Health professionals for Anxiety and Stress near Polytechnio

Elafros Mixalis is a psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in the center of Athens. He holds a Medical Degree from the Psychiatric School of Verona in Italy and has been trained in Descriptive Psychopathology - Phenomenology at Palazzo Borghese in Florence. As a psychiatrist, he has many years of experience in Mental Health Centers, participating, among other things, in group psychoeducation therapy for hospitalized patients as well as their parents and relatives. Until 2023, in addition to his private practice, he was the head of the 2nd Psychiatric Department at the "Galini" Clinic, where he has managed hundreds of cases of patients with major mental disorders. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that in the past he worked at the same clinic as an on-call psychiatrist, as well as at the "Lyrakos Psychotherapeutic Center." Finally, he has attended numerous seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Athens Medical Association. In recent years, he has specialized in Relational Psychotherapy at ISOPS (Institute of Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy according to Yalom). He is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA).

Stergiopoulou Vasiliki is a Clinical Psychologist, licensed to practice, and maintains a private practice in the Kypseli area. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete (BSc) and holds a master's degree (MSc) in Clinical Psychology from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. She has specialized in Group Analysis at the Athens Institute of Group Analysis, within the Open Psychotherapeutic Center, where she actively works as a Psychotherapist and Group Coordinator. Additionally, she has served as a Psychotherapist and Coordinator of therapeutic groups for children and adolescents at the Supportive Psychosocial Services Center "Amphiaraos," and has volunteered at EPANODO, providing psychological support for the smooth reintegration of released prisoners. She has also worked as a Clinical Psychologist at the National Center for Social Solidarity (E.K.K.A), providing counseling support through the 24-hour national emergency social assistance line 197 and the child protection hotline 1107. In the context of her continuous professional development, she completed a postgraduate program in Child Psychology at the University of the Aegean and has participated in numerous seminars and conferences. In her private practice, she offers individual psychotherapeutic sessions for adults, adolescents, and children, as well as group sessions, aiming to address a wide range of issues related to the improvement of mental health.

Dionysiadou Antigoni Maria is a Psychologist and Group Psychotherapist, maintaining private offices in the Gkazi area and in Ilisia. She offers sessions in both Greek and English. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a candidate group psychotherapist at the S.H. Foulkes Institute of Group Analysis. In her private practice, she provides psychotherapy services for adults with a psychoanalytic approach, addressing issues of identity and self-esteem, personal and professional deadlocks, managing difficult emotions (e.g., anger, grief, addiction), trauma therapy, anxiety disorders (e.g., generalized anxiety, panic attacks), and personality and mood disorders (e.g., depression, bipolar disorder). She works with adolescents presenting psychiatric symptoms at the "Telemachos" adolescent hostel of the Regional Development and Mental Health Company as a group psychotherapist. She has volunteered at the Franco Basaglia Day Center of the Regional Development and Mental Health Company, providing counseling and psychotherapy services to adults with a wide diagnostic spectrum, as well as at the General Hospital Elena Venizelou, where she served as a counseling psychologist for women with high-risk pregnancies. She has been an instructor in psychopathology at the Vocational Training Institute of Elliniko-Argyroupoli. Lastly, as part of her ongoing professional development, she has attended numerous educational programs, workshops, and seminars organized by the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society and the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Xemery Aleksandros is a second-generation Clinical Psychologist – Psychotherapist, born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1977. He is a member of the British Psychological Society, licensed to practice psychology within the Greek territory, holding a bachelor's degree in psychology and a postgraduate degree in Clinical and Community Psychology. He is a trainee member in the four-year postgraduate training program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for children and adults at DI.KE.PSY and maintains a private practice in central Athens. Concurrently, he collaborates with the specialized intervention unit for young individuals with delinquent behavior "OSELOTOS" and with the NGO PRAKSIS within the framework of supporting unaccompanied minors aged 16 and above. He offers individual psychotherapy services in person or remotely via video call in Greek, English, or Swedish.

Η Κωνσταντίνα Σταυρογιάννη είναι Ψυχολόγος MSc, PhDc και Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Αποφοίτησε από το τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και ολοκλήρωσε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές, με «Άριστα», στην Κλινική Νευροψυχολογία και τις Νοητικές Νευροεπιστήμες στο τμήμα Ιατρικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, σε συνεργασία με το Montreal Neurological Institute του Πανεπιστημίου McGill του Καναδά. Μέσα από τον τετραετή κύκλο σπουδών της στο Ινστιτούτο Έρευνας και Θεραπείας της Συμπεριφοράς, έχει λάβει εξειδίκευση και ακολουθεί το μοντέλο της Γνωσιακής – Συμπεριφοριστικής Ψυχοθεραπείας. Στο παρόν, συνεχίζει την ακαδημαϊκή της πορεία ως Υποψήφια Διδάκτωρ στο Εργαστήριο Φυσιολογίας της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων, όπου και εκπονεί τη διατριβή της στη μελέτη των βιοδεικτών σε ασθενείς με Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο κέντρο της Αθήνας, είναι μέλος του διδακτικού προσωπικού του προπτυχιακού προγράμματος σπουδών Ψυχολογίας και ακαδημαϊκή υπεύθυνη του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος των Νευροεπιστημών στο IST College. Παράλληλα ως ερευνητικός υπότροφος συμμετέχει σε πρωτοκολλά και κλινικές μελέτες στην Β’ Νευρολογική Κλινική του Π.Γ.Ν. "Αττικόν". Επιπλέον, συμμετέχει ενεργά σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια και κατέχει δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Έχοντας εργαστεί σε ιδιωτικά συμβουλευτικά κέντρα, σε δημόσιες νοσοκομειακές δομές και φορείς, έχει αποκτήσει κλινική και ερευνητική εμπειρία σε πλήθος ψυχοσυναισθηματικών δυσκολιών, ψυχιατρικών και νευρολογικών παθήσεων. Εξειδικεύεται στη διαχείριση συμπτωμάτων άγχους, κατάθλιψης, κρίσεων πανικού, ιδεοψυχαναγκαστικής διαταραχής, διαταραχής σωματικών συμπτωμάτων και διαταραχών προσωπικότητας, θέματα που αφορούν τις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, την αυτοεκτίμηση και την ανάπτυξη προσωπικών δεξιοτήτων, καθώς και στη διάγνωση, περιγραφή και διαχείριση γνωστικών προβλημάτων οφειλόμενα σε νευροεκφυλιστικές παθήσεις και χρόνιες ασθένειες. Ειδικότερα, ασχολείται με τη διαχείριση διαταραχών μνήμης, συγκέντρωσης, προσοχής, λόγου και άλλων γνωστικών λειτουργιών που επηρεάζονται από καταστάσεις και παθήσεις όπως η Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση, οι νόσοι Alzheimer και Parkinson, οι κρανιοεγκεφαλικές κακώσεις, τα εγκεφαλικά, ο υδροκέφαλος, και οι όγκοι του εγκεφάλου.

Argyrakopoulou Katerina is a Psychologist practicing privately on Alexandras Avenue. She is a graduate of Panteion University, Social and Political Sciences, holding a professional license to practice. She has completed a four-year training program in systemic and family psychotherapy, and over the past year, she has been training in couples therapy. Committed to continuous knowledge and development as a therapist, she regularly attends seminars and educational programs across various psychotherapeutic approaches. She has worked as a psychologist at the National Public Health Organization (EODY) in a Refugee Structure in Malakasa, providing counseling and psychotherapy services to adults, crisis management, as well as conducting informational and psychoeducational groups. Additionally, she has volunteered her services as a psychologist at KETHEA in the Intervention Program and at Praksis, focusing on street work for raising awareness and providing education to vulnerable groups regarding HIV. Her areas of specialization include anxiety management (generalized anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, etc.), anger management, grief and loss, relationship and self-awareness issues, couples counseling and therapy, as well as trauma-related topics. For her, psychotherapy is a journey through the pathways of our soul, with the therapist acting as a companion throughout the process. Finally, the values that guide her practice are respect, trust, and unconditional acceptance.

Kakarougka Sofia is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Metaxourgeio. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London - Metropolitan College and subsequently completed her postgraduate studies (MSc) in Clinical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Scientific College of Greece (SCG) - University of Strasbourg. She has also worked as a Psychologist at the Residential Care Home of the Non-Profit Urban Organization "IASIS," providing psychological support to residents through individual sessions and therapy groups. Her work also involved participating in multidisciplinary teams for the development and monitoring of individualized therapeutic programs, as well as conducting psychometric tests to assess psychological needs and track residents' progress. Additionally, as part of her ongoing education and professional development, she attends seminars and conferences in the field. Notably, she completed a multi-month program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) titled "Social Clinical Psychology of Addictions: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Development of Therapeutic Skills," as well as the seminar "The Five Stages of Grief," organized by the Interdisciplinary Network for the Specialization of Mental Health Professionals (DEPSPY). She is currently attending the Advanced Seminar in Clinical Psychopathology "PANAGIOTIS OULIS." In her private practice, she currently conducts individual adult sessions both in person and remotely.

Η Δαμάσκου Πάρις είναι Ψυχολόγος απόφοιτος του University of Central Lancashire και εκπαιδευμένη στην Συμβουλευτική Ψυχοθεραπεία απ’το Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Έχει, επίσης, ειδικευτεί ως Εκπαιδευτής Γονέων στο Attachment Theory (Θεωρία του Δεσμού) από την Attachment Parenting International και είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης της Attachment Parenting Hellas. Το παρόν διάστημα εκπαιδεύεται στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Συστημική, Υπαρξιακή και Πολυπολιτισμική) στο εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα "Αλυπίας Τέχνη" του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας. Διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στην Κυψέλη. Οι πρώτες της σπουδές είναι στην Ιστορία, Αρχαιολογία και Διαχείριση Πολιτισμικών Αγαθών στο Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου και οι επόμενες στην Υποκριτική στη Δραματική Σχολή “ΕΜΠΡΟΣ”. Το 2016 δημιούργησε τη δική της start-up οργάνωσης και εμψύχωσης παιδικών εκδηλώσεων “Let’s Be Unicorns”, έχοντας ως προσεγγιστικό εργαλείο εμψύχωσης διαμορφωμένο μέσα από το πρίσμα του Attachment Theory. Αργότερα, δόμησε το εργαστήριο “Drag For Kids”, όπου έπειτα από ψυχοεκπαίδευση των συμμετεχόντων drag performers στις βασικές αρχές του ΑΡ, προσφέρανε στον χώρο του Atopos CVC στους κόλπους του installation “FLUFFY” της καλλιτέχνιδος Αντιγόνης Τσαγκαροπούλου, ένα δημιουργικό εργαστήριο απευθυνόμενο σε παιδιά 4-9 ετών και των συνοδών τους την εμπειρία του drag art, των συμβολισμών του, των εννοιών της αυτοέκφρασης, της δημιουργίας μιας περσόνας, των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων στον αυτοπροσδιορισμό, στην αποδοχή της μοναδικότητας κάθε ατόμου, όπως και στην έννοια της οικολογικής συνείδησης κατά τη δημιουργία κουστουμιών με ανακυκλώσιμα υλικά. Κατέχοντας μια πληθώρα γνώσεων και εμπειριών, σε φαινομενικά διαφορετικούς τομείς, αλλά ταυτόσημων στον παρονομαστή τους, τουλάχιστον όπως τους αντιλαμβάνεται η ίδια, η αγάπη, το ενδιαφέρον και η διάθεση φροντιστικότητας για τον Άνθρωπο την οδήγησαν στο να ανοίξει το δικό της γραφείο παροχής Συμβουλευτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας. Στον χώρο της είναι αποδεκτά όλα τα άτομα, μηδενός εξαιρουμένου, τα οποία αντιμετωπίζονται με το σεβασμό και την αποδοχή που αξίζει σε όλα.

Η Τσέτσου Ελένη είναι Ψυχολόγος, Msc - Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Εξάρχεια, όπου παρέχει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες κι εφήβους. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών και κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στην Ψυχολογία με ειδίκευση "Ταυτότητες και Διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις" του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου. Έχει ειδικευθεί στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία, κατόπιν τετραετούς παρακολούθησης του προγράμματος του Εργαστηρίου Διερεύνησης Ανθρώπινων Σχέσεων. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία του προγράμματος "Παναγιώτης Ουλής" της Α' Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστήμιου Αθηνών και του Ερευνητικού Πανεπιστημιακού Ινστιτούτου Ψυχικής Υγιεινής (Ε.Π.Ι.Ψ.Υ). Επιπρόσθετα, έχει παρακολουθήσει το ετήσιο πρόγραμμα Κλινικής μετεκπαίδευσης στα Δυναμικά ομάδας σε Ψυχιατρικά πλαίσια του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και της Α’ Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών σε συνεργασία με την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ψυχαναλυτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας Ομάδας (ΕΕΨΨΟ). Παράλληλα με την ιδιωτική της πρακτική, εργάζεται σε Μονάδα Εφήβων του Εθνικού Οργανισμού Πρόληψης και Αντιμετώπισης των Εξαρτήσεων (ΕΟΠΑΕ), όπου πραγματοποιεί ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες με εφήβους και νεαρούς ενήλικες που αντιμετωπίζουν ζητήματα χρήσης ουσιών, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων. Στο παρελθόν έχει συνεργαστεί με σχολείο και οικογένεια με παιδί με νευροαναπτυξιακή διαταραχή στα πλαίσια της ένταξης και στήριξής του μέσα σε αυτό. Επιπρόσθετα, έχει προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες της ως ψυχολόγος στην παιδοψυχιατρική κλινική του Τζανείου Νοσοκομείου, στο Κέντρο Συμβουλευτικής Εφήβων του πρώην ΚΕΘΕΑ Στροφή, στο Κέντρο Πρόληψης των εξαρτήσεων και και προαγωγής της ψυχοκοινωνικής υγείας "Αθηνά Πολύβουλος", στη Γραμμή Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης 11528 "Δίπλα σου" για ΛΟΑΤΚΙ άτομα, οικογένειες και εκπαιδευτικούς, καθώς και σε δομές παιδικής προστασίας του Χαμόγελου του Παιδιού. Φροντίζει να επιμορφώνεται διαρκώς με τη συμμετοχή της σε συνέδρια κι εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα με στόχο την πνευματική καλλιέργεια, και τον εμπλουτισμό της γνώσης και των καλών πρακτικών. Η κλινική της πρακτική διακατέχεται από σεβασμό στον άνθρωπο κι αυθεντικότητα, διερεύνηση των μοναδικών δυνάμεων του κάθε ατόμου κι ευαισθητοποίηση γύρω από τις προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν κοινωνικά ευάλωτοι πληθυσμοί.

Klonizakis Markos is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Kypseli. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and completed his psychiatry specialty at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, the Mental Health Center of Nea Filadelfeia - Agioi Anargyroi, the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," and the 18 ANO Addiction Program. Additionally, he received training in Systemic-Family Psychotherapy from the Family Therapy Unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Athens and the Athens Center for Human Studies. Alongside his private practice, he serves as the Scientific Director at the Day Care Center for People with Disabilities in Salamina. He manages cases of anxiety disorders, panic disorder, depression, character difficulties, interpersonal and couple relationships, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His therapeutic approach includes psychopharmacological treatment, psychotherapy, or a combination of both. Finally, Dr. Klonizakis is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Psychiatric Society, and the Hellenic Society of Systemic Thinking and Family Psychotherapy.

Konsoulaki Athina is a Clinical Psychologist licensed to practice. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and holds a two-year Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, and Psychoanalysis from the University Paris Descartes (Université Paris Cité).

She has worked in mental health facilities in Paris and Athens, supporting children, adolescents, and adults, as well as in specialized therapy centers and a private school unit. In recent years, she has collaborated with the Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Western Cyclades under the Regional Development and Mental Health Company (EPAΨY), providing therapeutic and community services. Additionally, she serves as a reception figure at Our Big House, a space for children aged 0-4 and their parents, inspired by the Green House of the French psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto.

Since 2021, she has been attending a Psychoanalytic Training program at the Center for Psychoanalytic Research of Athens (KΨE). In her private practice in Kypseli, she sees children, adolescents, and adults in both Greek and French.

Sotiropoulou Amantela is a Clinical Psychologist with a psychoanalytic orientation and maintains a private practice in Exarchia. She studied Psychology at Panteion University and pursued postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalytic Psychopathology with a specialization in the medical field in Paris (Paris Diderot VII). Concurrently, she trained at the School of Psychoanalysis of the Lacanian Field in Paris and Athens. She is a member of the School of Psychoanalysis of the Lacanian Field in Athens and participates in Lacanian-oriented psychoanalytic working groups, seminars, and conferences concerning the psychopathology of the contemporary era for children, adolescents, and adults. She has worked as a clinical psychologist in various mental health settings in Greece and France, as well as a psychologist in public primary and secondary education. Currently, she provides psychotherapeutic work with adults, adolescents, children, and parents wishing to address psychological difficulties. Psychological difficulties manifest in diverse ways for each individual (interpersonal, emotional, professional, learning difficulties, anxiety, sleep disorders, etc.) and differently impact daily life. The clinical training of the mental health professional enables them to receive and alleviate these difficulties through therapy based on dialogue. Individual sessions are also conducted in French.

Ntente Myrto is a Psychologist, Psychosexual Therapist, and Psychotherapist, with a private practice in Kypseli, where she offers both in-person and online sessions.

She holds a dual degree in Psychology from the American College of Greece (Deree) and the Open University of the United Kingdom. She completed postgraduate studies at the University of Central Lancashire in Psychosexual Therapy. Subsequently, she specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling in Athens.

Throughout her professional career, she has worked with diverse populations: from elderly individuals in care units—providing psychotherapeutic support and psychometric assessments—to children and adolescents in summer camps. She has collaborated with the Institute of Mental & Sexual Health of Dr. Thanos Askitis, managing clinical cases, as well as with the Hellenic Sexological Institute during her postgraduate internship.

She has served as a speaker at the 4th Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Congress of Sexology, presenting a paper titled “Perfectionism and Its Impact on Sexual Functions.” Additionally, she has attended a series of specialized seminars in the fields of mental and sexual health and holds certification for administering the WAIS IV adult intelligence assessment tool.

Her clinical expertise includes:

• Sexual dysfunctions
• Eating disorders
• Anxiety disorders, phobias, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Trauma management
• Interpersonal difficulties
• Family issues & relationship matters

Maria Galani is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Patissia. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the University of Wales and holds a master's degree in Child Development from the University of London. Additionally, she possesses a specialization certificate in Systemic and Family Therapy from the Laboratory of Human Relations Investigation (Dr. Harris Katakis). She has completed a program in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), as well as a training program in the Systemic approach at the Family Therapy Center (MA, Alia Samara). Furthermore, she holds a certificate of attendance from a training program in Vocational Counseling (ISON Psychometrica). She has completed an internship involving the application of group and individual counseling, theoretical and practical knowledge of psychometric tests, within a preadolescent and adolescent creative activity group with a therapeutic character, at the Family Therapy Center and the Family Care Center of the Municipality of Nea Ionia. Additionally, she has attended numerous seminars aimed at her continuing education in her field and has participated in authoring books. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the European Family Therapy Association, the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy, and the British Psychological Society.

The INTERNUS counseling and psychotherapy center, led by clinical psychologist Mr. Kargakis Emmanouil - Internus, maintains offices in Heraklion, Rethymno, Chania, and Athens, offering a wide range of services concerning treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and promotion of mental health, primarily based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Mr. Kargakis, a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with postgraduate studies in Clinical and Counseling Psychology at La Salle University of Philadelphia, and his experienced associates, supported by a modern and continuous framework of supervision, training, and professional development through attendance at national and international psychology conferences, ensure the provision of the most advanced mental health services. Over the years, our center has developed activities and collaborations with various organizations such as SOS Children's Villages, O.E.V.E.N.H, O.E.V.E.N.X, secondary education tutoring centers, schools of various levels, sports clubs, educational seminars for the general public, appearances on television and radio programs, and contributions to local blogs. Sessions are conducted by appointment either in person or online.