Health professionals for Depression in Kriti

Ο Λευτέρης Κογεράκης είναι αδειούχος Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης. Είναι απόφοιτος Ψυχολογίας του University of Nicosia και διαθέτει μεγάλη επαγγελματική εμπειρία καθώς έχει εργαστεί ως Ψυχολόγος στο Mentor Programme στην Κύπρο, στον Οίκο Αγίας Αικατερίνης, στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, στο Ψυχιατρικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου "Βενιζελείο", στο "Δικαίωμα στη Ζωή" και στην Κοινωνική Υπηρεσία του Δήμου Ανωγείων. Έχει εμπειρία σε διάφορες θεραπευτικές μεθόδους, όπως η γνωσιακή-συμπεριφορική θεραπεία και οι οικογενειακές παρεμβάσεις και προσφέρει εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα για ένα ευρύ φάσμα θεμάτων ψυχικής υγείας. Παρέχει υποστήριξη σε άτομα που αντιμετωπίζουν καταστάσεις όπως κατάθλιψη, επαγγελματική εξουθένωση, τραύματα και εθισμούς – είτε πρόκειται για εθισμό σε ουσίες, είτε σε παιχνίδια ή τεχνολογία. Στόχος του είναι να βοηθήσει τους πελάτες να αναπτύξουν ανθεκτικότητα και να βρουν ισορροπία στη ζωή τους. Αναλαμβάνει επίσης ζευγάρια και οικογένειες για να βελτιώσουν την επικοινωνία και να επιλύσουν συγκρούσεις, ενώ προσφέρει και καθοδήγηση σε παιδιά και εφήβους που αντιμετωπίζουν αναπτυξιακές και κοινωνικές προκλήσεις. Παρέχει επίσης, υποστήριξη σε LGBTQ+ άτομα, ενδυναμώνοντας τους να αντιμετωπίσουν τις προκλήσεις που συνδέονται με την ταυτότητά τους, σε ένα περιβάλλον αποδοχής και υποστήριξης. Επιπλέον προσφέρει ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε ευάλωτες και περιθωριοποιημένες ομάδες, σε άτομα με αναπηρίες, πρόσφυγες, και εκείνους που πλήττονται από κοινωνικό αποκλεισμό με σκοπό την ευαισθητοποίηση, την καταπολέμηση του στίγματος και την προώθηση της ψυχικής υγείας για όλους. Σε έναν κόσμο που αλλάζει γρήγορα, βοηθάει άτομα να αντιμετωπίσουν τους κοινωνικούς και παγκόσμιους στρεσογόνους παράγοντες, παρέχοντας εργαλεία για τη διαχείριση του άγχους, της θλίψης, της αβεβαιότητας και των εθισμών.

Ranoutsou Georgia is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She holds a degree in Sociology from the School of Social Sciences at the University of Crete and a degree in Psychology from the School of Social Sciences at MBS College. She has worked as a Psychologist in the private practice of Ioanna Niakaki, in the breast cancer organization, in the Psychiatric Clinic of Venizeleio - Pananio Hospital, and in the Oncology Clinic of the Regional University General Hospital of Heraklion. Additionally, she has worked as a Psychologist in the Pathology Clinic at the "ALLILEGGYIS" Alzheimer's Center and as a Psychologist - Sociologist at the Mental Health Center of Rethymno. In her practice, she addresses cases across the entire spectrum of psychology and mental health, with a specialization in couples therapy, depression, and anxiety and mood disorders.

Kissamitaki Euaggelia is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Chania. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is undergoing training in Integrative Psychotherapy. She has attended seminars such as Principles of Relational Psychoanalysis, psychodiagnostic assessment through the Therapy Network platform, seminars on learning disabilities at the Psychology Laboratory of the Department of Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a two-day conference related to the LGBTQ+ community hosted at the Onassis Foundation titled "Gender Identities," and the Conference on Mental Resilience in the Autism Spectrum. She collaborates as a contributor with Psychology.gr. The services she provides are aimed at adolescents and adults, following an open, integrative approach within a collaborative therapeutic environment. These are individualized according to the needs and personality of each person, based on both personal and relational dynamics.

Polyxronaki Sofia is a Psychologist-Psychotherapist for children, adolescents and adults and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the University of Nicosia and holds a professional license to practice as a Psychologist. She has completed her postgraduate studies at Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, specializing in "Counseling and psychological interventions in human development." Additionally, she has undertaken a series of trainings focused on counseling children and adolescents as well as their parents. She has worked with both clinical and general populations: children, adolescents, and adults who require counseling or psychotherapy to improve their quality of life. In the field of psychotherapy, she conducts individual and group sessions with children, adolescents, and adults, primarily focusing on parental counseling, anxiety, depression, separation, personal development, autism, ADHD, abuse, and school bullying. She is currently training in Synthetic Systemic Psychotherapy at the Synthetic Systemic Center of Thessaloniki. 

Lila Karali is a Psychologist, an honor graduate of the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete (BSc), licensed to practice professionally. She has an academic background in the natural sciences (Chemistry-BSc, MSc), and a postgraduate diploma in Bioethics (MA). Her interdisciplinary education enhances her ability to bridge the biological and psychological perspectives, focusing on a comprehensive understanding of the human experience. She possesses clinical experience with the adult population and has specialized in Systemic Psychotherapy (a four-year training program), promoting the understanding of the self in relation to significant life systems (family, work, society). Additionally, she has training and experience in Compassion Focused Therapy to alleviate psychological distress related to persistent shame and self-criticism. Her therapeutic practice emphasizes the autonomy and values of each individual.

Plymaki Xrysa is a Psychologist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, licensed to practice, and an Existential Therapist, trained at the Hellenic Society of Existential Psychology, "Gignesthai".

She has worked in various settings and contexts in Greece (Attica, Crete, Lesbos), working with vulnerable groups, refugees and migrants, individuals with mental health vulnerabilities, and the elderly.

For the past 12 years, she has been practicing therapy in-person (in Rethymno) and online (in Greece and abroad).

As an alternative for those who feel more comfortable outside the office setting, the option of outdoors (walking) therapy is also offered: sessions conducted in outdoor environments where dialogue is combined with movement in natural surroundings or quiet areas of the city.

She can help you explore the concerns and difficulties you face in your life through an approach of constructive questioning and curiosity, within a safe, non-judgmental environment. Your therapy offers the opportunity to reflect on how you live and how you want to live, how you relate to others, how you manage anxiety, changes, conflicts, losses, uncertainty, dilemmas, and the paradoxes of life, in order to gain greater awareness and understanding of yourself.

Zaxaropoulou Eleni is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She is a graduate of Luton University in England, specializing in Psychology with Health Studies, and holds a Master’s degree from Derby University in England in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (MSc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy). Since 2017, she has been a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She possesses extensive and broad-ranging experience, having worked with organizations such as NELE as a public trainer, in KAPI (Open Care Centers for the Elderly), KIFI (Centers for the Care of the Elderly with Disabilities), and municipalities in the Heraklion Prefecture. She has served as a coordinator for parent schools in many schools in the city of Heraklion as well as in rural areas. Additionally, she has previously collaborated with various social structures, such as the Child Protection Center of Heraklion, providing counseling and psychological support to children, adolescents, and young girls who have been removed from their family environments. She has also worked in private and municipal kindergartens (KEPA), in the Creative Occupation Center (KDAP) of the Gorgolaini municipality, the CALCETTO football academy, and in elderly care units (Libyan and Friendly Hearth). She specializes in the integrative counseling and psychotherapy model, trauma therapy, and couples counseling. Since 1995, she has maintained a private practice in Heraklion, Crete, and understanding the demands of the modern era, she also conducts sessions via Skype. She works with adults, adolescents, and children, specializing in relationship problems, divorce, grief, anxiety, phobias, depression, self-awareness, self-improvement, obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic attacks, and psychosomatic issues. In parallel, she is active in individual counseling as well as marriage and family counseling.

Elena Georgakopoulou is a Counseling Psychologist - Psychotherapist for children, adolescents, and adults. She holds a professional license to practice in England (HCPC Register PYL 15025) since 2006, and a professional license in Greece since 2008. She is also a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and has worked as a Psychologist in the National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS), providing therapy to adults and children with severe clinical symptomatology. She has worked with adults and children and utilizes an eclectic and integrative model combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), systemic, and person-centered approaches. Her work often involves collaboration with parents, as well as coordination with other agencies such as educational settings, while in Greece she works remotely. She is interested in and can assist in areas such as autism and autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, anxiety and depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), low self-esteem and self-confidence, loss of meaning and direction in life, relational and attachment difficulties, and parental counseling. Sessions are also provided in English.

Η Βαονάκη Αλεξία είναι Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, κάτοχος νόμιμης άδειας άσκησης επαγγέλματος. Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης με «άριστα» και στη συνέχεια πραγματοποίησε τον τετραετή κύκλο εξειδίκευσής της στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία, στο Εργαστήριο Συστημικής Σκέψης και Εκπαίδευσης, στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης, από όπου έλαβε Δίπλωμα Συστημικής Ψυχοθεραπεύτριας (πιστοποιημένο από το European Family Therapy Association Training Institute Chamber (EFTA TIC). Στο πλαίσιο της εξειδίκευσής της, παρέχει, ως Ψυχολόγος, από το 2010, Ατομική-Ομαδική-Οικογενειακή Συμβουλευτική & Ψυχοθεραπεία καθώς και Συμβουλευτική Γονέων και Εφήβων. Επίσης, έχει εργαστεί επί σειρά ετών, συμβουλευτικά με γυναίκες θύματα βίας, υπό το πρίσμα της οπτικής του φύλου, ενώ διετέλεσε επιστημονικά υπεύθυνη για τη λειτουργία του Κέντρου Συμβουλευτικής Γυναικών του Δήμου Ρεθύμνης (2013-2024). Πριν από το 2010, εργάστηκε, επί σειρά ετών, με ευάλωτες κοινωνικές ομάδες ως κοινωνική λειτουργός και ως εργασιακή σύμβουλος & σύμβουλος επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού. Η εργασιακή της εμπειρία με ευάλωτες κοινωνικές ομάδες καθώς και τα επιστημονικά της ενδιαφέροντα την οδήγησαν στο Διιδρυματικό Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα της Βιοηθικής (Τμήματα Φιλοσοφικών και Κοινωνικών Σπουδών, Ιατρικής, Βιολογίας και Κοινωνιολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και Νομικής Σχολής του Ε.Κ.Π.Α) από το οποίο αποφοίτησε, έχοντας αναπτύξει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον για την ψυχοκοινωνική διάσταση της Ιατρικά Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής και πιο συγκεκριμένα της παρένθετης μητρότητας. Σήμερα, εργάζεται σε δικό της χώρο, στο Ρέθυμνο, ως Ψυχολόγος-Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, πραγματοποιώντας συνεδρίες Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενηλίκους, εφήβους, οικογένειες και ζευγάρια καθώς και ομαδικές συνεδρίες. Οι συνεδρίες πραγματοποιούνται δια ζώσης ή διαδικτυακά (on line). Επιπλέον, σχεδιάζει, συντονίζει και υλοποιεί βιωματικά εργαστήρια επιμόρφωσης και ευαισθητοποίησης σε ομάδες επαγγελματιών (υγειονομικούς, αστυνομικούς κ.α), σε φοιτητές/τριες και σε μαθητές/τριες, για θέματα αυτοβελτίωσης, αυτογνωσίας, ισότητας των φύλων και έμφυλης βίας. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλές εκδηλώσεις-ημερίδες-συνέδρια με εισηγήσεις σχετικά με την οικογενειακή θεραπεία, την προαγωγή της ισότητας των φύλων και την έμφυλη βία και έχει παραχωρήσει συνεντεύξεις στον έντυπο τύπο και στο ραδιόφωνο.

Markantonakis Georgios is a Psychiatrist who maintains private practices in Agios Nikolaos, Sitia, and Ierapetra, Crete. He holds a PhD in Psychiatry from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and graduated from the Medical School of the Universita Di Catania in Italy. Alongside his private practice, he has collaborated for many years with Non-Governmental Organizations "Metavasi," "Apostoli," "Arogi," and "Xenios Zeus," where he provides his services as a Psychotherapist. Additionally, having acquired specialized knowledge in Aviation Medicine from the Aero Medical Center of Lufthansa, he is currently an Aviation Doctor, "Aero Medical Examiner," authorized by the Civil Aviation Authority. Finally, he has participated in numerous scientific conferences, and notably, he served as a representative of the Ministry of Culture at the Council of Europe during the intercultural dialogue titled "Routes of Monasticism - Orders of Culture," which took place in France, Greece, Romania, Portugal, and Norway during the years 1998-1999.