Mental Health Counselor for Couple counseling in Mets

Danai Volitaki is a Social Anthropologist - Systemic Family Psychotherapist providing sessions to adults and couples. She completed her undergraduate studies in Social Anthropology and History at the University of the Aegean, followed by a one-year postgraduate training program in Applied Counseling. She specialized in the Systemic and Family Psychotherapy program at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations, certified by international and European psychotherapy bodies (ELESYTH, EFTA, EAP, EEPS), gaining valuable clinical experience alongside esteemed trainers and supervisor psychotherapists. Subsequently, she completed the annual seminar on Therapeutic Treatment of Addictions at the public Detoxification Center 18 ANO. During her specialization in systemic family therapy, she participated in a clinical psychotherapy team at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations and began working privately as a psychotherapist. She has extensive experience in the field of Non-Governmental Organizations, having worked with vulnerable groups, providing counseling services to ex-prisoners, unemployed individuals, and people facing substance, alcohol, and gambling addiction issues, which enables her to offer a holistic therapeutic approach. Additionally, she has worked with infants, adolescents, and adults with disabilities (ASD and intellectual disabilities). She has volunteered at the Detoxification Unit 18 ANO, participating in individual and family sessions with addicted individuals and their families. Since 2018, she has worked privately as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist and concurrently as a Therapist for addicted individuals in the organization Group for UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands.

Gavras Euripidis BSc, MA, PGDip is a Psychologist - Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Pangrati, working therapeutically with adolescents, adults, and couples. He is a graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Psychology, and also graduated from the University of Ioannina, School of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology. He holds a Master's degree in Clinical - Counseling Psychology from LaSalle University, US, and is trained in Relational Psychoanalysis (Tampa Bay Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies - US), Cognitive Analytic Therapy Model, Relational Therapy, Group Psychotherapy following the interpersonal interaction model of I. Yalom, and has also received training in the Cognitive Behavioral approach.

He holds a License to Practice as a Psychologist (registration no. 24309/07) and is a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society. He is recognized as a Group Psychotherapist by the International Board for Certification of Group Psychotherapists (AGPA member) and is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

He is a collaborator and served as a regular member (2012-2025) of the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy, and is now dedicated to his work as an Instructor and Clinical Supervisor in postgraduate specialization programs in Relational and Group Psychotherapy.

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.

Skolarikou Eleni is a Psychologist, Child Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Open University UK. Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies (MSc) in Applied Psychology at Derby University as well as in Child Development Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire. Additionally, she has completed a three-year postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling and has attended a postgraduate seminar in Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Positive CBT) at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies. She has worked as a Psychologist in various settings, gaining valuable experience such as at the Red Cross Hospital, Korgialeneio - Benakeio, and the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. In her private practice, she handles cases across the full spectrum of Psychology, conducting sessions with adults, children, adolescents, and parents.

Giorgos Rossonis is a Psychotherapist - Mental Health Counselor with private practices in Pagkrati and Kifisia. He holds a degree from the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology with a specialization in Psychology from the University of Ioannina. He possesses a Diploma in Counseling Skills from the Athens Synthesis Center and has completed postgraduate training in Integrative Psychotherapy at the same Center. Additionally, he has attended training programs on "Learning Disabilities and Counseling Skills for Specialists and Educators" and "Contemporary Issues in Child Psychiatry" at the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou." He has completed his internship in numerous groups both abroad and domestically within the alcohol detoxification program at the 10th Alcoholics DAFNI. Furthermore, he has worked as a Counselor on the 24-hour psychological support line for the armed forces at the Inter-Branch Mental Health Center of the Armed Forces, as well as in the Wishes Department of Make-A-Wish Greece. Finally, he is a member of the European Society of Integrative Psychotherapy and the Hellenic Society of Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy. As a psychotherapist, he is dedicated to helping individuals on their journey toward self-discovery, confronting their fears, and progressing toward self-actualization.

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 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.

Kaltsouni Xara is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Utrecht, specializing in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology. Additionally, she is a trainee in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations in Athens. What attracted her to Systemic therapy is the holistic perspective on the individual. From this viewpoint, the psychological focus shifts from the individual to the whole, resulting in an expansion of our "internal lens" that leads to a multifactorial understanding of our internal organization. Regarding her professional experience, in recent years, she has worked at the Association for Mental Health in Patras (S.O.PSY.), aiming to provide psychological support to individuals with psychosocial difficulties. Finally, she has worked with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where she contributed to the psychosocial rehabilitation of vulnerable groups.

Mantioglou Nora is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Syntagma. She holds a degree in Psychology from Panteion University and a Master's Degree in "Integrated Psychiatry: Integrated care of physical and mental health" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been trained in the administration of projective tests including the Thematic Apperception Test (T.A.T.), Children’s Apperception Test (C.A.T.), and Children's Drawing Test by the Interdisciplinary and Research Psychosocial Support for Children and Adults (DI.K.E.PSY). Additionally, she has received training in Systemic and Family Therapy and Group Therapy from the Society of Systemic Therapy and Intervention in individuals, families, and broader systems. She provides her services not only at her private practice but also at the Center for Special Therapies "Therapaizontas." She has served as a Psychologist at the Counseling & Psychotherapy Center for children, adolescents, and adults "NEMIA." She has worked at the Psychotherapy Center "Synichisi," handling cases related to adolescent psychotherapy and parental counseling, at "The Smile of the Child" organization, as a Psychologist - member of a research team at the University General Hospital "Attikon," as well as at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. She has also participated in the program "Citizens against Depression" by the Society for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPSY). Finally, she has served as a Psychologist at the Day Center "Franco Basaglia."

Skandali Mairi is a Person-Centered Psychotherapist - Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Koukaki. She holds a Level 5 diploma in therapeutic counseling and specialized for five years at the ICPS College for Humanistic Science in Person-Centered Counseling Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde. Subsequently, she completed the training program for the Completion of the Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (ICEEFT) for couple therapy. She is a certified trainer of the Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) program by Gordon Hellas. She works with adults and couples addressing anxiety, panic disorders, depression, grief management, relationship and companionship pathology, post-traumatic stress, communication skills, self-improvement, and low self-esteem. Additionally, she is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Professionals of the Person-Centered and Experiential Approach (PEEP) and the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP), and has attended seminars aimed at further professional development.

Skafidas Panagiotis is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, Couples Therapist, and maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. He holds a state license to practice Psychology and is a member of the EFT Greek Network. He studied Psychology at Lancaster University in England and subsequently completed a postgraduate program in Integrative Psychotherapy and Adult Counseling at the University of Derby. This provided him with the essential knowledge for a combination of approaches and techniques that he can adapt according to the individual and the needs they bring to therapy. Continuing his education, he found great interest in couples and human relationships and pursued a two-year specialization program in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. He assists individuals with various difficulties to receive support at the level they desire. With his knowledge and experience, he acts as an ally to help each psychotherapy client understand and unlock the situation they are in. His thirst for knowledge is unending, and he regularly attends seminars, webinars, workshops, and lectures both in Greece and abroad.

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.