Health professionals for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών near Neos Kosmos

Moskofoglou Orestis is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist. He studied Psychology (BSc Hons Psychology) at the University of East London. He has successfully completed his four-year specialization as a Systemic and Family Psychotherapist at the Laboratory for Human Relationship Investigation. Alongside his studies, he completed a specialization program in Child Psychology and Child Psychiatry at the University of the Aegean. Subsequently, he specialized in Family Law for Social Scientists, also at the University of the Aegean, and thereafter in Human Sexuality at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As part of his specialization, he has undertaken internships in private and public institutions, such as the social service of the Municipality of Agios Dimitrios. He collaborates with Foreign Language Centers and Tutoring Schools, conducting psychoeducational seminars for parents and adolescents. He is also an associate member of the Hellenic Association of Counseling and the British Psychological Society, with the title MBPsS.

Ο Χατζαντουριάν Σταύρος είναι Ψυχολόγος, διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Νέα Σμύρνη στο οποίο πραγματοποιεί τόσο διά ζώσης όσο και διαδικτυακές συνεδρίες με άτομα τα οποία κινητοποιούνται να εξελιχθούν σε διάφορους τομείς της ζωής τους, να οδηγηθούν σε υψηλότερα επίπεδα αυτογνωσίας ή/και που βιώνουν διάφορα ψυχοσωματικά συμπτώματα όπως κρίσεις πανικού, κατάθλιψη, άγχος και αγχώδεις διαταραχές, διαταραχές πρόσληψης τροφής κ.α. και με κύρια ψυχοθεραπευτική προσέγγιση την θεραπεία Gestalt. Μέχρι πρότινος εργάστηκε στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση, ως κύριος καθηγητής Ψυχολογίας στο Μητροπολιτικό Κολέγιο Αθηνών. Έχει λάβει πτυχίο Ψυχολογίας στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Χρόνινχεν (University of Groningen) και τετραετή εξειδίκευση στην Ψυχοθεραπεία Gestalt στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοθεραπείας Gestalt Foundation of Athens. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού με ειδίκευση στην Ψυχολογία Υγείας στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Buckingham (University of Buckingham). Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλές ημερίδες αναφορικά με την Ψυχοθεραπεία Gestalt αλλά και σε προγράμματα κατάρτισης του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθήνας (ΕΚΠΑ) για  “Σεξουαλική διαπαιδαγώγηση παιδιών και εφήβων” και “Ειδική αγωγή και διεπιστημονικές πρακτικές”.    

Τόσο κατά τη διάρκεια, όσο και μετά το πέρας των βασικών του σπουδών, έχει εργαστεί σε ένα ποικιλόμορφο φάσμα εργασιακών πλαισίων τα οποία του επιτρέπουν να έχει εποπτική αντίληψη της Ψυχοθεραπείας. Έχει εργαστεί ως φροντιστής παιδιών με μαθησιακές δυσκολίες, αυτισμό και άλλες αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, με έμφαση στο δημιουργικό παιχνίδι. Επιπλέον, εργάστηκε ως διαχειριστής έκτακτων κλήσεων του Εθνικού Συστήματος Υγείας του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, η οποία απευθύνεται σε άτομα που βρίσκονται σε κάποια άμεση απειλή για την ψυχική ή σωματική τους υγεία. Τέλος, εργάστηκε εθελοντικά ως Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας στον Μη Κυβερνητικό Οργανισμό “Μαζί για το Παιδί” όπου προσέφερε ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και καθοδήγηση σε γονείς, παιδιά, εφήβους και εκπαιδευτικούς.

Serra Sofia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens, in the Syntagma area. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from Paris 7–Denis Diderot University in the Doctoral School of Research in Psychoanalysis. In her postgraduate research, she studied emotional disorders, specifically focusing on depression, deepening her understanding of the psychopathology according to psychoanalytic theory. She has worked in various public psychosocial support organizations as well as in private clinical settings. Since 2009, she has been working as a clinical psychologist at the ANASA Day Center (an organization for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders). At the day center, she provides psychotherapy for adults and adolescents as well as parental counseling, having gained extensive therapeutic experience in the psychopathological spectrum of eating disorders. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with the Eating Disorders Unit of the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. She has been trained in the administration and qualitative analysis of the projective tests T.A.T. and Rorschach test at the Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents. Since 2003, she has participated in annual seminar cycles on psychoanalysis under the auspices of the International Winnicott Association, the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society, the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. She has delivered lectures and presentations at educational seminars as well as at national conferences related to the clinical approach and understanding of the psychopathology of eating disorders.

Evangelia Raftopoulou is a Person-Centered Psychotherapist and Focusing practitioner, General Secretary and active member of the Hellenic Network of European Women (HNEW). In her private practice, she offers a safe and accepting space where individuals can connect with themselves, recognize their needs, and find their own pace of change. She has experience supporting women who have experienced gender-based violence, as well as in conflict management and violence prevention in the school environment. Through the therapeutic relationship, she aims to create an atmosphere of trust and empathy, where each person can stand with respect toward their personal history and move towards a more authentic and free life.

Papaleksi Xristina is a Psychologist and Systemic and Family Psychotherapist. She maintains a private practice in Koukaki. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master's degree in Applied Child Psychology (M.Sc.) from the University of Nottingham (Nottingham Trent University). She has significant and extensive work experience in Greece and the United Kingdom with children, adolescents, and adults presenting with mental, developmental, and emotional disorders and difficulties, across various clinical and community settings. She conducts individual and group sessions, couples therapy, and parental counseling.

Η Κούτσου Μαρίνα είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Νέα Σμύρνη. Είναι απόφοιτος του τμήματος Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας (ΦΠΨ) του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με κατεύθυνση την Ψυχολογία και στη συνέχεια ολοκλήρωσε το τριετές πρόγραμμα μετεκπαίδευσης της Συμβουλευτικής στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα σεμιναρίων με σκοπό την περαιτέρω εκπαίδευση και επιμόρφωση. Μέσα από τις ατομικές συνεδρίες και με γνώμονα την Συστημική προσέγγιση, προσφέρεται υποστήριξη σε θέματα που αφορούν αγχώδεις διαταραχές, διαταραχές διάθεσης, πένθος, διαπροσωπικές και οικογενειακές σχέσεις και ανάπτυξη αυτογνωσίας. Παρέχονται επίσης συνεδρίες Συμβουλευτικής ζεύγους και Συμβουλευτικής γονέων, με στόχο την διαχείριση προβλημάτων που προκύπτουν στο οικογενειακό πλαίσιο.

Η Νάσια Γιουρουκέλη είναι Ψυχολόγος με Άδεια Ασκήσεως Επαγγέλματος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Κουκάκι. Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών, όπου πραγματοποίησε και τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην Εφαρμοσμένη Γνωστική και Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχολογία. Στη συνέχεια, προχώρησε την επαγγελματική της κατάρτιση και βρίσκεται σε εξαετή εκπαίδευση στην Υπαρξιακή Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Ινστιτούτο "Αντίστιξη", πιστοποιημένο από την Εθνική Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΕΨΕ) και την Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας (EFTA).

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Ψυχολόγος στο Κέντρο Ημέρας Νοτίου Αττικής «Ανέλιξη» στον φορέα Ξένιος Ζευς, παρέχοντας ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες σε άτομα με ψυχικές διαταραχές, καθώς και στο Ταμείο Υγείας Προσωπικού Εθνικής Τράπεζας (Τ.Υ.Π.Ε.Τ.), παρέχοντας συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη σε παιδιά, εφήβους και γονείς.

Έχει συνεργαστεί με το Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής Βύρωνα–Καισαριανής, τμήμα του Αιγινητείου Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών στο τμήμα παιδιών και εφήβων, με φορείς ψυχοκοινωνικής υποστήριξης προσφύγων και τον Δήμο Νέας Σμύρνης, όπου είχε αναλάβει τη διενέργεια αξιολογήσεων μνήμης και την παροχή συμβουλευτικής υποστήριξης. Η εμπειρία της εκτείνεται σε παιδιά, εφήβους, ενήλικες και οικογένειες, καλύπτοντας ένα ευρύ φάσμα ψυχολογικών και ψυχοκοινωνικών αναγκών.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση εστιάζει στην κατανόηση του ατόμου μέσα στο προσωπικό και σχεσιακό του πλαίσιο, με βασικό άξονα τη δημιουργία μιας ασφαλούς θεραπευτικής σχέσης, την ενίσχυση της αυτογνωσίας και την προσωπική εξέλιξη.

Παράλληλα, δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη συνεχή προσωπική και επαγγελματική της ανέλιξη, μέσα από συνεχιζόμενη εκπαίδευση, σεμινάρια και εποπτεία. Η διαρκής επιμόρφωση και ο αναστοχασμός αποτελούν αναπόσπαστο μέρος του τρόπου με τον οποίο αντιλαμβάνεται και ασκεί την ψυχοθεραπεία.

Tsalikidou Aliki is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has earned an MSc from the Medical School of the same university in the field of Mental Health Promotion - Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders. Professionally, over the past 16 years, she worked at KETHEA. She has been trained in Group Dynamics and has attended various training cycles in Systemic - Family Therapy. She has completed training in Counseling in the field of Substance Addiction at the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego. Additionally, she has received training in "New Therapeutic Techniques" at Amsterdam UMC (University Medical Center), as part of the Erasmus+ program (professional mobility in the healthcare sector). She has participated in numerous training programs for managing difficult patients, eating disorders, internet addiction, as well as special developmental disorders. She has collaborated with the Experimental Psychology Laboratory of the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has participated in various research projects. From 2005 to 2006, she worked at the Children's Workshop, Center for Speech, Writing, and Behavior, providing Emotional Support services for children and Counseling for parents. From 2006 to 2022, she worked at KETHEA Diavasi, supporting both the addicted individuals and their families. From 2015, she held Unit Manager positions, initially at the KETHEA Diavasi Family Support Center and later in the Main Treatment Phase (Therapeutic Community).

Mpani Vanesa is a graduate of the Psychology Department at Panteion University and specialized in the Cognitive-Behavioral Model of Adult Therapy through the Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Studies. She is currently furthering her specialization in Schema Therapy at the Hellenic Society of Schema Therapy. Her research work has been presented at Panteion University and at the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior. Previously, she has collaborated with the mental health services center "Arsi," the rehabilitation and recovery center "Medical Exercise," and the supported living residence "To Petagma." Since 2019, she has maintained a private practice in Koukaki.

Xristidi Katerina MSc, BTEC is a Child Psychologist with a private practice in Pangrati. She holds a degree in Psychology from Panteion University and completed a postgraduate specialization program in Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychotherapy at London Metropolitan University, London. Additionally, she completed her specialization in Integrative Counseling/Psychotherapy (BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma in Integrative Counseling) from the English institution Pearson, recognized by the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy. A key advantage of the Integrative Approach is that it combines techniques from various approaches, allowing flexible adaptation to the needs and personality of each patient. She has worked at the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia," the therapy center "En logo kai ergo," and the Hellenic Society for the Protection & Rehabilitation of Disabled Children, at the neuropsychological rehabilitation center for individuals with brain injuries, and in the infant department. Finally, she regularly attends numerous conferences and seminars as part of her continuing professional development.

Andrikopoulou Aggeliki (BA, MSc, PhD) is a Psychotherapist for children and adults, maintaining a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a master's degree (MSc) in Cognitive Science from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology (BA) from the American College of Greece Deree, as well as a degree in Social Work from the University of West Attica. She received training in Family Therapy at the Pediatric Medicine Center of Nea Smyrni and in Trauma Therapy using the EMDR method at the Institute of Trauma Therapy. Psychotherapeutically, she has extensive experience working with both children and adolescents as well as adults. In the past, she worked for many years in early intervention programs for children with ASD and learning difficulties. She coordinated psychoeducational groups and pre-vocational training for adults with disabilities, as well as counseling and psycho-educational groups for parents.

Georgia Mpertsia is a Clinical Psychologist and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Therapist. She specializes in treating anxiety, phobias, panic disorders, depression, relational and family difficulties in adults, adolescents, and children. Additionally, she teaches at a private college in Attica. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens, and completed her postgraduate studies with honors in Clinical Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Her specialization was carried out in the Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapeutic Approach. Her clinical experience includes mental health and rehabilitation facilities such as K.E.TH.E.A DIAVASI, E.P.A.PSY, and private support structures for individuals with disabilities. She has been trained in clinical and translational research as a member of the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuropsychology at Aiginiteio Hospital. Currently, she collaborates with private psychotherapeutic institutions in Attica. She has been trained in clinical assessment and administration of Psychometric Tools for the investigation of Anxiety, Mood, Depression and Mania, Cognitive Functions/Mental Functionality in healthy and clinical populations. Finally, she has participated in and attended numerous conferences and seminars in the field of Psychology and has published a variety of articles in collaboration with online mental health platforms.

Alixontzoti Vera is a graduate of Psychology from the University of Crete with postgraduate studies in child and adolescent psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. For years, she collaborated with the Peristeri Mental Health Center (KPSY) in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of learning difficulties. Since 2016, she has been working with special education centers, providing both educational and psychological support for children and adolescents as well as parent counseling, gaining extensive experience in the field. Additionally, she has worked as a psychologist in secondary schools in the Southern suburbs. She currently runs her own practice, offering support to children, adolescents, and their families. Furthermore, the office includes specially designed spaces for individual and group psychotherapy for adults and guardians of companion animals. These specific services are provided by Skrembou Paraskevi – Psychologist, MSc, Integrative Psychotherapist, a collaborator of Ms. Alixontzoti.

Zafeiropoulou Aggeliki MSc and Associates is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a master's degree in "Stress Management and Health Promotion" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy - Pedagogy - Psychology (Psychology Program) of the same institution. Additionally, she has been trained in family therapy and group facilitation, psychoeducational interventions in the family, and play therapy. With a fundamental principle of respecting the diversity and uniqueness of each individual, her goal is to recognize and utilize their capabilities and to facilitate changes, allowing them to enjoy and appreciate life.

Xristidi Katerina MSc, BTEC is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Pangrati. She holds a degree in psychology from Panteion University and completed a postgraduate specialization program in Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychotherapy at London Metropolitan University, London. Additionally, she completed her specialization in Integrative Counseling/Psychotherapy (BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma in Integrative Counseling) from the UK institution Pearson, recognized by the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy. A key advantage of the Integrative Approach is that it combines techniques from various modalities, allowing flexible adaptation to the needs and personality of each patient. She has worked at the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Children's Hospital “Agia Sofia,” at the therapy center “En logo kai ergo,” and at the Hellenic Society for the Protection & Rehabilitation of Disabled Children, in the neuropsychological rehabilitation center for individuals with brain injuries and in the infant department. Finally, she regularly attends numerous conferences and seminars as part of her ongoing professional development.

Anastasakou Eleni is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist specializing in psychoanalytic approaches, maintaining a private practice in Dafni, Attica. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and is a trainee member of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy (HSPGP). She completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is an external collaborator with the Developmental Pediatrics Unit of the General Children's Hospital "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" (2nd Pediatric Clinic). She has trained and collaborated with mental health institutions and public bodies, such as Aiginiteio Hospital, 1st Psychiatric Clinic (general population, eating disorders, and sexual disorders) and the Society of Social Psychiatry and Mental Health (residential facilities, day center for psychological support of cancer patients). Moreover, she has collaborated with organizations such as the Municipality of Ilioupoli, providing individual and group psychotherapy, with tutoring centers (Dimokritos, Keratsini) organizing talks for parents and adolescents, parent counseling, and with the NGO Praksis for psychosocial support and mentoring of unaccompanied minors. She collaborates with centers in Athens offering psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, adults, and parent counseling, both individually and in groups. Finally, she has attended numerous seminars and trainings related to mental health aiming at her continuous professional development and education.