Health professionals for Μαθησιακές δυσκολίες in Attica

The Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Epi Paidos in Alimos is committed to supporting children with difficulties and their families who need assistance during this stage of their lives from a qualified professional with expertise and genuine concern for the optimal and swift progress of the child. The center offers assessments and therapeutic sessions conducted by a Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Child Psychologist. Special education and academic support sessions are also provided. Parents receive support through counseling sessions. The interdisciplinary team is supervised by Kassimi Penny, Speech Therapist, specialized in ADHD and Developmental Disorders. She studied Speech Therapy at the School of Health Sciences of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras and holds a diploma from the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), with a professional practice license and work experience since 2009. She specializes in speech and language delay, phonological disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, apraxia, developmental disorders, and learning difficulties. The individualized therapeutic programs, tailored to the needs of each child with respect for their personality and uniqueness, aim primarily to improve the quality of life for the child and their family.

Mpousmpoureli Stefania is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist, with postgraduate studies in Neuroscience from the University of Sydney. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at the University of Surrey and continues to train in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Multidisciplinary Psychotherapeutic Center "Synghiseis." She has worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Surrey and as a Corporate Wellness Consultant at Travelgems. To date, she volunteers as a Psychologist at milamou.gr and serves as a Psychologist - Retreat Coordinator at the international organization "Enrich Global." In private practice, she provides psychotherapeutic support to adults, adolescents, and couples, focusing on relationships, anxiety, self-awareness, and communication improvement. Her goal is to understand personal and family dynamics within a safe and supportive framework.

Special Heroes is an organized therapeutic framework for children, adolescents, and families, where comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided by specialized professionals of various disciplines. At our center, among other services, Psychological Assessment of the Child-Adolescent's Intellectual Functioning and Personality is offered. Intelligence assessment tests constitute scales that provide significant information across multiple areas of cognitive development, such as general knowledge, abstract reasoning, logical thinking ability, problem-solving skills, auditory and visual memory capacity, social judgment, and cognitive flexibility. The WPPSI-III is administered to children aged 2.6 to 7.3 years. The WISC-V is administered to children aged 6 to 16 years. Personality tests include various methods for the objective evaluation of behavior and personality, which are classified into three main categories: a) observation methods, b) questionnaires, and c) projective tests (Rorschach Inkblot Test), which reveal motives and personality traits that even the individual may be unaware of.

Alexandra Xatzistaurou is a Psychologist working at the Aeromedical Centre of the Air Force General Hospital, while also maintaining her private practice "My Family Nest" in Chalandri, where she provides psychotherapeutic services to children and adults. She holds a professional license to practice Psychology. She has a degree in psychology (B.Sc. in Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UK) as well as a postgraduate degree in Counseling Psychology (M.Sc. in Person-Centered Counselling, University of Strathclyde, UK). Additionally, she completed her studies in music, obtaining a degree in violin, and is a graduate of the three-year Master’s Educational Program in Music Therapy, conducted in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Music Therapy Centre, the Thessaloniki Music College, and New York University (USA). Furthermore, she is certified in the use and interpretation of the MMPI-2 personality psychometric test (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory®-2). She has teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at British universities as well as experience in the design and implementation of corporate staff training. She also has teaching experience in conservatories in Thessaloniki, as well as at the Music Schools of Drama and Karditsa. She has clinical music therapy experience with children with autism, Down syndrome, emotional difficulties, learning disabilities, and behavioral disorders. She provides counseling to parents on issues related to education, emotional empowerment, and the development of social skills in children and adolescents. Additionally, she works with adults individually and in groups on Personal Development, integrating Expressive Arts into the psychotherapeutic process. Finally, she is a collaborator with Attachment Parenting Hellas and a member of the Professional Association of Art Therapists (ESTheT).

Metta Kalliopi, MSc, is a Psychotherapist offering online sessions in both Greek and English, based between Athens and Amsterdam. She holds two Master’s degrees — in Clinical Psychology (Leiden University, the Netherlands) and Neuroscience (Carleton University, Canada). Kalliopi works exclusively online, providing psychotherapeutic support to adults in Greece and abroad. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety disorders, panic attacks, work-related stress, depression, ADHD, emotional regulation difficulties, interpersonal issues, psychosomatic symptoms, self-esteem challenges, addictions, as well as existential concerns related to meaning and identity. In her therapeutic practice, she integrates techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy, aiming to help clients understand and change limiting patterns of thought and behavior. She supports individuals in managing anxiety, improving relationships, and enhancing self-esteem. Kalliopi also places particular emphasis on empowering and supporting members of the LGBTQIA+ community, approaching every individual with acceptance, respect, and authenticity. She has completed over 300 hours of personal psychotherapy, deepening her understanding of the therapeutic process and human experience.

Skordara Euaggelia is a Psychologist licensed to practice and maintains her private practice in Marousi. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of East London and has completed postgraduate studies with an MA in Applied Educational Psychology from The American College of Greece. She is a trainee in the Counseling Psychotherapy training program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Family Therapy training program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the postgraduate program in Psychodietetics at the Hellenic Dietetic Association. She consistently attends seminars to continuously enrich her knowledge and psychotherapeutic skills. She has worked as a School Psychologist in primary education and in day centers as a Special Therapist in Early Intervention Programs for Autism, and for several years has worked in the educational support of students with learning and behavioral difficulties. In her private practice, she manages a wide range of cases, utilizing her scientific expertise and always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to the individualized needs of each client she undertakes.

Ergotherapei - Center for Special Therapies is located in Galatsi. The founders and scientific directors of the Center are Dimitra Efthymiou, a qualified occupational therapist, and Georgia Paschali, a qualified speech therapist.

Ergotherapei Center is a specialized therapeutic facility focusing on the assessment and intervention of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with motor, neurological, developmental, psychosocial, and learning difficulties. The center offers specialties in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Special Education, Early Intervention, and Psychological Support for children. Additionally, it provides Counseling Services and Parent-Caregiver Psychoeducation, which, combined with individualized programs for each patient, aim to enhance functionality, independence, emotional and communicative maturation, and autonomy of the individual.

The directors and the center’s team, guided by their scientific and specialized training, offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches for assessment and intervention.

Maria Krokou is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist, currently running a private practice at Kotzia Square, in the center of Athens. She graduated with distinction (grade: 8/10) from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, having been awarded a merit-based scholarship following an entrance examination. During her studies, she completed part of her academic training through an Erasmus scholarship at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she focused on cognitive and behavioral techniques. In parallel, she participated for one year in the psychoeducational program of the Madrid City Council, Educamoscontigo, offering weekly online psychological support sessions to a secondary school student. She later completed a practical training program, also through an Erasmus scholarship, at the Las Torrecillas Therapeutic Educational Center of the NGO DIANOVA España, where she conducted psychoeducational classroom interventions as well as individual and group psychotherapy with adolescents facing recent addiction-related and emotional difficulties. Maria has also worked at the private psychotherapy center Moebius, where she participated in individual, family, group, and couples’ sessions, with a particular focus on psychosomatic conditions. Her supervisor there was Alicia Golijov, founder of the Iberian Neuropsychoanalysis Association. Currently, she works as a self-employed psychologist – psychotherapist, offering individual therapy for adolescents and adults. Her clinical focus includes supporting individuals in their parenting role, exploring ambivalence in relationships, promoting self-awareness, interrupting dysfunctional repetitive patterns, reducing distressing symptoms, building self-confidence, and enhancing relational capacity, among others. In the past, she has also worked at the “Anagennisi” Creative Employment Center for Individuals with Autism, supporting individuals with co-occurring symptoms such as ADHD, selective mutism, social withdrawal, and relational difficulties. Additionally, she worked as a shadow teacher for a first-year high school student facing emotional, social, and learning challenges. Maria completed her internship through an ESPA program at the Family Therapy Unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where she participated in observation groups of family therapy sessions as well as systemic psychotherapy groups. She has also completed, among other programs, the one-year Postgraduate Clinical Training Program for Psychologists at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens (Aiginiteio Hospital), where she coordinated group sessions with individuals on the psychotic spectrum at the hospital’s Day Unit. She is currently completing her training at the Hellenic Association for Analytic Group and Family Psychotherapy.

Therapy sessions are also available in Spanish.

Είμαι ο Γιάννης Πράπας, Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρώ ιδιωτικό γραφείο στον Γέρακα Αττικής. Έχω σπουδάσει Ψυχολογία στην Ελλάδα, στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (Ε.Κ.Π.Α.), και στην Ιταλία, στο eCampus University, ενώ η ακαδημαϊκή και επαγγελματική μου πορεία περιλαμβάνει σπουδές, εκπαίδευση και κλινική εμπειρία στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό στους τομείς της Ψυχοθεραπείας, της Συμβουλευτικής, της Ψυχογλωσσολογίας και της Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων.

Σημαντικό σταθμό στην επαγγελματική και θεραπευτική μου διαδρομή στο εξωτερικό αποτέλεσε η εργασία μου στο Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh στη Σκωτία, στον τομέα της Συμβουλευτικής και της Ψυχοθεραπείας. Η εμπειρία μου σε ένα μεγάλο νοσοκομειακό και διεπιστημονικό περιβάλλον συνέβαλε ουσιαστικά στη διαμόρφωση της θεραπευτικής μου ταυτότητας και στην ανάπτυξη μιας περισσότερο ολιστικής αντίληψης για την ψυχική υγεία. Η θεραπευτική επαφή με ανθρώπους που καλούνται να διαχειριστούν ψυχολογική επιβάρυνση, ασθένεια, φόβο, αβεβαιότητα, απώλεια και σημαντικές μεταβάσεις ζωής ενίσχυσε την πεποίθησή μου ότι η ψυχοθεραπεία χρειάζεται να προσεγγίζει τον άνθρωπο ως μια σύνθετη βιοψυχοκοινωνική ολότητα και όχι απλώς ως φορέα ενός συμπτώματος ή μιας διάγνωσης.

Είμαι κάτοχος διπλωμάτων στη Συνθετική–Απαρτιωτική Ψυχοθεραπεία, στη Συμβουλευτική και στη Θετική Ψυχοθεραπεία, ενώ η θεραπευτική μου κατάρτιση περιλαμβάνει διαφορετικά θεωρητικά και κλινικά μοντέλα. Στην πρακτική μου αξιοποιώ στοιχεία και τεχνικές από τη Γνωσιακή–Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία (CBT), τη Διαλεκτική Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (DBT), τη Συστημική, την Ψυχοδυναμική, τη Σχηματοθεραπεία, την Προσωποκεντρική και άλλες σύγχρονες συνθετικές προσεγγίσεις.

Κεντρικός άξονας της δουλειάς μου είναι η ψυχοθεραπεία. Αντιλαμβάνομαι κάθε θεραπευόμενο ως μια ξεχωριστή ψυχολογική πραγματικότητα και όχι ως μια διάγνωση, ένα σύμπτωμα ή μια κατηγορία. Για τον λόγο αυτό δεν θεωρώ ότι υπάρχει μία θεραπευτική μέθοδος κατάλληλη για όλους. Η θεραπευτική παρέμβαση χρειάζεται να προσαρμόζεται στον άνθρωπο, στην προσωπικότητά του, στο αναπτυξιακό και οικογενειακό του ιστορικό, στις σχέσεις του, στις άμυνές του, στις ιδιαίτερες δυσκολίες του αλλά και στη συγκεκριμένη φάση της ζωής στην οποία βρίσκεται.

Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, με ενδιαφέρουν ιδιαίτερα οι σύγχρονες και καινοτόμες κατευθύνσεις της ψυχοθεραπείας και η λογική της εξατομικευμένης και συνθετικής θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης. Παρακολουθώ τη σύγχρονη διεθνή επιστημονική γνώση και προσεγγίσεις που αναπτύσσονται σε πανεπιστημιακά και ερευνητικά περιβάλλοντα, μεταξύ των οποίων και το University of Minnesota, με στόχο η θεραπεία να μην εφαρμόζεται μηχανιστικά, αλλά να οργανώνεται δυναμικά γύρω από τις πραγματικές ανάγκες, τις δυνατότητες και τη λειτουργικότητα του θεραπευόμενου.

The Center "Dromoi Epikoinonias", based in Kypseli and managed by Kentro Logotherapeias Ergotherapeias Kai Psyxotherapeias Paidion Kai Enilikon - Dromoi Epikoinonias, offers speech therapy services, occupational therapy, psycho-educational programs, and psychotherapy for children and adults. The team consists of experienced speech therapists and psychologists who work closely together to provide comprehensive support for each individual. The Center provides speech therapy for children and adults, feeding therapy, psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults, parental counseling, as well as social skills groups. With respect for the needs and uniqueness of each person, a safe and supportive environment is created that fosters development, communication, and personal growth.

Η Βασιλική Καλέμη είναι Λογοθεραπεύτρια (BSc Speech and Language Therapy) Queen Margaret University (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο) και παρέχει εξατομικευμένες υπηρεσίες αξιολόγησης και θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης σε παιδιά με στόχο τη βελτίωση της επικοινωνίας, του λόγου, της ομιλίας και της ποιότητας ζωής.

Αναλαμβάνει την αξιολόγηση, διάγνωση και θεραπευτική παρέμβαση σε παιδιά με διαταραχές λόγου και ομιλίας, όπως φωνολογικές και αρθρωτικές διαταραχές, διαταραχές ροής της ομιλίας (τραυλισμός), καθώς και μαθησιακές δυσκολίες. Παρέχει επίσης εξατομικευμένη υποστήριξη σε παιδιά με νευροαναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, με στόχο την ενίσχυση της επικοινωνίας, της γλωσσικής ανάπτυξης και της συνολικής λειτουργικότητάς τους.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στις σύγχρονες επιστημονικές κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες και προσαρμόζεται στις ανάγκες κάθε θεραπευόμενου. Δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη δημιουργία σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης με το παιδί και την οικογένεια, στη συνεργασία με τους γονείς και τους υπόλοιπους επαγγελματίες υγείας, καθώς και στη θέσπιση ρεαλιστικών και μετρήσιμων θεραπευτικών στόχων.

Συνεργάζεται με Ψυχολόγο και Εργοθεραπευτή για την άμεση και εξατομικευμένη παρέμβαση σε όλα τα παιδιά, παρέχοντας με τους συνεργάτες της παράλληλα λογοθεραπεία, εργοθεραπεία και συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών.

Στόχος της είναι κάθε θεραπευόμενος να αναπτύξει στο μέγιστο τις επικοινωνιακές δεξιότητες του ατόμου, μέσα σε ένα ασφαλές, υποστηρικτικό και ευχάριστο θεραπευτικό περιβάλλον, όπου η εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα αποτελεί προτεραιότητα.

The Speech Therapy - Occupational Therapy - Psychological Support Center En Arxi In O Logos Lygkouri Athanasia Kai Synergates is located in Aigaleo. It has been operating since 2008, providing services in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Special Education, Psychological and Counseling Support. It addresses children presenting with autism, ADHD, articulation difficulties, language delay, stuttering, sensory processing difficulties, learning disabilities, dyspraxia, language dyspraxia, behavioral issues, emotional disorders, lack of self-confidence, and specific language impairment. The center's Special Educator is Perros Christos. He is a graduate in Speech Therapy and holds a Kindergarten Teaching degree from the University of Derby. Additionally, he holds a master's degree from the same university and is currently conducting his doctoral research in collaboration with a major University in Malta. Simultaneously, he is taking psychology courses at London Metropolitan University in London. He also holds numerous certifications, including the Athena test, the A test, various assessment and intervention tests for reading and writing, as well as the "Dyslexia and Mathematics - Dyscalculia: Assessment and Educational Interventions" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA). He has 15 years of experience in Greece and England as a Speech Therapist, Special Educator, and Kindergarten Teacher, engaging with various disorders that primarily or secondarily result in learning problems, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysorthography, dysgraphia, learning difficulties, developmental disorders, various syndromes, intellectual disability, environmental deprivation, as well as emotional disorders.

Anna Gravani is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in Developmental Psychology from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom. Additionally, she has been trained in Play Therapy at the Psychotherapeutic & Educational Lifelong Learning Center "ERMA," as well as in the Assessment of Child and Adolescent Intelligence using the Greek WISC Intelligence Scale from the Hellenic Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents. She completed her internship at the Scientific Association of Adapted Activities "NIKI," the Prevention Center for Substance Abuse & Health Promotion, as well as in Dundee, Scotland. Furthermore, she has been involved in parental counseling and the psychological and educational support of children in centers and facilities such as the Children's Multispace "PRO-PAIDEIA," the Special Education Center "Psycho-Logos," and the Special Education Center "PLAY AND SPEAK." Finally, from 2020 to 2024, she served as the Scientific Director - Supervisor of the team of Psychologists and Special Educators at the Special Education Center "Logocare." In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each patient.

The Kentro Meletis Kai Eidikon Therapeion Eksypni Anaptyksi consists of a specialized team of professionals providing psychological support for parents and children, as well as services in speech therapy, occupational therapy, and special education. Eksypni Anaptyksi has over 15 years of experience in private education and therapy services. The team's passion for children serves as the foundation and driving force enabling them to deliver their services to the fullest extent of their capabilities. They remain consistently vigilant and continuously update their teaching methods and therapeutic program implementation, adhering to the most current and validated standards.