Health professionals for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών near Vironas

To Mindtopia είναι ένα Διεπιστημονικό Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών και Ανάπτυξης Δεξιοτήτων για παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες όπου η εξέλιξη και η υποστήριξη του κάθε ατόμου βρίσκονται στο επίκεντρο. Στο Mindtopia, η ψυχολογική υποστήριξη παρέχει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό περιβάλλον όπου παιδιά και έφηβοι μπορούν να εκφράσουν τις σκέψεις και τα συναισθήματά τους. Οι έμπειροι ψυχολόγοι του κέντρου, προσφέρουν συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία, βοηθώντας τα παιδιά να αντιμετωπίσουν άγχη, φοβίες, δυσκολίες συμπεριφοράς και άλλα συναισθηματικά προβλήματα. Παράλληλα, μέσω της ψυχοεκπαίδευσης, υποστηρίζονται γονείς και οικογένειες, όπου τους παρέχονται τα εργαλεία και οι γνώσεις για να κατανοούν και να διαχειρίζονται καλύτερα τις συναισθηματικές ανάγκες των παιδιών τους. Επιπλέον, προσφέρονται υπηρεσίες Εργοθεραπείας, η οποία επικεντρώνεται στην ανάπτυξη και βελτίωση των κινητικών δεξιοτήτων, οι οποίες είναι απαραίτητες για την καθημερινή ζωή και ανεξαρτησία των παιδιών αλλά και Λογοθεραπείας, μια επιστήμη που ασχολείται με διαταραχές λόγου, επικοινωνίας (λεκτικής και μη λεκτικής), ομιλίας, φωνής και κατάποσης. Επιπρόσθετα διαθέτονται εξατομικευμένα εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα για παιδιά με μαθησιακές δυσκολίες, υποστηρίζοντας την ανάπτυξη κοινωνικών και συναισθηματικών δεξιοτήτων. Στο κέντρο μπορεί κάποιος να βρει και υπηρεσίες Πρώιμης Παρέμβασης, καθώς η πρώιμη παρέμβαση έχει ως στόχο την ανάπτυξη βασικών δεξιοτήτων από πολύ μικρή ηλικία, υπηρεσίες με επίκεντρο την Θεραπεία μέσω Τέχνης, Συμβουλευτική αλλά και Εκπαίδευση Γονέων, η οποία έχει στόχο να ενδυναμώσει το ρόλο κάθε γονέα ώστε ο ίδιος να είναι σε θέση να βοηθήσει το παιδί να ωριμάσει συναισθηματικά και να αυτονομηθεί. Τέλος την Ρομποτική, που είναι ένα εκπαιδευτικό εργαλείο για την διδασκαλία μαθημάτων που σχετίζονται με το STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

Antonia Xalampalaki MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in the Ilissia area. She completed her postgraduate studies in Health Psychology at the University of Crete, where she also completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology. She has been trained at the Family Therapy unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica and at the Research University Mental Health Institute of the University of Athens. She has worked in public and private mental health facilities, providing psychotherapeutic and counseling services to adults, children, and adolescents. Additionally, she is a member of the psychiatric care unit at the Patient’s Home and collaborates with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as an author and trainer in supplementary distance education programs. Finally, she has presented at conferences and workshops concerning issues of Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Mentally Ill and Chronically Ill Patients.

Georgouli Ioanna is a Mental Health Counselor and Career Guidance Counselor, specializing in Systemic - Family Counseling and Therapy, with a private practice in Zografou. As a Mental Health Counselor, she provides services to individuals, groups, or families using the Systemic Therapy model, respectfully utilizing each person’s uniqueness and therapeutically addressing both the individual and their interactions with their immediate and broader environment. As a Career Guidance Counselor, she offers services to adolescents who are responsibly planning their futures, as well as to adults who are required by internal or external norms to change their professional path or reshape their current one. She holds two master's degrees and has completed a two-year training program in Educational Drama. Subsequently, she specialized as a Mental Health Counselor at the Laboratory for the Exploration of Human Relations and as a Career Guidance Counselor at Aegean College. Over the past three years, she has also worked as the Mental Health Program Coordinator for ERGO NGO, designing and implementing empowerment programs for children and youth as well as their adult caregivers, at both national and international levels. Earlier in her career, she had the opportunity to work in various educational and care settings, such as KETHEA, ActionAid as an author of psycho-empowerment and resource management educational materials for primary and secondary schools, the University of Psychology of Turin as an instructor in the European Carepath program focusing on training and empowering caregivers of people with psychological trauma, INEDIVIM as an educator, and EIHIMUTH. She has presented her work at numerous conferences, founded an experiential workshop for primary school children in Ithaca, and was co-founder of a cultural and educational association for children.

Matina Batzaki is a Psychologist with a private practice located in Ilisia. She graduated from the University of Crete and holds a master's degree in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Integrated Care of Physical and Mental Health from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is undergoing training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research. Concurrently, she is pursuing further specialization in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) at the Institute of Behavioral Research and Therapy (IBRT), as well as in the Treatment of Eating Disorders at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in collaboration with EPIPSY. She has collaborated with public and private healthcare institutions, including Attikon University General Hospital, Penteli Children's General Hospital, and the Lyrakou Psychiatric Clinic, where she continues to work. Additionally, she is active in research in the field of psychopathology and health, with publications in international scientific journals. She maintains a private practice in Ilisia, where she provides psychotherapeutic services to adults, adolescents, and families, based on the principles of the Cognitive-Behavioral approach and contemporary scientific practice.

Iliopoulou Kyriaki - Eirini is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She holds a degree in Psychology from the American College of Greece (Deree College). Concurrently, she completed her studies in the Department of French Language & Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her postgraduate degree was obtained from the University of Bangor in Wales, United Kingdom (University of Wales, Bangor, UK), specializing in the Fundamental Principles of Clinical Psychology. She has specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling, as well as in Special Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the Developmental Pediatrics Unit. Additionally, she holds certification in counseling children, adolescents, and parents from the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling. Furthermore, she is certified in Mindfulness Therapy from the Tree of Therapy, Self-awareness & Learning Workshop. She has been working since 2003 with typically developing children in various settings, as an educator in schools, tutoring centers, and as staff in children's camps. Since 2012, she has been employed as a parallel support assistant for Individuals with Disabilities (IWD) in schools and camps. Finally, since 2013, she has worked as a Consultant-Psychotherapist for children, adolescents, adults, and parents on both an individual and group level.

Sgouromalli Dimitra graduated from the Psychology Department of the University of Crete in 2018. Subsequently, she completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Counseling Psychology & Counseling in Special Education, Training & Health" at the University of Thessaly. She is currently training as a Systemic Psychotherapist at the "Logou Psychis" Training Institute. Simultaneously, she has been working as a Psychologist and Psychotherapist in private and public institutions for the past 5 years, providing Counseling & Psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, adults, and parents. These activities facilitate a deeper understanding of issues such as self-awareness and self-acceptance, relationships and parenting, crisis management, and the handling of dysphoric symptoms.

Η Βαμβασάκη Ζωή είναι Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος BSc, MSc και διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου Σπουδών "Ψυχική Υγεία και Ψυχιατρική Παιδιών και Εφήβων" από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πρακτική άσκηση στη Κοινωνική Υπηρεσία του Δήμου Βούλας - Βάρης - Βουλιαγμένης και στο Τμήμα Ψυχιατρικής Παιδιών και Εφήβων του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου "Ασκληπιείο" Βούλας. Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί ως εθελόντρια Ψυχολόγος στη Ψυχολογική Υπηρεσία της Διεύθυνσης Κοινωνικής Προστασίας, Υγείας, Παιδείας και Εθελοντισμού του Δήμου Ηλιούπολης. Ειδικεύεται στη συμβουλευτική παιδιών, εφήβων και γονέων, καθώς και στις αγχώδεις διαταραχές, στην αντιμετώπιση φοβιών και στη διαχείριση της κατάθλιψης και του πένθους. Στο ιδιωτικό γραφείο που διατηρεί στην Ηλιούπολη παρέχει συνεδρίες για ενήλικες και εφήβους, σεβόμενη τις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες εκάστοτε θεραπευόμενου.

The Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein is a modern, fully equipped, and specially designed center to meet the needs of children, adolescents, and adults. The Director of the Center is Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein, Psychologist - Child Psychologist - Special Systemic Therapist for Couples and Families. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The Center's goal is to provide specialized support to children and their families by offering comprehensive services in the field of diagnosis, assessment, therapy, and rehabilitation of developmental and learning difficulties in children and adolescents. Finally, it covers a wide range of therapeutic programs for adults.

Η Καράμπελα Νικολία MSc είναι μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Ψυχολόγων με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος αναγνωρισμένη τόσο από το Αγγλικό, όσο και από το Ελληνικό Κράτος (Αριθμός πράξης χορήγησης Αδείας: 4624/2006, Νομαρχία Αθηνών). Οι παρεχόμενες υπηρεσίες στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο αφορούν την κλινική αξιολόγηση και την ψυχοθεραπεία παιδιών, εφήβων, ενηλίκων καθώς και τη συμβουλευτική γονέων, και στοχεύουν στην αντιμετώπιση και ψυχολογική διαχείριση συμπτωμάτων, όπως άγχος, φοβίες, κρίσεις πανικού, κατάθλιψη, ψυχοσωματικά συμπτώματα, διατροφικές διαταραχές και διαταραχές ύπνου, διαταραχές λόγου, όπως τραυλισμός και επιλεκτική αλαλία (κυρίως σε παιδιά), θέματα συμπεριφοράς, αυτοεκτίμησης και εικόνας σώματος και εαυτού, δυσκολίες στο σχολικό περιβάλλον (για παιδιά και εφήβους) ή στο εργασιακό περιβάλλον (για τους ενήλικες) και γενικότερα δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές, οικογενειακές ή ερωτικές σχέσεις. Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στην Αναπτυξιακη Νευροψυχολογία στο πανεπιστήμιο ΕSSEX της Αγγλίας. Από το 2007 ως το 2011 μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην οικογενειακή συστημική θεραπεία στο Αθηναϊκό Κέντρο Μελέτης του Ανθρώπου (ΑΚΜΑ) και από το 2019 στα πλαίσια της δια βίου εκπαίδευσης, συνεχίζει την εξειδίκευση της στη λακανική ψυχανάλυση στην Ακαδημία Κλινικών Σπουδών της Αθήνας (ΑΚΣΠΑ). Έχει αποκτήσει κλινική εμπειρία σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα διαταραχών και συμπτωμάτων σε δημόσιες και ιδιωτικές δομές  μεταξύ των οποίων το Ψυχιατρικό Τμήμα του Νοσοκομείου του Ελληνικού Ερυθρού Σταυρού (Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενακειο) (2005-2006), κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών (2007-2015), την Ψυχοκοινωνική Υπηρεσία του Δήμου Παλαιού Φαλήρου (2012-2013), Δημοτικά Σχολεία στα πλαίσια Ψυχολογικής Στήριξης παιδιών με ψυχοσυναισθηματικές δυσκολίες (2013-2018). Παράλληλα διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο από το 2006, αναλαμβάνοντας πλήθος περιστατικών.

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.

The Center for Psychopedagogical Support Psych...Agogein is a modern, fully equipped, and specially designed facility to meet the needs of children, adolescents, and adults. The Center's goal is to provide specialized support to children and their families, offering comprehensive services in the areas of diagnosis, assessment, therapy, and rehabilitation of developmental and learning difficulties in children and adolescents. Additionally, it covers a wide range of therapeutic programs for adults. The Center's director is Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein, Psychologist-Child Psychologist-Specialized Systemic Couples & Family Psychotherapist, graduate of Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holder of a professional practice license.

Dionysios Siafakas is a Psychology graduate from Neapolis University and holds a master's degree in "The Science of Stress & Health Promotion" from the Medical School of NKUA. He has extensive clinical experience through his collaboration with mental health organizations such as the child psychiatry department of the "Karamanadaneio" hospital, the "H Pammakaristos" foundation, and structures of the "Hellenic Red Cross." He specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, behavioral disorders, and stress management, applying modern cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.

Tsigarida Lamprini is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist with 25 years of clinical experience at a Mental Health Center (Adult Services), where she continues to work. She focuses on Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention in adults with a wide range of psychological difficulties.

She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been granted a Professional Practice License (license no. 7881) by the Athens Prefecture.

She possesses extensive scientific training in the Psychopathology of Adults, Adolescents & Children, as well as in Psychosexual Disorders. She has been trained in Psychotherapeutic Techniques of Psychodynamic and Cognitive Approaches and provides Counseling Services.

In her long-term clinical practice, she has therapeutically managed adults with various issues such as: Anxiety Disorders (Panic Attacks, Generalized Anxiety, Phobias, Post-Traumatic Stress, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders), Emotional Difficulties: (Depression, Loss, Separation, Grief), Interpersonal Relationship & Family Conflict Problems, Psychosexual Dysfunctions, Psychosomatic Disorders.

Her goal is Self-Understanding, enhancing self-esteem, reducing psychological and physical pain, and achieving meaningful change in dysfunctional behaviors so that the individual can function better in daily life and regain a sense of purpose and goals.

Chrysa Xatzixaralampou BSc, MSc is a psychologist who conducts sessions with adolescents and adults both online and in person. She holds a master's degree in Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy, having completed the three-year program at the University of Derby, and is also a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, she is training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling at Ce.S.Me.Th (Center for Systemic Study and Therapy). As part of her continuous education, she has attended numerous conferences and seminars focusing on special education, school and developmental psychology, and psychotherapy. During her undergraduate studies, she completed her internship in the Acute Cases Department at the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki. Subsequently, she undertook a postgraduate internship at a private office of a systemic psychotherapist, conducting individual sessions with adults. Concurrently, she has been active in the field of therapy with children and adolescents, addressing neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioral issues. She has also worked with adults, providing individual counseling and psychotherapy sessions as well as psychoeducational groups. Furthermore, she has been employed in vocational counseling, working with individuals facing severe psychosocial difficulties, focusing on psychoses, while coordinating support groups for people with psychosis and other psychosocial challenges aimed at enhancing their social skills. Moreover, she is a member of the Hellenic Association of Supported Employment (EL.ET.YP.E.) and the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Currently, the psychologist collaborates with a psychotherapy center, offering individual psychotherapy sessions for children and adolescents, support groups for children and adolescents, and parental counseling.

Aretaki Dafni is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ymittos and Corinth. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, possesses a Master's degree in Political Science and Sociology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and has completed four years of training in Group Analysis. She has worked as a trainer in intercultural training programs for public sector personnel nationwide (detention centers, local government, and municipal police) and as a supervisor of the cultural mediation team at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." She has collaborated with the Hellenic Society for the Rheumatic Diseases, mainly providing psychological support to individuals with rheumatic conditions through a helpline and support groups. She currently works privately, offering psychological support and analysis for adolescents and adults in both individual and group settings. She follows the psychodynamic approach and provides individual, group, and couple therapy sessions.

Semeli Balta-Messari is a Psychologist and Dance Therapist who maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete (2018). She holds a specialization in Jungian – Psychodynamic Counseling through Dance Therapy under the supervision of the Hellenic Center for Training – Psychotherapy through the Arts (Hellenic-British College of Athens), which she successfully completed in 2022. She has been trained in the Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) system and the Authentic Movement technique. The therapeutic model she follows combines Counseling Psychology techniques with the analysis of symbols and dreams, the approach to archetypes through creative methods, the Authentic Movement technique, and the Active Imagination technique. She has worked as a psychologist and dance therapist in both private and public institutions, providing psychological and counseling support to children, adolescents, and families, as well as populations with increased social and psycho-emotional needs. Currently, she is coordinating auxiliary work, as a specialist scientist, for the “Women InterACT” group at Restart Theater Athens, within the framework of a European program addressing the dual exclusion of women.

Ermioni Margariti is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist who conducts sessions at her private office located at 15 Laodikeias Street (opposite the Athens Concert Hall) as well as online. She graduated from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences – Department of Psychology and has specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Adults, Children, and Adolescents at the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior (I.E.TH.S. – a four-year study program) leading to European certification from the EABCT. She has attended numerous seminars and training programs, including the Postgraduate Seminar in Clinical Psychopathology "PANAGIOTIS OULIS" and the Postgraduate Seminar in Clinical Skills in Psychopathology "PANAGIOTIS OULIS" at Aeginiteio Hospital – 1st Psychiatric Clinic. She has clinical experience in municipal clinics of the Municipality of Athens, school units of all levels, in streetwork of the Municipality of Athens, and at the Institute for Research & Therapy of Behavior. Since 2021, she has been providing private psychotherapy to adolescents and adults while continuing her clinical training.