Psychologists with experience in Psychotherapy Online in Nikaia

Mitsi Eriola is a Psychologist and certified Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist, licensed to practice in Greece and the United Kingdom. She completed her Psychology studies at Panteion University and her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at University College London and King’s College London. She has extensive experience in treating anxiety disorders and depression, having worked for eight years in the public mental health system in London and currently in the private sector. Her goal is to create a safe, supportive therapeutic environment where each individual can be heard, understand their difficulties, and learn to manage them better in order to achieve their goals.

Stamou Xrysi is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist specialized in adult therapy, conducting online sessions. Her approach is Integrative Psychotherapy, which combines elements from Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, and Person-Centered Psychotherapy, tailoring the therapeutic process to the needs of each individual. Additionally, she incorporates Psychoeducation as an integral part of the sessions, providing clients with valuable knowledge and practical tools for better understanding and managing their challenges. She began her academic career in the Performing Arts before turning to Psychology. She holds a Higher National Diploma in Counseling and Psychology, a BSc in Psychology from Cardiff Metropolitan University, as well as a postgraduate degree (MSc) in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counseling from the University of Derby. She has experience in clinical and private therapeutic settings, such as the Neurological Clinic of Agios Georgios (Nees Pagases) and private psychotherapy centers. She is specialized in the management of anxiety disorders and panic attacks, improving interpersonal relationships, addressing specific phobias, and enhancing self-esteem and self-confidence. She continues her education with a focus on Psychological Trauma, ensuring that her therapeutic practices are always modern and effective.

Mpagourdi Maria, BSc, MSc is a Clinical Psychologist who conducts sessions online. She graduated in Psychology from Cardiff Metropolitan University (BSc) and holds a Master's Degree (MSc) in Clinical Counselling Psychology from the University of Derby. She has completed specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Art Therapy, and the management of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CCTP-I & II). Since 2023, she has been training in Art Psychotherapy – Behavior Analysis at the Psychotherapy and Art Center "Synothisi," and from 2025 she will continue her professional development through the Panhellenic Society of Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy (P.E.G.A.P.), as part of her training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). Her professional experience includes significant work in mental health facilities such as the Piraeus Naval Hospital, Care Units for the Elderly specializing in dementia and Alzheimer's disease, cancer patient counseling programs (e.g., "Stay Strong"), and special education centers. She provides individual and group sessions to children, adolescents, and adults, and has been actively involved in psycho-educational programs and parent counseling. She combines theoretical training with practical experience to support a variety of psychological needs, with particular emphasis on trauma therapy and strengthening emotional resilience. Finally, she is a founding member of the Panhellenic Association of Art Therapists.

H Xαριτωνίδου Λούση είναι Ψυχολόγος (MSc), Υπαρξιακή-Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια

Είναι απόφοιτη του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών, με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Συνεχίζοντας την ακαδημαϊκή της πορεία ολοκλήρωσε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στη «Θετική Ψυχολογία», στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο. Tαυτόχρονα, πραγματοποιεί την εξαετή ψυχοθεραπευτική της εκπαίδευση στην «Υπαρξιακή-Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία», στο Θεραπευτικό Ινστιτούτο Αντίστιξη.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα της ΕΛΕΠΨΥΣΕΠ με τίτλο «Ψυχοπαθολογία παιδιού & εφήβου», καθώς και το ετήσιο μετεκπαιδευτικό σεμινάριο της Κλινικής Ψυχοπαθολογίας «Παναγιώτης Ουλής», που διεξάγεται από το Ερευνητικό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής Υγείας, Νευροεπιστημών και Ιατρικής Ακριβείας «Κώστας Στεφανής» (ΕΠΙΨΥ), την Α΄ Πανεπιστημιακή Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Αιγινητείου Νοσοκομείου & την εταιρεία «Προαγωγή της Γνώσης στις Ψυχικές Διαταραχές». Έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα σεμιναρίων, ημερίδων & συνεδριών, με στόχο τη συνεχή της επιμόρφωση πάνω στα θέματα ψυχικής υγείας.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει την προπτυχιακή πρακτική της άσκηση στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο «Αττικόν», στη B΄ Πανεπιστημιακή Ψυχιατρική Κλινική και την μεταπτυχιακή της άσκηση στον Ξενώνα Ψυχοκοινωνικής Αποκατάστασης «Οδυσσέας» της Ε.Π.Α.Ψ.Υ., όπου συνέχισε και μετά το πέρας της ,εθελοντικά. Επιπρόσθετα,  έχει εργαστεί ως σχολική ψυχολόγος σε γενικά σχολεία της Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης με στόχο την ψυχοεκπαίδευση, ευαισθητοποίηση και ψυχολογική υποστήριξη μαθητών, γονέων & διδασκόντων. Έχει συμμετάσχει εθελοντικά σε δραστηριότητες ευαισθητοποίησης της ΑμΚΕ ΙΑΣΙΣ, καθώς και ως αρθρογράφος, σε θέματα ψυχικής υγείας στην σελίδα Psychoedu.gr.

Στο παρόν εργάζεται ιδιωτικά ως ψυχολόγος-ψυχοθεραπεύτρια & συνεργάζεται με κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών, όπου ασχολείται ψυχοθεραπευτικά με παιδιά και εφήβους, καθώς και με υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής γονέων. 

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.

Fotis Mponios is a Psychologist and a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He provides psychological support through integrative psychotherapy to adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, mood difficulties, relational problems, or intense emotional stress in their daily lives. The goal of the therapeutic process is to understand the personal experience, alleviate symptoms, and achieve meaningful, gradual change. He is trained in Integrative Psychotherapy at the Athens Synthesis Center. He completed his practical training at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research (H.C.M.H.R. – Piraeus Branch) and in recent years has worked in private therapeutic centers, gaining substantial clinical experience with adults and adolescents. His therapeutic work includes issues related to anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms, mood disorders, low self-esteem, and difficulties in interpersonal and couple relationships. He has experience with performance anxiety, internal conflicts, emotional regulation difficulties, as well as cases of eating disorders. Concurrently, he works with adolescents facing anxiety, mood problems, relational difficulties, self-esteem issues, or self-injurious behaviors, emphasizing the creation of a safe and stable therapeutic relationship. His therapeutic approach is integrative and tailored to the needs of each individual. Special attention is given to creating a safe environment where the individual can express themselves without judgment, gain deeper self-understanding, and enhance their functioning and quality of life.

Anastasiou Veneti Faidra is a Psychologist - certified Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University, with postgraduate studies in Clinical Interventions in Addictions from the University of Crete and in Gender Studies: Methodologies, Theories, Policies from the Hellenic Open University. She is continuing her training in Drama Therapy. She has participated in numerous seminars and specialized programs focusing on child and adolescent mental health, addictions, and contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches. She has worked as a psychologist in public and private mental health institutions, such as Special Therapy Centers, the National Organization for the Prevention and Treatment of Addictions (EOPAE), and the Self-Help Promotion Program. Additionally, she has experience in psychological support for children and adolescents, psychoeducation, as well as research on mental health and artistic expression. In her practice, she combines theoretical training with a human-centered approach, creatively utilizing tools such as art and play. She has participated in research projects and scientific publications, while maintaining an active interest in issues of social gender, rights, and the empowerment of vulnerable populations.

Karolidi Pinelopi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She has been trained in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Human Relations Exploration Laboratory (E.D.A.S). She specializes in Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Emotional Overeating) at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital. Her clinical practice took place at O.K.A.N.A. at the General Hospital of Piraeus, Tzaneio, as a counselor for individuals with substance dependencies. She has conducted research on the investigation of family relationships through the postgraduate program "MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health" at the European University Cyprus. She provides psychotherapeutic treatment to adults and couples. In therapy, she addresses a range of issues including psychosomatic conditions, panic attacks, eating disorders, anxiety, phobias, depression, couples therapy, relational problems, obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCD), and others. She handles cases of eating disorders in the outpatient clinics of Aeginiteio Hospital, as well as in private practice. The psychotherapy model she follows is based on the Systemic Approach. The therapy focuses on a stable and strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation for its developmental and progressive course.

Karagianni Aggeliki is a Psychologist – Integrative Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. She holds a postgraduate degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy (MA Counselling and Psychotherapy) and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Metropolitan College. The specialist provides individual counselling and psychotherapy for adults, both in-person and online, within a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. Her goal is to offer a space where each individual can work through difficulties, anxiety, relationship issues, and self-esteem, with the therapeutic process tailored to their unique needs, in accordance with the principles of the integrative approach.

Tsirtsiridis Giorgos BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. He holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and two master's degrees (MSc). He specialized in Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience through an interuniversity program of the University of Athens in collaboration with McGill University, while also completing postgraduate studies in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Derby. He has enhanced his scientific training with specialized postgraduate seminars in clinical psychopathology, clinical skills, and special education and parent counseling, gaining a comprehensive understanding of mental health and developmental needs.

Since 2018, he has maintained a private practice in Nikaia, where he provides psychotherapy and psychological support services to adults. Concurrently, he collaborates as an external associate with the Psychodiagnosis center. In his professional career, he has worked as a special educator and has teaching experience, preparing adult candidates for psychology entrance examinations. In his therapeutic approach, he combines modern scientific knowledge with an integrative perspective, adapting the method to each individual's needs. His goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where the patient can freely express themselves, gain deeper self-understanding, and enhance their psychological resilience.

Paulos Papadolias is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist licensed to practice by the Athens Prefecture and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. He holds a degree from Neapolis University Pafos and is a postgraduate student in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Essex. He has extensive professional experience conducting sessions with adults and children. Additionally, he has attended numerous training seminars on interpersonal relationships, psychological trauma, anxiety management, depression, and grief counseling. Consultations are available by appointment at his office. Online sessions are also offered.