Health professionals for Postpartum depression

Karantzouvali Panagiota is a specialist Psychiatrist with clinical experience in various fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy. She graduated from the Medical School of the English-speaking Comenius University in Bratislava. Subsequently, she served as a rural doctor at the Regional Clinic of Prosotsani and the Health Center of Prosotsani, in Drama. The first part of her specialty training was completed at the 424 General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki, where she was trained in the full spectrum of general psychiatry, with an emphasis on emergency case management. As part of her training, she participated for one year in the Psychiatric Outpatient Department of the 424 Hospital (ΨΤΕΠ), gaining experience in Individual Supportive Psychotherapy. She participated in Group Psychotherapies (Psychoses, Personality Disorders, Alcohol Use Disorder). The remainder of her specialty training was completed at the AHEPA University Hospital (management of acute psychiatric cases, regular outpatient clinics, liaison-consultation service). She actively participated in the Trauma Clinic, gaining experience in managing psychotraumatic conditions, in the Psychogeriatric Clinic, with active involvement in the diagnosis and monitoring of geriatric patients, patients with memory disorders and dementia, and in the Telepsychiatry Clinic. She has completed a one-year supervised training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She is also a certified Psychotherapist of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT).

Komninou Eui is a Psychologist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a professional license to practice. She conducts online counseling and psychotherapy sessions with children, adolescents, and adults. She maintains a strong commitment to continuous education and professional development, having attended numerous seminars and specialized training programs. Since 2023, she has gained valuable experience by completing her internship at the Mental Health Center of the Armed Forces. She has engaged in both psychological assessment using psychometric tools and individual and group sessions with children, adolescents, adults, and families, addressing issues such as addiction management, bridging family relationships, couples therapy, parental counseling, self-image improvement, and enhancing self-awareness. Her goal is to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment where authentic connection and meaningful psychological support are cultivated with respect for the uniqueness of each individual, through an approach grounded in empathy and acceptance. She invests in creating a trusting space where the individual can freely express themselves without fear of judgment. In this context, particular emphasis is placed on psychological safety, confidentiality, and a consistent therapeutic relationship, taking into account the needs, experiences, and uniqueness of each person.

Η Λευκοθέα Μπεσίρη είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχαναλύτρια, απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του ΕΚΠΑ και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος Κλινικής Ψυχοπαθολογίας και Ψυχανάλυσης του Πανεπιστημίου του Παρισιού.

Από το 2021 εργάζεται με ενήλικες σε κοινοτικές δομές ψυχικής υγείας. Τα τελευταία 2 χρόνια βρίσκεται στο Κέντρο Ημέρας Αριάδνη του ΚΜΟΠ.

Είναι ενεργό μέλος του Ψυχαναλυτικού Συλλόγου Freud Lacan στην Αθήνα από το 2018 έως και σήμερα.

Revekka Hatzisavva is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens and specialized in the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." Additionally, she has specialized in Systemic Family Therapy. Finally, with extensive experience in the field, the doctor aims for the prompt and effective treatment of various psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and psychotic disorders, using methods including psychotherapy through the biosynthesis technique.

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.

Tragara Elena is a Psychologist and a certified Gestalt Psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Ano Patisia. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and has been trained in the Gestalt therapeutic approach at the Psychotherapy and Training Center "Gestalt Foundation." As part of her studies, she completed her internship at the 251st General Air Force Hospital, as well as at the Clinical and Research Department of the Institut Curie in Paris, France. Additionally, she has received training in Clinical Psychopathology at Aeginiteio Hospital through the "Panagiotis Oulis" program. Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a Psychologist at the Rehabilitation and Recovery Center "Blocks Rehab Philoktitis," where she collaborated with individuals suffering from chronic conditions, as well as patients requiring psychological support during their rehabilitation and recovery following sudden health issues. Her objective is to create a safe space for individuals seeking to deeply understand themselves and evolve the way they relate to others. Within her practice, Ground Psychotherapy, a multipurpose psychotherapy space operates, founded on the principles of human care and empathy towards people's needs. It is a supportive environment that simultaneously provides the appropriate ground for the emergence of sensations, thoughts, emotions, and needs. Mental health services offered include individual and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and counseling.

Keletseki Katerina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Papagou. She completed her studies in Psychology at the University of East London and subsequently a Master's program in Integrative Psychotherapy Model (MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy), focusing on psychoanalytic-type psychotherapy. She provides psychotherapeutic support to adults seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, their emotions, and recurring patterns in their lives and relationships, as well as individuals looking for more joy and balance in their daily lives. Additionally, she supports parents facing difficulties in managing their children and wishing to explore the why and how of family relationships. For her, the therapeutic relationship holds central importance, as her goal is for the people she works with to feel safety, trust, deep understanding, and acceptance. The session time constitutes a space where each person can express themselves freely, without judgment, and through such a therapeutic relationship, significant and profound changes can emerge. She addresses issues such as difficulties and conflicts in relationships, marital challenges, divorce, support during pregnancy and postpartum periods, parental counseling, anxiety management, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, loss - grief, transitional life phases, and eating disorders. Her integrative approach allows her to tailor the therapeutic process to the needs and uniqueness of each client, drawing tools from different therapeutic models, with psychoanalytic understanding as the central axis.

Η Καλαμπαλίκη Ολυμπία είναι Ψυχολόγος με πολυετή εμπειρία στην κλινική πράξη και την εκπαίδευση ενηλίκων και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Λάρισα. Είναι απόφοιτη του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος στην “Ψυχική Υγεία” και υποψήφια Διδάκτωρ στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, με ερευνητικό αντικείμενο την προαγωγή υγείας στην εφηβεία.

Είναι εκπαιδευμένη Οικογενειακή - Συστημική Θεραπεύτρια, ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει πλήθος μετεκπαιδεύσεων σε τομείς όπως Αναπτυξιακή Παιδιατρική και Συμπεριφορική Παιδιατρική από την Α’ Παιδιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών - Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Αθηνών “Η Αγία Σοφία”, Ψυχοπαθολογία Παιδιών και Εφήβων (ΙΨΚ), Διαχείριση πόνου από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Αλγολογίας (Ελληνικό τμήμα IASP & EFIC) και αποκατάσταση.

Έχει εργαστεί σε διάφορες δομές σε Αθήνα, Θεσσαλονίκη, Σέρρες και Θεσσαλία όπως ψυχιατρικές κλινικές, κέντρα αποκατάστασης και αποθεραπείας, Ιατρεία Πόνου, κέντρα λογοθεραπείας και ειδικής αγωγής ενώ υπήρξε και επιστημονικός συνεργάτης στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής και Σεξουαλικής Υγείας του δρ. Θάνου Ασκητή.

Η επιστημονική της δραστηριότητα είναι πλούσια, με δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα διεθνή περιοδικά, συμμετοχή σε συνέδρια και διαλέξεις σε εκπαιδευτικά και κοινωνικά πλαίσια. Έχει συμμετάσχει ενεργά σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα και έχει πραγματοποιήσει μελέτες σε αντικείμενα όπως ο χρόνιος πόνος, η σεξουαλική αγωγή και υγεία, οι διατροφικές διαταραχές, οι μαθησιακές διαδικασίες, διαχείριση πένθους αλλά και η κοινωνική αποδοχή της ψυχικής ασθένειας.

Με διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση, έντονο ενδιαφέρον για την ψυχική υγεία και προσανατολισμό στην ευαισθητοποίηση της κοινότητας, η Ολυμπία Καλαμπαλίκη προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες ψυχολογικές υπηρεσίες που βασίζονται στη σύγχρονη επιστημονική γνώση και προσέγγιση του ανθρώπου.

Gavrilakis Polydoros is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Chania. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed his specialization at the University Hospital of Heraklion. Simultaneously, he trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Systemic Family Therapy, and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. In his private practice, he offers specialized counseling services for the diagnosis and treatment of all mental disorders, including bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and mood disorders, dementia, addiction problems, somatoform and sexual disorders. His services include supportive and counseling psychotherapy, personalized pharmacotherapy, as well as combined therapies. The physician successfully applies Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is the most well-documented technique worldwide for treating anxiety and depression, as well as resolving most psychological issues. He also offers alternative and complementary therapies.

Giannopoulou Konstantenia is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. She obtained her first degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, and subsequently passed entrance examinations to the Department of Psychology at Panteion University, from which she graduated with honors. As part of her academic studies, she completed an internship at the Center for Addiction Prevention and Psychosocial Health Promotion "Athena Health," during which she trained in individual and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. Additionally, she conducted a thesis on the topic of "depression in pediatric cancer patients" and deepened her knowledge in Health Psychology. Since October 2011, she has been training at the Athens Center for the Study of Humanity (A.K.M.A.) in Systemic Psychotherapy. She has attended and continues to attend seminars and workshops related to the development of psychology in Greece.

Η Πούλιου Νικολέττα είναι MSc Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, υποψήφια PhD, μέλος του Πανελλήνιου Ψυχολογικού Συλλόγου και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στον Βύρωνα. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με αντικείμενο την Ψυχοθεραπεία: Θεωρητικά πλαίσια, Κλινικές εφαρμογές και Συγκριτικές προσεγγίσεις. Διαθέτει πτυχίο Ψυχολογίας από το Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών και μεταπτυχιακό στην Ψυχολογία της Υγείας από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Εξειδικεύτηκε στη Θεραπεία Ζεύγους και Οικογένειας κι εκπαιδεύτηκε ψυχοθεραπευτικά στο Γνωσιακό - Συμπεριφορικό μοντέλο CBT. Παρακολούθησε μια σειρά εκπαιδεύσεων πάνω σε προβολικά τεστ προσωπικότητας και ψυχομετρικά εργαλεία, στην ψυχοεκπαίδευση, στην ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και θεραπεία, στην αντιμετώπιση τραύματος μέσω EMDR και στη διαχείριση άγχους, κρίσεων πανικού και κατάθλιψης, σε ατομικό και ομαδικό επίπεδο. Παράλληλα με το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης στην ιατρική ομάδα του Dr. Γ. Σωτηρόπουλου και στην κλινική του Ι. Καλογήρου. Έχει εργαστεί ως Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας (ΚΑΙ), στο Σύλλογο Οικογενειών για την Ψυχική Υγεία (ΕΠΑΨΥ), στη ΜΚΟ "Δώσε Ελπίδα" και στη ΜΚΟ Αγκαλιά. Έχει παρακολουθήσει ένα μεγάλο αριθμό σεμιναρίων , διαλέξεων και εκπαιδεύσεων της ευρωπαϊκής και αμερικανικής σχολής ψυχολογίας. Εισηγείται σε συνέδρια και ομιλίες ενώ πολλά από τα άρθρα της έχουν δημοσιευτεί στο διαδίκτυο ή σε έντυπη μορφή. Αναλαμβάνει ενήλικες και εφήβους, ατομικά ή ομαδικά, ζευγάρια - οικογένειες για ψυχολογική υποστήριξη, ψυχοθεραπεία, ψυχική ενδυνάμωση, συμβουλευτική, τραυματοθεραπεία, διαχείριση κρίσεων άγχους και πανικού, αντιμετώπιση φοβιών, θεραπεία κατάθλιψης, διαχείριση σχέσεων, επίλυση οικογενειακών θεμάτων μεταξύ των μελών της κι ενίσχυση της επικοινωνίας τους, επίλυση προβλημάτων συμπεριφοράς, διαχείριση θυμού, διαχείριση διαζυγίου - διατήρηση σωστής επικοινωνίας, αντιμετώπιση σχολικού εκφοβισμού και συμβουλευτική γονέων, υποστήριξη στην απώλεια και στην αντιμετώπιση δυσκολιών. Συνεργάζεται στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, με την Ψυχολόγο CBT Δέσποινα Μπαρμπαλιά,στα πλαίσια της παροχής υπηρεσιών ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής σε παιδιά και εφήβους, αντιμετωπίζοντας όλα τα θέματα που τα αποσχολούν (ΔΕΠΥ- bulling- ενίσχυση αυτοεκτίμησης- διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, οριοθέτηση- συμπεριφορά- εθισμός) με στόχο την επίτευξη της θεραπευτικής οικογενειακής "αγκαλιάς" .. Μαζί ΑγκαλιάΖούμε την ευτυχία. 

Parissi Elena is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Peristeri, near the Agios Antonios metro station. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, and is currently training in Psychosexual Disorders at the same institute. She began her specialty training at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research, Aigaleo branch, where she stayed for a total of 2 years and gained experience in community patient monitoring. She completed her specialty training at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "Dafni," where she stayed for 4 years and trained in managing a wide range of psychopathology. During this period, she also worked and trained in a public specialized alcohol detoxification unit (18ANΩ). Subsequently, she collaborated with the nonprofit organization Anasa – Support for individuals suffering from Eating Disorders. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Psychiatric Society.