Health professionals for Anxiety and Stress near Monastiraki

Marina Cresta is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist, holding a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology & Psychotherapy. She completed her clinical training at Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, and the 6th Municipal Medical Center of Athens, gaining experience in supporting individuals facing mental health challenges and chronic health conditions.

She has been trained in group therapy by the Hellenic Society for Existential Psychology and actively participates in seminars and conferences across various therapeutic approaches. Her work integrates psychodynamic thinking with an existential and person-centered stance, always tailoring the therapeutic process to each individual's unique needs.

In her sessions, she emphasizes building a relationship based on trust and authentic connection, providing a safe space where individuals feel heard, understood, and accepted.

Lona Elisavet is a Psychologist with a private practice in Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London and a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the same university. Additionally, she has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She participates in various conferences in her field. She works in a facility with individuals on the autism spectrum. Finally, she is a member of the British Psychological Society.

Serra Sofia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens, in the Syntagma area. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from Paris 7–Denis Diderot University in the Doctoral School of Research in Psychoanalysis. In her postgraduate research, she studied emotional disorders, specifically focusing on depression, deepening her understanding of the psychopathology according to psychoanalytic theory. She has worked in various public psychosocial support organizations as well as in private clinical settings. Since 2009, she has been working as a clinical psychologist at the ANASA Day Center (an organization for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders). At the day center, she provides psychotherapy for adults and adolescents as well as parental counseling, having gained extensive therapeutic experience in the psychopathological spectrum of eating disorders. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with the Eating Disorders Unit of the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. She has been trained in the administration and qualitative analysis of the projective tests T.A.T. and Rorschach test at the Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents. Since 2003, she has participated in annual seminar cycles on psychoanalysis under the auspices of the International Winnicott Association, the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society, the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. She has delivered lectures and presentations at educational seminars as well as at national conferences related to the clinical approach and understanding of the psychopathology of eating disorders.

Eleni Xaralampopoulou is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist, graduate of Panteion University with a professional license (4200/2013). She completed postgraduate studies in child and adolescent mental health MSc (King’s College London), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy MA (Tavistock Clinic London), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy PGDip (King’s College London). She lived in London for 10 years, where she worked with children, adolescents, families, and adults in public services and charitable organizations. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and depression across all ages, parental counseling, and psychological support for borderline personality disorder difficulties. Currently, she practices privately.

Konstantelias Athanasios is a Neurosurgeon Acupuncturist, maintains an Acupuncture practice in Athens and Peristeri. He specializes in the application of Medical Acupuncture according to therapeutic protocols, which are specific to each patient. He holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Crete and a diploma from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been post-trained in the Department of Neurotraumatology and Spine at the SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl in Germany. He has served as a Consultant Neurosurgeon (Facharzt Neurochirurgie) at the Cereneo Clinic in Lucerne, Switzerland. He holds a Diploma in Medical Acupuncture, which he obtained after 2 years of training and examinations from the Acupuncture Training Institute of Greece. He holds a Diploma in Medical Acupuncture from the ICMART World Council of Medical Acupuncture. She has further postgraduate specialization in Yamamoto's Scalp Acupuncture at the International School of Scalp Acupuncture. Yamamoto's method is also referred to as neuroacupuncture. In this method, acute and chronic pain and neurological conditions are treated by inserting a small number of needles into specific areas of the head. The method is used for a variety of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, headaches, musculoskeletal pain and neuralgia. The practitioner carries out acupuncture treatments across the therapeutic spectrum.

Asomatou Arezina MD, MSc is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Mavili Square. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2006 with a grade of Very Good. She also holds a postgraduate diploma from the University of Athens with a thesis on "Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders," awarded with distinction. She completed her Psychiatry residency at the Athens Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria" in 2016 and subsequently worked as an assistant Psychiatrist at the Kallithea Health Center. From 2018 to 2025, she worked at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Argolis General Hospital - Argos Nursing Unit, where she held the position of Consultant Psychiatrist B'. She has gained valuable experience in the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of mental disorders, both at the primary healthcare level and in inpatient hospital care. She has attended seminars on psychoanalytic psychotherapeutic approaches. Finally, Dr. Arezina has participated in numerous psychiatric conferences and has published papers in Greek and international conferences and journals.

Gioumpasi Zefi is a Psychologist with a private practice in Kallithea. She studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a professional license. She has received postgraduate training in Clinical Psychopathology from the Research University Institute of Mental Health (E.P.I.PSY.) and the First Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens - Aeginiteio Hospital, as well as in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy. Her extensive professional experience includes collaboration with various organizations as a Coordinator and Psychologist in Non-Profit Organizations, Day Centers, and Supported Living Facilities, providing individual and group sessions for children and adolescents, both typically developing and high-functioning individuals with disabilities, psychoeducation, and parental counseling. She also collaborates with private centers, offering individual and group sessions for children and adolescents focused on Career Guidance. Additionally, she administers School Readiness Tests and WISC V Intelligence Tests to children and adolescents. She has participated in a psychosocial support telephone hotline from the First Psychiatric Clinic of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the Federation of Mental Health and Psychosocial Rehabilitation Bodies "ARGO." She has worked as a psychologist with the Onassis Foundation in the program "In the Heart of Autism" and the program "The Art of Recycling." Keeping up with ongoing developments in Psychology and the increasing needs, she has attended numerous seminars and postgraduate trainings. She offers a wide range of services tailored to the needs of each individual based on Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy.

Anastasia Kastranta is a Psychologist with private practices in Kallithea and Chalkida and holds a professional license to practice psychology. She graduated from the Psychology Department of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a postgraduate specialization from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, titled "Pain Management," with a focus on Health Psychology. She is specialized in supporting individuals with chronic physical illnesses and pain-related conditions, following the biopsychosocial model of health, which emphasizes not only the physical but also the psychological and social dimensions of physical illness, thus providing a comprehensive approach to individuals' difficulties. Furthermore, regarding her psychotherapeutic approach, with extensive clinical experience and continuous training in various therapeutic approaches and treatment models, she has integrated into her therapeutic work a synthetic model of a holistic mental health approach based on contemporary principles of humanistic psychotherapy. She addresses therapeutic support requests across the full spectrum of psychological difficulties that an individual may experience temporarily or long-term, such as depression and emotional disorders, anxiety problems, panic attacks, psychosomatic symptoms, anger management and conflict resolution, grief and painful/traumatic experiences, phobias, self-esteem enhancement, couple problems, domestic violence, among others. Her academic interests include topics of gender, education, and psychosociology of health.