Health professionals for Panic attacks in Athens

Kaltsouni Xara is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Utrecht, specializing in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology. Additionally, she is a trainee in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations in Athens. What attracted her to Systemic therapy is the holistic perspective on the individual. From this viewpoint, the psychological focus shifts from the individual to the whole, resulting in an expansion of our "internal lens" that leads to a multifactorial understanding of our internal organization. Regarding her professional experience, in recent years, she has worked at the Association for Mental Health in Patras (S.O.PSY.), aiming to provide psychological support to individuals with psychosocial difficulties. Finally, she has worked with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where she contributed to the psychosocial rehabilitation of vulnerable groups.

Leivaditi Penny is a Military Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist with many years of experience in the field of mental health and maintains a private practice in Panormou. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, while simultaneously attending the Military Academy of Corps Officers (2009-2013).

Since 2013, she has worked in mental health institutions, acquiring extensive clinical experience in psychiatric clinics, mental health centers, and psychosocial support services. Over the years, she has developed a deep understanding of the needs of adults facing emotional, interpersonal, and psychological difficulties. Within the framework of her clinical practice, she has been trained at Aeginiteio Hospital in the administration and evaluation of the DSM-5 Personality Questionnaire (SCID-5), enhancing her capability in psychodiagnostic assessment.

Since 2018, she has been training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Group Therapy at the Athens Center for the Study of Humans (AKMA), one of the most prestigious educational institutions for systemic approaches in Greece.

Additionally, she has completed specialized seminars in Systemic Group Psychotherapy, Parent Counseling, and Couples Counseling.

Her therapeutic work includes support in managing anxiety and panic attacks, depression and emotional difficulties, interpersonal problems and relationships, family issues, parenting roles, and matters of self-esteem and self-awareness.

She offers individual sessions for adults, couples counseling, and family counseling, aiming to understand relationships, improve communication, and overall empower the individual within the context of their relational connections.

Maria Zerva is a Psychologist and certified Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at Panteion University and continued her postgraduate studies in "Clinical Psychology and Integrative Psychotherapy" at the University of Sorbonne.

Subsequently, she pursued a four-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies (E.G.S.S.), which is accredited by the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).

In the past, she has worked in mental health facilities in Paris and in Athens, collaborating with private psychological service centers and other private institutions, providing services to adults, adolescents, and children.

She currently maintains a private practice in Koukaki, where she conducts individual cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy sessions for adults.

The decision to seek help from a mental health professional is an important and courageous act of self-care.

Whether someone is going through a difficult period, looking for ways to get to know themselves better, improve their relationships, or strengthen their psychological resilience, they have the opportunity to find support.

Ms. Christina Lepida follows an integrative approach to psychotherapy, enriched with elements from the existential–phenomenological perspective, which emphasizes lived experience, freedom, authenticity, and the meaning of life. At the same time, she incorporates techniques and tools from other evidence-based approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), thus tailoring each session to the specific needs of the individual.

Her goal is to offer a safe, genuine, and supportive space, where one can express themselves freely, without judgment. Together, you will explore the difficulties you are facing and seek ways for meaningful change and personal growth.

Ms. Lepida provides specialized psychotherapy services that cover a wide range of needs.

Panagiota Seferai is a licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in Clinical Counseling, with experience in providing psychological support to children, adolescents, and adults, and conducts Online Psychotherapy sessions. She studied Psychology at the University of Derby (United Kingdom), where she completed both her undergraduate studies in Psychology and her postgraduate degree in Applied Clinical Counseling Psychology. She works in psychopedagogical settings, providing sessions for children and adolescents with autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, and other emotional or developmental disorders, as well as offering parent counseling. Concurrently, she works on an adult psychotherapy platform, offering support for anxiety disorders, enhancing self-regulation skills and mental resilience, applying cognitive-behavioral approaches and mindfulness techniques. Additionally, she has substantial experience in social institutions, where she provided psychological support, organized empowerment groups, and promoted social inclusion of vulnerable populations. She has been trained in specialized seminars on psychotherapy for autism, selective mutism, and the Marte Meo approach. The specialist approaches each therapeutic relationship with empathy and professionalism, tailoring interventions to the needs of each individual.

Η κα. Μίχα Ελένη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, κάτοχος νόμιμης άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στους Αμπελοκήπους. Είναι απόφοιτη Ψυχολογίας από το University of East London με Μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Κλινική Γνωστική Νευροψυχολογία από το κρατικό πανεπιστήμιο του Στρασβούργου της Γαλλίας. Ψυχοθεραπευτικά, εξειδικεύεται στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία, κατέχοντας Δίπλωμα από το Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής. Παράλληλα, έχει παρακολουθήσει μετεκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με αντικείμενο τις Διαταραχές Προσωπικότητας Cluster B, με στόχο την εμβάθυνση στην κατανόηση και θεραπευτική προσέγγιση πιο σύνθετων ψυχοδυναμικών δομών. Αναλαμβάνει ατομικές συνεδριες ενηλίκων και εφήβων, καθώς και θεραπεία ζεύγους. Παρέχει τη δυνατότητα και για διαδικτυακά ραντεβού, εξυπηρετώντας άτομα που κατοικούν στο εξωτερικό / στην επαρχία, ή άτομα με μη ευέλικτα ωράρια εργασίας και καθημερινών υποχρεώσεων. Καθώς η δεύτερη μητρική της γλώσσα είναι τα αγγλικά, παρέχει τις υπηρεσίες της και σε ξενόγλωσσα άτομα. Έχει εμπλουτίσει την εμπειρία της ως εκπαιδευόμενη νευροψυχολόγος σε δομές, όπως κέντρο μνήμης και αποκατάστασης ασθενών με άνοια και ινστιτούτο Νευροψυχολογικής αξιολόγησης παρέμβασης και έρευνας παιδιών και εφήβων. Επι του παρόντος, συνεχίζει την πρακτική της άσκηση ως νευροψυχολόγος στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών Ευαγγελισμός, στο οποίο συμμετάσχει στη διεξαγωγή ερευνητικών πρωτοκόλλων. Συνεργάζεται με την ελληνική αεροπορική εταιρία Bluebird airways, ως εταιρική Ψυχολόγος. Εργάζεται ως εισηγήτρια μαθημάτων ψυχολογίας στο προπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών Ψυχολογίας του City Unity College και στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής. Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει ως ομιλήτρια σε σεμινάρια και ενημερωτικές δράσεις σε συνεργασία με εταιρείες και οργανισμούς, με θεματολογία που συνδέει την ψυχική υγεία με ζητήματα σωματικής υγείας, όπως ο καρκίνος του μαστού και η εμμηνόπαυση.

Τέλος, παρέχει τις υπηρεσίες της εθελοντικά σε γραμμές ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης. Είναι εξωτερικός συνεργάτης της ιστοσελίδας Psychologynow, για την οποία έχει επιμεληθεί άρθρα που πραγματεύονται θεματικές σχετικά με την ψυχική υγεία. Το ενδιαφέρον της για την επιστήμη της Ψυχολογίας αντανακλάται μέσα από τη συνεχή επιμόρφωσή της, την παρακολούθηση ομιλιών και σεμιναρίων, αλλά και την ενεργή συμμετοχή της σε project που προάγουν την επιμόρφωση και την ευαισθητοποίηση όσον αφορά τον εγκέφαλο, όπως το Brain awareness week υπό την αιγίδα της Ελληνικής Νευροψυχολογικής Εταιρίας και του Dana foundation. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Νευροψυχολογικής Εταιρίας (ΕΝΨΕ).

Miraxtsis Theodoros is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Kypseli. He studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and is a trainee at the Institute of Non-Directive Intervention (Non Directivite Intervenante, N.D.I). N.D.I is a method of psychotherapy, counseling, pedagogy, group facilitation, as well as a way of life. Overall, it constitutes a philosophy of the individual and their relationships, based on the power of experiences, emotions, and desires, as well as respect for the autonomy and freedom of each person, regardless of age, gender, personal and social characteristics, and particularities, within relationships of communication and interaction. He has experience in managing Acute Psychiatric Cases, having volunteered as a Psychologist at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio." Finally, he completed his internship at the Counseling Center of KETHEA Intervention.

Christina Koulourioti is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist providing both in-person and online sessions. She holds a professional practice license.

She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and Counseling from the University of Derby.

She has extensive experience in adult and adolescent psychotherapy, as well as parental counseling. She collaborates with the Institute of Behavioral Research and Therapy and participates in online psychotherapy platforms.

Previously, she has worked as a school psychologist at Geitona Private Schools and has provided services at the psychiatric clinic "Agios Georgios".

She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) by the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies and continues her specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents offered by the same society.

Additionally, she has studied Cognitive Behavioral Clinical Hypnotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy, enhancing her therapeutic work with modern, specialized techniques.

She is distinguished by deep empathy, respect, and genuine presence, creating a space where every individual can express themselves freely and feel heard and understood.

Konstantina Skourla is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice at the Megaron Concert Hall. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and has completed postgraduate training in Clinical Psychopathology and Clinical Skills in Psychopathology "Panagiotis Oulis" at the First Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Research University Institute of Mental Health & Promotion of Knowledge in Mental Disorders), as well as postgraduate training in "Early Intervention in Psychosis" at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPI Psy). Furthermore, she is completing her clinical specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (C.B.T.) at the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior (I.E.TH.S.) and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research (EEES). She works as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist in the Adult Therapy Department of the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior and in her private practice. Previously, she has collaborated with the Animus Corpus Psychotherapeutic Center and has worked as a Psychologist at the Mental Health Center of Peristeri and at the Special Child Care Center of the Naval Hospital of Piraeus. Lastly, sessions are conducted both in-person and remotely.

Makrina Theodorou is a Psychologist (License No.: 1900-1/8/2018) with a private practice located in Ambelokipi. She studied Psychology at Panteion University and completed postgraduate studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Health Promotion and Education. She has been trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy through the Cognitive Psychotherapy training program of EPIPSY in collaboration with Aeginiteio Hospital, 1st Psychiatric Clinic. Additionally, in recent years, she has been training in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Athens Center for the Study of the Human (AKMA). Her professional experience as a Psychologist includes work in psychiatric units of general hospitals, community mental health centers, and specialized treatment centers. Currently, she is employed by a multinational company as an Occupational Psychologist, providing counseling and psychological support to employees, while also privately treating adolescents and adults through face-to-face and online sessions.

Ο Μπούρμπος Αθανάσιος είναι Κλινικός ψυχολόγος - Ψυχαναλυτικός ψυχοθεραπευτής. Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών το 2016 με το βαθμό «Άριστα». Παράλληλα με τις προπτυχιακές του σπουδές πραγματοποίησε πρακτική άσκηση στην Β’ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου «Αττικόν» στο τμήμα ενηλίκων και συγκεκριμένα στην ομάδα που εξειδικεύεται στις αγχώδεις διαταραχές, τις διαταραχές της διάθεσης (συναισθηματικές), τις διαταραχές προσωπικότητας και τις διαταραχές πρόσληψης τροφής. Το 2017 μετέβη στο Παρίσι καθώς έγινε δεκτός στο Τμήμα Ψυχαναλυτικών Σπουδών του Université Sorbonne Paris Cité – Denis Diderot (Paris VII) για διετείς σπουδές μεταπτυχιακού κύκλου στην κλινική ψυχολογία και ψυχοπαθολογία, πραγματοποιώντας παράλληλα πρακτική - κλινική άσκηση στο πρότυπο τμήμα ανοικτής νοσηλείας, του ψυχιατρικού τμήματος εφήβων του Centre Hospitalier Théophile Russel, όπου περιθάλπτονταν έφηβοι με αγχώδεις, συναισθηματικές και διατροφικές διαταραχές, στο ψυχιατρικό τμήμα ενηλίκων του Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences – Hôpital Sainte Anne, που εξειδικεύεται στις διαταραχές της διάθεσης και τις ψυχώσεις, και στο τμήμα Παιδιατρικής Ηπατολογίας και Μεταμοσχεύσεων των Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Sud – Hôpital Bicêtre, όπου νοσηλεύονται βρέφη, παιδιά και έφηβοι με σοβαρές και σπάνιες ασθένειες του ηπατοχολικού συστήματος.Το 2020-21 πραγματοποίησε στο Παρίσι νέο κύκλο μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών στην κλινική ψυχοπαθολογία, την έρευνα και την διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση στην ψυχανάλυση. Από το 2021 είναι υποψήφιος διδάκτωρ στην κλινική ψυχοπαθολογία και την έρευνα στην ψυχανάλυση της École Doctorale «Recherches en psychanalyse et psychopathologie » και ερευνητής στο «Centre de recherches psychanalyse, médecine et société» (CRPMS) του Université Paris Cité. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πολυετή προσωπική ψυχανάλυση στην Αθήνα και η ψυχαναλυτική του κατάρτιση έλαβε και λαμβάνει χώρα στην Αθήνα και το Παρίσι. Έχει εργασθεί σε διάφορες θέσεις και φορείς όπου μπορεί να εφαρμοστεί η επιστήμη της ψυχολογίας στην Ελλάδα, όπως στα πλαίσια εθελοντικής εργασίας και κοινωνικής προσφοράς, στα πλαίσια της στρατιωτικής του θητείας και άλλες έμισθες θέσεις όπως κέντρα ημέρας και ειδικών θεραπειών. Έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος σεμιναρίων, συνεδρίων, ημερίδων και διαλέξεων στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό. Έχει συγγράψει εργασίες για διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά και έχει συμμετάσχει με προφορικές και αναρτημένες ανακοινώσεις σε πανελλήνια και διεθνή συνέδρια. Ακολουθεί τις δράσεις των γαλλικών επιστημονικών ψυχαναλυτικών εταιρειών «Espace Analytique», Association Lacanienne Internationale (ALI), της γαλλικής εταιρείας Rorschach και είναι ιδρυτικό μέλος του ψυχαναλυτικού συλλόγου «Το Γράμμα».

Dr. Katsamas Dionysis is a Psychologist with a private practice located in the Ampelokipoi area. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and holds a postgraduate MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of East London. Concurrently, he practiced professionally at the Petroupoli Counseling Center and with Médecins Sans Frontières. He has been actively working in the field for the past 10 years, with a particular focus on the challenging period of lockdown through online and home-based sessions. Additionally, he is an active volunteer in the Municipality of Athens. His further training in an integrative theoretical model—covering 1) person-centered, 2) cognitive-behavioral, and 3) psychodynamic therapy—and his professional development since 2013 through workshops and clinical sessions have enabled him to adapt to the individual needs of each client, establishing a therapeutic environment of trust and intimacy. He is also continuing his postgraduate studies, further expanding his expertise into new areas. The office is conveniently located within a short distance from the Panormou Metro station, where in this welcoming space, you will have the opportunity to receive his services characterized by unconditional acceptance, hope, empathy, the establishment of dialogue, and scientific rigor.