Health professionals for Depression in Attica

Pasxalidis Theodoros is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in anxiety, panic attacks, and overthinking, as well as learning and school-related difficulties. He assists individuals experiencing continuous stress, pressure, or difficulty calming their minds to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and acquire practical tools for daily life. Additionally, he supports cases involving low self-esteem, interpersonal relationship challenges, professional stress, and school-related issues, approaching each person with respect and aiming for meaningful change. Acknowledging that one is not invincible or omnipotent and taking the step to speak with a psychologist is not a sign of weakness but an act of strength and honesty towards oneself.

Antonia Mpeka is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Galatsi. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and possesses a certified four-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies. She has worked as a Psychologist at The Smile of the Child, supporting children and parents through counseling helplines. Additionally, she has conducted individual CBT Psychotherapy sessions. Within the framework of lifelong learning, she attends seminars in the field of mental health.

Karlatira Euaggelia is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience in the field of mental health. She provides private psychotherapy sessions, assisting individuals in coping with life challenges, managing feelings of anxiety and sadness, and discovering new ways for personal growth. She has worked at the Hellenic Red Cross (2020-2023), offering support to individuals in vulnerable situations, as well as in Secondary Education in Laconia, where she contributed to the psychological reinforcement of students and educators. Additionally, she has actively volunteered with the organization "The Smile of the Child" (2015-2018), providing valuable assistance to children in need. Her studies include: Harokopio University (2022 - 2025): Postgraduate studies in Education and Culture, specializing in Educational Psychology and Educational Practice. Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (2019 - 2021): Diploma in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT) and Panteion University (2014 - 2019) where she earned her Degree in Psychology. With deep knowledge and experience in the field of psychology, Karlatira Euaggelia offers scientifically grounded psychotherapy approaches, helping people find their balance and well-being.

Tragara Elena is a Psychologist and a certified Gestalt Psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Ano Patisia. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and has been trained in the Gestalt therapeutic approach at the Psychotherapy and Training Center "Gestalt Foundation." As part of her studies, she completed her internship at the 251st General Air Force Hospital, as well as at the Clinical and Research Department of the Institut Curie in Paris, France. Additionally, she has received training in Clinical Psychopathology at Aeginiteio Hospital through the "Panagiotis Oulis" program. Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a Psychologist at the Rehabilitation and Recovery Center "Blocks Rehab Philoktitis," where she collaborated with individuals suffering from chronic conditions, as well as patients requiring psychological support during their rehabilitation and recovery following sudden health issues. Her objective is to create a safe space for individuals seeking to deeply understand themselves and evolve the way they relate to others. Within her practice, Ground Psychotherapy, a multipurpose psychotherapy space operates, founded on the principles of human care and empathy towards people's needs. It is a supportive environment that simultaneously provides the appropriate ground for the emergence of sensations, thoughts, emotions, and needs. Mental health services offered include individual and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and counseling.

Mauroleon Anthi is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Zografou. She holds a Psychology degree (BSc) and has completed a two-year clinical psychology program at the University of Essex. She has been trained at the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy (EESPSO) and has completed the Interdepartmental University Clinical Postgraduate Program in Group Dynamics in Psychiatric Settings at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Athens, and the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens. She participated as a co-author in the scientific book "Psychotherapeutic Intervention" with Honorary Professor Grigorios Potamianos of Panteion University. She has worked in London in the private sector with elderly psychiatric patients and completed her clinical practice at the Metaxas Anticancer Hospital in Piraeus. Additionally, she works with patients who have suffered sexual abuse or other forms of violations.

Ο Μανιαδάκης Μάνος είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Εξάρχεια. Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και έχει άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος Ψυχολόγου από την Περιφέρεια Αττικής. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου Σπουδών “Ψυχοθεραπεία: Θεωρητικά πλαίσια, Κλινικές εφαρμογές και Συγκριτικές προσεγγίσεις” από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και ειδικεύεται στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Κέντρο Συστημικής Μελέτης και Θεραπείας - Κε.Σ.Με.Θ. (τετραετές πιστοποιημένο εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα από την E.F.T.A. - European Family Therapy Association και την Ε.Ε.Ψ.Ε. - Εθνική Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας Ελλάδας). Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία στο Ευρωπαϊκό Ινστιτούτο Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας (E.I.C.P.), ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει σε Ομάδες Μελέτης Ψυχαναλυτικού προσανατολισμού (“ΕΠΕΚΕΙΝΑ - Ψυχαναλυτική Πράξη”).

Εργάστηκε ως ασκούμενος Ψυχολόγος στην Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του 251 Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αεροπορίας και συνεργάζεται επί σειρά ετών ως θεραπευτής ενηλίκων με το Ψυχοθεραπευτικό Κέντρο "Συνήχηση" και το Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών "Θεραπαίζοντας".

Ερευνητικά, έχει συμμετάσχει σε μελέτες ασθενών με ψυχικές διαταραχές στα πλαίσια σωματικών χρόνιων νόσων, που έχουν ανακοινωθεί σε πανελλήνια και διεθνή συνέδρια. Έχει παρακολουθήσει και παρακολουθεί ενεργά συνέδρια και σεμινάρια που άπτονται ψυχολογικού και ψυχοθεραπευτικού ενδιαφέροντος. 

Βρίσκεται σε μακρόχρονη ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία και συστηματική επαγγελματική εποπτεία και είναι τακτικό μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Ψυχολόγων.

Στο ιδιωτικό του γραφείο προσφέρει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να εκφράσει ελεύθερα τις εμπειρίες και τα συναισθήματά του, να ανακαλύψει βαθύτερες πτυχές του εαυτού του και να πορευτεί προς μια πιο αυθεντική και συνειδητή ζωή.

Zarogkika Lina is a Psychologist specializing in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy. She holds a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from London Metropolitan University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of East London. Her studies, combined with her clinical experience, have equipped her with a deep understanding of human emotions and behaviors. Her therapeutic approach is based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), while also employing an integrative model utilizing tools from systemic, psychodynamic, gestalt, mindfulness, and other modalities. She has been trained and specializes in couples therapy, eating disorder treatment, clinical psychology, sexual education, anxiety, as well as other areas and approaches within the field. With experience in mental health settings and participation in scientific research projects, her aim is to provide practical and meaningful solutions. She focuses on the uniqueness of each individual and creates a safe and supportive environment to help clients address their challenges. Through empathy and contemporary therapeutic methods, she assists in redefining issues for a more functional and balanced daily life. A crucial component of all the above is the establishment of a therapeutic alliance with trust as its fundamental element.

Stergiou Eua MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who has maintained a private practice in Elefsina since 2015. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. She completed the two-year postgraduate program "Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in a Medical Setting" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in Work Psychology from the University of Sheffield, UK. From 2019 until June 2024, she worked as a Psychologist at the National Public Health Organization (EODY) within the framework of the program "Integrated Emergency Health Intervention for the Refugee Crisis," providing psychological assessment, counseling, and psychotherapy services to refugees and asylum seekers. From 2012 to 2018, she volunteered as a Psychologist at the Peristeri Mental Health Center, conducting psychoanalytic psychotherapy sessions and participating in clinical diagnosis and assessment through clinical interviews and diagnostic tools. She worked as a Psychologist at Ceva Logistics company for 5 months and in adult seminar organization at the Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation from 2014 to 2016. She has attended the annual postgraduate seminar in Clinical Psychopathology conducted by the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens and E.P.I.PS.Y, obtaining the relevant certification. Furthermore, she has completed the two-year introductory lecture series at the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society and the annual seminar at the Hellenic Psychosomatic Society. She continues her training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. In her private practice, she offers psychoanalytic psychotherapy services to adolescents and adults, as well as parental counseling.

Anastasiou Savvina is a Psychologist and Scientific Director at the Psychotherapeutic Center - Multipurpose Space Animus Corpus, located in Ilisia. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and received further training in Clinical Psychopathology at the Athens University Hospital "Aiginiteio." Additionally, she has attended educational seminars on Psychotraumatology, a Counseling Psychology workshop, as well as training in the MMPI-II Personality Test. The psychotherapeutic interventions she applies include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and the Hellenic Olympians Association, due to her distinction in Synchronized Swimming.

Miraxtsis Theodoros is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Kypseli. He studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and is a trainee at the Institute of Non-Directive Intervention (Non Directivite Intervenante, N.D.I). N.D.I is a method of psychotherapy, counseling, pedagogy, group facilitation, as well as a way of life. Overall, it constitutes a philosophy of the individual and their relationships, based on the power of experiences, emotions, and desires, as well as respect for the autonomy and freedom of each person, regardless of age, gender, personal and social characteristics, and particularities, within relationships of communication and interaction. He has experience in managing Acute Psychiatric Cases, having volunteered as a Psychologist at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio." Finally, he completed his internship at the Counseling Center of KETHEA Intervention.

Gorgoli Dimitra is a Psychiatrist - Psychoanalyst with a private practice in Kifisia. She holds a medical degree from the University of Ioannina School of Medicine and is specialized in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. She manages cases of panic disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, Alzheimer's disease, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, interpersonal difficulties, and life challenges. As part of her continuous professional development, she regularly participates in European and global psychoanalysis conferences, seminars, workshops, clinical groups, and supervisions. Additionally, she is responsible for the Greek editorial team of a psychoanalytic journal and has authored numerous psychoanalytic articles on contemporary issues. Furthermore, she has published an article in a foreign medical journal following two years of primary research on the social impacts of gender in schizophrenia. Finally, she is a member of the Center for Psychoanalytic Research of Athens - French School of Psychoanalysis.

Tampaki Mairi is a licensed Psychologist and a certified Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist. She maintains a private practice in Zografou, offering both in-person and online sessions to adolescents and adults. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with postgraduate studies in the "Science of Stress and Health Promotion" program at the Medical School of the same university. During her academic career, she collaborated with Aeginiteio Hospital as well as Day Centers, providing psychological support and participating in the therapeutic process of individuals facing various psychological challenges. As a mental health professional, she has worked with private therapeutic centers, school environments, and psychosocial rehabilitation structures, undertaking the support of children, adolescents, and adults. Concurrently, she holds an active role in voluntary programs, offering support to vulnerable social groups, while also engaging in research focused on the study of issues related to mental and physical health. Ms. Tampaki consistently invests in continuous education, participating in scientific conferences and specialized seminars related to clinical practice and contemporary approaches in psychotherapy. At the same time, she ensures systematic supervision and personal development, aiming to continuously enhance her professional quality and the therapeutic care provided. Using scientifically supported methods and individualized approaches, Ms. Tampaki supports her clients in managing their concerns, promoting their mental health and personal development.

Panagiotakopoulou Xristina is a Psychologist - Systemic Family Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Papagou, where she provides individual sessions for adults, couples, and families. She studied Psychology at the Open University of the United Kingdom and subsequently specialized in Systemic Psychotherapy at SKEPSYS (Systemic Center for Training and Psychotherapy). Additionally, she has been trained in the Systemic Appreciative Approach, which is a method for exploring people's strengths, abilities, and resources. She has also received training in psychological support for children, adolescents, families, and communities in bereavement. She possesses notable experience as well as voluntary contributions, having collaborated voluntarily with SYNYPARXI to provide counseling support services. She voluntarily cooperates with the Municipal Polyclinics of Papagou - Cholargos to provide counseling support services and organizes and coordinates adult education groups aimed at their empowerment. Finally, she publishes monthly articles on relevant topics in the magazine Asfalistiki Agora.

Chrysa Kritikou is a clinical psychologist and trainee psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Koukaki. Her academic journey began with undergraduate studies in the Department of Education Sciences and Early Childhood Education at the University of Patras. During her studies as a kindergarten teacher, she developed a strong interest in psychology, which led her to decide to pursue a new cycle of studies abroad.

After completing her first degree, she undertook a second undergraduate degree in the Department of Psychology at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology at the same university. She then proceeded with the recognition of her degrees by DOATAP and obtained a license to practice as a psychologist.

With a consistent focus on continuous scientific advancement, she actively participates in seminars and scientific conferences, continuously enriching her knowledge and clinical skills. Within the framework of her specialization, she has attended, among others, the Clinical Psychopathology seminar "Panagiotis Oulis," which substantially contributes to her clinical practice.

She is currently attending the four-year Clinical Specialization Program in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Institute for Education and Research "Logo Psychis," which is based on the SANE (System Attachment Narrative Encephalon) model, a comprehensive approach that combines systemic theory with emotional attachment theory.

Nektarios Oikonomou is a Psychologist with private practice offices in Markopoulo and Porto Rafti. He graduated from the Department of Psychology at UCLAN University (2017-2021) and has enhanced his knowledge with specialized studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT, Social Clinical Psychology of Addictions, Sports Psychology, and Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families), strengthening his ability to approach psychological issues from multiple dimensions.

Professionally, he maintains private practice offices in Markopoulo and Porto Rafti, offering psychotherapy services, addiction treatment, psychological support, and counseling.

He is also active as a sports psychologist with PAO Kalyvia (2024-present), where, combined with his status as a final-year student at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (TEFAA), he employs a comprehensive scientific approach that links mental empowerment with physical performance, supporting athletes in enhancing mental resilience and competitive performance.

Additionally, he has collaborated as an addiction counselor at KETHEA DIAVASI (2020-2021). In the field of addictions, he integrates his scientific training with profound experiential understanding of addiction and recovery mechanisms, which enhances empathy and the effectiveness of the therapeutic approach.

Panagiota Seferai is a licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in Clinical Counseling, with experience in providing psychological support to children, adolescents, and adults, and conducts Online Psychotherapy sessions. She studied Psychology at the University of Derby (United Kingdom), where she completed both her undergraduate studies in Psychology and her postgraduate degree in Applied Clinical Counseling Psychology. She works in psychopedagogical settings, providing sessions for children and adolescents with autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, and other emotional or developmental disorders, as well as offering parent counseling. Concurrently, she works on an adult psychotherapy platform, offering support for anxiety disorders, enhancing self-regulation skills and mental resilience, applying cognitive-behavioral approaches and mindfulness techniques. Additionally, she has substantial experience in social institutions, where she provided psychological support, organized empowerment groups, and promoted social inclusion of vulnerable populations. She has been trained in specialized seminars on psychotherapy for autism, selective mutism, and the Marte Meo approach. The specialist approaches each therapeutic relationship with empathy and professionalism, tailoring interventions to the needs of each individual.