίκος Γαλήνης), παρακολουθώντας και στηρίζοντας τους ενοίκους καθώς και τους συγγενείς των ηλικιωμένων. Τέλος, τα τελευταία δυο χρόνια είναι επιστημονική εξωτερική συνεργάτης στην Πανελλήνια Εταιρεία Ψυχικής Υγείας Παιδιού και Ενηλίκου Π.Ε.Ψ.Υ.Π.Ε, η οποία εδράζεται στην Καλλιθέα Αττικής.

Pararas Polyvios has 26 years of experience as a Psychologist. He studied psychology at the University of Athens and subsequently received further training in Cognitive Therapy at I.E.TH.S. He has also been trained in early intervention for autism and in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of learning disabilities at DIKEPSY, as well as in Clinical Psychopathology at EPIPSY. He served as a scientific collaborator at the Medical School of Athens and worked at Aeginiteio Hospital in the specialized Crisis Intervention Clinic. He then worked in home care for severe mental disorders at the non-profit organization Anodos. He has also worked at the Naval Hospital of Salamis, in the Preventive Mental Health Office of the Navy, in the Municipality of Naxos, in the Child Psychiatry Clinics Galinos, in the daycare centers of D.E.H., and at the speech therapy center KADMOS. During the 2023-2024 period, he collaborated with ICPA in the internship of students from the University of Athens and New York College. In the academic year 2024-2025, he was certified in Sports Psychology by the University of Athens. He is a volunteer Sports Psychologist for the Euroleague, participating in the Olympiacos Piraeus basketball team ONE TEAM. Concurrently, he specialized in Adolescent Crisis at IPSYPE from 2024 to 2025. He maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi.

Mariolis Athanasios is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He trained in Integrative Counseling at the Athens Synthesis Center, certified by the University of Glasgow, COSCA. He also holds a degree in Counseling Skills from the same institution. He has completed training at the Lifelong Learning Center of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Grief and Emotional Trauma Management, Gender Roles and Stereotypes, as well as Self-Improvement and Assertive Behavior. Additionally, he has attended a training program in LGBTQ+ Counseling. He is continuing his education in Psychotherapy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in a 4-year international specialization program in Counseling and Psychotherapy, where he has completed study cycles in Systemic and Narrative Approaches. Finally, he collaborates with the Mental Health Structure "Synypaxis," where he offers his services voluntarily to economically vulnerable adults.

His passion for the cognitive field of Psychology motivated him to shift from his initial studies in Economics to the field of Mental Health. He believes in the profound reciprocal value of working on oneself and operates within a framework of acceptance, respect, trust, and empathy, serving as a companion on each client’s unique journey toward personal development and well-being.

Thodos Dimitris is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Panormou. His professional career began in the fields of finance and shipping. Specifically, he studied economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business and subsequently completed a master's degree in shipping at City University London. He worked for many years in large companies in Greece and abroad, gaining valuable experience in demanding and multicultural environments. Over the years, he felt the need to change direction and engage in work that would hold more meaning for him. Thus, he studied psychology at Panteion University and trained in the Synthetic & Systemic model of psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations (E.D.A.S). Today, he works as a psychologist-psychotherapist and conducts individual, group, and family sessions as well as couples therapy sessions. He holds a professional license as a Psychologist, is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, and a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy.

Spanou Zeta is a Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ambelokipi. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete and license number 905-31/5/2016. After completing her undergraduate studies, she pursued postgraduate studies in the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester, specializing in Clinical Criminology, with official recognition of the degree by DOATAP. She subsequently completed a five-year training program in Systemic Psychotherapy at S.K.E.PSY.S. (Systemic Center for Education and Psychotherapy), where she was trained in individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, as well as group psychotherapy and counseling.

She has completed a one-year specialization program in trauma treatment and the seminar "Versions: Narrative Tools in Therapeutic Practice" [Self and family descriptions, Fiction Tool, Childhood memories, Life stories (life lines, life story interview, prototypical scene), Drawings as stories (DARP, DBN, HTP)], a 30-hour course at the "Logos Psychis" Institute, and is currently specializing in Couples Therapy at the same institute.

Additionally, she has attended training seminars to enhance her therapeutic skills, the most notable of which are the two-day seminar on skills and techniques in Couples Therapy at Logos Psychis, the two-day workshop on children's drawings by Animus Corpus, and the seminar on systemic reframing at the Center for Personal Development and Psychotherapy of Cyprus.

Moreover, she has volunteered at the Municipality and various NGOs, gaining extensive experience working with vulnerable populations, which has enriched her professional practice and understanding of social issues.

Mixou Efraimia is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Panormou. Additionally, some sessions are conducted in the rented spaces of Therapy Nest. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. In her office, she handles a wide range of cases, with particular expertise in Depression, as well as Anxiety and Stress.

Sakaloglou Nikos is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains private practices in Keratsini and Ilisia. He studied Psychology (BA in Psychology) at the European University Cyprus and completed the four-year clinical training program in Psychotherapy at the Institute of Training and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy "Logos Psychis". He holds a professional license to practice as a Psychologist and is a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society. He has collaborated with various mental health structures, both private and public. In recent years, he has been working privately as a psychologist – psychotherapist, providing services to adults, couples, families, and therapeutic groups.

Konstantina Samperi is a mental health professional with extensive experience and specialized training in Systemic Psychotherapy. With a rich academic and clinical background, she has dedicated her career to providing individual, group, family, and couples therapy, approaching each therapeutic relationship with empathy, professionalism, and evidence-based practices.

Her education includes a four-year specialization in Systemic Psychotherapy, complemented by continuous professional development in contemporary therapeutic approaches such as narrative therapy tools and addiction treatment. She has gained valuable experience during her clinical practice at the “18 Ano” Addiction Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital, while her volunteer work demonstrates a consistent commitment to supporting socially vulnerable groups.

Her therapeutic work focuses on building trusting relationships, empowering individuals, and exploring the systemic factors that shape human experience. With deep sensitivity to the needs of individuals and families, she contributes meaningfully to processes of change, self-awareness, and emotional growth.