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Maurovitou Andromaxi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist - Child Psychologist with a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master's degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in "Developmental Psychopathology of infancy and early childhood." She has received further training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling through a comprehensive training program certified by the E.F.T.A. – European Family Therapy Association and the E.E.P.S.E – National Society of Psychotherapy of Greece. Her professional experience has been enriched by working in various psychological support settings for children and their families as well as adults. One of these includes her many years of work as a Psychologist - Coordinator at the Mother and Child Center of METAdrasi - Action for Migration and Development. Furthermore, respecting the need for continuous education and training in her work, she participates in seminars and training programs and is a member of the Systemic Society of Northern Greece. The practice offers psychotherapy and counseling services both in-person and online. Specifically, there is the possibility for individual psychotherapy and counseling for adults and adolescents, family psychotherapy, parent counseling, and couples counseling. This is an open and well-trained environment ready to listen to and support the concerns of any individual, particularly regarding issues of anxiety and stress, depression, gender identity, interpersonal relationships, grief management, parenting and couples' matters, eating disorders, self-esteem, and self-awareness.

Lampardis Pasxalis is a Psychologist and author with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He studied Psychology and completed postgraduate studies in Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of East London, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Additionally, he has undertaken introductory training in Person-Centered Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Center for Focusing, Psychoanalytic Therapy at the Freudian Society of Northern Greece, and Art Therapy at the Art Therapy Studio. He has extensive experience working with human behavior and the treatment of mental disorders, as well as authoring literary books related to psychology. In therapy, his primary priority is the effective management of each individual's psychological issues to alleviate distress and facilitate better coping with their difficulties. Within a framework of safety, trust, and respect for the uniqueness of each person, potential solutions to any issue are explored.

Antoniadou Katerina is a Clinical Psychologist - Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki, where she provides individual support to adolescents and adults. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Additionally, she has completed the four-year training program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Hellenic Society for Research and Behavior in Thessaloniki, as well as training focused on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Furthermore, she has been trained in Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy at the Medical Psychotherapeutic Center of Thessaloniki. Considering that education must be continuous and multifaceted, she obtained a diploma in mental health training from the General Hospital of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou and attended training seminars on divorce management from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) and on psychoanalytic therapeutic approaches from the Psychoanalytic Society of Northern Greece.

Moreover, in 2015, she served as a scientific collaborator at the Adolescent Unit of AHEPA Hospital, where she gained experience working with children and adolescents. Additionally, during the 2015-2016 period, she voluntarily offered her services as a Mental Health Counselor at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research in Thessaloniki. Furthermore, since 2016, she has worked with Non-Governmental Organizations to support socially vulnerable and at-risk groups, with an emphasis on supporting refugee populations. Concurrently, since 2021, she has provided services as an external collaborator for the psychosocial support of staff in a Non-Governmental Organization, organizing individual and group sessions as well as training seminars.

Skoufa Lida is a Psychologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a PhD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in Pain Management at the University of Ioannina. Additionally, she specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Society of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy. She has significant experience and is currently a Research Associate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as a Trainer in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Medical Psychotherapeutic Center.

Tsonidou Rafaela is a clinical psychologist and trainee psychotherapist specializing in Schema Therapy and primarily conducts online sessions for adults. In-person sessions can also be arranged upon consultation with the specialist. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She has collaborated with public mental health institutions, such as Aeginiteio Hospital and OKANA, through the adult addiction program "Athena" and the Adolescent Unit "Atrapos." Alongside her clinical experience, she consistently participates in scientific seminars and conferences to ensure ongoing professional development and the provision of high-quality mental health services.

Loizos Nikos is a Clinical Psychologist who maintains a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He is a graduate of the Psychology Department of Panteion University. He completed his postgraduate studies in medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a specialization in "Clinical Mental Health," through which he has acquired extensive knowledge and understanding of the complexity of the human mind and mental functions. Additionally, he is in the process of completing his training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), aiming to obtain official certification as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. His knowledge of psychopathology and mental disorders qualifies him as a competent therapist capable of providing reliable and valid diagnoses. This is exceptionally important for the implementation of effective treatment. As a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, he possesses all necessary knowledge, research-backed techniques, and management strategies for comprehensive and effective intervention across a wide range of mental disorders. Research has shown that CBT is the most effective therapeutic method compared to other therapeutic approaches. It is a short-term therapy, typically lasting 3 to 4 months on average, depending on the nature of the difficulties and the needs of the client. His goal is to help those who trust him find functional ways to manage their difficulties. A key concern of his is to develop a strong therapeutic relationship with his clients, based on understanding, empathy, and compassion. He strives to create a safe and non-judgmental environment where individuals can openly express their concerns and collaborate towards improving their mental health and overall quality of life.

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.

Varsami Soultana is a Psychiatrist and maintains a Private Practice in Pylaia, Thessaloniki. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a postgraduate degree in Social Psychiatry from Democritus University of Thrace. She completed her rural medical service at the Patrikio Regional Clinic and the Nigrita Health Center in Serres. She worked as a psychiatric resident at the psychiatric clinic of the General Hospital of Katerini and at the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis. Additionally, she has worked as an on-call physician at the private psychiatric clinic San Vitale - Elpis and at the Rehabilitation Center Anagenisi. In her practice, she manages cases covering a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders, with a specialization in anxiety, depression, and panic disorder.

Ο Καραμανίδης Κωνσταντίνος είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του University of Nicosia και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στη Γνωστική Ψυχολογία από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, ενώ έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT), μία από τις πλέον επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένες θεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις διεθνώς. Πιστεύει ότι η ψυχοθεραπεία δεν αφορά μόνο τη διαχείριση των δυσκολιών, αλλά και την ουσιαστική κατανόηση του εαυτού και την ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων που επιτρέπουν στον άνθρωπο να ζει με μεγαλύτερη ισορροπία, αυτοπεποίθηση και ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα. Για τον λόγο αυτό, δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη δημιουργία μιας σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης, ειλικρίνειας και σεβασμού, μέσα στην οποία ο θεραπευόμενος μπορεί να αισθανθεί ασφάλεια, να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα και να εργαστεί ουσιαστικά πάνω σε όσα τον απασχολούν. Η θεραπευτική του προσέγγιση είναι εξατομικευμένη και βασίζεται στις αρχές της Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφορικής Θεραπείας, με στόχο όχι μόνο την ανακούφιση από τα συμπτώματα αλλά και την ουσιαστική αλλαγή των δυσλειτουργικών μοτίβων σκέψης και συμπεριφοράς που επηρεάζουν την καθημερινότητα. Μέσα από μια ενεργητική και συνεργατική θεραπευτική διαδικασία, οι θεραπευόμενοι αποκτούν πρακτικά εργαλεία που μπορούν να αξιοποιούν και μετά την ολοκλήρωση της θεραπείας, ενισχύοντας την αυτονομία και την ποιότητα ζωής τους.

Παρέχει υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες και εφήβους που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες όπως το άγχος, οι κρίσεις πανικού, η κατάθλιψη, οι φοβίες, η υπερβολική ανησυχία, οι δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, η χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση, η διαχείριση του στρες, οι μεταβάσεις ζωής και η ανάγκη για προσωπική ανάπτυξη και αυτογνωσία. Κάθε θεραπευτικό πλάνο σχεδιάζεται με βάση τις ανάγκες, τις αξίες και τους προσωπικούς στόχους του κάθε ανθρώπου, καθώς η θεραπεία δεν μπορεί να είναι ίδια για όλους. Στο ιδιωτικό του γραφείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη προσφέρει ένα σύγχρονο, διακριτικό και φιλόξενο θεραπευτικό περιβάλλον, όπου προτεραιότητα αποτελεί η ουσιαστική ανθρώπινη επαφή και η επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη φροντίδα. Παράλληλα, παρέχει τη δυνατότητα πραγματοποίησης online συνεδριών, εξυπηρετώντας θεραπευόμενους από όλη την Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό.

Giazitzi Vasiliki is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is recommended as the treatment of choice for a variety of mental disorders and is particularly effective.

She maintains private practices in Thessaloniki and Serres, providing psychotherapeutic services both in person and online to adults, adolescents, couples, and families.

She completed her postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a degree in "Global Medicine and Health Crisis Management".

Since 2021, she has specialized in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy at the Hellenic Society of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy.

From May 2019 to June 2024, she worked with NGOs on various UNICEF programs such as Child Protection (Child and Family Support Hubs) and subsequently the support of all children in education (All Children in Education).

Within the framework of this work, she participated in the design and support of cases involving domestic violence, as well as cases of severe anxiety, depression, phobias, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and various mental disorders requiring support. In 2021, she held a coordinating role in the Child Protection program in the Serres field.

Serif Damadoglou Ekrem is a Specialist Psychiatrist – Psychotherapist with private practices in Komotini and Xanthi. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's degree from the Hellenic Open University. He completed his rural service at the General Hospital – Health Center of Kos "Hippocrates." He received his psychiatric training at the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Katerini and the University Psychiatric Clinic of the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis. During his specialization in Psychiatry, he trained in Neurology at the 2nd Neurological Clinic of the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki “AHEPA.” Alongside providing services at his private practice, Serif Damadoglou works at the University Psychiatric Clinic of the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis and is a Psychiatrist at the Counseling & Accessibility Structure of the Democritus University of Thrace. He has experience in the diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of mental disorders. Mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder) and psychotic disorders are the focus of his interest. The physician has adopted the biopsychosocial model of modern psychiatry and applies psychotherapeutic methods, while in cases requiring pharmacological treatment, he follows the most recent clinical guidelines. Finally, he issues certificates and attestations for all legal uses.