Health professionals for Anxiety and Stress near Vironas

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.

Antonis Tsourounakis, MSc, is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist (Integrative Psychotherapy & Counseling) and maintains his private practice in Chania and Ilisia. As a psychologist, he believes that every individual has something unique to express or perceive in a given situation. Therefore, each person’s perception of the world is different. His duty is to listen to the perspectives of the people who visit him, no matter how much they differ from his own, and to collaboratively give meaning to their reality, identify the strengths and interactions within it, and consequently make the individual's daily life more functional, sustainable, and pleasant. This process is not magic, but it is magical and certainly not a compulsory task, but rather a healthy collaboration. Therefore, offer yourself this gift, whenever you feel that the time is right. Mr. Tsourounakis is a graduate of the University of Athens, Department of Psychology, with a degree grade of 8.4/10 and postgraduate education in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counseling. He has worked in structures for persons with disabilities of the Ministry of Health (2020-2021) and in the Family Therapy Unit (2018-2020), a branch of the Psychiatric Hospital of Athens. Furthermore, he has served as a trainee Psychologist at the General Air Force Hospital (2021-2022), as well as in other mental health-related institutions. Between 2014-2018, he was a member of the NGO E.K.KLI.PSY., an organization primarily engaged in clinical research work. Lastly, he is a member of the Greek Actors Association, where he has been volunteering his services to this day. For any information, please contact him by phone, email, or directly via personal message.

Kaltsa Lydia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist providing both online and in-person sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Additionally, she has been trained in EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), thereby enriching her approach with modern, experiential, and scientifically validated methods. She is also trained in the administration and analysis of the MMPI-2 psychometric tool for psychopathology and holds certification in Applied Counseling.

She manages a wide range of cases, always focusing on providing the best possible care to each individual seeking support. She has particular expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Anxiety Management, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Panic Attacks, Specific Phobias, and Trauma.

Chrysa Xatzixaralampou BSc, MSc is a psychologist who conducts sessions with adolescents and adults both online and in person. She holds a master's degree in Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy, having completed the three-year program at the University of Derby, and is also a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, she is training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling at Ce.S.Me.Th (Center for Systemic Study and Therapy). As part of her continuous education, she has attended numerous conferences and seminars focusing on special education, school and developmental psychology, and psychotherapy. During her undergraduate studies, she completed her internship in the Acute Cases Department at the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki. Subsequently, she undertook a postgraduate internship at a private office of a systemic psychotherapist, conducting individual sessions with adults. Concurrently, she has been active in the field of therapy with children and adolescents, addressing neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioral issues. She has also worked with adults, providing individual counseling and psychotherapy sessions as well as psychoeducational groups. Furthermore, she has been employed in vocational counseling, working with individuals facing severe psychosocial difficulties, focusing on psychoses, while coordinating support groups for people with psychosis and other psychosocial challenges aimed at enhancing their social skills. Moreover, she is a member of the Hellenic Association of Supported Employment (EL.ET.YP.E.) and the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Currently, the psychologist collaborates with a psychotherapy center, offering individual psychotherapy sessions for children and adolescents, support groups for children and adolescents, and parental counseling.

Eftexar Samira-Vasiliki is a Psychologist-Psychotherapist (professional license number 6851/2015) and maintains a private practice in the Ilisia area, near the "Megaro Mousikis" metro station. As a Psychotherapist, she specializes in the Cognitive-Behavioral model, which forms the main axis of her therapeutic practice. In accordance with the individualized needs of each patient, she integrates tools and interventions from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy into this model. These constitute the "third generation" of Cognitive-Behavioral therapies, for which she has received relevant training. She has worked as an external scientific collaborator at the Eating Disorders Unit of the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital, as part of her two-year postgraduate training in the treatment of Eating Disorders. She provides specialized therapeutic support to adults experiencing difficulties related to anxiety (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, health anxiety, phobias), eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder), depression, as well as life transitions, interpersonal relationship issues, communication challenges, low self-esteem, boundary issues, anger, procrastination, and more.

Η Βαμβασάκη Ζωή είναι Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος BSc, MSc και διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου Σπουδών "Ψυχική Υγεία και Ψυχιατρική Παιδιών και Εφήβων" από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πρακτική άσκηση στη Κοινωνική Υπηρεσία του Δήμου Βούλας - Βάρης - Βουλιαγμένης και στο Τμήμα Ψυχιατρικής Παιδιών και Εφήβων του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου "Ασκληπιείο" Βούλας. Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί ως εθελόντρια Ψυχολόγος στη Ψυχολογική Υπηρεσία της Διεύθυνσης Κοινωνικής Προστασίας, Υγείας, Παιδείας και Εθελοντισμού του Δήμου Ηλιούπολης. Ειδικεύεται στη συμβουλευτική παιδιών, εφήβων και γονέων, καθώς και στις αγχώδεις διαταραχές, στην αντιμετώπιση φοβιών και στη διαχείριση της κατάθλιψης και του πένθους. Στο ιδιωτικό γραφείο που διατηρεί στην Ηλιούπολη παρέχει συνεδρίες για ενήλικες και για παιδιά/εφήβους(από 10 ετών και άνω), σεβόμενη τις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες εκάστοτε θεραπευόμενου.

Dionysios Siafakas is a Psychology graduate from Neapolis University and holds a master's degree in "The Science of Stress & Health Promotion" from the Medical School of NKUA. He has extensive clinical experience through his collaboration with mental health organizations such as the child psychiatry department of the "Karamanadaneio" hospital, the "H Pammakaristos" foundation, and structures of the "Hellenic Red Cross." He specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, behavioral disorders, and stress management, applying modern cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.

Η Χρύσα Ηλιοπούλου είναι Ψυχολόγος - Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Είναι απόφοιτη του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος Ψυχολόγου. Εκπαιδεύεται στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική στο Κέντρο Συστημικής Μελέτης και Θεραπείας (Κε.Σ.Με.Θ.), το οποίο είναι μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας (European Family Therapy Association - E.F.T.A.) και της Εθνικής Εταιρείας Ψυχοθεραπείας Ελλάδος (Ε.Ε.Ψ.Ε.). Ολοκλήρωσε την πρακτική της άσκηση στο ΚΕΘΕΑ Νόστος-Εξάντας εργαζόμενη με ομάδες οικογενειών εξαρτημένων ατόμων. Εργάζεται ως ελεύθερη επαγγελματίας σε ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια (πλησίον σταθμού μετρό Μέγαρο Μουσικής), διά ζώσης και διαδικτυακά, αναλαμβάνοντας ευρύ φάσμα αιτημάτων, όπως άγχος/αγχώδεις διαταραχές, κατάθλιψη, πένθος, ψυχοσωματικά συμπτώματα κ.α. μέσα σε ένα ασφαλές και συμπεριληπτικό περιβάλλον. Η επαγγελματική της εμπειρία βασίζεται στην ψυχοθεραπευτική στήριξη παιδιών, εφήβων και ενηλίκων, καθώς και στην καθημερινή παρέμβαση μέσα από εξειδικευμένες δομές θεραπείας.

Η Γεωργιοπούλου Αναστασία είναι Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου συμβουλευτικής ψυχολογίας από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT) από το Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής, καθώς και στη Θεραπεία Αποδοχής και Δέσμευσης (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – ACT) και στην τραυματοθεραπεία με τη μέθοδο EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).Έχει συνεργαστεί ως εκπαιδευόμενη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος στο Κέντρο Ημέρας «Franco Basaglia» της Εταιρείας Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ψυχικής Υγείας, καθώς και ως σύμβουλος στην τηλεφωνική γραμμή «Μαζί για το Παιδί». Παράλληλα, διδάσκει στο Mediterranean College, συνδυάζοντας την κλινική της κατάρτιση με την ακαδημαϊκή διδασκαλία. Μέσα από την συμμετοχή της σε πλήθος σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων ψυχολογικού χαρακτήρα μένει συνεχώς ενημερωμένη στις εξελίξεις του κλάδου της και μπορεί να προσφέρει, στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, εξειδικευμένες λύσεις προσαρμοσμένες στις ανάγκες των ασθενών της.

The Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein is a modern, fully equipped, and specially designed center to meet the needs of children, adolescents, and adults. The Director of the Center is Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein, Psychologist - Child Psychologist - Special Systemic Therapist for Couples and Families. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The Center's goal is to provide specialized support to children and their families by offering comprehensive services in the field of diagnosis, assessment, therapy, and rehabilitation of developmental and learning difficulties in children and adolescents. Finally, it covers a wide range of therapeutic programs for adults.

Η Λιτσάκη Υρώ είναι Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και μεταπτυχιακή εξειδίκευση στη Συμβουλευτική και Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία. Στο πλαίσιο της κλινικής της πορείας, έχει αποκτήσει εμπειρία στην ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων και στην ψυχοκοινωνική υποστήριξη ατόμων με σοβαρές ψυχικές διαταραχές, καθώς και στη θεραπευτική εργασία με οικογένειες και φροντιστές. Η επαγγελματική της εμπειρία περιλαμβάνει τη διαχείριση ενός ευρέος φάσματος ψυχικών και συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών, όπως αγχώδεις διαταραχές, διαταραχές διάθεσης, ζητήματα αυτοεκτίμησης, διαπροσωπικές δυσκολίες και κλινική συμπτωματολογία. Η συνεχής εκπαίδευση και η συστηματική κλινική εποπτεία αποτελούν βασικούς άξονες της επαγγελματικής της εξέλιξης. Παράλληλα, βρίσκεται σε πολυετή εκπαίδευση στην Ψυχανάλυση Ομάδας, Οικογένειας και Ζεύγους, στο πλαίσιο του πενταετούς εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος του ΕΛΕΚΙΝ, διευρύνοντας περαιτέρω την κλινική της κατάρτιση και την κατανόηση των δυναμικών που αναπτύσσονται στις διαπροσωπικές και οικογενειακές σχέσεις. Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε συλλόγους οικογενειών ατόμων με ψυχιατρική εμπειρία, μέσα από εθελοντική δράση, ψυχοεκπαίδευση και υποστηρικτικές παρεμβάσεις. Έχει επίσης συμμετάσχει ως ομιλήτρια σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ημερίδες και βιβλιοπαρουσιάσεις, συμβάλλοντας ενεργά στον επιστημονικό διάλογο γύρω από θέματα ψυχικής υγείας. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στη δημιουργία μιας σταθερής και ασφαλούς σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης, μέσα στην οποία το άτομο μπορεί να διερευνήσει τις δυσκολίες του, να κατανοήσει βαθύτερα τον εαυτό του και να επεξεργαστεί ουσιαστικά τα βιώματά του. Στόχος της είναι να συνοδεύει κάθε θεραπευόμενο με σεβασμό, συνέπεια και επαγγελματική ευθύνη στη δική του προσωπική πορεία προς την ψυχική ενδυνάμωση και την ουσιαστική αλλαγή.

Semeli Balta-Messari is a Psychologist and Dance Therapist who maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete (2018). She holds a specialization in Jungian – Psychodynamic Counseling through Dance Therapy under the supervision of the Hellenic Center for Training – Psychotherapy through the Arts (Hellenic-British College of Athens), which she successfully completed in 2022. She has been trained in the Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) system and the Authentic Movement technique. The therapeutic model she follows combines Counseling Psychology techniques with the analysis of symbols and dreams, the approach to archetypes through creative methods, the Authentic Movement technique, and the Active Imagination technique. She has worked as a psychologist and dance therapist in both private and public institutions, providing psychological and counseling support to children, adolescents, and families, as well as populations with increased social and psycho-emotional needs. Currently, she is coordinating auxiliary work, as a specialist scientist, for the “Women InterACT” group at Restart Theater Athens, within the framework of a European program addressing the dual exclusion of women.

Adamtziloglou Maxi is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pagkrati. She is a graduate of the Psychology School at the University of Lumière Lyon 2 and holds a Master's degree in "Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology" from the Psychology Department of the same university. In France, she worked in Child Psychiatry Centers and Day Centers providing individual and group psychotherapies. In Greece, she has collaborated with private and international humanitarian organizations offering counseling services to vulnerable population groups (refugee populations, victims of gender-based violence, etc.). She has extensive experience in the humanitarian field providing crisis intervention services. Simultaneously, she has also worked in Special Therapy Centers providing individual psychotherapy and parent counseling services. Furthermore, Ms. Adamtziloglou specializes in Systemic Psychotherapy and in her private practice offers specialized adult psychotherapy services, couple therapy, and parent counseling both online and in person.

Dr. Mpeis Ioannis is a Psychiatrist – Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia, Athens. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He completed the majority of his specialty training in Germany, at the Vitos Philippshospital Riedstadt psychiatric clinic and the MEDIAN Klinik NRZ Wiesbaden neurological clinic. Concurrently, he trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at IKVT Hessen (Institut für Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie) in Wiesbaden, where he attended the theoretical training program.

In Greece, he continued and completed his training at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital Dromokaiteio, undertaking additional specialty rotations at P.G.N. Attikon and G.N. Evangelismos. He also completed the theoretical part of his training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, while simultaneously applying psychotherapeutic interventions within his clinical practice framework and participating in supervision.

In his private practice, he primarily works psychotherapeutically, with an emphasis on approaches within the broader family of cognitive-behavioral therapies, while also providing pharmacological treatment when indicated, within the context of comprehensive psychiatric monitoring.

Η Καρατζά Αλεξία MSc, BSc είναι Ψυχολόγος - Προσωποκεντρική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια - Δραματοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Δάφνη. Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει ολοκληρώσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (MSc) στην Προσωποκεντρική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική στο University of Strathclyde, ενώ έχει πραγματοποιήσει μεταπτυχιακή εξειδίκευση στη Δραματοθεραπεία μέσω του Ευδόκιμου. Στο πλαίσιο της επαγγελματικής της δραστηριότητας, αξιοποιεί την προσωποκεντρική προσέγγιση και τις αρχές της δραματοθεραπείας, με στόχο να υποστηρίζει τους θεραπευόμενούς της στην προσωπική τους ανάπτυξη και στην αντιμετώπιση των δυσκολιών που τους απασχολούν.

Toumanian Nektar is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ilioupoli. She studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a license to practice as a Psychologist. She completed postgraduate studies in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and later specialized in the four-year Systemic Psychotherapy and Family Therapy Program at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships, enabling her to work therapeutically with individuals, families, couples, and groups. Additionally, she has been trained in Grief Support and Counseling for children, adolescents, and mourning families, the role of applied neuroscience in mental health, Vocational Guidance, as well as the Multidimensional Personality Inventory MMPI-2. She has extensive experience, having collaborated with mental health organizations in both the private and public sectors, providing psychological support and counseling to socially vulnerable groups, children, adolescents, and families. In the past, she has volunteered with NGOs, Mental Health and Research Centers, as well as Psychosocial Rehabilitation Units and Residential Facilities. Finally, she regularly attends scientific conferences and continuing education seminars, considering continuous education and self-development a fundamental "tool" in her professional career.