Psychologist for Psychotherapy Online in Ntepo

Silía Petronikolou is a Psychologist licensed to practice and a Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a degree grade of 9.01, and her postgraduate studies focus on Adolescent Medicine (Medical School, A.U.Th.). Simultaneously, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research - Macedonia Branch (EEES), a program certified by the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). Since 2020, she has been a scientific collaborator at the Laboratory of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, Department of Medicine, A.U.Th., engaged in both clinical and research activities. Her research interests primarily focus on improving specific aspects of the quality of life of vulnerable population groups through the use of innovative technologies. Recognizing the importance of continuous education and training, she continues to attend trainings, conferences, and seminars related to her field, while also being under ongoing supervision. In her private practice in eastern Thessaloniki, she conducts psychotherapy and counseling sessions for adults and adolescents, both in person and online.

Mitsopoulou Maria is a Mental Health Counselor who conducts individual sessions. After completing her studies in the Department of Communication and Mass Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, she continued her education at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (Kallithea), obtaining a diploma in Mental Health Counseling following three years of training and practical experience, including case management and observation of self-awareness groups and individual sessions. Simultaneously, she complements her academic knowledge and skills by studying for a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the Metropolitan College of Athens in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University (UK). Additionally, the specialist continually enhances her expertise by attending seminars and specialized training programs in various fields of mental health. Finally, she offers online sessions, with in-person counseling services expected to be available soon.

Katerina Voultsidou is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, as well as in anxiety and stress management. She possesses a master's degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of East London. She acquired her specialized knowledge by participating in the four-year training program of the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, as well as at the "Stiriksi" Psychotherapeutic Center. Additionally, during her career, she worked with the Self-Help Group of Alcoholics Anonymous. Currently, in her private practice, she can assist in the treatment of a range of conditions such as anxiety disorders, anorexia - bulimia, insomnia, various phobias, panic attacks, and sleep disorders. Finally, she has participated in various conferences on psychology-related topics and is a member of the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research and the Association of Greek Psychologists.

Trigoni Anastasia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a degree in Psychology from the University of Essex, UK, and five years of postgraduate training in group psychoanalysis from the Athens Institute of Group Analysis. She has obtained the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) and is a member of the Athens Institute of Group Analysis. Since 2003, Ms. Trigoni has been practicing in her private office, where she conducts individual sessions as well as psychotherapy groups with adults. She has a particular focus on issues concerning young adults. Additionally, throughout her professional career, she has collaborated with the Municipality of Panorama, coordinating parent groups and providing counseling support to adolescents and parents. Furthermore, she has been trained in career counseling and has worked in a speech therapy center.

Aivazidou Kalliopi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in Systemic Family Therapy. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London and a master's diploma in Clinical and Community Psychology from the same university. Previously, she has also worked as a Kindergarten Teacher, as her first cycle of studies was in the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Thessaly. Both of her professional focuses center on children. Having attended relevant postgraduate programs and conferences, as well as having worked with children, she undertakes the conduct of counseling sessions for children and adolescents, as well as parent counseling and Family Psychotherapy.

Η Θεοδώρα Πουρτουλίδου είναι Κλινική, Κοινοτική και Εγκληματολογική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, Τραυματοθεραπεύτρια και κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος, και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Ανατολική Θεσσαλονίκη. Είναι πτυχιούχος Ψυχολογίας BSc (Hons) του University of East London και κάτοχος δύο μεταπτυχιακών τίτλων, MSc στην Κλινική και Κοινοτική Ψυχολογία με εξειδίκευση στη Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT), καθώς και MSc στη Δικαστική και Εγκληματολογική Ψυχολογία από το University of Central Lancashire.

Επιπρόσθετα, είναι Γνωστική-Αναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια απο το Ιατρικό Ψυχοθεραπευτικό Κέντρο της Πανελλήνιας Εταιρείας Γνωστικής Αναλυτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας (Π.Ε.Γ.Α.Ψ.) και Βιοθυμική Υπνοθεραπεύτρια (Κλινική Ύπνωση) στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής αναγνωρισμένο απο το GHSC. Παράλληλα συνεργαζεται ως Δικαστικός/Εγκληματολογικός ψυχολόγος με αστυνομικές αρχές και το Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης διοριζόμενη ως δικαστικός πραγματογνώμονας στο πρωτοδικείο Θεσσαλονίκης.

Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Ψυχομετρία και στην αξιολόγηση ψυχοπαθολογίας, ενισχύοντας διαρκώς το θεραπευτικό της έργο. Μεταξύ άλλων, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στο προβολικό τεστ κηλίδων μελάνης Rorschach Inkblot Test από το Ιατρικό Ψυχοθεραπευτικό Κέντρο. Επιπρόσθετα χορηγεί το Πολυφασικό Ερωτηματολόγιο Προσωπικότητας της Μινεσότα MMPI-2 φέροντας πιστοποίηση απο την ISON Psychometrica. Επιπλέον, έχει αποκτήσει εξειδίκευση στη Διοίκηση Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού, ολοκληρώνοντας το Executive Diploma in Human Resources Management and Leadership – Mini MBA από το European International University of Paris.

Η πρακτική της άσκηση πραγματοποιήθηκε στην Ελληνική Εταιρεία Νόσου Alzheimer και συναφών Διαταραχών – Αγία Ελένη, όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στη χορήγηση και αξιολόγηση νευροψυχολογικών δοκιμασιών, καθώς και στο Metropolitan Counselling Center στο πλαίσιο της εφαρμογής κλινικής ψυχοθεραπευτικής πρακτικής. Παράλληλα, έχει προσφέρει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας, συμβουλευτικής και ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης, καθώς και διαχείρισης μονάδων υγείας στα θεραπευτικά κέντρα «Ανάκτηση».

Το κοινωνικό της έργο περιλαμβάνει προσφορά σε φορείς όπως η ADHD Hellas, το «Χαμόγελο του Παιδιού» και η Ομάδα Έρευνας και Διάσωσης «Θανάσης Μακρής». Μέσω αυτής της δράσης, συμμετείχε ενεργά στην υποστήριξη ευάλωτων ομάδων και στην ψυχολογική συνδρομή τους.

Κατά την κλινική της πορεία, έχει διαχειριστεί ευρύ φάσμα ψυχοπαθολογίας ενηλίκων και εργασιακής ψυχολογίας και τραυματοθεραπείας. Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο αναλαμβάνει περιστατικά που καλύπτουν όλο το φάσμα της ψυχολογίας, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες τόσο με δια ζώσης συνεδρίες όσο και εξ αποστάσεως (online).

Η ειδικός παραμένει αφοσιωμένη στη διαρκή επαγγελματική εξέλιξη, ενσωματώνοντας τις νεότερες επιστημονικές προσεγγίσεις στην ψυχοθεραπευτική της πρακτική, με στόχο την ουσιαστική ενδυνάμωση και υποστήριξη της ψυχικής υγείας των ανθρώπων που την εμπιστεύονται.

Valla Faii is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki at 10 Tsimiski Street. She has completed undergraduate studies in Psychology and postgraduate studies in Neuroscience, focusing on the integration of basic research with clinical application at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her thesis concerns the functional connectivity of the brain in patients with Schizophrenia. Among other qualifications, she has attended the introductory lecture series in Psychoanalysis by the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society and has participated in activities of the Northern Greece Psychoanalytic Society. She has gained valuable experience through her collaboration with an institution for individuals with intellectual disabilities, as well as through her work in a mental health facility serving patients with psychiatric disorders. Throughout her career, she has engaged with the pediatric population, collaborating with specialized therapy centers for children and adolescents and providing parental counseling sessions. Additionally, she worked as an evaluating psychologist in the "Personal Assistant" program for people with disabilities, offering supportive services. Concurrently, she is a trainee member at the European Institute of Counseling and Psychotherapy of Chania, specializing in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She receives continuous supervision and personal analysis.

Agogiatou Xristina is a Psychologist with a private practice in Kalamaria. She worked from 2004 to 2023 at Alzheimer Hellas as a psychologist, specializing in diagnosis, the design and implementation of non-pharmacological interventions, research, and publication of scientific papers. She has participated in numerous conferences both in Greece and abroad, and her work has been published in international scientific journals. Since 2017, she has been responsible for organizing non-pharmacological interventions and informing patients and their families as the lead psychologist. She studied Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and subsequently trained in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Behavioral Research Company. Additionally, she worked as a Psychologist at the Alzheimer Disease Organization of Kalamaria and volunteered at the Center for the Care of People with Disabilities (KEPEP) "Agios Dimitrios". She is specialized in Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Therapy, and Anxiety and Mood Disorders. She has maintained a private practice since 2013, treating individual adolescent and adult cases, couples, and providing parental counseling.

Athanasiou–Diamantopoulou Sofia is a Psychologist – Systemic Family Psychotherapist and runs a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a License to Practice as a Psychologist (Protocol Number 206602/4509). Wanting to further expand her knowledge and strengthen her professional tools, she specialized in Systemic & Family Psychotherapy, completing the four-year program at the Institute of Systemic Approach & Family Therapy.

Her main goal is to provide services on an individual level, as well as to systems such as couples, families, and organizations. Since she believes that knowledge should be continuous and multifaceted, she chose to deepen her expertise in Human Rights issues and obtained her Master’s degree in Human Rights & Migration Studies from the University of Macedonia.

Through her professional experience, she has worked with trauma, grief and loss management, depression, anxiety disorders, as well as relationship issues. During 2016–2017, she volunteered at the Child Psychiatry Department of the Community Mental Health Center of Eastern Thessaloniki, as well as at the Municipal Nursery “Agios Stylianos,” where she worked with children and families, while also participating in coordinating groups for teachers.

Since 2017, she has worked in various settings, providing Mental Health services to socially vulnerable groups, both in local and international NGOs, as well as international organizations such as the International Organization for Migration. Since 2023, she has been working as a Mental Health Specialist in corporate environments, with a focus on trauma, burnout, and everyday challenges, aiming to enhance resilience and employees’ well-being, alongside maintaining her private practice.

Andromaxi Sdoukou is a Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist practicing privately in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed her postgraduate degree in Systemic Psychotherapy at the University of Central Lancashire (UClan), in collaboration with the College of Humanities ICPS. She has completed training programs in Postmodern Systemic Approaches to Psychotherapy (Solution-Focused, Narrative, Collaborative Approach) at the Bienestar center, as well as in Systemic and Family Therapy at the Mental Health Center (KPSY) of the Western Sector of Thessaloniki. Additionally, she has completed training in Grief Support and Counseling at Merimna Thessaloniki and in Cinematherapy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As part of her training, she has gained clinical experience in public mental health structures and non-governmental organizations in Thessaloniki, specifically in the Alternative Therapy Program for Dependent Individuals "ARGO," at the Mental Health Center of the Western Sector of Thessaloniki, and in the Social Service of ARSIS. From 2020 to 2021, she provided voluntary psychotherapeutic and counseling services in the Short-Term Psychological Support Group in days of Covid-19, a solidarity initiative she co-created with other Solution-Focused psychotherapists. She has volunteered at the Cinematherapy Festival, the world’s first Cinematherapy Festival, and since 2020 she has been writing articles on cinema and psychology. Currently, she provides psychotherapeutic services to adults, families, and couples through face-to-face or online sessions.

Olympia Xalikiopoulou is a Psychologist licensed to practice, with postgraduate specializations in Clinical Neuropsychology and Neurosciences from Leiden University in the Netherlands and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, respectively. Over the past decade, she has been professionally active in Thessaloniki, where she maintains a private practice. She has worked with adolescents and children with neurodevelopmental difficulties within the framework of psychosocial support, as well as with adults facing issues related to anxiety, phobias, relationship problems, and psychosomatic symptoms. Currently, she practices privately, providing individual sessions for adults. In her clinical practice, she employs an integrative model, incorporating techniques and methodologies from the main psychotherapeutic approaches as well as principles from neuroscience in order to offer personalized support plans tailored to each individual. Additionally, she maintains a long-term collaboration with a private educational institution as a Psychology instructor. In 2017, she obtained certification in Greek Sign Language (GSL) from the Hellenic Federation of the Deaf, ensuring equal access to mental health services.