Depression, Metaxourgio
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Health professionals for Depression near Metaxourgio

About the specialist

Panopoulou Xara is a Psychologist, Sexologist, and Psychotherapist.

She completed her studies in Psychology (BSc) at Panteion University and has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Additionally, she specializes in the Treatment of Psychosexual Disorders and has presented at conferences related to sexual health. She is continuing her education in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), having completed the basic cycle and proceeding with supervision and further professional development.

The office is located at the Smart CNS Center, in Syntagma, a specialized mental health medical center that offers a modern, safe, and supportive environment.

Previously, she has provided services in private practices and organizations such as the Special Clinic for Sexual Disorders (Aeginiteio Hospital), the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor," the Counseling Station & Telephone Line for HIV/AIDS, the NGO IASIS, milamou.gr, and PRAKSIS.

She works with a broad range of psychological difficulties, including anxiety, depression, relationship disorders, sexual dysfunctions, and self-esteem issues, tailoring her techniques according to the needs of each patient.

  • Mood disorders / depression - melancholy / mourning

Xenofontos 15A, Syntagma, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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About the specialist

Η Δήμητρα Γ. Φύκα είναι Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο κέντρο της Αθήνας, στην περιοχή της Ακαδημίας Πλάτωνος, καθώς και στο Ξυλόκαστρο Κορινθίας. Παράλληλα, παρέχει υπηρεσίες και μέσω διαδικτυακών συνεδριών, διευκολύνοντας την πρόσβαση στην ψυχοθεραπεία από οπουδήποτε.

Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), ενώ ο πρώτος κύκλος σπουδών της ήταν στο Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης του ίδιου πανεπιστημίου. Η ακαδημαϊκή της πορεία συνδυάζει τη βαθιά κατανόηση της ανθρώπινης ψυχής με τη γνώση της εκπαιδευτικής διαδικασίας και της ανάπτυξης του παιδιού.

Μετεκπαιδεύτεται στη Σωματική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Ελληνικό Ινστιτούτο Νευροφυτοθεραπείας και Ανάλυσης Χαρακτήρα (Ε.Ι.Ν.Α.), με εκπαίδευση πιστοποιημένη από διεθνείς και ελληνικούς φορείς, όπως η European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP), η European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP), η Εθνική Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας Ελλάδος (ΕΕΨΕ) και η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Συμβουλευτικής (ΕΕΣ).

Διαθέτει 15ετή επαγγελματική εμπειρία στον χώρο της εκπαίδευσης, έχοντας εργαστεί ως εκπαιδευτικός σε ιδιωτικό σχολείο. Η εμπειρία αυτή της επιτρέπει να προσεγγίζει με ουσιαστικό τρόπο παιδιά, εφήβους και γονείς, κατανοώντας σε βάθος τις ανάγκες κάθε αναπτυξιακού σταδίου.

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Ψυχολόγος &Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, παρέχοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες σε ενήλικες, εφήβους και γονείς, με στόχο την ενίσχυση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας, τη διαχείριση συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών και τη βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής. Παράλληλα, πραγματοποιεί ομιλίες και βιωματικά εργαστήρια σε δημόσιους και ιδιωτικούς φορείς, εστιάζοντας σε θέματα ψυχικής υγείας, γονεϊκότητας και προσωπικής ανάπτυξης.

Από το 2012 έως και σήμερα συνεχίζει αδιάλειπτα την επιμόρφωσή της, παρακολουθώντας σεμινάρια και βιωματικά εργαστήρια στον τομέα της Ψυχολογίας, της Ψυχοθεραπείας και της Εκπαίδευσης, με στόχο τη συνεχή εξέλιξη και την παροχή υψηλού επιπέδου υπηρεσιών στους ανθρώπους που την εμπιστεύονται.

  • Mood disorders / depression - melancholy / mourning

Pylou 48, Kolonos, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Maria Vlachaki, MSc, is a Psychologist, Cyberpsychologist, and Psychotherapist, currently operating a private practice in Alimos, Athens.She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and a Master's degree in Cyberpsychology from the same institution.She has specialized in Systemic and Family Therapy through studies at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations (Charis Katakis, 2022–2023) and the University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI). She is also attending the annual program “Therapeutic Approaches to Addictions” at the 18 ANO Addiction Rehabilitation Center.Her professional experience includes providing individual psychotherapy sessions since September 2023, as well as collaborations with the Psychiatric Clinic of Attikon University General Hospital (volunteer work), the Evaluation Committee for the Ministry of Health’s “Personal Assistant for People with Disabilities” program (June–July 2023), and the “ARGO” Association for Children with Special Needs. Since 2024, she has been working with the Municipal Health Clinics of Nea Smyrni and the P. Sakellaropoulos Association for Social Psychiatry.She is trained in the administration of psychometric tools such as the MMPI-1, Raven's Progressive Matrices, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), MoCA, and the Geriatric Depression Scale.Maria actively participates in numerous scientific conferences, symposia, and workshops related to psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health, and technology. Notably, she has attended the Psychotherapy Conferences of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, the Panhellenic Conference on Counseling Psychology, events at Attikon Hospital, and seminars by the Hellenic Psychological Society, as well as initiatives promoting community mental health awareness.As a speaker, she presented her research titled “Netflix and binge watching: A qualitative exploration of the subjective viewing experience” at Panteion University (April 9, 2024). She has also participated in a women’s empowerment and breast cancer awareness event at the Kallithea Municipal Library (October 2024), and in a public seminar on cyberbullying organized by the Municipality of Rentis/Moschato (November 2024).

  • Mood disorders / depression - melancholy / mourning

Θεανούς 15 (πλησίον Μετρό "Κεραμεικός"), Keramikos, ΑΤΤΙΚΗ

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
mental health

What it is

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy applied to problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, abuse, relationship and marriage problems, eating disorders and serious mental illness.The therapist emphasizes what is happening in the current life rather than the past and what led to the difficulties.

Approach

Identifying the distortions in a person's thinking that are causing problems and then examining these in the light of reality. Understanding the behaviour and motivations of others and using problem-solving skills to deal with difficult situations. Dealing with fears rather than avoiding them. Role-playing to better prepare for potentially problematic interactions with others. You become your own self-therapist.

How it could benefit you

Helps the individual to change dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviors. Improves your functioning and quality of life by helping to change patterns and behaviours. Teaches you to be your own self-therapist.

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
mental health

What it is

It is a form of psychotherapy that teaches a person to identify negative thought patterns and change them. DBT reinforces the acceptance that all your thoughts are valid, as they are part of your life experiences and who you are. The person acts by doing the best they can for the moment. It is used for people with suicidal behavior, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, ADHD, depression, anxiety.

Approach

DBT focuses on acceptance and change. It helps the person to get to know themselves better, to think about why they do what they do, without judgment. Replacing a negative behavior or habit with ones that can improve the quality of life. Dialectic is the idea that two different things can be true at the same time. At the same time as accepting yourself exactly as you are, comes the recognition of your effort to change.

How it could benefit you

It helps you make positive changes in the way you act. It identifies your negative thought patterns and changes them, helping to make positive changes in the way you act. Teaches you ways to manage intense emotions and stressful thoughts when they occur.

Humanistic psychotherapy
mental health

What it is

Humanistic therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which self-awareness and self-acceptance are considered the keys to personal growth. It emphasizes creativity, collaboration and interaction between the individual and the therapist, using techniques such as role-play.

Approach

Each person is a combination of mind, emotions, body and soul with unique experiences and events. No single life event, personality trait or psychological diagnosis defines you.

How it could benefit you

It improves self-awareness and self-confidence, helps you understand how your past affects your present, how to deal effectively with stressful situations, improves human relationships and helps you better manage your emotions.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy
mental health

What it is

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is talk therapy that aims to understand current thoughts and feelings through the behaviours shaped by past experiences and the past. Understanding the past can help you avoid repeating unhelpful patterns that have existed in it and facilitate your quality of life alongside relief from distressing symptoms. It is used in depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems, addictions, trauma, eating disorders, personality disorder.

Approach

Psychodynamic psychotherapy provides a space to explore and understand how unhelpful patterns from the past may be influencing our current difficulties. Defence mechanisms are explored and how our feelings and behaviours in the present are shaped by our past experiences.

How it could benefit you

It helps people to live a healthier life. There may be things in a person's unconscious that they are not aware of that cause them pain or keep them stuck in the past. Identifying these and understanding them can lead you to move forward.

Systemic psychotherapy
mental health

What it is

Systemic psychotherapy is an approach about how the individual acts as part of a wider group or broader system of relationships: family, partner relationship, work, friendships, and social environment. This approach connects communication and interaction patterns with a problem or a difficulty that the individual may be experiencing.

Approach

Systemic psychotherapy identifies behavioral patterns within a persons’ relationships and in the way someone connects with others. It helps the individual understand themselves more effectively, along with their roles and communication style and supports them in developing more functional ways of thinking and communicating within their system.

How it could benefit you

It helps improve understanding of relationship and family dynamics. It can change dysfunctional communication and behavior patterns within the system, strengthen empathy, support the development of stronger relationships and help with managing conflicts and difficulties.

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