Health professionals for Anxiety and Stress

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.

Drakos Iosif is a Psychiatrist-Psychotherapist maintaining a private practice in Glyfada. Concurrently, he volunteers at the Behavioral Therapy Clinic of the Research University Institute of Mental Health as well as at the Behavioral Therapy Unit of the Hellenic Center for Mental Hygiene and Research, specializing in the management of patients with Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He studied at Charles University in Prague, receiving two scholarships due to academic excellence. He specialized at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital while simultaneously undertaking further training and education in various fields of Psychiatry. Specifically, he received additional training in Behavioral Therapies for Anxiety Disorders, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Clinical Psychopathology. He possesses extensive theoretical knowledge and clinical experience in the management, treatment, and psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with a broad spectrum of mental disorders, as well as academic research experience. Currently, he is undertaking postgraduate studies with a scholarship at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, focusing on the "Science of Stress and Health Promotion." Finally, he is specialized in Anxiety and Affective Disorders.

Nikolaos Gkoumas BSc, MA is a Counseling Psychologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from York University. He completed a two-year internship at the City Counseling Center, accumulating 230 hours of supervised clinical sessions. In his private practice, he provides therapy for issues related to depression, anxiety, anger, family relationships, personal relationships, eating disorders, loneliness, substance abuse, interpersonal relationships, and self-esteem. He offers assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological problems, and conducts seminars for agencies, organizations, and companies.

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.

Karametou Matina is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Nea Erythraia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Psychiatry in Switzerland, at the University Psychiatric Clinic of Geneva and the Psychiatric Hospital of Prefargier in Neuchatel. There, she specialized in clinical psychotic disorders, personality disorders, affective disorders, and psychogeriatrics within community settings. She also received training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at a General Hospital in Geneva. She is specialized in Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Couples Therapy. She has completed a four-year postgraduate training program in Systemic Family and Couples Therapy at the Psychiatric Research University Institute (EPIPSY) and a two-year postgraduate program in the diagnosis and treatment of psychosexual disorders, also at EPIPSY. She has worked at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, in the Admissions Department, at the Mental Health Center of Peristeri, and in the Mobile Mental Health Units of EPAPSY.

Dr. Plytas Nikolaos is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist maintaining a private practice in Neo Irakleio. He graduated in Medicine from the Medical School in Rome, Italy, and has received training in Systemic (family) Therapy at the Family Therapy Department of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. Through his extensive experience, Dr. Plytas effectively diagnoses and treats psychoses, bipolar mood disorders, and manic depression. Furthermore, in his private practice, he currently manages depression, anxiety, dementia, panic disorder, and various addictions using scientific and medical methods. In addition to the above, Dr. Plytas does not only handle individual cases; with his knowledge and experience in the field of Psychiatry, he is also capable of providing services such as couple therapy, assisting partners in addressing the various challenges they face.

Apataggelos Dimitrios is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Kallithea. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Turin and completed his Psychiatry specialty at the Attikon Psychiatric Hospital "Dafni." Concurrently with his Psychiatry specialization, he received specialized training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling of Athens, as well as in the Greek Training Program of Short-Term Anxiety Provoking Psychotherapy (STAPP). He has participated in post-graduate seminars on group analysis - psychodrama, psychodynamic understanding of psychiatric patients, and served as a co-therapist in psychotherapy groups for alcoholics in the open program of 18 ANO. He has presented scientific papers at conferences and maintains continuous professional development in Greece and abroad. Additionally, he has engaged in social activities as an elected member of the Union of Physicians of Athens-Piraeus Hospitals of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (PSNA), former chairman of school committees, and former member of the administrative board of the KAPI of the Municipality of Kallithea, focusing on the prevention and treatment of mental disorders across all age groups. Finally, he is the former Psychiatrist and Scientific Director of the Sikiarideio Foundation for the training of young people with intellectual disabilities and learning difficulties.

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.

Demerouti Vasileia is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and former Chief Resident A at the Athens Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio" and also maintains a private practice in Pallini. She completed her studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Psychiatry at the State Nursing Home of Leros and the Athens Psychiatric Hospital "Dafni." Furthermore, she worked as an Assistant Psychiatrist at the Athens Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio" until 2020 and has been serving as a Chief Resident since then. She respectfully manages a wide range of cases including psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, panic attacks, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia and anorexia nervosa, anxiety and stress, bipolar disorder, sexual disorders, and others.

Loukogiannaki Souzana - Human Kinetics is a Physiotherapist specializing in acupuncture and operates a private physiotherapy and biomedical acupuncture center in Pefki. She holds a physiotherapy degree from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and completed a research postgraduate program in Exercise and Quality of Life at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of Democritus University of Thrace. Furthermore, she was trained in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy using the McKenzie method at the Hellenic McKenzie Institute and has obtained certification in the Scenar - Cosmodic method from LET Medical Research Lab in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, she specialized in Biomedical Acupuncture at the Laboratory of Musculoskeletal and Respiratory Physiotherapy of the University of West Attica. She further completed advanced training in Traditional Chinese Acupuncture at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. In addition, she has received certification in Therapeutic Exercise Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin and Taiji Eight Routines & Five Steps through a training program held at the Tai Ji Health Center of the Laboratory of Musculoskeletal and Respiratory Physiotherapy of the University of West Attica, in collaboration with the Shanghai Qiging Research Institute at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as in the Humantecar - Synergistic Healthcare Methodology. Previously, she worked as a Physiotherapist at the Creative Adult Employment Laboratory in Korydallos and as a lecturer in pedagogy and coaching at the Omega Vocational Training Institute. At the center, she manages cases encompassing the entire spectrum of acupuncture; it is noteworthy that she specializes in medical acupuncture, sports injuries, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

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.

Aggoules Antonios MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Acupuncturist, maintaining a private practice in Neo Psychiko. He holds a doctoral degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a medical degree from the same institution. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics at the "Asklepieio" Voula Hospital, the "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children’s Hospital, and "Agios Savvas" Hospital, followed by further training at the Academic Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery at Leeds General Infirmary, supported by a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. The doctor has extensive experience in sports injuries, traumatology, knee surgery, low back pain, neck pain, and medical acupuncture, holding certification in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medical Acupuncture from the AcuScience International Postgraduate Center on Acupuncture. He collaborates with reputable private healthcare institutions and concurrently teaches in higher education. His scientific contributions include publications in international and recognized Greek medical journals, as well as numerous presentations at medical conferences concerning orthopedic-traumatologic and rehabilitation topics. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, former Chair of its Alternative Medicine Committee, and a member of the Hellenic Medical Society of Acupuncture.

Η Πέτσογλου Κωνσταντινιά είναι Ιατρός  Βελονίστρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο κέντρο της Θεσσαλονίκης. 

Ολοκλήρωσε τις βασικές σπουδές της στην Κλασσική Ιατρική και εργάστηκε  ως ιατρός υπόχρεος υπαίθρου (αγροτικό) στη  Νάξο και σε νησιά των Μικρών  Κυκλάδων όπως Σχοινούσα Αμοργό και Ηρακλειά για 2 έτη. Ειδικεύτηκε στην Ιατροδικαστική και Τοξικολογία όπως και στην Παθολογική Ανατομική στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης ΑΧΕΠΑ, λαμβάνοντας την ειδικότητα του Ιατροδικαστή. Συνέχισε την εκπαίδευσή της στη Γηριατρική στο Klinikum Osnabrück στη Γερμανία, ενώ παράλληλα μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Παρηγορητική Ιατρική και τον Ιατρικό Βελονισμό. Είναι εξειδικευμένη στον Ιατρικό Βελονισμό και στις Συμπληρωματικές Θεραπείες και πιστοποιημένη από το Εκπαιδευτικό Ινστιτούτο Βελονισμού Ελλάδας (ICMART). Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Κλασική Ομοιοπαθητική από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ομοιοπαθητικής Ιατρικής και είναι κάτοχος του International Master in Cosmetic Medicine and Therapeutics από το Università di Camerino.

Ο Ιατρικός Βελονισμός είναι μια επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη πρακτική που βοηθά το σώμα να ανακτήσει τη φυσική του ισορροπία. Μέσα από στοχευμένες εφαρμογές, υποστηρίζει την υγεία, μειώνει τον πόνο και συμβάλλει στην ολιστική ευεξία.

Η Σαββιδάκη Αγγελική είναι πιστοποιημένη Life Coach με εξειδίκευση στη συμβουλευτική, τον επαγγελματικό προσανατολισμό και την προσωπική ανάπτυξη. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στον χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας, καθώς από το 2022 συνεργάζεται με το Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγείας «Δια Λόγου… Νόησις» στην Ελλάδα, παρέχοντας υποστήριξη και καθοδήγηση με στόχο την ενδυνάμωση, την αυτογνωσία και την εξέλιξη των ατόμων.Η ακαδημαϊκή και επαγγελματική της κατάρτιση περιλαμβάνει σπουδές στη Συμβουλευτική και τον Επαγγελματικό Προσανατολισμό μέσω του ΚΕ.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ. του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου (2022–2023), καθώς και εξειδίκευση στην Ειδική Αγωγή και την Προαγωγή Ψυχικής Υγείας στο Σχολικό Περιβάλλον μέσω του ΚΕ.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ. του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής (2021–2022).Το 2024 εκπαιδεύτηκε στη διεξαγωγή προγραμμάτων Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού με τη χρήση των ψυχομετρικών εργαλείων e-mellon και ISON Psychometrica, ενισχύοντας περαιτέρω τη δυνατότητά της να υποστηρίζει άτομα στη λήψη εκπαιδευτικών και επαγγελματικών αποφάσεων.Παράλληλα, ολοκλήρωσε πιστοποιήσεις ως NLP Practitioner (2024–2025) και στην εξειδίκευση Total Coaching (Life, Business, Friendship και Parent Coaching) μέσω των ΚΕ.ΘΕ.ΣΥ. και ΚΕ.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ., αποκτώντας σύγχρονες μεθόδους και εργαλεία coaching.Με ενσυναίσθηση, ενεργητική ακρόαση και ανθρωποκεντρική προσέγγιση, η Σαββιδάκη Αγγελική υποστηρίζει ανθρώπους που επιθυμούν να ενισχύσουν την αυτοπεποίθησή τους, να ξεπεράσουν προσωπικά εμπόδια, να ανακαλύψουν τις δυνατότητές τους και να δημιουργήσουν μια πιο ισορροπημένη και ουσιαστική ζωή.