Health professionals for Obsessive–compulsive disorder-OCD in Athens

Η Παπαϊωάννου Δέσποινα BSc, MA, MSc είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια – Ομαδική Αναλύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Σπούδασε Ψυχολογία στο Κρατικό Πανεπιστήμιο Gabriele D’Annunzio της Ιταλίας, όπου ολοκλήρωσε και το μεταπτυχιακό της στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία και Ψυχολογία της Υγείας, ενώ κατέχει και δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό στην Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχολογία από το Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. Επιπλέον η ειδικός είναι εκπαιδευόμενο μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΕΑΟΨ&ΟΨ). Έχει παρακολουθήσει εξειδικευμένα προγράμματα, σεμινάρια και συνέδρια στην ψυχοπαθολογία παιδιού, εφήβου και ενήλικα, στην ψυχοσωματική και την ψυχανάλυση ενώ συνεχίζει τη διαρκή επιστημονική και κλινική εκπαίδευση στο χώρο της Ψυχικής Υγείας και της Ψυχοθεραπείας. Ειδικεύεται στην υποστήριξη ατόμων που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες διάθεσης και άγχους, διαπροσωπικές και οικογενειακές δυσκολίες, φοβίες, διαταραχές προσωπικότητας, καθώς και ζητήματα διαχείρισης κρίσεων και χρόνιων νοσημάτων, ενώ παράλληλα παρέχει υποστήριξη σε θέματα προσωπικής ανάπτυξης. Παρέχει ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων και εφήβων, θεραπεία ζεύγους, ομαδική θεραπεία και συμβουλευτική γονέων, τόσο δια ζώσης όσο και online, με στόχο τη δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και υποστηρικτικού θεραπευτικού πλαισίου όπου κάθε άτομο μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα με σεβασμό στη μοναδικότητά του. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται επιστημονικά με την εταιρεία Αέρτον.

Η Παραδείση Αναστασία είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί τον ιδιωτικό χώρο Mindspace Therapy στο Μεταξουργείο. Έχει ολοκληρώσει τις σπουδές της στην Ψυχολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο, ενώ συνέχισε την ακαδημαϊκή της πορεία με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στη Θετική Ψυχολογία στο ίδιο Πανεπιστήμιο.

Έχει επαγγελματική εμπειρία στον χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης σε διαφορετικά πλαίσια. Έχει συνεργαστεί με τον φορέα ψυχικής υγείας «ΙΑΣΙΣ», ενώ έχει εργαστεί ως ψυχολόγος στις Φυλακές Κορυδαλλού αλλά και σε Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών. Μέσα από την εκπαίδευση και την κλινική της εμπειρία, υποστηρίζει ανθρώπους στην αντιμετώπιση προσωπικών δυσκολιών, στην ενδυνάμωση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας και στην ανάπτυξη μιας πιο ουσιαστικής σχέσης με τον εαυτό τους.

Xondrogianni Nantia is a Clinical Psychologist licensed to practice, with a psychoanalytic orientation. She studied at the Department of Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently completed the three-year Postgraduate Program in Clinical Psychology at the same University.

She has worked in clinical and community settings for adults and adolescents, specifically at the Day Center for Women's Mental Health Care of the Non-Profit Organization Fainareti, the Youth and Adolescent Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," the Psychiatric Department of the Specialized Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa," and at Special Therapy Centers. Additionally, she has participated as a researcher in programs at the University of Athens, the University of Strasbourg, the National Centre for Social Research, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work has been published in scientific conferences and journals.

In her private practice located in Kypseli, she welcomes adults, adolescents, and children. She is undergoing long-term clinical psychoanalytic training at the Forum of Psychoanalysis of the Lacanian Field of Athens, actively participating in the school's activities.

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.

Pararas Polyvios has 26 years of experience as a Psychologist. He studied psychology at the University of Athens and subsequently received further training in Cognitive Therapy at I.E.TH.S. He has also been trained in early intervention for autism and in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of learning disabilities at DIKEPSY, as well as in Clinical Psychopathology at EPIPSY. He served as a scientific collaborator at the Medical School of Athens and worked at Aeginiteio Hospital in the specialized Crisis Intervention Clinic. He then worked in home care for severe mental disorders at the non-profit organization Anodos. He has also worked at the Naval Hospital of Salamis, in the Preventive Mental Health Office of the Navy, in the Municipality of Naxos, in the Child Psychiatry Clinics Galinos, in the daycare centers of D.E.H., and at the speech therapy center KADMOS. During the 2023-2024 period, he collaborated with ICPA in the internship of students from the University of Athens and New York College. In the academic year 2024-2025, he was certified in Sports Psychology by the University of Athens. He is a volunteer Sports Psychologist for the Euroleague, participating in the Olympiacos Piraeus basketball team ONE TEAM. Concurrently, he specialized in Adolescent Crisis at IPSYPE from 2024 to 2025. He maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi.

Xatzixaralampous Ntina is a Psychologist - specialized Systemic Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Exarchia. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and specializes in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy at the Institute of Education and Research, Logos Psychis, according to the SANE (System Attachment Narrative Encephalon) model. Additionally, she has completed an awareness cycle in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Institute of Behavioral Research & Therapy. She has also pursued postgraduate studies (MBA) at Ecole Superieure de Gestion. She undertakes cases across the full spectrum of Psychology, addressing issues related to Anxiety and Stress, Panic Attacks, Grief Management, the empowerment of LGBTQI+ individuals, and the treatment of stressful and traumatic situations, conducting sessions either in person or remotely.

Elena Georgakopoulou is a Counseling Psychologist - Psychotherapist for children, adolescents, and adults. She holds a professional license to practice in England (HCPC Register PYL 15025) since 2006, and a professional license in Greece since 2008. She is also a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and has worked as a Psychologist in the National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS), providing therapy to adults and children with severe clinical symptomatology. She has worked with adults and children and utilizes an eclectic and integrative model combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), systemic, and person-centered approaches. Her work often involves collaboration with parents, as well as coordination with other agencies such as educational settings, while in Greece she works remotely. She is interested in and can assist in areas such as autism and autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, anxiety and depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), low self-esteem and self-confidence, loss of meaning and direction in life, relational and attachment difficulties, and parental counseling. Sessions are also provided in English.

Mr. Papadopoulos Aleksandros is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist MD, MSc, and maintains a private practice in the Mavili Square area. He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy (EEAO&OPS) and a member of the Panhellenic Association of Cognitive Analytical Psychotherapy (PEGAPS). He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Bologna, Italy. He completed his Psychiatry specialty at the General State Hospital of Athens G. Gennimatas and has specialized through postgraduate studies in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias at the Neurological Clinic of the University of Turin, Italy. He possesses multifaceted psychotherapeutic training, having been trained in Cognitive Analytical Psychotherapy as well as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for individuals and groups, successfully completing the 5-year training program in group analysis and family psychotherapy of the EEAO&OPS. He has worked and continues to work in major institutions such as the Psychiatric Clinic Agios Georgios and the Psychiatric Clinic Salpetriere. Additionally, he specializes in the treatment of Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa - Bulimia), in collaboration with the First University Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital.

Pampoukidou Olia is a Psychologist, Systemic-Family Psychotherapist, and Music Therapist, providing systemic psychotherapy services to adults, families, adolescents, and organizations. She currently collaborates with the Alzheimer Society of Athens and the Prevention and Counseling Center of Athens. Previously, she offered counseling and mental health services at centers for individuals with disabilities and their families, Elderly Care Units, the Metropolitan College, the Self-Help Promotion Program for individuals with addictions, among others. She has delivered lectures in collaboration with the Open Popular University, the TedX institution of the University of Macedonia, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and others. The values she upholds in her therapeutic work are based on the de-pathologization of people's experiences and the effort to view symptoms through a new, anti-oppressive lens. The aim of her therapeutic practice is to highlight new narratives within human experiences and the uniqueness of each subject.

Vlaxakis Ioannis is a Psychiatrist practicing privately in Ampelokipoi since 2007. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and has completed a 5-year specialization in Psychiatry at the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria". Additionally, he collaborates with the Psychiatric Clinic "Galini" and is a member of SOS Doctors, having conducted over a thousand home visits and managed cases spanning the entire spectrum of psychiatric pathology, many of which were acute and emergency situations. Finally, the doctor specializes in the treatment of conditions such as depression, dementia, and anxiety and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Zaxaropoulou Niki - Maria MD, MSc is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Pangrati. She has served as a Collaborator with the Organization Against Narcotics (OKANA) and the Mental Health Agency AmKE Anodos. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in psychiatry at the Hellenic Center for Mental Hygiene and Research and the Aeginiteio University Hospital. Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies (MSc) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens focusing on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders. Dr. Zaxaropoulou is a scientific associate of the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. She has expertise in liaison psychiatry, women's mental health issues, menopause, emotional aspects of infertility, miscarriage, abortion, support during fertility treatments, pregnancy, breastfeeding, maternal grief – postpartum blues, postpartum depression, parental support, pervasive developmental disorders, psychotherapeutic counseling, as well as pharmacological support for individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome.

Η Τσέλιου Lehr Μελίνα είναι Ψυχίατρος - πιστοποιημένη Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αθήνα, στην οδό Βελεστίνου 19, στους Αμπελόκηπους. Η ιατρός ειδικεύθηκε στην Ψυχιατρική και Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Zentrum für Seelische Gesundheit, του Klinikum Stuttgart, κέντρο ψυχικής υγείας σε μία από τις μεγαλύτερες και πιο εξειδικευμένες ψυχιατρικές κλινικές γενικού νοσοκομείου στη Γερμανία. Η κα Τσέλιου Lehr κατέχει στην Γερμανία και δεύτερο τίτλο ειδικότητας στην Ψυχοσωματική Ιατρική και Ψυχοθεραπεία. Στη μακρόχρονη κλινική της πορεία, ασκώντας την Ψυχιατρική και την Ψυχοσωματική Ιατρική, έχει υποστηρίξει πληθώρα ανθρώπων που αντιμετωπίζουν διαταραχές όπως καταθλιπτική διάθεση, διπολική διαταραχή, άγχος, προβλήματα εξαρτήσεων, αυτοκαταστροφικές τάσεις, διαταραχή μετατραυματικού στρες, διασχιστικά φαινόμενα, διαταραχές προσωπικότητας, ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική συμπτωματολογία, καταστάσεις που ανήκουν στο φάσμα της σχιζοφρένειας, καθώς και ασθενείς με μακροχρόνια ψυχοσωματικά συμπτώματα, όταν η ένταση και η έκταση των σωματικών ενοχλημάτων δεν εξηγούνται επαρκώς από τα ιατρικά ευρήματα.

Η ιατρός κα Τσέλιου Lehr, μετά από πολυετή εκπαίδευση, 330 ώρες προσωπικής ψυχοθεραπευτικής εμπειρίας, 150 ώρες στην Συμπεριφορική Ομαδική Ψυχοθεραπεία, 180 ώρες Προσωπικής και Ομαδικής Ψυχοδυναμικής Ψυχοθεραπείας και εποπτεία, έχει πιστοποιηθεί στη Γερμανία στην Ψυχοθεραπεία, στην Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία, καθώς και στην Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία. Η ψυχοθεραπευτική της εκπαίδευση ολοκληρώθηκε μέσα σε 8 χρόνια. Η πιστοποίηση των παραπάνω έγινε μετά από εποπτεία και εξετάσεις από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο του κρατιδίου της Βάδης Βυρτεμβέργης στη Γερμανία.

Η κα Τσέλιου Lehr έχει σημαντική εμπειρία ως επιμελήτρια στο Zentrum für Psychiatrie, Klinikum Schloß Winnenden, στην κλινική της Ψυχοσωματικής Ιατρικής, από τη συνεργασία της με νοσοκομειακά διασυνδετικά τμήματα του νοσοκομείου Rems-Murr-Kliniken, υποστηρίζοντας ασθενείς που αντιμετώπιζαν ψυχική επιβάρυνση λόγω σωματικών νοσημάτων, όπως ο καρκίνος, ή ασθενείς που χρειάζονταν ψυχολογική και φαρμακευτική υποστήριξη για τις ψυχικές επιπτώσεις που συνδέονται με νοσήματα και συμπτώματα.

Η κα Τσέλιου Lehr έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη διεξαγωγή θεραπευτικών συνεδριών εξ αποστάσεως, διατηρώντας την ποιότητα και το βάθος της θεραπευτικής σχέσης. Παρέχει επίσης, κατ’ οίκον επισκέψεις, όπου αυτό είναι αναγκαίο, για άτομα με μειωμένη κινητικότητα ή άλλους περιορισμούς. Στο ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο η κα Tσέλιου Lehr προσφέρει Ψυχιατρική αξιολόγηση και διάγνωση, Παρακολούθηση με ή χωρίς φαρμακευτική αγωγή, ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες του ασθενούς, Ατομική και ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία, Θεραπεία ζεύγους και γονεϊκή υποστήριξη, Διερεύνηση συναισθηματικών ή γνωστικών δυσκολιών σε ενήλικες, Συμβουλευτική σε θέματα προσωπικής ή επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης και διαχείρισης εσωτερικών συγκρούσεων. Απευθύνεται σε ανθρώπους με διαφορετικά επίπεδα λειτουργικότητας, από εκείνους που καταφέρνουν να ανταποκρίνονται στις απαιτήσεις της καθημερινότητάς τους και των σχέσεών τους, έως και σε εκείνους που βιώνουν σοβαρούς περιορισμούς στην καθημερινότητά τους, λόγω επίμονων ψυχικών ή συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών.

Το ιατρείο βρίσκεται σε ήσυχη τοποθεσία στους Αμπελοκήπους, 300 μέτρα πίσω από το Ξενοδοχείο President και 450 μέτρα από το Μετρό της Πανόρμου, ένας χώρος που προσφέρει ένα ζεστό και διακριτικό περιβάλλον, αφού διαθέτει δύο ξεχωριστές εισόδους και εξόδους. Στην περιοχή λειτουργούν αρκετά ιδιωτικά πάρκινγκ, σε απόσταση λίγων λεπτών με τα πόδια από το ιατρείο.

Η ιατρός δέχεται συνεδρίες στα ελληνικά, γερμανικά και αγγλικά.

Zolota Katerina is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and runs a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, receiving a scholarship. She holds a Master’s degree (MA) in Health Unit Management. She initially specialized in Psychiatry at the State Therapeutic Center - General Hospital - Health Center of Leros and subsequently completed her specialty at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (PSNA Dafni). As part of her psychiatric specialization, she trained in the acute cases clinic in the 5th Psychiatric Admissions Department of PSNA, liaison-consultation psychiatry and forensic psychiatry at the 2nd Psychiatric Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon," community psychiatry at the Mental Health Center of Peristeri of PSNA, child psychiatry at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of the General Hospital Asklipieio Voulas, and neurology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. She completed the four-year program of the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies (EGSS) and was certified as a Psychotherapist in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In 2019, she was selected by the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) and attended the School of Neuropsychopharmacology in Oxford. She has worked as a Junior Psychiatrist at the State Therapeutic Center of Leros and in mental health services. She has received further training through seminars in psychopharmacology, psychopathology, psychogeriatrics, psychotherapeutic content, among others, within the framework of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning. Concurrently, she maintains a consistent presence at psychiatric conferences. She has experience across the full spectrum of psychiatric disorders. She provides psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and combined treatment services. There is the option for home visits and online sessions. The clinic is located directly opposite the Agios Ioannis metro station.

Psychiatrist - Systemic & Family Psychotherapist

He maintains a private practice in Koukaki providing psychiatric services, individual adult psychotherapy, as well as family and couple therapy with a systemic approach.

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2015). Following successful participation in the Spanish medical specialty exams (MIR), he completed his residency at the Psychiatry Clinic of the University Hospital La Paz in Madrid.

After completing his specialty, he was offered a Consultant position at the same hospital. He served as the Scientific Director of the Mental Health Center Colmenar Viejo, affiliated with Hospital Universitario La Paz, where he established and developed a family intervention program as well as therapeutic patient groups.

During his professional career in Spain, he also acquired significant clinical experience in Child Psychiatry and, following examinations, obtained recognition of the corresponding specialty title according to the Spanish healthcare system.

Concurrently, he completed a four-year training in Systemic and Family Therapy at the recognized training center Centro de Terapia Familiar Zurbano, certified by FEATF, with active participation in workshops and scientific conferences.

In the private sector, he collaborates with the Tranquilamente clinic in central Madrid as a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist.

He has specialization and extensive experience in addiction treatment, having served as the responsible Psychiatrist at the Detoxification and Addiction Center - Centro Árbor.

He is fluent in Greek, Spanish, and English. His goal is to provide personalized, scientifically grounded, and humane care, respecting the needs of each patient.

Mitsios Axilleas is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Athens, near the Ambelokipi metro station. Concurrently, he collaborates with the Psychiatric Home Care Unit of the Patient at the Institute of Child and Adult Mental Health “P. Sakellaropoulos” in Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He began his specialty training at the Greek Center for Mental Health and Research, Athens branch, where he remained for a total of 2 years and received training in psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for community patients. He completed his specialty at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he stayed for a total of 4 years and was trained in managing a wide range of psychopathology. He received psychotherapeutic training within the framework of the postgraduate program “Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in a Medical Setting” at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Kapsala Sofia is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Athens. She also collaborates with the Adult Unit of the Mental Health Structure of Piraeus at EKEPSYE (Hellenic Center for Mental Hygiene and Research).

She is a candidate psychoanalyst at the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society.

She graduated from the Medical School of Athens at EKPA. She began her specialty training at EKEPSYE, Athens branch, where she stayed for a total of 2 years, and completed her specialty at GNA "Evangelismos," where she stayed for a total of 3.5 years. Subsequently, she worked for 3 years as an assistant psychiatrist in a supplementary physician position at GNA "G. Gennimatas." In the past, she has also collaborated with the mobile units of EPAPSY.

She has completed a four-year training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at IETHS and has attended educational seminars in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic direction from the Department of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of the First Psychiatric Clinic of EKPA and from other institutions.

Makris Vasileios is a Military Physician-Psychiatrist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens 'Evangelismos.' He serves as a consultant in the Psychiatric Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens. He has attended postgraduate seminars covering a broad range of topics, including the two-year program 'Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders' at EPIPSY. Appointments are available by prior arrangement, with the option for home visits.