Health professionals for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών in Attica

Elina Tsiouli MSc is a Psychologist with a private practice in Kolonaki. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Following her graduation, she pursued postgraduate studies in "Stress Management and Health Promotion" at the Medical School of Athens. She has received two years of training in systemic Family Therapy at the Family Therapy Unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica and continued her education for two additional years in "Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique" at the same hospital. She has worked in the Social Policy Department of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi and has experience in counseling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults, and families. She has conducted lectures and seminars for parents of preschool and school-aged children as well as for primary education teachers, in collaboration with the Center for Addiction Prevention and Mental Health Promotion "Argo," covering a wide range of topics. Finally, Ms. Tsiouli is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society.

Xrysolora Artemis Kai Synergates is a Child Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Syros. She holds a degree from the Open University Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom and has completed postgraduate training in Art Therapy "Behavior Analysis - Therapy through Art," postgraduate training in Play Therapy "Sensory & Messy Play," as well as postgraduate studies in "Child and Youth Studies" at University West in Sweden. In her private practice, she handles a wide range of cases covering the entire spectrum of her specialty, always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to the individualized needs of each person she treats.

Kentro Logotherapeias Kai Eidikon Therapeion - Lazari Kleopatra is located in Kallithea and specializes in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and also has a Special Educator and a Psychologist - Psychotherapist (Nikoleta Perraki and Efthalia Tsangari). The head of the center is Lazari Kleopatra, a Speech Therapist. She holds a degree in Speech Therapy from the School of Health Professions and Welfare of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras. Her thesis, titled "Speech Disorders in an Institutionalized Population," was presented at the 12th World Congress on Aphasia Rehabilitation. Subsequently, she received further training in "Special Education" and "Educational Psychology" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, while also attending numerous continuing education and lifelong learning programs. She worked as a Speech Therapist at the Special Vocational High School of Agios Dimitrios, Attica, and during her practicum, she worked at the National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled, where she dealt with cases of aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, dysphagia, and voice disorders in adult patients. Her articles are published online on informational websites and portals, she collaborates with the charitable association "Friends of the Child," and she is a member of the Association of Speech Pathologists - Speech Therapists of Greece.

Mpooules Katri Tereza is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She specializes in a four-year training program in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy at the Institute for Education and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy "Logo Psychis." She has attended numerous educational seminars, and currently, in addition to her private practice, she serves as a Psychologist at the Athens Therapy Center. Previously, she has worked as a Psychologist for the Municipality of Ilioupoli and has completed her internship at the Institute of Mental Health & Personal Development "Galinos" as well as at ALMA (Panhellenic Association for Adaptive Activities). In her private practice, she manages a variety of cases, utilizing her scientific expertise and always prioritizing the best possible service to meet the individualized needs of each client she undertakes.

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.

Thodos Dimitris is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Panormou. His professional career began in the fields of finance and shipping. Specifically, he studied economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business and subsequently completed a master's degree in shipping at City University London. He worked for many years in large companies in Greece and abroad, gaining valuable experience in demanding and multicultural environments. Over the years, he felt the need to change direction and engage in work that would hold more meaning for him. Thus, he studied psychology at Panteion University and trained in the Synthetic & Systemic model of psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations (E.D.A.S). Today, he works as a psychologist-psychotherapist and conducts individual, group, and family sessions as well as couples therapy sessions. He holds a professional license as a Psychologist, is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, and a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy.

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.

Xrysolora Artemis Kai Synergates is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Syros. She holds a degree from the Open University Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom and has completed postgraduate training in Art Therapy, focusing on "Behavior Analysis - Therapy through Art," as well as postgraduate training in Play Therapy specializing in “Sensory & Messy Play.” Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in “Child and Youth Studies” at University West in Sweden. In her private practice, she handles a wide range of cases encompassing the full spectrum of her specialty, always prioritizing the best possible care tailored to the individual needs of each person she supports.

Triantafyllidou Sofia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Alimos. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Social Psychology from the University of Crete. She has received specialized training in a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, including Clinical Psychotherapy using Hypnotherapy (certified by GHSC), EMDR, as well as Music Therapy employing the Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) and Music Imagery (MI) methods. Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in Educational Psychology at the University of Nicosia. Her professional experience includes extensive work as a psychologist in private practice, as well as in psychosocial support structures for students at higher education institutions such as the University of West Attica and the former Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens. She taught Psychology courses for several years at tertiary institutions and vocational training centers (IEK), and has been a member of the Collaborating Educational Staff at the Hellenic Open University since 2013. She has provided psychological support to vulnerable social groups, including individuals with visual impairments and detainees at the Korydallos Judicial Prison Second Chance School, and has served as a Parent Counselor in schools in the Attica region. Her scientific and teaching activities are further supported by research work conducted at the Universities of Crete and Athens.

Tyraki Aikaterini MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. She is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and a distinguished graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she conducted a thesis on Health Promotion and Education, focusing on the psychosocial factors influencing the eating behavior of children and adolescents, which was rated Excellent. She is specialized with six years of training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Family Therapy and is a member of the European Family Therapy Association. Additionally, she has specialized in internet addiction among adolescent and adult populations at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. She is a trained Career Counseling Advisor and skilled in the assessment and rehabilitation of Learning Disabilities. To date, she works as a school psychologist in private educational institutions and has coordinated numerous Parent School groups in public and private schools. She is a member of Greek and international scientific societies, with active research work and presentations at international, European, and national conferences. She follows contemporary developments in psychological research through selected training sessions and supervision meetings. In her practice, she provides therapeutic and counseling services to adults, couples, and families. Finally, she facilitates groups for children, adolescents, and adults to empower them in their roles, improve communication, and manage interpersonal relationships.

Η Λαφαζανίδου Μαρία είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στο Περιστέρι. Είναι πτυχιούχος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών Αθήνας. Κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών της, ολοκλήρωσε τη πτυχιακή της εργασία πάνω στη σχέση της «αντίληψης του χρόνου» (time perception) και του «εθισμού στο διαδίκτυο» (internet addiction), μελετώντας ερευνητικά δεδομένα για τη παραμόρφωση του χρόνου και τις ώρες κατανάλωσης στο διαδίκτυο. Σε συνέχεια των σπουδών της, ολοκλήρωσε το μεταπτυχιακό της πρόγραμμα στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία (Clinical Psychology, MSc) στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Ουτρέχτης στην Ολλανδία (Utrecht University, Netherlands), όπου ανέπτυξε θεμελιώδεις γνώσεις και δεξιότητες για την ψυχολογική εκτίμηση, παρέμβαση και πρόληψη ατόμων με ψυχικές δυσκολίες, όπως οι αγχώδεις διαταραχές, η διαταραχή μετατραυματικού στρες, η κατάθλιψη, τα προβλήματα πένθους, η ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή κ.α. Στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσης της, δραστηριοποιήθηκε ερευνητικά, πραγματοποιώντας μελέτη για τη συμβολή της δυσανεξίας στην αβεβαιότητα (Intolerance of Uncertainty) στη διατροφική παθολογία γυναικών με Νευρική Ανορεξία (Anorexia Nervosa). Έχει εκπαιδευτεί και πιστοποιηθεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία (CBT) στην Ελληνική Εταιρεία Έρευνας Συμπεριφοράς, σε τετραετές πρόγραμμα σπουδών, σύμφωνο με τα κριτήρια της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών Θεραπειών - European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). Έχει διατελέσει εξάμηνη κλινική άσκηση στο Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής Δρομοκαΐτειο, όπου έλαβε θεωρητική και πρακτική εκπαίδευση στην ψυχοθεραπεία ασθενών με Διαταραχές Προσωπικότητας, OCD, και Συνδεόμενες Διαταραχές. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, συμμετείχε σε υποστηρικτική ομάδα νοσηλευόμενων ασθενών, παρακολούθησε κλινική εξέταση ασθενών με σκοπό τη ψυχιατρική εκτίμηση και διάγνωση, καθώς και λήψη ιστορικού, χορήγηση, αξιολόγηση, και ερμηνεία ψυχομετρικών δοκιμασιών (MMPI, WAIS-R). Εργάστηκε σε κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών στην Αθήνα προσφέροντας συμβουλευτική γονέων, ενώ στο παρόν ιδιωτεύει, πραγματοποιώντας δια ζώσης και online συνεδρίες. Στο διάστημα όλων αυτών των ετών, έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα εκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων, βιωματικών εργαστηρίων και συνεδριών από Ελλάδα και εξωτερικό, μεταξύ των οποίων είναι και η Θεραπεία Αποδοχής και Δέσμευσης (ACT).

Dr Kanellakis Spyridon is a Psychologist with private practices in Ilioupoli and Kolonos. He graduated in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a postgraduate diploma in School of Medicine & Therapeutics from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD from Harokopio University. His practice handles cases across the full spectrum of psychology.

Marina Apostolou is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia - Nea Chalkidona. She is a graduate of the European University Cyprus, based in Nicosia, and holds a professional license to practice as a Psychologist with license number 1248798/26-11-22. She has completed a comprehensive training program in Applied Behavior Analysis at Panteion University. She has particularly focused on mental health and well-being issues of the elderly. She has participated in numerous seminars covering, among other topics, sexology, personality disorders, as well as issues related to stereotypes and discrimination within the family.

Η Λυραράκη Ελευθερία είναι Ψυχολόγος - Σύμβουλος Ψυγικής Υγείας και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Γλυφάδα. Έλαβε το πτυχίο της από το τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του δημοσίου Πανεπιστήμιου του Στρασβούργου και έχει εξειδικευτεί στη Συνθετική Προσέγγιση. Έχει λάβει επιπλέον εκπαιδεύσεις στη θεραπεία ζεύγους, στη διαχείριση απώλειας και πένθους και τις ψυχοσεξουαλικές διαταραχές (ασκώντας την πρακτική της στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής και Σεξουαλικής Υγείας κατά την περίοδο 18/03/22 έως 21/04/2022). Ακόμη, διαθέτει δίπλωμα Συμβούλου Ψυχικής Υγείας από το Athens Synthesis Centre, αναγνωρισμένο από το διεθνώς γνωστό οργανισμό συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοθεραπείας COSCA (Counseling & Psychotherapy in Scotland) και της έχει απονεμηθεί το «COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate», αναγνωρισμένο από το Napier University of Edinburgh. Έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος εκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων αναφορικά με τη Θεραπεία Τέχνης, την αντιμετώπιση των εξαρτήσεων, τη συναλλακτική ανάλυση, την Ψυχοπαθολογία, τη βραχεία συνθετική θεραπεία ζεύγους, τις ψυχοσεξουαλικές διαταραχές και τη θεραπεία απώλειας και πένθους στο Athens Synthesis Center. Επιπλέον, έχει παρακολουθήσει το εκπαιδευτικό σεμινάριο στη Συγκινησιακά Εστιασμένη Θεραπεία (Emotionally Focused Therapy-EFT), το ετήσιο πρόγραμμα μεταπτυχιακής εκπαίδευσης στη Gestalt στο Athens Synthesis Center και το εκπαιδευτικό Πρόγραμμα «Αξιολογική Ψυχοσωματική Συμβουλευτική» στο Κέντρο Επιμόρφωσης και Διά Βίου Μάθησης του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία έχοντας ασχοληθεί με ζευγάρια με σκοπό την από κοινού εξεύρεση λύσεων ιδανικής συνύπαρξης, με γονείς για την αντιμετώπιση των προκλήσεων της εποχής μας απέναντι στα παιδιά και τους εφήβους, για την αντιμετώπιση της σύγχρονης μάστιγας του άγχους στην προσωπική και την επαγγελματική ζωή. Εφαρμόζει ένα συνθετικό μοντέλο θεραπείας με αποδοχή και σεβασμό στις ανάγκες και στις ιδιαιτερότητες του κάθε ατόμου. Επικεντρώνεται στην αποτελεσματική θεραπεία της κατάθλιψης, του άγχους, της αϋπνίας, του στρες, της αυτοεκτίμησης, σε θέματα διαχείρισης και αποδοχής της ομοφυλοφιλίας. Τέλος, εργάστηκε σε ιδιωτική εταιρεία ως Ψυχολόγος. Η διαχείριση σχέσεων, η αντιμετώπιση απαιτήσεων και παραπόνων αλλά και η ευημερία των εργαζομένων ήταν μερικά από τα καθήκοντά της.

Kotta Efi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a Psychodynamic approach and maintains a private practice in Exarcheia. She graduated from the Psychology Program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a psychoanalytic orientation. In her work as a Psychotherapist with adolescents, adults, and couples, she places particular emphasis on creating a safe and meaningful therapeutic relationship, within which speech, emotion, and experience can find space and significance. For nearly twenty years, she worked at the 18 Ano rehabilitation program (2006 - 2025), an experience that profoundly shaped her approach to psychological difficulties and the uniqueness of each individual journey. Since 2025, she has been working in a psychiatric hostel, continuing her clinical career in mental health structures.

She believes that psychotherapy is a meeting place where a person can be heard without judgment and, over time, gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. She is an associate member of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy (EEPSP) and remains in continuous education and supervision, considering the therapeutic process a shared path of understanding and change.