Health professionals for Anxiety and Stress in Attica

Η Δανάη Παπαδοπούλου Λιασή είναι ψυχολόγος με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος, MSc, εκπαιδευμένη στη Σχεσιακή Ψυχαναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεία και εκπαιδευόμενη στην Ομαδική Διαπροσωπική Ψυχοθεραπεία. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό κέντρο ψυχοθεραπείας (in-between) στο Νέο Ηράκλειο, Κηφισίας 5 και στους Αμπελοκήπους, Ευρυτανίας 13 στην Αθήνα. Είναι απόφοιτη του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και του Ινστιτούτου Σχεσιακής & Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΙΣΟΨ), αντίστοιχα.

Έχει πραγματοποιήσει Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές στην Ψυχική Υγεία Παιδιού και Εφήβου στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου. Έχει εκπονήσει πρακτική άσκηση στον Δήμο Μεταμόρφωσης Αττικής και στο Ινστιτούτο Σχεσιακής και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας για 3 έτη συνολικά. Κατά την επαγγελματική της πορεία έχει εργαστεί επίσης σε Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών ως ψυχολόγος διεξάγοντας συνεδρίες παιδιών, εφήβων και ενηλίκων αλλά και συμβουλευτική γονέων.

Ανήκει στην συγγραφική ομάδα του τρίτου συλλογικού τόμου Σχεσιακής Ψυχανάλυσης και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας και έχει εκδόσει άρθρο της στο επιστημονικό περιοδικό της Ένωσης Ομαδικών Ψυχοθεραπευτών της Αμερικής (EGPS). Έχει συμμετάσχει με ομιλίες σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια, ενώ παράλληλα στα πλαίσια προσωπικής εξέλιξης παρακολουθεί πολυάριθμα σεμινάρια και συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό.

Εποπτεύεται έξι φορές μηνιαίως από τον διευθυντή του Ινστιτούτου Σχεσιακής και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας κ. Σταύρο Χαραλαμπίδη, για την ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία και από τον σχεσιακό και ομαδικό ψυχοθεραπευτή κ. Ευριπίδη Γαβρά για την ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία μαζί με την Μαρία Αποστολοπούλου. Σε θεσμικό επίπεδο εποπτεύεται από την κα. Κάτια Χατζηλάκου, ιδιοκτήτρια του Gestalt Foundation και τον Σταύρο Χαραλαμπίδη.

Βρίσκεται σε συνεχή ατομική και ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία από το 2020, καθώς θεωρεί πως είναι απαραίτητο προσόν για κάθε ειδικό ψυχικής υγείας.

Εργάζεται ψυχοθεραπευτικά και παρέχει ατομική και ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, δια ζώσης και διαδικτυακά.

Αποτελεί Δόκιμο Τακτικό Μέλος του Ινστιτούτου Σχεσιακής και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΙΣΟΨ), Μέλος της Διεθνούς Ένωσης Σχεσιακής Ψυχανάλυσης & Ψυχοθεραπείας (IARPP) και της Αμερικάνικης Ένωσης Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας (AGPA).

Για την ίδια, η ψυχοθεραπεία – ατομική και ομαδική – είναι ένας χώρος συνάντησης, μια εμπειρία διαλόγου με τον εαυτό και τους άλλους, μια ευκαιρία καθρεφτίσματος και δοκιμασιών. Αυτό που αναδύεται από τη θεραπευτική διαδικασία δεν είναι απλώς η αλλαγή του ατόμου, αλλά η κατανόηση του πώς υπάρχουμε μαζί.

Patargia Eirini is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. Simultaneously, she is a scientific associate at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens at Aiginiteio Hospital. She has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Institute of Research and Therapy of Behavior and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Behavioural Tech, Linehan Institute, Seattle US). At the postgraduate level, she has completed the program "Promotion of Mental Health - Prevention of Mental Disorders" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has completed the training program titled "Forensic - Psychiatric Forensic Psychology" at the same university, and has completed courses related to Family Therapy at the University of California, Pacifica Graduate School USA. She has worked at the private eating disorders clinic “Pacific Shores Hospital” in California, USA. In 2013, she created the website "SelfCare.gr", aimed at informing, supporting, and communicating with individuals experiencing emotional abuse and individuals suffering from eating disorders. Her clinical practice includes a wide range of individual and group psychotherapy for adults with eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, anxiety and emotional disorders, depression, individuals who have experienced emotional abuse, and counseling support for individuals facing problems in their marriage or interpersonal relationships.

Ο Αντώνης Ζαφράς είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Εξάρχεια. Είναι πτυχιούχος Ψυχολογίας από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και έχει ολοκληρώσει τετραετή μετεκπαίδευση στη Συστημική Προσέγγιση και Οικογενειακή Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Ινστιτούτο Συστημικής Προσέγγισης και Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας "Νόες".

Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Κλινική και Κοινοτική Ψυχιατρική Φροντίδα στο Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγείας Αγίων Αναργύρων και στην Θ’ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Ψυχιατρικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής. Επιπλέον, έχει συμμετάσχει στο πρόγραμμα "Κριτική Ψυχολογία – Κατανοώντας την Εμπειρία των Φωνών: Φιλοσοφία, Θεωρία, Πράξη και οι Κοινωνικές Προεκτάσεις" του Δικτύου Ανθρώπων που Ακούνε Φωνές, καθώς και στην εκπαίδευση Εικαστικής Θεραπείας στον Πολιτιστικό Οργανισμό "Artens".

Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής του πορείας, έχει εργαστεί ως ψυχολόγος σε ανοιχτές δομές φιλοξενίας προσφύγων και μεταναστών, καθώς και στο Κέντρο Φιλοξενίας Ασυνόδευτων Ανηλίκων Κοριτσιών του Διεθνούς Οργανισμού Μετανάστευσης (ΔΟΜ), όπου παράλληλα εργάστηκε και ως Υπεύθυνος Φροντίδας στη Δομή Φιλοξενίας Ασυνόδευτων Ανηλίκων του ίδιου οργανισμού.

Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί ως ψυχολόγος στο 216 Κινητό Χειρουργικό Νοσοκομείο Αλεξανδρούπολης (ΚΙΧΝΕ) και στο Κέντρο Κοινωνικής Δράσης και Καινοτομίας (ΚΜΟΠ), παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε άτομα τρίτης ηλικίας, σε εφήβους και στις οικογένειές τους, τόσο σε ατομικό όσο και σε ομαδικό επίπεδο.

Από το 2025 έως σήμερα, εργάζεται ως Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής στον διεθνή ανθρωπιστικό οργανισμό SAMS. Για τη διασφάλιση και τη συνεχή βελτίωση της ποιότητας των υπηρεσιών του, βρίσκεται σε τακτική εποπτεία από το Ινστιτούτο Συστημικής Προσέγγισης και Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας "Νόες".

Στο ιδιωτικό του γραφείο, προσφέρει ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία, θεραπεία ζεύγους και οικογενειακή ψυχοθεραπεία, καθώς και συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη σε περιόδους κρίσης. Στόχος του είναι να συν δημιουργήσει με τον θεραπευόμενο έναν χώρο ασφάλειας και εμπιστοσύνης, όπου κάθε άνθρωπος ή κάθε οικογένεια μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα, να κατανοήσει τις δυσκολίες της και να κινηθεί προς την αλλαγή με τον δικό της ρυθμό.

Sarri Sylva BSc, MA, is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She studied Psychology in England (University of Bedfordshire) and subsequently pursued a postgraduate specialization program in Organizational Psychology in the United States (University of New Haven).

She holds a License to Practice Psychology with official recognition from DOATAP (Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center).

She completed a four-year specialization program in Family Counseling and Psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations.

She has been working as a psychologist with adults, couples, families, and groups since 2007. Her professional experience covers anxiety and panic attacks, phobias and depression, low self-esteem and abuse, issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation, parent-child relationships, parental counseling, couples therapy, divorce, and grief.

She has worked with individuals who have experienced road traffic accidents and have undergone post-traumatic stress and grief (Status Merimna). She has worked in a psychiatrist's clinic where she provided care to individuals, couples, and groups. She has collaborated with corporate employees experiencing personal issues outside the workplace. She has volunteered with NGOs assisting refugees and migrants, as well as in a developmental center for children (PRAKSIS, ARSI). Her clinical training took place at Aeginiteio Hospital, focusing on individuals with neurotic disorders. She participated in conducting a seminar related to employee performance (Develop Hellas Human Resources). She has attended seminars on topics including interpersonal relationships, psychosomatic illnesses and anxiety, sexual abuse and children’s drawings, career guidance, and psychology in mass disaster situations.

She is a member of the Hellenic Psychologists Association.

Kalianioti Myrto is a licensed Psychologist practicing in the Netherlands. She is undergoing training in the Systemic Approach at the Systemic Psychology and Pedagogy Workshop - Rodakino, where in-depth study of various theories and sub-approaches of the systemic model is provided. Additionally, she has completed a one-year postgraduate program in Clinical Psychology specializing in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Since 2023, she has been working privately, offering psychotherapeutic support to adults from Greece and abroad, in Greek and English, primarily through online sessions. Concurrently, she volunteers to support youth aged 12 to 25 at the @ease facility in the Netherlands. She has research experience in anxiety, attentional bias, and virtual reality (VR), and participated in conducting a study on involuntary hospitalizations at the Athens Psychiatric Hospital DAFNI, conducting interviews with patients. Finally, she completed an internship at the Alzheimer’s disease organization, where she was trained in cognitive empowerment and cognitive assessment using psychometric tools.

Syranidi Athina MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. She studied Psychology at the Open University - Milton Keynes, UK, and completed postgraduate studies in Counseling Psychology at Guglielmo Marconi University in Italy. She has been trained in the methodology and research of human behavior, psychotherapeutic interventions, and the application of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Psychoanalysis, participating in psychological experiments on cognitive functions at the University of Brighton and in psychotherapeutic sessions with individuals exhibiting dysfunctional behavior. Additionally, she has specialized in developmental disorders of children and adolescents at the Neuropsychology Department of the University of Thessaly, with clinical education and training at the Hatzikyriakio Foundation. Moreover, she has been trained in Learning Difficulties by attending a corresponding educational program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master Practitioner certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Finally, she has attended numerous seminars related to human behavior and psychotherapeutic approaches.

Ioannis Papadimas is a licensed psychologist, holding a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and a full member of the Hellenic Psychological Society (SEPS) since 2020. He has specialized in Psychoanalytic–Psychodynamic Psychotherapy through his training at the European Institute of Counseling and Psychotherapy, and he has also completed postgraduate training in Psychoeducation and Behavioral Family Therapy.His professional background includes collaborations with well-established mental health and social care organizations. He has worked as a psychologist at The Smile of the Child, as well as at the Lilian Voudouri Foundation, where he served as coordinator in a Supported Living Residence (SYD). In addition, he has held the position of psychologist and scientific supervisor at the Association for the Care of Minors and Youth. He completed his internship at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital (Dafni) and offered voluntary psychological support through the Social Services of the Municipality of Fyli.Currently, he provides online psychotherapy services from his private practice based in Ano Liosia, working with adults and adolescents on a wide range of psychological issues, including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, emotional disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-esteem and identity issues, and interpersonal relationship difficulties. He also offers parental counseling and family support.His therapeutic approach focuses on building a stable, authentic, and safe therapeutic relationship, where individuals are encouraged to explore their inner world, process past experiences, and strengthen their psychological resilience in order to bring about meaningful and lasting change in their lives.

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.

Ioannidou Iliana MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist - Acupuncturist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree in "Lung Cancer: Modern Clinical and Laboratory Approach & Research" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialty in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Lung Cancer Center of the Academic Hospital Clemenshospital in Münster, Germany, and completed it at the General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." She specialized in Intensive Care at the University Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens "Sotiria," where she served as an Attending Physician for 2 years. Concurrently, the doctor has been trained in Medical Acupuncture at the International Postgraduate Acupuncture Center AcuScience, under the auspices of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society, as well as in Advanced and Immediate Life Support (ALS & ILS provider). She served as an Attending Physician in the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens Medical Center, while to date she remains an Attending Physician of the Pulmonology Team at the same hospital. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, personalized to the specific needs of each patient. 

Mitropoulou Eustathia is a Neurologist who operates a private practice in Glyka Nera. She is a member of the Hellenic Headache Society and has acquired specialized experience in headache disorders, having worked at the Headache Specialty Clinic of the University Hospital of Athens "Aeginiteio" and the Naval Hospital of Athens. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Kanellopoulos Dimitrios is a Neurologist who maintains a private practice in Petralona. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Turin in northern Italy and serves as a Consultant Neurologist and Scientific Head of the Neurology Department at Euroclinic Athens. He holds a postgraduate specialization in biomedical acupuncture, as well as training in electroencephalography and electromyography. In his private practice, he provides high-level services for the prevention and monitoring of vascular cerebrovascular accidents, for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of dementia (Alzheimer's disease) and other memory disorders, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, as well as for the investigation and treatment of vertigo, myasthenia, and myopathy. The physician applies biomedical acupuncture as a complementary or alternative therapy for conditions and diseases where conventional pharmacological treatment has proven to have limited efficacy and numerous side effects, such as migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, vertigo, and insomnia.

Io Mpaltatzi is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist licensed to practice. She maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro and offers psychological support to adults both in person and online.

Simultaneously, she is the head of the Psychometric Assessments and Communication Department at IMEQ-CENTER.

She holds a Degree in Psychology and a Master's Diploma in Health Psychology from Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has specialized in the Person-Centered Psychotherapeutic Approach at University of Strathclyde and has been trained in Health Coaching through the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she has completed a specialized seminar in stress management from Harvard Medical School. Finally, she has specialized in Sex Therapy and Sexology for individuals and couples through the Center for Systemic Study and Therapy of Thessaloniki.

Her professional experience includes psychological and counseling support for volunteers and individuals with disabilities, as well as collaboration with schools within the framework of parallel support for children with mental difficulties or disabilities. She completed her internship at the General State Hospital of Nikaia.

She remains actively committed to continuous scientific training, attending seminars and conferences related to her field of expertise.

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.

Dr. Xaidemenos Aleksandros is a specialist Psychiatrist-Neurologist, PhD holder from the University of Athens, with expertise in Clinical Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine, cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy. He has served in Psychiatric clinics of major General Hospitals and in Specialized Psychiatric Hospitals. For 19 years, he was the Chief Coordinating Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where he also served as Chairman of the Scientific Council. He was a permanent member of the examination committee for the granting of Psychiatric specialty, based at the Aeginiteio University Psychiatric Hospital. He has an extensive scientific portfolio including publications in international and Greek journals, presentations at international and Greek conferences. Additionally, he is a scientific collaborator of the newspaper "Kathimerini" with numerous published articles. Finally, the physician accepts appointments and offers the possibility of home visits and online sessions via Skype, Viber, Messenger, Zoom, etc.

The Kentro Coaching Therapyway is a model mental health services center located in Piraeus. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health by integrating the principles and the most up-to-date data of psychotherapy and NLP on a case-by-case basis. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, addressing mental health needs in a holistic and individualized manner. The areas of expertise include generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety crisis, grief, depression, panic attack, dilemmas, separation, professional and personal deadlocks, among others. The center's interdisciplinary team consists of psychologists, NLP coaches, and specialized psychotherapists, capable of receiving a request, conducting a comprehensive assessment, and proposing the appropriate therapeutic approach.

Ntania Marilena MSc, PhD(c) is an award-winning Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Glyfada. She studied Psychology at Harvard University, where she later obtained a Certification in LGBTQ Health as Clinical Practice from the Medical School. Additionally, she holds a Master of Science in Person-Centred Psychotherapy & Counselling from the University of Strathclyde-ICPS. Her practical training was completed at the Psychological Support Line - 11528. Subsequently, she worked as a Scientific Collaborator at the Science of Diversity Lab and as a Teaching Assistant for PSYC S-1507 Psychology of Diversity at Harvard University. Finally, she specializes in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity issues, the Person-Centred approach, and self-awareness groups.