Health professionals for Phobias near Ymittos

Sofia Aperi is an honors graduate Psychologist, BSc from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA), and holds a professional practice license. She works in counseling and psychotherapeutic settings (psychodynamic-psychoanalytic orientation). She undertakes individual therapies (adults, adolescents, children) as well as family and couples counseling. She provides her services both in-person and online, offering individual psychotherapy sessions with respect and responsibility. Notably, she has collaborated with the Mental Health Center of the Research University Institute of Mental Hygiene, Neurosciences & Precision Medicine "Kostas Stefanis" (E.P.I.P.S.Y.) and the Special Primary School of Agios Dimitrios. Additionally, she has academic research activity and has attended, among others, training programs on Loss and Grief Counseling, Depression, and Psychosomatic Disorders.

Mylonaki Lydia is a graduate psychologist from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a postgraduate diploma in forensic psychology from Nottingham Trent University, UK. She is also a Systemic-Family psychotherapist and EMDR therapist. Additionally, she has been trained in Problem Management +, both as a counselor and supervisor, as well as a trainer. She is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the British Psychological Society, ELESYTH, and EMDR Hellas, with extensive professional experience in a variety of therapeutic settings, including inpatient environments and community-based psychotherapy groups. She began her career working in the national health system and continued in the NHS UK, working in various facilities focused on the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with mental health difficulties. She has also worked in English prisons and in victim support with Victim Support UK. Over the past four years, she has provided consultancy services in various organizations working with the refugee population, including clinics, community centers, and reception facilities. Her primary goal is to support, treat, integrate, and rehabilitate refugees experiencing mental health challenges. Furthermore, she serves as a Lecturer in Forensic and Clinical Psychology at City Unity College. She also maintains a private practice in Kaisariani, offering mental health services to individuals, couples, and families, as well as group psychotherapy, with particular expertise in anxiety, depression, and trauma. In her private practice, she addresses a wide range of cases, utilizing her experience and scientific expertise, always focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each person she undertakes.

Trousa Foteini MSc is a specialized Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist. She holds two pre-doctoral postgraduate diplomas, D.E.A. (University of Montpellier, France), as well as a postgraduate diploma D.E.S.S. in Clinical Psychology (University of Nice, France). She is a graduate in Clinical Psychology and Pathology from the University of Nice and holds a professional practice license. Additionally, she has been trained in Parent Counseling by the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools, member of the Fédération Internationale pour l’Éducation des Parents, and has also been trained in "Addiction Counseling" by the University of Athens. She has coordinated parent counseling groups and has delivered informative lectures for parents and children at numerous organizations. She has extensive work experience, having been a vocational orientation and parent counseling trainer at the "Institute of Education and Business Studies," as well as a scientific collaborator of the Hellenic Police, Juvenile Protection Subdivision (General Police Directorate of Attica). Furthermore, she worked for six years at an International Humanitarian Organization, a member of the U.N. She has been practicing privately in Ilioupoli since 2011. She provides psychotherapeutic treatment for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, phobias, obsessions, obsessive-compulsive disorders, interpersonal relationship problems, low self-esteem, trauma, grief, psychosomatic symptoms, and offers counseling to parents.

Yfanti Katerina is a Psychologist with a private practice in Pangrati. She holds a degree in Psychology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Keele University (MSc), and has been trained in Person-Centered Therapy. She is a member of the BPS (British Psychological Society) and the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She has been trained in Behavioral Therapy specializing in Anxiety, Somatoform, and Sexual Disorders (THESY), in Clinical Hypnotherapy (Emotional Research Center & Self-esteem), in Counseling Support for Children of Infant, Child, and Adolescent age (Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling), in Parent Counseling (Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling), and in Trauma and Grief Therapy (Taking Flight International Corporation). For several years she worked in Psychosocial Rehabilitation structures of the Ministry of Health (EPSAMY), while simultaneously maintaining her private practice in Athens for over ten years, offering psychological services across the full spectrum of human behavior, creating a therapeutic framework of safety and trust.

Aggelaki Dimitra - Eugenia is a Psychologist with a private practice located in Neos Kosmos. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Crete and specializes in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice. She has completed the two-year postgraduate program "Psychosexual Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment" at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPIΨY). She has also been trained in "Eating Disorders" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in the "Management and Psychoeducation of Anxiety and Depression" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she has completed the training program in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice at the Hellenic Organization for Psychotherapy and Education in Group Analysis (HOPEinGA). She has also attended postgraduate seminars in advanced-level psychodynamic psychotherapy and existential psychotherapy. She has worked in a private elder care facility, a private center for special therapies, and in the sexual health clinic of the University Psychiatric Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. Furthermore, she has given presentations at parent and guardian associations on the topic of psychosocial issues during adolescence. Additionally, she has volunteered with the Greek seropositives association "Positive Voice." In her private practice, she offers individual psychotherapy and counseling services for adults, both in-person and online, along with specialized interventions for the management and treatment of emotional disorders, interpersonal relationship issues, and eating disorders.

Zoumpoulaki Xara is a psychologist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a trainee member of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy. She holds a professional license to practice psychology and maintains a private practice based in Dafni, Attica. She completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Liaison Psychiatry: Integrated Care of Physical and Mental Health" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been trained and collaborated with mental health structures and public organizations such as Attikon University General Hospital (2nd Psychiatric Clinic and Liaison Psychiatry), the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults (Psychiatric Home Care), the NGO Homestart Athens, and the organization Megalo Mas Spiti. She works as a psychologist in collaboration with centers in Athens, offering psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as parental counseling. She has attended numerous seminars and additional training in mental health and psychotherapy topics with the aim of continuous professional development. She provides individual therapy sessions addressing a wide range of human difficulties and conditions.

Ο Γιάννης Παπαβασιλείου είναι ψυχολόγος (BSc University of Hertfordshire) με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Ψυχολογία της Υγείας (MSc University of Surrey). Είναι κάτοχος του Advanced Diploma στην Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής), διατηρώντας πλέον το γραφείο του στην Αθήνα. Μετά το πέρας των σπουδών του απέκτησε πείρα σε διάφορα κλινικά πλαίσια όπου εργάστηκε ως Ψυχολόγος Υγείας μαζί με άτομα που είχαν διάγνωση για καρκίνο (Royal Surrey County Hospital), σακχαρώδη διαβήτη (Γ.Ν.Α. Ευαγγελισμός) και εθισμό σε ουσίες (Ο.ΚΑ.ΝΑ. – Μονάδα Εφήβων / Νέων Αθήνας «Ατραπός»). Έχει εργαστεί στη Μ.Κ.Ο. «Κέντρο Μέριμνας Οικογένειας και Παιδιού», όπου συμμετείχε στην ανάπτυξη ποικίλλων προγραμμάτων για κοινωνικές ομάδες που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες (μονογονεϊκές οικογένειες, άνεργοι, μετανάστες, θύματα έμφυλης βίας ή / και ρατσιστικών συμπεριφορών) και για την προάσπιση ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων. Λίγα χρόνια αργότερα θα απασχοληθεί και στη Μ.Κ.Ο. «Πανελλήνια Ένωση Γονέων & Κηδεμόνων Ατόμων Παιδιών Νοητικά Υστερούντων» για την ανάπτυξη ευρωπαϊκού έργου. Παράλληλα εκτελούσε για 3 χρόνια το ρόλο του διαχειριστή προγράμματος για την ελληνική ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα «Live Without Bullying – Ζήσε Χωρίς Εκφοβισμό», όπου διοργάνωνε και συμμετείχε σε εκπαιδευτικές πρωτοβουλίες και ενημερώσεις για μαθητές και εκπαιδευτικούς στα σχολεία της Ελλάδας όσον αφορά το φαινόμενο του σχολικού εκφοβισμού, όπως επίσης και σε εκπαιδευτικές δράσεις για την διεπιστημονική ομάδα του έργου. Έχει εργαστεί ως καθηγητής σε μαθήματα ψυχολογίας στο Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιο Αθηνών την περίοδο 2020-2023, όπου δίδασκε τόσο σε προπτυχιακό όσο και σε μεταπτυχιακό επίπεδο στις σχολές Υγείας (στα τμήματα Αποκατάστασης και Φυσικοθεραπείας) και Ψυχολογίας. Επιπροσθέτως επόπτευε πτυχιακές εργασίες και διπλωματικές εργασίες των φοιτητών. Έχει συμμετάσχει σαν ομιλητής σε πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και ημερίδων, σε διάφορες χώρες της Ευρώπης (Κροατία, Ισπανία, Ιταλία, Βοσνία & Ερζεγοβίνη, Γερμανία, Σλοβενία, Ρουμανία, Γαλλία, Εσθονία, Λιθουανία, Φινλανδία), καθώς επίσης είχε και την τιμή να παρουσιάσει και στα πρώτα δύο Διεθνή Διεπιστημονικά Συνέδρια Αποκατάστασης το 2022 και το 2023, που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στην Ελλάδα. Έχει πάρει μέρος σε τηλεοπτικές και ραδιοφωνικές εκπομπές, σε Ελλάδα, Ιταλία, Γαλλία, Ισπανία και Κροατία, με στόχο την ενημέρωση του κοινού για θέματα υγείας και τη σύνδεσή τους με την ψυχολογία. Μέσα από την πολυετή του ενασχόληση στον τομέα της ψυχολογίας στόχος του, πλέον, είναι να σταθεί δίπλα σε όποιο άτομο νιώθει πως χρειάζεται βοήθεια για κάποιο θέμα που αντιμετωπίζει στη ζωή του, μέσω της ψυχοθεραπείας. Έχει καταφέρει να διαμορφώσει ένα δίκτυο συνεργατών που περιλαμβάνει πληθώρα ειδικοτήτων στον τομέα της σωματικής αλλά και ψυχικής υγείας, με σκοπό την την πιο ολοκληρωμένη και ολιστική προσέγγιση, εάν και όπου χρειαστεί. Ο χώρος του στο Παγκράτι είναι ένα μέρος που έχει φτιαχτεί με αγάπη για να υποδεχτεί όποιο άτομο θελήσει να ξεκινήσει ή και να συνεχίσει ψυχοθεραπεία και να καλυτερεύσει την ποιότητα ζωής του.

Damianos Gryllis is a physician and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Comenius University (2017, degree grade: Excellent 8.9) and has experience in both public and private healthcare settings. He has completed one year of clinical practice in the Psychiatric Clinic of Mickiewiczova University Hospital, gaining experience in cases involving schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He has worked at the General Hospital "Asklipieio" Voula and at the General Hospital "Sismanogleio – Amalia Fleming" (2018–2020), while also engaging as a medical text editor, participating in the editing of over 1,200 papers for publication in medical journals (2021–2025).

He is undergoing training in psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adults at DI.K.E.PSY., with certification from the National Psychotherapy Society of Greece (EEPSE) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and is under active clinical supervision and personal analysis.

Since 2025, he maintains a private psychotherapeutic practice in Ilioupoli and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Working Method

He practices psychoanalytically, emphasizing free expression and personal exploration.

Sessions provide space for emotions, relationships, and recurring patterns that affect daily life. Every difficulty is approached with respect, aiming for gradual understanding and meaningful change in the relationship with oneself and others.

Mpooules Katri Tereza is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She specializes in a four-year training program in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy at the Institute for Education and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy "Logo Psychis." She has attended numerous educational seminars, and currently, in addition to her private practice, she serves as a Psychologist at the Athens Therapy Center. Previously, she has worked as a Psychologist for the Municipality of Ilioupoli and has completed her internship at the Institute of Mental Health & Personal Development "Galinos" as well as at ALMA (Panhellenic Association for Adaptive Activities). In her private practice, she manages a variety of cases, utilizing her scientific expertise and always prioritizing the best possible service to meet the individualized needs of each client she undertakes.