Health professionals for Ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία

Athanasiou Katerina Kai Synergates is a Mental Health Consultant, Systemic Psychotherapist with private practices in Ioannina and Kolonaki. Simultaneously, she is a founding member and Therapist at the Systemic Therapy and Counseling Center Ke.Sy.The.S. in Ioannina, a recognized Training Center of the E.F.T.A. She is specialized in Systemic Family and Human Systems Therapy (individuals, families, organizations) from the Society of Systemic Therapy and Human Systems Intervention. Additionally, she has specialized in Neuro-Linguistic Programming at Reframe Greece and has attended numerous trainings in Systemic Thinking & Coaching. She is a member of the HEAP (Hellas Employee Assistance Programs) network, a regular member of EFTA (European Family Therapist Association), and a member of the European and Hellenic Counseling Association. She works as a Systemic Coach and Mindset Motivator, with expertise in Family Businesses, work-related stress, and guiding Executives and Entrepreneurs in their personal development and fulfillment of their vision. Her focus areas include: management and improvement of quality of life and well-being (Weight Management Groups), anxiety management for employees and others, life change management, depression, life meaning, conscious separation from marriage or relationships, empowerment for achieving relationship or professional success, family conflicts and creating new family goals, support and empowerment for Entrepreneurs, Business Executives and teams interested in developing themselves, their teams, and consequently their businesses, Family Businesses and succession management issues, conflicts with relatives, single parents dealing with partner and child management issues, etc. Finally, she contributes articles to magazines such as Psychology Now, Alternative Action, Epixeiro, Metalogos, and regularly participates in conferences and seminars.

Vagena Xristina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed a postgraduate program in Counseling Psychology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Subsequently, she underwent a 4-year training program at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Additionally, she is certified in the administration of the MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) by ISON Psychometrica. She has worked as a trainer at the public IEK of Aridea and Sindos and at the Mental Health Vocational Training Center, providing training to caregivers of individuals with dementia, autism, and Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, she has served as a Psychologist at the American College of Anatolia in Thessaloniki, as a School Psychologist at the 12th Vocational High School (EPAL) of Thessaloniki, and as a Forensic Psychologist Expert at the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance. Finally, she was a collaborator for 6 years at the Speech Therapy Center "Playlearning" in Thessaloniki.

Therapy Peristeri is a modern Center for Therapeutic Interventions in Peristeri that provides psychotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services both on an individual and group basis.

Therapy Peristeri - Xarisis Euthymios Kai Synergates is the founder and scientific director of the Special Therapies Center Therapy Peristeri and is an occupational therapist who offers great passion in his work.

At Therapy Peristeri, therapy begins with the human relationship. The center's team consists of experienced and dedicated therapists who love what they do and truly care for each individual. Through collaboration, respect, and a personalized approach, they create an environment of safety and trust where everyone can progress at their own pace. The team consists of Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists.

Specialized therapeutic services are provided for children, adolescents, and adults, aiming to develop skills and improve quality of life. The primary goal of the center’s team is to deliver high-quality care tailored to the unique needs of each individual.

The team approaches each client with absolute responsibility, complete understanding, and always personalized care.

Konstantoulaki Eleni MSc, MA is a licensed Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist specialized in the Systemic - Existential approach, with experience in the treatment of adolescents, young adults, adults, couples (EFT | Emotionally Focused Therapy) and families. She provides psychotherapy both individually and in group settings, with sessions available online. Her goal is to create a safe therapeutic environment where each individual or group can feel acceptance and trust, having the space to explore thoughts, feelings, and relationships, progressing with awareness towards a more conscious, meaningful, and authentic life.

Η Σταμέλλου Ιωάννα είναι Ψυχολόγος-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με ισχυρό ακαδημαϊκό υπόβαθρο και πολυετή εμπειρία στη Δυαδική και την Ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία. Απόφοιτος του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ολοκλήρωσε τις προπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην Ψυχολογία στο Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας, ενώ έχει λάβει και το δεύτερο πτυχίο της στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία στο University of Central Lancashire της Αγγλίας. Επιπλέον, έχει λάβει τη μεταπτυχιακή ειδίκευση της ως Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια (Ψυχοδραματίστρια-Κοινωνικοθεραπεύτρια) μετά την τετραετή μετεκπαίδευση της στο Ψυχόδραμα και την Κοινωνικοθεραπεία (Θεραπευτικές Κοινότητες/Ομαδική Ψυχοθεραπεία) που πραγματοποίησε στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοδράματος- Κοινωνικοθεραπείας του Ανοικτού Ψυχοθεραπευτικού Κέντρου Αθηνών.

Στο ενεργητικό της συμπεριλαμβάνεται πολυετή εργασιακή εμπειρία στην Δυαδική και την Ομαδική Ψυχοθεραπεία και τις Θεραπευτικές Κοινότητες, καθώς μέσα από τη συμμετοχή της σε αυτές όπως και την οργάνωση κλινικών δράσεων, έχει συμβάλλει ενεργά στην ενδυνάμωση της ψυχικής υγείας και της κοινωνικής ενσωμάτωσης. Σήμερα, πραγματοποιεί ψυχοθεραπευτικές συνεδρίες παιδιών, εφήβων, ενηλίκων και ζευγαριών εστιάζοντας στην ενίσχυση της ψυχολογικής ανθεκτικότητας και της συναισθηματικής ισορροπίας. Συντονίζει ομάδες ψυχοδράματος, προσφέροντας στα άτομα την ευκαιρία να ανακαλύψουν τον εαυτό τους μέσω του αυθορμητισμού και της δημιουργικότητας, αναπτύσσοντας παράλληλα νέες δεξιότητες αποφόρτισης, αυτορρύθμισης, επικοινωνίας και αυτογνωσίας. Η εμπειρία της στην οργάνωση και τον συντονισμό ομάδων την καθιστά ικανή να υποστηρίξει τις ανάγκες διαφορετικών ηλικιακών ομάδων και θεραπευτικών στόχων. Παρέχει επίσης, υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης για άτομα τόσο τυπικής όσο και μη τυπικής ανάπτυξης (αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές), εστιάζοντας στην ενίσχυση των συναισθηματικών και κοινωνικών τους δεξιοτήτων και της προσωπικής τους εξέλιξης.

    Λαμβάνει συνεχιζόμενη επαγγελματική κατάρτιση μέσα από τη συστηματική συμμετοχή της σε εξειδικευμένα επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ημερίδες και σεμινάρια με αντικείμενο την ψυχοεκπαιδευτική εξέλιξη, την ομαδική ανάλυση και την ψυχοδυναμική προσέγγιση, καθώς έχει παρακολουθήσει διαλέξεις και επιστημονικές ημερίδες σε συνεργασία με νοσοκομεία, εκπαιδευτικούς οργανισμούς και διεθνείς ενώσεις, όπως η ΕΕΨΕ και η FEPTO.Η συμμετοχή της αυτή στα διεθνή συνέδρια έχει ενισχύσει περαιτέρω την κατανόηση της επίδρασης του ψυχοδράματος σε διαφορετικές πολιτισμικές και κοινωνικές πραγματικότητες εμπλουτίζοντας τη γνώση της για τις σύγχρονες προσεγγίσεις στην ψυχοθεραπεία τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και στο εξωτερικό.

"Epilysi" - Ksifara Konstantina MSc is a Mental Health Counselor and the Scientific Director of the "Epilysi" center, a space dedicated to psychoemotional health located in Ilioupoli. She is a graduate of the American College of Greece and holds a master's degree in Health Psychology from the University of Bath, UK. She is a well-trained systemic-family psychotherapist for individuals, couples, families, and groups and is a member of the European Association of Systemic Therapists. Additionally, she specializes in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of specific learning disabilities and in the therapeutic technique of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She has also been trained in career assessment and vocational counseling. She has professional experience working with patients with chronic conditions and psychosomatic issues. She has worked at the Athens Naval Hospital providing psychological support to neurological patients and their families. She has conducted research on Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease as an external scientific collaborator of the Athens Military Hospital. She has experience with psychotic and borderline patients through her internship at the Rehabilitation Center of Aiginiteio Hospital. She has worked with children and adolescents with learning difficulties, psychoemotional challenges, behavioral problems, ADHD, communication difficulties, and low self-esteem, serving as the lead Mental Health Counselor at a center for special therapies and rehabilitation. Finally, she is the creator of Epilysi: Space for Psychoemotional Health. Her primary commitment is the promotion of psychoemotional development and maturation, self-improvement, and the enhancement of human relationships. She focuses on resolving difficulties related to behavior and health issues concerning the individual as well as the broader community to which they belong.

My name is Xalepli Anna and I hold a degree in Psychology from the University of Ioannina. I have a postgraduate degree in Applied Developmental Psychology and Forensic Psychiatry. I work privately in Katerini. Additionally, I have volunteered at the Katerini Mental Health Center for 2 years. I have been working at the Child Care Center of Katerini since February 2023.

Η κα Σουμελίδου Ελένη είναι Ψυχολόγος MSc και Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια - Αναλύτρια Ομάδας, Ζεύγους και Οικογένειας και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στη Νέα Σμύρνη. Απέκτησε το πτυχίο της ψυχολογίας από το University of Central Lancashire και το Αμερικάνικο Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος και συνέχισε με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στο Πανεπιστήμιο του KENT στην Αγγλία. Το μεταπτυχιακό αφορά στις ψυχοθεραπευτικές σπουδές (MSc in Psychotherapy studies).Εκεί, μελέτησε όλα τα μοντέλα ψυχοθεραπείας με κυρίως έμφαση στο ψυχαναλυτικό μοντέλο. Το διάστημα εκείνο, δούλεψε εθελοντικά στο νοσοκομείο St.Martins με ασθενείς σε ατομικό αλλά και ομαδικό πλαίσιο. Η εκπαίδευσή της συνεχίστηκε με την ολοκλήρωση του πενταετούς προγράμματος σπουδών της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας, στην προσέγγιση της ομαδικής ανάλυσης, της οικογενειακής ψυχοθεραπείας και της ψυχοθεραπείας ζεύγους. Επιπροσθέτως, ολοκλήρωσε με επιτυχία το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα του International Psychotherapy Institute όπου εξειδικεύτηκε στην ψυχοθεραπεία ζεύγους. Ακόμη, εκπαιδεύτηκε από την ISON Psychometrica στη ψυχολογική εκτίμηση και στη ψυχομετρική ανάλυση του τεστ θεματικής αντίληψης ΤΑΤ για την αξιολόγηση διαταραχών συμπεριφοράς, ψυχοσωματικών ασθενειών, νευρώσεων και ψυχώσεων, καθώς και του τεστ προσωπικότητας MMPI-2 για την αξιολόγηση της ενήλικης ψυχοπαθολογίας. Τα τελευταία χρόνια ανέπτυξε ενδιαφέρον για την ψυχολογια των παιδιών και ολοκλήρωσε με επιτυχία το πρόγραμμα του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με τίτλο Παιδοψυχολογία: Ψυχολογία βρέφους και παιδιού προσχολικής ηλικίας. Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο αντιμετωπίζει πλήθος περιστατικών, έχοντας στο επίκεντρο την καλύτερη δυνατή εξυπηρέτηση των εξατομικευμένων αναγκών κάθε θεραπευόμενου/ης. Τέλος, εκτός από την δραστηριοποίησή της στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, εργάζεται στο Ινστιτούτο Δημόσιας Υγείας του Αμερικανικού Κολλεγίου Ελλάδος ενώ παράλληλα διατελεί επιστημονική συνεργάτιδα του ΟΠΑΠ στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «Αθλητικές ακαδημίες ΟΠΑΠ».

Theodorou Marigo is a psychologist-psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Ilisia. She holds a degree in psychology from the University of Central Lancashire and is a trainee group psychotherapist at the S. H. Foulkes Institute of Group Analysis. She provides her services at the 7th municipal clinic of the Municipality of Athens, and has previously collaborated with various agencies and organizations such as the Society for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), METAdrasi, and the digital platform "Speak to Me." Additionally, during her internship, she worked with the supportive and counseling 24-hour SOS hotline "By Your Side" of the Greek Network of European Women for women who have experienced violence. After completing her internship, she also provided counseling and psychotherapy services.

Panagopoulou Athanasia is a Narrative and Integrative Psychotherapist - Mental Health Counselor of combined methods, specializing in eating disorders and caregiver support for guardians of individuals with disabilities. She maintains a private practice under the name AION in Acharnes. She has completed postgraduate studies as a Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders at Keadd and the National Centre for Eating Disorders in the UK. Additionally, she is an energy healer (Shamanic medicine, Theta Healing, Reiki Usui, Brahman method) and laughter therapist (Laughter Yoga by Dr. Madan Kataria). She volunteered at the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Autistic Individuals, actively participating in many of its initiatives. She was one of the key organizing members of autism festivals for the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Autistic Individuals and the creator of social television spots focused on autism. Beyond individual sessions, she is also involved in psychotherapy and self-awareness group work.

Xrysolora Artemis Kai Synergates is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Syros. She holds a degree from the Open University Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom and has completed postgraduate training in Art Therapy, focusing on "Behavior Analysis - Therapy through Art," as well as postgraduate training in Play Therapy specializing in “Sensory & Messy Play.” Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in “Child and Youth Studies” at University West in Sweden. In her private practice, she handles a wide range of cases encompassing the full spectrum of her specialty, always prioritizing the best possible care tailored to the individual needs of each person she supports.

Spanou Zeta is a Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ambelokipi. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete and license number 905-31/5/2016. After completing her undergraduate studies, she pursued postgraduate studies in the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester, specializing in Clinical Criminology, with official recognition of the degree by DOATAP. She subsequently completed a five-year training program in Systemic Psychotherapy at S.K.E.PSY.S. (Systemic Center for Education and Psychotherapy), where she was trained in individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, as well as group psychotherapy and counseling.

She has completed a one-year specialization program in trauma treatment and the seminar "Versions: Narrative Tools in Therapeutic Practice" [Self and family descriptions, Fiction Tool, Childhood memories, Life stories (life lines, life story interview, prototypical scene), Drawings as stories (DARP, DBN, HTP)], a 30-hour course at the "Logos Psychis" Institute, and is currently specializing in Couples Therapy at the same institute.

Additionally, she has attended training seminars to enhance her therapeutic skills, the most notable of which are the two-day seminar on skills and techniques in Couples Therapy at Logos Psychis, the two-day workshop on children's drawings by Animus Corpus, and the seminar on systemic reframing at the Center for Personal Development and Psychotherapy of Cyprus.

Moreover, she has volunteered at the Municipality and various NGOs, gaining extensive experience working with vulnerable populations, which has enriched her professional practice and understanding of social issues.

Nikolidaki Konstantina is a Psychologist with a private practice in Haidari. She studied psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom and completed the postgraduate program 'MSc in Drugs Addiction' at Liverpool John Moores University, specializing in addiction therapy. Upon returning to Greece, she completed a postgraduate specialization program in Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy. Additionally, she has attended various specialized training seminars and continuing education programs in family therapy, group analysis, and psychodrama at the Open Psychotherapeutic Center. She trained in couples therapy and sexual disorders at City University of Seattle, while also participating in experiential training for grief management with Dr. Jane Simington. She is a certified trainer-coordinator of Parent Schools with the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools. Furthermore, she trained in trauma therapy and post-traumatic stress disorder at the Gestalt Institute of San Francisco. Throughout her career, she has worked as a counselor in the syringe exchange program at Lifeline Manchester’s harm reduction and drug and alcohol treatment center, as well as a psychotherapist and coordinator of psychotherapeutic groups and family groups at the Lyrakou Psychotherapeutic Clinic. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and the British Psychological Society.

Karydakis Aleksandros is a Clinical Psychologist - Gestalt Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Keratsini. He completed his studies in Psychology with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of East London and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Essex, specializing in clinical assessment, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. Additionally, he has completed a four-year training in Gestalt Psychotherapy and holds certification from the Gestalt Foundation. His clinical experience includes working with adults, children, and adolescents across a broad spectrum of mental disorders. He has also worked with groups, couples, and families. In recent years, he has been working at the Mental Health Unit - Day Center "Ariadne," providing clinical assessment and psychotherapy services to individuals diagnosed with psychotic and other mental disorders. Furthermore, he is a scientific collaborator of the NGO Beyond Burnout, where he coordinates therapeutic groups. In the research field, he has studied work-related stress, the impact of family relationships on depression, and the effectiveness of group psychotherapy in psychosis. Finally, he is a regular member of the Greek Psychological Society (SEPS) and an associate member of the Hellenic Gestalt Psychotherapy Association (EEPSG). He maintains ongoing engagement with scientific conferences, seminars, and workshops and seeks continuous development through personal therapy and supervision.