Health professionals for Λακανική ψυχανάλυση in Attica

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.

Nezi Aimilia is a Clinical and School Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Elefsina. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master of Science (MSc) degree specializing in Clinical Psychology from the Department of Psychology of the same university. She also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree specializing in School Psychology from Harokopio University. She has worked at the Reception and Solidarity Center of the Municipality of Athens, where she provided psychosocial and counseling support to vulnerable social groups. Additionally, during her professional career, she has collaborated with numerous mental health centers and hospitals, such as the Mental Health Center of "Sotiria" Hospital and the Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry Department of "G. Gennimatas" Hospital. Furthermore, in recent years, she has worked in special education institutions, including the Center for Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support of Western Attica (KE.D.A.S.Y.) and the Unified Special Vocational High School – Lyceum (EN.E.E.GY.-L.). She possesses certified training in the use of multiple psychometric tools and has extensive clinical experience. She is undergoing training in programs related to psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. In her private practice, she provides psychotherapy and counseling to adolescents and adults, as well as parental counseling. Finally, she regularly attends seminars and conferences in her specialty to ensure ongoing professional development and training in her field.

Giofkos Xristos is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Acharnes. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and holds a postgraduate degree in Social Psychiatry from the same university. He specialized in Psychiatry at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio," the Korydallos Mental Health Center, and the P.G.N. "Attikon," and has received training in psychodynamic, systemic, and behavioral psychotherapy. He has extensive clinical experience and has served as a Consultant Psychiatrist for several years both in psychiatric hospitals and in community psychiatric service settings within the British National Health Service (NHS). After returning to Greece in 2023, he worked at the Polydynamo Day Center of Marousi E.P.A.PSY. and was responsible for psychiatric care at the psychosocial rehabilitation hostel "Odysseas." He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom (RCPsych, International Associate). He actively participates in international and Greek psychiatric conferences and has published scientific articles in reputable international journals. He aims to establish therapeutic relationships based on mutual trust and provides personalized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment for the full spectrum of mental disorders, interpersonal difficulties, and personal problems.

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.

Antonopoulou Anna-Maria is a Psychologist - Psychoanalyst and maintains a private practice in Korydallos. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and a postgraduate degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2009, she has collaborated as a clinician with mental health organizations and non-governmental organizations to promote mental health and advocate for human rights. Regarding her ongoing clinical training, she has actively participated in the activities of the Freud – Lacan Psychoanalytic Society since 2013, and to this day she attends seminars and conferences aimed at continuous professional development in her field of expertise.

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.

Theleritis Xristos is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in the Evangelismos area. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has specialized in Neurology at the Neurological Clinic of the Red Cross and in Psychiatry at Aeginiteio Hospital. He has been trained in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Group Analytical Psychotherapy, and Cognitive Psychotherapy, and holds a Diploma in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy from the Institute for Research and Behavior Therapy. His additional training abroad is of notable importance, having received advanced education from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, the University of Bern in Switzerland, and the Collège de France in Paris. To date, he is a Scientific Collaborator - Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aeginiteio Hospital, and Scientific Director - Psychiatrist of the SOPY Day Center. Simultaneously, he is a Research Associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and an Academic Scholar at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He is a member of Greek and international associations and actively participates in numerous conferences and workshops in Greece and abroad, delivering many lectures. Additionally, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and serves as a consultant editor for 19 other scientific journals. In his clinic, he offers a wide range of services and creates Support and Psychoeducation Groups for separated parents, where members are trained in anger and anxiety management techniques, anti-stress techniques based on Herbert Benson’s model, aiming to develop a positive self-image, increase self-esteem, and cultivate healthy communication skills.

Dimitris Vasiadis is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience in providing psychiatric care and psychotherapy across both public institutions and private practice. His professional journey began in 2003 as an independent psychotherapist, and over the years, he has held key clinical roles in well-established hospitals and mental health units.

He graduated from the Medical School of Athens in 2002 and completed his rural medical service at the Health Center of Pyli in Trikala (2016–2017). He then began his psychiatric specialization at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital and continued his training at Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens, where he worked as a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist from 2018 to 2023.

Since 2023, he has been collaborating with "VIMA KOINO", offering comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and psychotherapeutic treatment. His academic training includes clinical psychopharmacology (Hellenic Psychiatric Association), psychoanalytic approaches to trauma (Hellenic Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy), and specialized training in the management of Borderline Personality Disorder at the Gunderson Institute, McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School (2024–2025).

He has completed a four-year training program in Cognitive and Analytic Psychotherapy through the **Panhellenic Union of Cognitive and Analytic Psychotherapy, where he has been an active member since 2022. His scientific activity includes participation in national and international conferences, such as the 8th Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance (2023), where he presented "The art of psychopharmacology: tailoring the antipsychotic treatment."

Dimitris Vasiadis combines scientific rigor with long-standing clinical experience, offering patient-centered and personalized care in both psychiatry and psychotherapy.

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.

Klonizakis Markos is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Kypseli. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and completed his psychiatry specialty at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, the Mental Health Center of Nea Filadelfeia - Agioi Anargyroi, the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," and the 18 ANO Addiction Program. Additionally, he received training in Systemic-Family Psychotherapy from the Family Therapy Unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Athens and the Athens Center for Human Studies. Alongside his private practice, he serves as the Scientific Director at the Day Care Center for People with Disabilities in Salamina. He manages cases of anxiety disorders, panic disorder, depression, character difficulties, interpersonal and couple relationships, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His therapeutic approach includes psychopharmacological treatment, psychotherapy, or a combination of both. Finally, Dr. Klonizakis is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Psychiatric Society, and the Hellenic Society of Systemic Thinking and Family Psychotherapy.

Antonis Mougias is a Psychiatrist, PhD holder from the University of Ioannina, and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy of Psychosis. For years, he has been monitoring and treating individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression, and other psychological issues. Additionally, he is the Scientific Director of the Memory Center of the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor" and has served as the Scientific Director of the Alzheimer Center of the same society for 7 years. As the Scientific Director of the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor," he has developed and is responsible for numerous interventions aimed at patients with dementia and their caregivers. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics. He also prescribes medications and issues psychiatric condition certificates. Finally, the doctor has extensive clinical experience, as well as numerous scientific publications.

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.

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.

Dr. Dermatis Georgios is a Psychiatrist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During his Psychiatry residency, Dr. Dermatis trained at the Psychiatric Department of P.G.N.A. "Evangelismos," the Psychiatric Hospital of Tripoli, the Neurology Clinic of the 1st I.K.A. Hospital of Athens, the Neurology Department of P.G.N.A. "Evangelismos," the Psychiatric Department of P.G.N.A. "Sismanogleio," as well as the Psychiatric Department of P.G.N.A. "G. Gennimatas." He has worked as a Psychiatrist in various Psychiatric Clinics, in the Long-Term Unit of OKANA, as Deputy Director at the 4th Substitution Unit of EOPAE (formerly OKANA), as a Visiting Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Facility of Korydallos (P.K.K.), and currently holds the position of Head of the 4th Substitution Unit of EOPAE (formerly OKANA), Head of the M.O.TH.E. at G.N.A. "KAT," and is also a member of the expert witness registry of the Athens Court of First Instance. Dr. Dermatis has participated as a trainer in the "Program for the Provision of Supportive Companion Services – Empowerment for a New Beginning," conducting Group and Individual Supervision lasting 300 hours at the 4th Substitution Unit of EOPAE (formerly OKANA). He has been involved in educational activities of the Hellenic Society of Phenomenological-Existential Analysis and Psychotherapy (delivering seminars, therapeutic supervision of trainees), as a lecturer, trainer, and presenter in educational initiatives at the Training and Supervision Center of the Organization Against Drugs. Additionally, he has organized and implemented training visits for employees of the 4th Substitution Unit. In recent years, alongside his private practice activities, he has been engaged in monitoring the nutrition of residents of care institutions for persons with disabilities under the Holy Metropolis of Monemvasia-Sparta.

Ο Γκίκας Χρήστος είναι Ψυχίατρος – Ψυχοθεραπευτής, απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος σπουδών της Σχολής Επιστημών Υγείας Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστήμιου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ).

Είναι ένθερμος υποστηρικτής της σύγχρονης ψυχιατρικής προσέγγισης που είναι ολιστική και βασίζεται στο βιο-ψυχο-κοινωνικό πρότυπο, δίνοντας λύσεις μέσω της πρόληψης, της έγκαιρης παρέμβασης, της θεραπείας και της αποκατάστασης,

προασπίζοντας το δικαίωμα του θεραπευόμενου να απολαμβάνει μια ζωή με ποιότητα, αξιοπρέπεια, αυτονομία, με τις λιγότερες δυνατές διακρίσεις και περιορισμούς, σε κάθε

στάδιο της ζωή του.

Έχει μεγάλη κλινική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση των συναισθηματικών και των αγχωδών διαταραχών χρησιμοποιώντας τις πιο σύγχρονες εναλλακτικές θεραπευτικές μεθόδους .

Εξειδικεύεται σε διαταραχές που σχετίζονται με το Άγχος, τις Αγχώδεις διαταραχές, την Ειδική φοβία, την Διαταραχή κοινωνικού άγχους (Κοινωνική φοβία),την Διαταραχή πανικού, την Αγοραφοβία, την Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική και συναφείς διαταραχές, τις Καταθλιπτικές διαταραχές, τη Διπολική και συναφείς με αυτήν διαταραχές, καθώς και διαταραχές του ευρύτερου Ψυχωτικού φάσματος.

Ασχολείται επίσης με τη θεραπεία του τραύματος, τη διαχείριση πένθους, τη συμβουλευτική γονέων, τη θεραπεία ζεύγους και την αντιμετώπιση σεξουαλικών διαταραχών.

Έχει ειδικό ενδιαφέρον στη διάγνωση και θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση των νευροαναπτυξιακών διαταραχών όπως η Διαταραχή Αυτιστικού Φάσματος (ΔΑΦ), η Νοητική Αναπτυξιακή Διαταραχή, η Διαταραχή Ελλειμματικής Προσοχής – Υπερκινητικότητας ενηλίκων (ΔΕΠΥ).Έχει εργαστεί ως επικεφαλής ιατρός για 4 έτη σε Ειδικό Ιατρείο αναπτυξιακών διαταραχών με στόχο την αγωγή υγείας ,την πρόληψη των ψυχικών διαταραχών, την αναγνώριση και έγκαιρη αντιμετώπισή τους, την αποσυμφόρησή της οικογένειας και την καταπολέμηση του “κοινωνικού στίγματος” που την περιβάλλει (ΕΚΕΨΥΕ στον Πειραιά) .

Είναι ενήμερος και ακολουθεί τις τρέχουσες  εξελίξεις στις νευροεπιστήμες τόσο της νευροβιολογίας όσο και της γενετικής . Επιπλέον, χρησιμοποιεί την φαρμακογενετική (αλληλεπίδραση των γονιδίων του κάθε ασθενή με τα φάρμακα του ΚΝΣ) για γρηγορότερη ύφεση των συμπτωμάτων & μείωση των παρενεργειών από τη χορήγηση της θεραπείας.

Παράλληλα, έχει παρουσιάσει πλήθος ερευνητικών εργασιών σε διεθνούς κύρους συνέδρια ψυχικής υγειάς στην Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό .

Εκπαιδεύει και εποπτεύει επαγγελματίες υγείας (ειδικευόμενους ιατρούς, νοσηλευτές, ψυχολόγους, κοινωνιολόγους, φοιτητές κ.ο.κ.)

Στόχος του είναι η θεραπεία του ασθενούς κατά κύριο λόγο με ψυχοθεραπευτική παρέμβαση αποφεύγοντας την πολυφαρμακία για την καλύτερη δυνατή έκβαση της υγείας του θεραπευομένου.

Η τρέχουσα κλινική του πρακτική και έρευνα επικεντρώνεται στη Δεκτική Μουσικοθεραπεία Guided Imagery & Music (GIM) και Music Imagery (MI), που πραγματοποιείται στην Ελλάδα επισήμως από την Διεπιστημονική Εταιρεία Μουσικοθεραπείας SONORA. Αυτή η θεραπευτική μέθοδος απευθύνεται σε όλες τις ηλικίες σε όλους τους τομείς: της ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής, της ψυχιατρικής,

του ψυχικού τραύματος, της ψυχο-ογκολογίας, της περιγεννητικής ψυχολογίας, της ανακουφιστικής φροντίδας, των εξαρτήσεων, της γηριατρικής και της νευρολογίας.

Την τρέχουσα περίοδο είναι επιστημονικά υπεύθυνος του Ψυχιατρικού Τμήματος στο Ιδιωτικό Πολυϊατρείο Central Medical Park στην περιοχή της Καλλιθέας και συνεργάζεται μεταξύ άλλων με το Ελληνικό Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής και Ερευνών (ΕΚΕΨΥΕ) στον Πειραιά, όπου είναι υπεύθυνος της Μονάδα Ημερήσιας Περίθαλψης – Υπηρεσίας Επαγγελματικής Εκπαίδευσης και Αποκατάστασης (Μ.Η.Π.-Υ.Ε.Ε.Α.) και παράλληλα παρέχει υπηρεσίες στην Εταιρία Κοινωνικής Ψυχιατρικής Π. Σακελλαρόπουλος, στο Οικοτροφείο Β και σε Προστατευόμενα διαμερίσματα.