Health professionals for Couple counseling near Psychiko

Παναγιώτα Θεολόγου | Κλινική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια

Η Παναγιώτα Θεολόγου είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Χαλάνδρι Αττικής, στα σύνορα με τα Βριλήσσια.

Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου BSc Psychology από το University of East London και μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου MSc in Clinical Psychology, με εξειδίκευση στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία και Ψυχοπαθολογία. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT) και είναι μέλος του British Psychological Society. Διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος από την Περιφέρεια Αττικής και κλινική εμπειρία σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας, καθώς και στο 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο.

Παρέχει ψυχοθεραπευτική υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, με κλινική εμπειρία στη διαχείριση αγχωδών διαταραχών, κρίσεων πανικού, Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστικής Διαταραχής (ΙΨΔ), ΔΕΠΥ, συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών και προβλημάτων που αφορούν τη διαπροσωπική λειτουργικότητα.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στις αρχές της Γνωσιακής-Συμπεριφορικής Θεραπείας, μιας δομημένης και τεκμηριωμένης μορφής ψυχοθεραπείας, η οποία εστιάζει στη σύνδεση μεταξύ σκέψεων, συναισθημάτων και συμπεριφορών. Η θεραπευτική διαδικασία προσαρμόζεται στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες και στους στόχους κάθε θεραπευόμενου, με έμφαση στην αναγνώριση και τροποποίηση δυσλειτουργικών μοτίβων και στην ανάπτυξη αποτελεσματικότερων στρατηγικών αντιμετώπισης.

Στόχος της είναι η δημιουργία μιας θεραπευτικής σχέσης συνεργασίας και ασφάλειας, μέσα στην οποία ο θεραπευόμενος μπορεί να κατανοήσει σε βάθος τις δυσκολίες του και να ενισχύσει τη λειτουργικότητα και την ποιότητα ζωής του.

Therapyway Psychotherapy Center is a model Mental Health Services Center located in Piraeus and Galatsi. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health, integrating the principles and the most up-to-date data of psychotherapy and NLP tailored to each case. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, responding holistically and individually to mental health needs. The areas of specialization include generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety attacks, grief, depression, panic attacks, dilemmas, separation, professional and personal deadlocks, and various others. The center’s interdisciplinary team consists of psychologists, NLP Coaches, and specialized psychotherapists, capable of receiving a request, conducting a comprehensive evaluation, and proposing the appropriate therapeutic approach.

Dimitrios Valavanis is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist (M.Sc.) specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He is a graduate of the Department of Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a postgraduate degree in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the University of Bolton in the United Kingdom. He has also completed specialized clinical training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (E.P.I.P.S.Y. – Psychotherapy Center of Aeginition Hospital), further enhancing his clinical training in the application of evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions. He has extensive clinical experience in the fields of mental health, social care, and addiction treatment.

He has worked as a Psychologist at the Center for the Accommodation of Unaccompanied Minors of the Hellenic Red Cross, providing psychological support to children and adolescents with increased needs for protection, adjustment, and psychosocial support. In addition, he has worked in the community organization PRAKSIS, participating in psychosocial support programs and interventions for homeless individuals and socially vulnerable groups.

Furthermore,he has gained significant clinical experience in the field of addiction through his work in units of the Organization Against Drugs (OKANA), which are now integrated into the National Organization for the Prevention of and Treatment of Addictions (E.O.P.A.E.).His professional experience also includes working in hospital settings, such as Evangelismos Hospital and Alexandra General Hospital of Athens, where he provided psychological support, participated in clinical assessment, and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams in addressing addiction-related issues and supporting the treatment of patients. His therapeutic approach is based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with an emphasis on creating a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship, individualized understanding of each person’s needs, and the application of modern psychotherapeutic techniques aimed at improving mental health and quality of life.

Despoina Mylona is a Social Worker-Psychotherapist and the Scientific Director of the Psychotherapy Center "oriZontas" in Galatsi. She completed her studies in Social Work at the Athens University of Applied Sciences (ATEI Athens). She has been trained in individual and group therapy, as well as in couples and family therapy at the Therapeutic and Educational Institute of Existential Systemic Orientation "Antistixi," which is certified by the EFTA (European Family Therapy Association). She continued her training in Couples Therapy based on the theoretical framework of SANE - System Attachment Narrative Encephalon at the Institute for Education & Research in Systemic Psychotherapy "Logos Psychis." Throughout her career, she has worked as a Psychotherapist at the Consumers' Association - Quality of Life "E.K.PO.I.ZO" and as a Social Worker at the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor" and within Social Services in local government. Currently, in her office, she offers individual psychotherapy for adults, couples therapy, family therapy, parental counseling, and adult psychotherapy groups. With respect for each individual's uniqueness, the goal of psychotherapy is for the patient to understand the dynamics of their family and relationships in their life, recognize their uniqueness, discover their inner wealth and strength, and take personal responsibility, understanding that they define their own life.