Health professionals for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών near Kifisia

Papalitsas Athanasios MSc is a Psychologist and Child Psychotherapist based in Nea Erithraia. He specializes in child and adolescent psychotherapy, parent counseling, and group psychoeducation programs. His office is a modern and welcoming space for psychological support, designed to provide every individual with the opportunity to freely express their thoughts, emotions, and difficulties.

Dimitra Smaragda, MSc., PgD., is a Forensic Psychologist, Systemic (Family) and Person-Centered Psychotherapist, licensed to practice professionally. She obtained her primary degree from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and specialized in individual counseling (PgD Person-Centered Counseling, University of Strathclyde). She holds a postgraduate diploma in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy. She has worked as a Psychologist in the Psychiatric Clinic of Metropolitan Hospital, served as a scientific collaborator at the Agios Nikolaos Clinic (substance abuse rehabilitation program), and was a scientific advisor at the Ministry of Citizen Protection. She was a scientific associate at the "Elpida" Association in the field of parental counseling and since 2006 has maintained a private practice as a Psychologist - Family Counselor. She has participated as a speaker at scientific conferences, attended numerous training seminars, and contributed to the writing of the book "Dictionary of Psychology," 2005. She is a Forensic Psychologist, member of the Hellenic Psychiatric Forensic Society, and exclusive collaborator - expert witness at the Rhodes Prosecutor's Office until 2015 and since then continues in the Athens Prosecutor's Office.

Ksafi Elena Msc - Kentro Logou Kai Ergou Dodo Talks is a Speech Therapist who maintains a private practice in Melissia. She holds a degree in Speech Therapy from the Department of Speech Therapy at the University of Peloponnese, with clinical training at the European University of Cyprus, and a master's degree in International Medicine and Health Crisis Management from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specializes in autism spectrum disorders, stuttering, dysphagia, dyspraxia, phonological disorders, developmental language disorder (DLD), messy play therapy, and sensory integration. She is certified in PPCI, TEACCH, PECS, and Makaton therapy. She has worked in recognized health and educational institutions in a professional and organized manner, maintaining high standards in all her roles in rehabilitation centers, private educational organizations, and public schools. Finally, the specialist has participated in the adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for the Greek population with autoimmune diseases, while continuing her education with certifications in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and specialized speech therapy programs.

Kostaki Maria is a Psychologist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holds a license to practice. She has completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" at the Faculty of Medicine of NKUA, where she specialized in issues related to childhood and adolescence. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy through the training program she attended at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, where she further enhanced her expertise in adult psychotherapy. In the context of her continuous professional development in Psychology, she has attended training seminars on the analysis of children's drawings, administration of the WISC-V intelligence test, as well as other topics related to mental health. During her practical training, she worked in assessment and diagnostic centers for learning difficulties, such as KEDASY and the Child Psychiatry Clinic at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital. For the past six years, she has maintained her private practice, conducting psychotherapeutic sessions with adults, adolescents, and children, addressing a wide range of mental health needs. Simultaneously, she collaborates with specialized therapy centers where she provides her services as a psychologist and holds counseling sessions with parents, as well as individual sessions with adults, children, and adolescents facing difficulties across a broad spectrum of disorders, including neurodevelopmental disorders, anxiety disorders, emotional difficulties, and behavioral problems.

Η Εξαρχου Αργυρώ είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος MSc (αρ. αδείας 4385), Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και υποψήφια Διδάκτωρ Ψυχολογίας στο University of Greater Manchester. Έχει εξειδικευθεί στη Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων και εφήβων (Cognitive Behavioral Τherapy), καθώς επίσης και στη Συμβουλευτική και Θεραπεία ζεύγους και οικογένειας.

Έχει αποκτήσει στο παρελθόν πολύτιμη κλινική εμπειρία μέσα από τη συνεργασία της με δομές όπως το Best Buddies Greece και TACT Hellas, όπου παρείχε υποστήριξη σε άτομα με νοητικές και αναπτυξιακές δυσκολίες και συμμετείχε ως Assistant Psychologist σε θεραπευτικές ομάδες και ατομικές συνεδρίες ενηλίκων.

Έχει συμμετάσχει ως ομιλήτρια σε συνέδρια, παρουσιάζοντας ερευνητικές εργασίες της, οι οποίες εστιάζουν στις ανθρώπινες σχέσεις, καθώς επίσης και στον τρόπο κοινωνικοποίησης των ανθρώπων.

Επιστημονικά άρθρα της έχουν δημοσιευτεί σε ελληνικά και ξένα journals, με θεματολογία όπως συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη, πένθος, ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα.

Έχει εργαστεί ως Ψυχολόγος σε ποικίλα πλαίσια, διεξάγοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες ενηλίκων, θεραπευτικές ομάδες, καθώς επίσης και συμβουλευτική ζεύγους.

Παρέχει συνεδρίες εξ’ αποστάσεως (online) και δια ζώσης (in person) στην ελληνική και αγγλική γλώσσα σε θεραπευμένους σε Ελλάδα και εξωτερικό.

Τα δυνατά σημεία της είναι η διαχείριση πένθους - απώλειας, η κατάθλιψη, η διαχείριση άγχους, οι φοβίες, η κρίση πανικού, η διαχείριση θυμού, η θεραπεία ζεύγους, η συμβουλευτική γονέων και εφήβων, οι σχέσεις, η διεκδικητικότητα και η ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή.

Η Αλεξοπούλου Άννα είναι Ψυχαναλύτρια-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά γραφεία στo Παρίσι και στην Αθήνα, όπου δέχεται ενήλικες και παιδιά. Είναι απόφοιτος του ιστορικού και μοναδικού τμήματος Ψυχανάλυσης παγκοσμίως στο Παρίσι (Master), Université Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint Denis, το οποίο ίδρυσε ο διάσημος ψυχαναλυτής και ψυχίατρος Jacques Lacan, και του ΦΠΨ (Kατεύθυνση Ψυχολογίας). Ειδικεύτηκε σε ψυχιατρικά νοσοκομεία και σε κέντρα ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης του Παρισιού για ενήλικες, γονείς, παιδιά και βρέφη. Συμμετέχει από το 2013 στην κλινική ομάδα της École de la Cause freudienne de Paris, όπου και εκπαιδεύτηκε δίπλα σε ψυχαναλυτές παγκοσμίου φήμης. Συνεργάζεται μαζί τους τα τελευταία χρόνια ως διοργανωτής σεμιναρίων και συνεδριών της ECF στο Παρίσι και της Παγκόσμιας Εταιρείας Ψυχανάλυσης (Association Mondiale de Psychanalyse). Στόχος της είναι η ανάδειξη της ενικότητας του συμπτώματος και της μοναδικότητας (της επιθυμίας) του κάθε υποκειμένου. Αντιμετωπίζει περιστατικά κατάθλιψης, τραυματικές εμπειρίες, κρίσεις πανικού και φοβίες, πένθος, αγχώδεις διαταραχές, προβλήματα διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων, θεραπεία ζεύγους, συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών, παιδικό αυτισμό, αντιμετώπιση εθισμών και εξαρτήσεων. Συμμετέχει τακτικά σε συνέδρια στο εξωτερικό και μελέτες της έχουν δημοσιευτεί σε ξενόγλωσσα περιοδικά πάνω στο «ανησυχητικά ανοίκειο» συναίσθημα του S.Freud, την γλωσσική δομή του ασυνειδήτου, την διωκτική εμβέλεια του βλέμματος, την παραληρηματική δομή της γλώσσας, τις παραισθήσεις, τις ψυχοσωματικές διαταραχές, τη σχέση μελαγχολίας και μετουσίωσης, καθώς και την σχέση λογοτεχνίας και τρέλας. Οι συνεδρίες με παιδιά και εφήβους περιλαμβάνουν αρχικά προκαταρκτικές συνεδρίες με τους γονείς για να διευκρινιστούν οι δυσκολίες που αντιμετωπίζει το παιδί τους. Η υποστήριξη και η καθοδήγηση των γονιών είναι στόχος των συνεδριών. Oρισμένα γεγονότα, όπως δυσκολίες των νέων γονιών με το βρέφος, διαζύγιο, πένθος, δυσκολίες στο σχολικό περιβάλλον, συχνά περιλαμβάνουν συμπτώματα, όπως δυσκολία συγκέντρωσης, φοβίες, άγχος, μελαγχολικές σκέψεις, διαταραχές διατροφής και ύπνου, δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις. Οι συνεδρίες με παιδιά και βρέφη λαμβάνουν χώρα μέσα από το παιχνίδι, με βάση το πρότυπο της ψυχαναλυτικής προσέγγισης της Françoise Dolto, πρωτοπόρος στην ψυχαναναλυτική θεραπεία παίδων, όπου αντιμετωπίζονται ως μοναδικά υποκείμενα.

Villy Paulidi is a Psychotherapist practicing privately, while also collaborating with a Mental Health Center. Her personal concerns quickly led her to the journey of psychotherapy, initially as a client and subsequently as a trainee in Mental Health. She completed her studies in Mental Health Counseling at the Athens Synthesis Center and holds certifications in COSCA, Counselling Skills, and Integrative Counselling. She completed postgraduate studies in Integrative Psychotherapy, where she obtained the European Certificate for Psychotherapy (EAP) from the European Association for Psychotherapy and the European Society for Integrative Psychotherapy. She addresses issues such as anxiety management and treatment, interpersonal relationships, grief, work-related stress, parental counseling, brief couples counseling, psychosexual disorders, personal development, self-improvement and self-awareness, bullying, among others. Additionally, she continues to attend numerous seminars as part of ongoing professional development and participates in training groups for psychotherapists (dream groups, supervision, etc.).

As part of her continuous education, she undertakes annual training in supervision with the ultimate goal of obtaining the title of "Supervisor" and supervising fellow psychotherapists and trainee colleagues.

Her initial studies were at Deree College in the Department of Business Administration. She worked in this field for 10 years at well-known commercial companies.

Marianna Xarlauti is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Vrilissia since 2011. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and a postgraduate specialization in Organizational and Economic Psychology from the same institution. She was trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy at the Institute of Research and Therapy of Behavior. In 2018, she completed her training in Schema Therapy. She is a certified Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer according to the criteria of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). She is engaged in ongoing education and professional development in Schema Therapy. She has acquired clinical experience working in various settings, such as the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica Sismanoglio, the Social Service of the Municipality of Vrilissia, and the Institute of Mental and Sexual Health. She is actively involved in volunteering and has provided voluntary services at the Life Center, where she participated in the Population Awareness Group for HIV. Finally, she has attended numerous seminars and conferences on topics related to mental health and business organization. She is a member of the Association of Greek Psychologists.

Tarsani Triantafyllio is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist licensed to practice and maintains a private practice in Metamorfosi. She conducts sessions both in-person and online. She works psychotherapeutically with adults, children, adolescents, and parents. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree (M.Sc.) in "Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has specialized in "Adult Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT)" as well as in "Parent Counseling" at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (K.E.PSY.SY), and has also received basic training in "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)" at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies. Additionally, she has been trained in Special Education and in supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in "adolescent group coordination" at the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools. Since 2021, she has been working as a private psychologist, providing psychological support to adults, children, and adolescents, while collaborating with specialized therapy centers. Concurrently, she has worked as a psychologist in primary education schools in Attica, in camp programs for individuals with disabilities, in Vocational Training Centers, and as a parallel support companion. Moreover, she is actively involved in volunteer work at facilities for people with disabilities and contributes articles to the website psychologynow.gr. She is a member of the British Psychological Society and supports lifelong learning by participating in conferences, educational programs, and seminars in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy.

Kyriakou Thomai is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Marousi and Argos. She also collaborates with the Center for Speech, Language, and Learning "Spell" as a Family Counselor and Psychoeducator and is the co-founder of the company "Morfogenesis," which provides counseling, training, support, guidance for individuals and groups, and training through seminars in workplace environments. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Open University of England, focusing on developmental psychology and the role of the father in the Greek family. Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies in Psychology at the same university, specializing in criminology, prevention, and semiotic analysis. Throughout her career, she specialized as a family and group therapist in the Synthetic - Systemic approach at the Laboratory of Human Relations and as a couple therapist in the Emotionally Focused Therapy direction at the EFT Greek Network. Additionally, she recently completed the Gestalt Coaching in Business & Organizations Program to enhance her awareness of workplace issues and conditions, which are highly relevant in today's era. With children, she works psychotherapeutically using the Therapeutic Play method and is a Certified Play Therapist from Play Therapy Greece. To date, she has continuously updated and further educated herself on scientific topics related to psychology, psychotherapy, and education, considering their contribution essential to her professional practice. Finally, her extensive studies, experience, and collaborators enable her to work psychotherapeutically with individuals at different life stages, concerns, and needs. She works with adults, couples, families, and groups addressing issues such as the management of negative or intense emotions, low self-esteem, the creation and maintenance of functional relationships, and existential matters.

Daktylidi Flora, MSc, is a Clinical Psychologist - Child Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi, providing psychotherapy and psychological support to adults, adolescents, and children, as well as parental counseling and couples therapy. Her goal is to create a safe and supportive environment where each individual can freely express themselves, gain deeper self-understanding, and develop their personal strengths.

She is a graduate of the undergraduate Psychology program and the postgraduate Clinical Psychology program at the European University Cyprus.

During her training, she gained significant clinical experience by completing her internship at the Refugee Department of the Red Cross, while also completing over 1000 hours of practical training at the Toxotis Foundation, which supports adults with intellectual disabilities, as well as at the Psychiatric Services of Cyprus.

Simultaneously, she continuously updates her knowledge through seminars and specializations in modern therapeutic approaches, such as couples therapy, aiming to provide comprehensive and scientifically validated mental health services.

She has also collaborated as a psychologist with businesses, supporting employees' mental well-being and professional development.

She believes that psychotherapy can be a vital tool for change and personal growth, helping individuals manage difficulties, strengthen their psychological resilience, and improve their quality of life.

Mpoutsali Maria is a Child Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a professional license, maintaining a private practice in Metamorfosi. She conducts both in-person and online sessions. She provides psychotherapeutic services to adults, children, adolescents, and parents. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and a postgraduate degree in "Clinical Interventions in Addictions" from the same university. Additionally, she has specialized in "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Adults" at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (K.E.PSY.SY.), and has received further training in "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)" at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies, as well as in coordinating "Parent School Groups and Adolescent Groups" at the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools. She completed her postgraduate internship at the OKANA Adolescents Unit - "Atrapós," and volunteered her services at the Association of Parents, Guardians, and Friends of Individuals with Autism in Rethymno. Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a Psychotherapist in the Social Service of the Municipality of Ilion and as a chaperone in the Camping Program of the Panhellenic Federation of Parent and Guardian Associations of Persons with Disabilities (P.O.S.G.K.A.me.A.). To date, she collaborates with Special Therapy Centers in Attica, where she conducts individual psychotherapy sessions with children and adolescents, as well as parent counseling sessions. In the context of her continuous training and professional development, she has participated in scientific conferences and specialized seminars focusing on psychological research and innovative therapeutic approaches.

Tarsani Triantafyllio is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist licensed to practice and maintains a private practice in Metamorfosi. She conducts sessions both in-person and online. She provides psychotherapeutic services to adults, children, adolescents, and parents. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and holds a master's degree (M.Sc.) in "Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has specialized in "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Adults" as well as "Parent Counseling" at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (K.E.PSY.SY), and has also received basic training in "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)" at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies. Furthermore, she has been trained in Special Education and in supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in "group coordination of adolescents" at the Panhellenic Association of Parenting Schools. Since 2021, she has been working as a private psychologist, offering psychological support to adults, children, and adolescents, and collaborates with specialized therapy centers. Additionally, she has worked as a psychologist in primary schools in Attica, in camp programs for individuals with disabilities, in Vocational Training Centers, and as a parallel support escort. She is also actively involved in volunteer work within organizations for people with disabilities and contributes articles to the website psychologynow.gr. She is a member of the British Psychological Society and supports lifelong learning by participating in conferences, educational programs, and seminars in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy.

Makra Sevasti is a Psychologist with a private practice in Acharnes. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation and a four-year scholarship from the Dodecanese Foundation) and a postgraduate diploma from the same University. She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for children and adults (Scholarship "Giannis Boulougouris" from the Institute for Research and Behavior Therapy for the four-year study program). In her private practice, she offers high-level individual psychotherapy services for adults to address psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, interpersonal difficulties, as well as individual psychotherapy for children and adolescents in cases such as anxiety, phobias, emotional difficulties, behavioral problems, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Additionally, she provides counseling services to parents and couples. Lastly, she has an established body of written work related to the psychotherapy of children and adults.