Health professionals for Phobias in Psychiko

Konstantina Papapanou is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist, licensed under number 160044/918. She holds a degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master's Diploma from the Medical School of Athens entitled "Science of Stress and Health Promotion." She completed her clinical training at the Specialized Adolescent Medicine Center, UNESCO Chair of Adolescent Health and Medicine, at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital. Subsequently, she began training in the four-year Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling program conducted by the Center for Systemic Study and Therapy. Systemic psychotherapy views the individual as part of a wider system rather than in isolation. After all, a puzzle is composed of many pieces, not just one. It focuses on the individual's relationships, the way they interact with their environment, and how these relationships affect their thoughts and feelings. Additionally, she has worked in mental health facilities, on the psychological support helpline 10306, and in day centers. She collaborates with specialized therapy centers and provides psychotherapeutic care to adults. She is here to jointly begin a journey towards self-discovery.

Polymeropoulou Lamprini MSc is a Psychologist, graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specialized in Systemic Psychotherapy, and maintains a private practice in Psychiko. She has experience providing psychological support to adolescents and adults in both individual and group settings, and she also works with members of the LGBTQ+ community and individuals facing neurological disorders. In her private practice, she offers counseling and psychotherapeutic support to individuals dealing with issues such as anxiety, panic attacks, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, psychosomatic symptoms, intense negative emotions (sadness, anger, disappointment), work-related stress, excessive shyness, and challenges in assertiveness. She possesses clinical experience in mental health assessment and developmental needs, as well as in the design and implementation of personalized therapeutic interventions. She works at the Adolescent Health Unit at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou," providing parental counseling and participating in interdisciplinary teams. She has also worked at Rehabilitation Centers and Special Therapy Clinics, offering psychoeducational support to children and adolescents. She is characterized by empathy, active listening, and systemic thinking, with a core objective of creating a safe and inclusive therapeutic environment to promote psychosocial well-being and quality of life.

Karakosta Arianna is a Psychotherapist trained in the Systemic-Family approach at the Athens Center for Human Education. In her clinical practice, she provides individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults with anxiety and emotional difficulties, identity issues, as well as couples therapy and parental counseling. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in the United States and her Master of Science degree in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. Since 1996, she has been teaching Psychology in the International Baccalaureate program at the Athens College and other schools, possessing extensive experience in supporting adolescents and coordinating empowerment groups. Concurrently, she has practical experience from the Nea Irakleio Medical-Pedagogical Center in the psychological and learning assessment of children and adolescents. She consistently follows developments in her field by participating in educational seminars and conferences organized by the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalysis (HSP), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association (PPAA), the Galinos Institute of Mental Health, and Deree College. She conducts psychotherapy sessions in both Greek and English, offering a safe and supportive space for exploring the self, relationships, and personal identity, with respect for the uniqueness of each individual.

Manolopoulou Thomi is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychoanalyst and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She studied Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and subsequently pursued postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology as well as in "Psychoanalysis and Social Field" at the University of Paris. Additionally, she has trained in Psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalysis School of the Lacanian Field Forums in Paris and is a member of the clinical training committee of the Athens Forum (Psychoanalysis School of the Lacanian Field Forums), serving as a lecturer and seminar facilitator. She has extensive clinical experience, having worked both in Greece and abroad in hospitals, NGOs, and other institutions, such as the Psychiatric Hospital of Prémontré in France (where she holds a position as Clinical Psychologist and seminar facilitator), the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit of Château-Thierry Prisons, and the Reception Center for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thessaloniki. Simultaneously, she provides supervision to trainee Psychoanalysts, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and Educators.

Theodosopoulou Sylia is a Psychologist and Child Psychologist / Psychosomatic Therapist. She maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) with further training in "Clinical Psychopathology" and "Early Intervention in Psychosis" from the Faculty of Medicine of NKUA, as well as in "Contemporary Approaches to Supporting Children with Adverse and Traumatic Life Experiences" and other child/adolescent-related fields at NKUA. She received a scholarship for the postgraduate program "MSc Child Development" at University College London (UCL) and worked there. She practices with a Psychoanalytic Orientation, having undergone training in both Lacanian and Freudian approaches in Greece and London, England. She is under supervision with a Lacanian orientation and instructors from the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society (HPS) – through the "Galenos" Institute – specializing in Education and Supervision in Psychosomatic Therapy.

Sotiropoulos Sotiris is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains his private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a "Diploma in Integrative Counselling COSCA" from the ATHENS SYNTHESIS CENTRE and has been trained in the Integrative Approach. In his private practice, in a welcoming and comfortable space, he manages a wide range of cases, with particular expertise in Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and Anger Management cases.

Kryoni Zoi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist licensed to practice and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) as well as a degree from the Department of Primary Education at the University of Patras. She specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy through the four-year specialization program of the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior (IRTB). She has worked as a psychologist in the Neurology Clinic of the University Hospital "Attikon" and in the outpatient clinics of the 1st Neurology Clinic of NKUA at Aeginiteio Hospital. Concurrently, since 2018, she has been employed in public primary education. In her private practice, she provides individual psychotherapy (adults, adolescents, children) as well as couples therapy. Sessions are conducted both in person and remotely (online). 

Dr. Maria Livanou, PhD, MSc, Senior Lecturer, is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist specializing in child and adolescent therapy, with a particular emphasis on the psychodynamic approach. She has an academic background in the United States and the United Kingdom and holds an academic post at King’s College London (KCL). Her research focuses on child and adolescent mental health.

Her therapeutic approach is primarily grounded in psychodynamic therapy, aiming to understand deeper emotional processes and relationship patterns. At the same time, it remains individualized and holistic, responding to the unique needs of each child, adolescent, adult, and family.

During sessions, parental counselling and parent therapy are offered—from pregnancy through the early years of the child—along with support for families during early parenthood. Discussions may include topics related to early child development and the parent–infant relationship. She places particular emphasis on addressing communication difficulties, enhancing psychological well-being, building self-confidence, and improving social relationships.

She works with a wide range of issues concerning childhood and adolescence, including:

• Anxiety and anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, panic attacks)
• Phobias, separation anxiety, and attachment issues
• Depressive mood, depression, social withdrawal
• Adjustment difficulties and emotional distress
• Psychosomatic symptom
• Low self-esteem
• Difficulties in communication and social relationships, family conflicts, and adaptation to change (e.g., divorce)
• Grief and loss management
• Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns
• School-related difficulties, academic stress, and performance anxiety
• Issues of identity, self-image, and adolescent development
• Conduct problems, anger management difficulties, delinquent behavior
• Family counselling and therapy
• Neurodevelopmental difficulties (e.g., autism, ADHD)
• Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), developmental trauma, and adverse childhood experiences

Η Στεφανία Καραζόλη είναι Ψυχολόγος, διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Χολαργό και είναι τακτικό μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Ψυχολόγων. Σπούδασε ψυχολογία στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών στην Αθήνα και ολοκλήρωσε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην "Ψυχιατροδικαστική" στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει ολοκληρώσει πιστοποιημένες εκπαιδεύσεις στην "Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία. Θεωρία και Κλινική Πράξη", στην "Εγκληματολογική Ψυχολογία" και στην "Ειδική Αγωγή: Διεπιστημονικές Πρακτικές Σύγκλισης" από το Κέντρο Επιμόρφωσης και Δια Βίου Μάθησης (Κ.Ε.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ.) του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Συνεχίζοντας παράλληλα τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές βρίσκεται στο στάδιο ολοκλήρωσης του ΔΠΜΣ "Ποινικό Δίκαιο και Εξαρτήσεις" στην Θεραπευτική Κατεύθυνση της Νομικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και του Τμήματος Νομικής του Πανεπιστημίου της Λευκωσίας σε συνεργασία με το ΚΕΘΕΑ. Στην διάρκεια των προπτυχιακών της σπουδών πραγματοποίησε πρακτική άσκηση στην Ανοικτή Θεραπευτική Κοινότητα Εφήβων και στο Κέντρο Οικογενειακής Υποστήριξης του ΚΕΘΕΑ "ΕΞΑΝΤΑΣ" κυρίως στον συντονισμό και την εποπτεία των ομάδων γονέων και στις ατομικές συνεδρίες. Στο πλαίσιο των μεταπτυχιακών της σπουδών πραγματοποίησε πρακτική άσκηση και εκπαίδευση στο Ιατρείο Ψυχιατροδικαστικής της B’ Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου "ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ", στο Ψυχιατρικό Κατάστημα Κορυδαλλού, στην "ΕΠΑΝΟΔΟ" (Κέντρο Επανένταξης Αποφυλακισμένων), στο Εργαστήριο Ιατροδικαστικής και Τοξικολογίας του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Κέντρο Απεξάρτησης Τοξικομανών Κρατουμένων Ελαιώνα, σε δομές του ΚΕΘΕΑ στην Αττική, στον ΟΚΑΝΑ, στο Πρωτοδικείο και στην Εισαγγελία Αθηνών. Πραγματοποίησε επίσης τριετές εθελοντικό έργο για παιδιά που έχουν υποστεί παραμέληση ή/και κακοποίηση στο "Χαμογέλο του Παιδιού" στο Σπίτι στο Περιστέρι. Έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα σεμιναρίων, ημερίδων και συνεδριών που αφορούν την ψυχιατροδικαστική, την ψυχοσωματική ιατρική, την ψυχιατρική παιδιού και εφήβου, το θεσμό της αναδοχής, τον σχολικό εκφοβισμό, τη δυσφορία φύλου στην εφηβεία, τις εξαρτήσεις και την ενδοοικογενειακή βία. Στον δημόσιο τομέα έχει εργαστεί ως ψυχολόγος στην Περιφέρεια Αττικής, στην Αυτοτελή Διεύθυνση Πολιτικής Προστασίας και στην Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας και Κοινωνικής Μέριμνας του Νοτίου Τομέα Αθηνών (2021-2025) αποκτώντας πολύτιμη εμπειρία στην υποστήριξη ευάλωτων κοινωνικών ομάδων, στον τομέα της παιδικής προστασίας (υιοθεσία-αναδοχή) καθώς και στα πλαίσια του Κοινωνικού Συμβούλου.

Therapyway Psychotherapy Center is a model Mental Health Services Center located in Piraeus and Galatsi. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health, integrating the principles and the most up-to-date data of psychotherapy and NLP tailored to each case. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, responding holistically and individually to mental health needs. The areas of specialization include generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety attacks, grief, depression, panic attacks, dilemmas, separation, professional and personal deadlocks, and various others. The center’s interdisciplinary team consists of psychologists, NLP Coaches, and specialized psychotherapists, capable of receiving a request, conducting a comprehensive evaluation, and proposing the appropriate therapeutic approach.

Mariolis Athanasios is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He trained in Integrative Counseling at the Athens Synthesis Center, certified by the University of Glasgow, COSCA. He also holds a degree in Counseling Skills from the same institution. He has completed training at the Lifelong Learning Center of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Grief and Emotional Trauma Management, Gender Roles and Stereotypes, as well as Self-Improvement and Assertive Behavior. Additionally, he has attended a training program in LGBTQ+ Counseling. He is continuing his education in Psychotherapy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in a 4-year international specialization program in Counseling and Psychotherapy, where he has completed study cycles in Systemic and Narrative Approaches. Finally, he collaborates with the Mental Health Structure "Synypaxis," where he offers his services voluntarily to economically vulnerable adults.

His passion for the cognitive field of Psychology motivated him to shift from his initial studies in Economics to the field of Mental Health. He believes in the profound reciprocal value of working on oneself and operates within a framework of acceptance, respect, trust, and empathy, serving as a companion on each client’s unique journey toward personal development and well-being.

Η Γεωργία Βασιλείου είναι Ψυχολόγος-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και Αναλύτρια Ομάδας, Ζεύγους και Οικογένειας με γραφείο στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Εργάζεται με ψυχοδυναμική και γνωστική-αναλυτική προσέγγιση σε ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες, καθώς και σε θεραπεία ζεύγους και οικογένειας. Δέχεται ζευγάρια και άτομα κάθε σεξουαλικού προσανατολισμού και ταυτότητας φύλου, με ιδιαίτερη εξοικείωση σε θέματα ΛΟΑΤΚΙ ζευγαριών.

Αριστούχος πτυχιούχος Ψυχολογίας (9,18) και Κοινωνιολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου, κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ με τίτλο "Προαγωγή της Ψυχικής Υγείας και Πρόληψη των Ψυχιατρικών Διαταραχών", με βαθμό 9,48. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωστική Αναλυτική Θεραπεία μέσω της Πανελλήνιας Εταιρείας Γνωστικής Αναλυτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΠΕΓΑΨ) όπου και αποτελεί τακτικό μέλος και ως Αναλύτρια Ομάδας, Ζεύγους και Οικογένειας στην Ελληνική Εταιρεία Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΕΑΟΟΨ), όπου αποτελεί πρόσεδρο και μέλος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου με την ιδιότητα της Ταμία.

Έχει διατελέσει Επιστημονική Συνεργάτης της Α΄ Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του ΕΚΠΑ (Αιγινήτειο νοσοκομείο). Στο πλαίσιο αυτό ανέλαβε την ευθύνη του Εργαστηρίου Ψυχοφυσιολογίας, διενεργώντας έρευνες που αφορούν την ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα σε στρεσσογόνες συνθήκες, με δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Έχει επίσης κλινική εμπειρία από το Τμήμα Διαταραχών Πρόσληψης Τροφής του Αιγινητείου, το Πρόγραμμα Παρέμβασης στη Κρίση της κλινικής, καθώς και από το εθελοντικό πρόγραμμα ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης της γραμμής 10306 κατά την περίοδο της πανδημίας.

Στο πλαίσιο της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας, έχει συμμετάσχει στη δράση «Μαθήματα Ζωής», διενεργώντας ομάδες εκπαιδευτικών και γονέων. Στο πλαίσιο συνεργασίας της ίδιας εταιρείας με τον μη κερδοσκοπικό κοινωφελή οργανισμό για την αντιμετώπιση του καρκίνου του πνεύμονα "Fairlife", έχει εργαστεί ως θεραπεύτρια ομάδων καρκινοπαθών, φροντιστών και ζευγών, αναλαμβάνοντας παράλληλα τη θέση της Επιστημονικής Υπεύθυνης της δράσης.

Είναι εθελόντρια ψυχολόγος στο Δήμο Φιλοθέης-Ψυχικού και Γενική Γραμματέας της εταιρείας υποστήριξης παιδιών με γενετικά προβλήματα «Το Μέλλον».

Zampouni Vasiliki - Ioanna is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. She has completed studies in Biothymic Psychotherapy, Clinical Hypnosis, and counseling at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling, as well as in Synthetic Counseling at the Tree of Therapy. Additionally, she has undertaken studies in Human Loss - Grief and in Anxiety - Depression, Psychoeducation, and Management at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is a member of the Hellenic Counseling Association and the British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy. As a Mental Health Counselor and Hypnosis Psychotherapist, she provides specialized services that assist individuals in overcoming personal and emotional challenges, thereby improving their quality of life. With numerous studies and certifications in the field of mental health, she offers a comprehensive approach that integrates techniques such as biothymic psychotherapy, clinical hypnosis, and synthetic counseling.