Health professionals for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών in Attica

Η Παπαϊωαννίδου Κωνσταντίνα MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος και πραγματοποιεί online συνεδρίες. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στην κλινική και ψυχοκοινωνική υποστήριξη ενηλίκων, παιδιών και οικογενειών, με ιδιαίτερη εστίαση στο ψυχικό τραύμα, τη διαφορετικότητα, τις σχέσεις και τις δυσκολίες που μπορεί να επηρεάζουν την καθημερινή ζωή. Είναι κάτοχος MSc στην Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία των Συγκρούσεων και εκπαιδεύεται στο Somatic Experiencing, ενώ έχει επίσης εκπαιδευτεί στη Μη Βίαιη Επικοινωνία και αξιοποιεί στοιχεία από την ψυχοπαιδαγωγική και τη δημιουργική έκφραση.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση απευθύνεται σε ενήλικες, είναι εξατομικευμένη και βασίζεται στη δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και υποστηρικτικού χώρου, όπου κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να εξερευνήσει όσα βιώνει με τον δικό του ρυθμό. Δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη σύνδεση σώματος, συναισθημάτων, σκέψεων και σχέσεων, αξιοποιώντας, όπου είναι χρήσιμο, απλές σωματικές και δημιουργικές πρακτικές. Στόχος της είναι η ενίσχυση της αυτογνωσίας, της συναισθηματικής ρύθμισης και της δυνατότητας του ατόμου να ανταποκρίνεται στις ανάγκες και τις προκλήσεις της καθημερινότητάς του με μεγαλύτερη κατανόηση και ασφάλεια.

Vasilou Georgia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains private practices in Peristeri and Kifisia. She studied Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and holds a Master's Degree specializing in Developmental Psychology from the University of Lancaster. Additionally, she is specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy through the Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Studies. She has significant experience, having worked as a Psychologist in Parenting Schools, providing Psychotherapy to children and adolescents, as well as parental counseling. She has also worked as a Psychologist - Special Educator at the "Development of Speech and Learning" center, within the Research Services at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and provided Psychosocial Support to Unemployed Individuals at the Municipality of Peristeri. Finally, the Psychologist specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Anxiety Disorders, and Depression.

Vasiliki Antoniou is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders and obesity, providing online sessions. Her engagement with psychology began as a personal quest for meaning and understanding and evolved into a professional career aimed at supporting individuals facing challenges related to weight, nutrition, and body image. She is a graduate of the Psychological Sciences and Techniques program at Guglielmo Marconi University and is certified as a Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders and Obesity by the Center for Training and Treatment of Eating Disorders (KEADD). Currently, she is training in the Systemic Approach, enhancing her therapeutic practice with tools that focus on the dynamics of relationships, family, and the broader environment of the individual. In her professional practice, she collaborates with a pathologist in Athens, offering psychological support to individuals with increased body weight. Through a holistic approach, she helps people restore their relationship with food, their body, and, on a deeper level, with themselves. Finally, her specialist work focuses on individual sessions aimed at enhancing self-observation and managing emotional binge eating.

Η Μαρία Μελά είναι ψυχολόγος με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και εκπαιδευόμενη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου και αριστούχος απόφοιτος του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος «Applied Clinical Psychology» του University of Central Lancashire.

Αυτή την περίοδο παρακολουθεί τετραετή εκπαίδευση στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεία στην Εταιρεία Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών Σπουδών του Ινστιτούτου Έρευνας και Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς (ΙΕΘΣ), σύμφωνα με τα κριτήρια της European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), όπου έχει διακριθεί με αριστείο για την καλύτερη σπουδαστική επίδοση, ενώ έχει λάβει και υποτροφία. Παράλληλα, παρακολουθεί διετές πρόγραμμα εξειδίκευσης στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεία Παιδιών και Εφήβων στον ίδιο φορέα.

Κατά τη διάρκεια των προπτυχιακών της σπουδών πραγματοποίησε την πρακτική της άσκηση στο Κέντρο Ημέρας «Σείριος», όπου απέκτησε κλινική εμπειρία μέσα από την εργασία της με άτομα στο φάσμα του αυτισμού.

Στο πλαίσιο της επαγγελματικής της πορείας, έχει εργαστεί ως ψυχολόγος σε Ξενώνα Ψυχοκοινωνικής Αποκατάστασης Εφήβων της Ε.Π.Α.Ψ.Υ. αποκτώντας εμπειρία στη στήριξη εφήβων με ψυχιατρική συμπτωματολογία και στη διαχείριση σύνθετων ψυχοκοινωνικών αναγκών. Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί στο Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών «Ε.Ν.Α.», παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοθεραπείας σε παιδιά, εφήβους και γονείς, με αναπτυξιακές και ψυχοκινητικές δυσκολίες. Σήμερα εργάζεται ως ψυχολόγος σε κέντρο ψυχοθεραπείας, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με το Ινστιτούτο Έρευνας και Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς.

Έχει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον για τη συνεχή επιστημονική και επαγγελματική της εξέλιξη και, στο πλαίσιο αυτό, έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων και εξειδικευμένων σεμιναρίων σε θεματικές όπως η παιγνιοθεραπεία, η ερμηνεία παιδικού ιχνογραφήματος, η σχολική ψυχολογία, η σεξουαλική εκπαίδευση και αγωγή, η θεραπεία ζεύγους και οικογένειας, η ειδική αγωγή, η γνωσιακή συμβουλευτική και οι παρεμβάσεις σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες. Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε εξειδικευμένα εργαστήρια Γνωσιακής-Συμπεριφοριστικής Ψυχοθεραπείας Παιδιών και Εφήβων, καθώς και σε θεματικές που αφορούν την ενδοοικογενειακή βία, τη συμβουλευτική κακοποιημένων γυναικών και τις συναισθηματικές εξαρτήσεις.

Παρέχει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στην Αγία Παρασκευή, καθώς και διαδικτυακά, σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες. Η κλινική της πρακτική πραγματοποιείται υπό συστηματική εποπτεία. 

Antonia Mpeka is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Galatsi. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and possesses a certified four-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies. She has worked as a Psychologist at The Smile of the Child, supporting children and parents through counseling helplines. Additionally, she has conducted individual CBT Psychotherapy sessions. Within the framework of lifelong learning, she attends seminars in the field of mental health.

Sarri Kalliopi is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Athens. She is a graduate Psychologist from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and has been trained in Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Focusing Center. From 2011 to 2016, she worked as a Psychologist at the Dialexesthai Center. She has attended numerous seminars and training sessions, such as the clinical seminar on "Child Psychopathology" organized by the Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents and specialization in Adolescent Medicine and Psychosomatics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has contributed articles to several magazines and websites addressing mental health topics (e.g., Mommy magazine). In her practice, she works with children, adolescents, and adults, assisting them through her person-centered and experiential approach in their therapeutic journey. Always guided by her scientific knowledge, she aims to empower and promote the development of individuals.

Mpanouta Maria is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist - Child Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Palaio Faliro. She studied Psychology (BSc in Psychology) at the University of Essex and obtained a Master's degree in Child Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire.

She holds certified training in Special Education - Mental Disorders of Children and Adolescents from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and in Sexual Education in schooling from the University of the Aegean. Finally, she has completed studies at the Athens Academy of Clinical Studies (AKSPA).

Mpouziani Adamantia, Psychologist, is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the University of Westminster and maintains a private practice – the Psychological Center "Psychodiagnosis" in the Piraeus area. Additionally, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy and particularly in the "Applied Behaviour Analysis - ABA – Lovaas" program for children with autism. Ms. Mpouziani Adamantia, Psychologist, provides all necessary counseling services regarding Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, Parent Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Addictions, Special Education and Learning Difficulties, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Autism - Early Intervention, Behavior Therapy, as well as Programs for children with special needs - AMEA.

Kourkoulou Nefeli is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Wales, UK, and received training in Cognitive Psychotherapy at the Center for Cognitive Psychotherapy and Schema Therapy. Additionally, she trained in School Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and in the EAGALA Method (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) at Hippolysis Equine Therapy. She has worked as a psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department at the “Agia Sophia” Children's Hospital and conducted individual and group therapy sessions for adults and children at Hippolysis Equine Therapy. Finally, she is a collaborating psychologist and contributes articles on child and parent psychology to mytwins.gr.

Maria Mpogdanou is a counseling psychologist based in Athens, licensed to practice professionally. She offers face-to-face and online sessions at her private office in Kareas.

She graduated with honors from Cardiff Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. She has three years of clinical experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She has also been trained in the application of counseling techniques through her practice at the Alzheimer Center of Athens.

Additionally, she has completed specialized programs in Counseling and couples and family therapy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is also certified in positive psychology counseling.

She regularly participates in continuing education and is under consistent professional supervision. This ensures the continuous updating of her knowledge and the provision of high-quality services. She places particular emphasis on mental health, empathy, and scientific evidence-based practice.

Vemvetsou Viky is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist and has maintained a private practice in Glyfada since 2010. She graduated from the American College of Greece (BSc in Psychology) and underwent training in the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." At the same hospital, she continued as a trainee Psychologist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program (COPD) of the 3rd Internal Medicine Department. She has attended annual seminars in Clinical Psychopathology (2005) and Philosophy and Methodology of Psychopathology (2006) at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens at Aeginiteio Hospital. In 2010, she graduated from the 4-year Gestalt Psychotherapy training program (GF Athens). She has volunteered at the Athens Cancer Patients Association KEFI (individual sessions and volunteer training groups for the association), the "Together for Children" Union, supporting and operating the "11525 Together for Children Hotline" (individual sessions and counseling for children, adolescents, and parents), as well as at the "Estia Konstantinoupoleos" Nursing Home, conducting mental empowerment groups for the elderly. She is a regular member of the Hellenic Society of Gestalt Psychotherapy and the European Association for Gestalt Psychotherapy. Particularly sensitive to parenting issues (being a mother of three children), she voluntarily coordinates parent groups in schools and language centers. She continuously attends professional development seminars (trauma, abuse, crisis intervention, couples, group dynamics, loss, grief). She participates in conferences, festivals, and workshops promoting mental health in the community, is engaged in a 15-year study and supervision group, a 2-year Mindfulness group for therapists, and undertakes individual psychotherapy and supervision. She is trained in Storytelling and Mindfulness as tools for stress management. As a mental health professional, she values responsibility, volunteering, and aesthetics in diagnosis.

Tragara Elena is a Psychologist and a certified Gestalt Psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Ano Patisia. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and has been trained in the Gestalt therapeutic approach at the Psychotherapy and Training Center "Gestalt Foundation." As part of her studies, she completed her internship at the 251st General Air Force Hospital, as well as at the Clinical and Research Department of the Institut Curie in Paris, France. Additionally, she has received training in Clinical Psychopathology at Aeginiteio Hospital through the "Panagiotis Oulis" program. Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a Psychologist at the Rehabilitation and Recovery Center "Blocks Rehab Philoktitis," where she collaborated with individuals suffering from chronic conditions, as well as patients requiring psychological support during their rehabilitation and recovery following sudden health issues. Her objective is to create a safe space for individuals seeking to deeply understand themselves and evolve the way they relate to others. Within her practice, Ground Psychotherapy, a multipurpose psychotherapy space operates, founded on the principles of human care and empathy towards people's needs. It is a supportive environment that simultaneously provides the appropriate ground for the emergence of sensations, thoughts, emotions, and needs. Mental health services offered include individual and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and counseling.

The Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Epi Paidos in Alimos envisions supporting children with difficulties and their families who need assistance during this period of their lives, provided by a qualified professional with expertise and genuine interest in the optimal and accelerated progress of the child. The center conducts assessments and therapeutic sessions by Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Child Psychologists. Sessions of special education and school support are also provided. Parents receive support through counseling sessions. Its multidisciplinary team is supervised by Kassimi Penny, a Speech Therapist specialized in ADHD and Developmental Disorders. She studied Speech Therapy at the School of Health Sciences of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras and holds a diploma from the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), with a professional license and work experience since 2009. She specializes in speech and language delays, phonological disorders, attention deficit and hyperactivity, apraxia, developmental disorders, as well as learning difficulties. The individualized therapeutic programs, tailored to the needs of each child with respect to their personality and particularities, aim primarily at improving the quality of life of the child and the family.

Η Φουρτούνα Ξένια είναι πιστοποιημένη Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, παρέχοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες που επιθυμούν να διαχειριστούν το άγχος, να ενισχύσουν την αυτοεκτίμησή τους, να αντιμετωπίσουν συναισθηματικές δυσκολίες και να βελτιώσουν τις διαπροσωπικές τους σχέσεις. Δημιουργεί ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό πλαίσιο, στο οποίο ο θεραπευόμενος μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα, να ανακαλύψει τις δυνατότητές του και να ενδυναμωθεί.

Είναι απόφοιτος του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, του τμήματος Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας με ειδίκευση στην Ψυχολογία, ενώ συνεχίζει την απόκτηση δεύτερου πτυχίου στην Ψυχολογία με ειδίκευση στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία (BSc) στο University of Central Lancashire. Έχει ολοκληρώσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (MSc) στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία με δεξιότητες Συμβουλευτικής στο Canterbury Christ Church University.

Στο πλαίσιο της διαρκούς εξέλιξής της, παρακολουθεί τακτικά επιστημονικά σεμινάρια και εκπαιδεύσεις στον χώρο της ψυχοθεραπείας και της ψυχικής υγείας. Έχει ολοκληρώσει μετεκπαιδεύσεις και εξειδικεύσεις σε τομείς όπως η Ειδική Αγωγή, η Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία, η Προαγωγή Ψυχικής Υγείας Παιδιών και Εφήβων, καθώς και οι Διαταραχές Προσωπικότητας (Cluster C, Οριακή Διαταραχή – Διαλεκτική Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία), σε συνεργασία με πανεπιστημιακά ιδρύματα, όπως το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, την Ιατρική Σχολή Ιωαννίνων και το Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής.

Η επαγγελματική της εμπειρία περιλαμβάνει την άσκηση ιδιωτικού έργου ως Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια στο γραφείο της στη Δάφνη, καθώς και τη συνεργασία της με την ΑΜΚΕ Μαζί για το Παιδί στη Συμβουλευτική Γραμμή Στήριξης 11525 από το 2021 έως το 2023. Επιπλέον, έχει πραγματοποιήσει την πρακτική της άσκηση στην Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών (Ν.Ν.Α) κατά το διάστημα 2019-2021.

Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής (ΕΕΣ) και της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής (EAC).

Οι συνεδρίες πραγματοποιούνται δια ζώσης στο γραφείο της ή διαδικτυακά, προσαρμοσμένες στις ανάγκες και τις ιδιαιτερότητες του κάθε θεραπευόμενου.

Kypraiou Areti is a Psychologist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She specializes in individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and adolescent counseling. Additionally, she coordinates parent groups. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Psychology and Counseling at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Subsequently, she received training in Parent Group Coordination at the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools (a member of the International Federation for Parent Education - Fédération Internationale pour l'Éducation des Parents), with which she collaborates. She continues her education through specialized seminars on various topics related to individual therapy. Finally, she frequently delivers lectures and seminars for parents, adolescents, and educators, contributes articles to newspapers, and serves as a scientific collaborator for websites concerning psychology and child-rearing issues.

Despoina Zagka is a Psychologist with a private practice in Agioi Anargyroi. She has experience in private practice as well as in public and private institutions, where she has worked with adults, adolescents, and the elderly through psychotherapy and counseling sessions. She has also coordinated and facilitated experiential group sessions, both psychoeducational and therapeutic in nature, emphasizing the power of the group and interaction. She is completing the Master's Degree Program at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, titled "Psychotherapy: Theoretical Frameworks, Clinical Applications, and Comparative Approaches," and has specialized in MI Therapy (Music Therapy Technique). Additionally, she has completed the postgraduate seminar at the University of West Attica titled "Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents," as well as an online course from Yale University titled "The Science Of Well-Being." Her therapeutic approach is based on elements of integrative and person-centered approaches, emphasizing the relationship, authenticity, and individualization: each person is unique, and her goal is to create a safe space where they can express themselves, better understand themselves, and find new ways to cope with their difficulties.

Avrana Rania is a Psychologist with a private practice in Piraeus. She has worked as an associate psychologist in special treatment and speech therapy centers in Dafni and Nikaia for several years. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and is specialized in Systemic Psychotherapy SANE (Systemic Attachment Narrative Encephalon) at the Institute of Education and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy “Logos Psychis.” She has attended and participated in numerous postgraduate seminars and workshops focused on adults and children. She possesses significant experience as a psychologist, having worked in mental health facilities and private centers, as well as in schools and kindergartens, with an emphasis on the treatment of adults, children, adolescents, and parental counseling. In her practice, she provides services to adults and adolescents, utilizing her expertise in the field of mental health.