Health professionals for Phobias

Kalograiaki Iro is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who provides individual psychotherapy and counseling support sessions at her private practice in Cholargos.

Her approach is systemic, with an emphasis on understanding the individual within the context of relationships, family, and significant systems.

The therapeutic process focuses on exploring internal conflicts, relational patterns, and emotional difficulties that recur in the individual's life. Simultaneously, communication methods, roles, and experiences that have influenced emotional functioning are examined, taking into account the personal and family context as well as the impact of traumatic experiences.

The goal of therapy is not superficial relief but a deeper understanding of the self, enhancement of psychological resilience, and meaningful change, enabling the individual to relate with greater freedom and awareness to themselves and others.

Sessions are conducted both in-person and online, within a framework of safety, confidentiality, and respect.

Priniotaki Katerina is a Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Pangrati. She has experience in individual psychotherapy and counseling. She studied Psychology at the American College (Deree) and holds a Master's degree (MA) in Counseling and Psychotherapy from the University of East London, with extensive hands-on experience in psychoanalytic therapy and supervision. Additionally, she has worked at the Elderly Care Unit of the Moschato Social Welfare Center. She has expertise in cases of anxiety disorders, panic attacks, eating disorders, depression, relationship counseling, bereavement, and more.

Kanavitsa Ksenia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and has maintained a private practice in Karditsa since 2001. She holds a degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Professional Practice License from the Health Directorate of the Prefectural Administration of Karditsa. She has extensive experience in Psychotherapy for Adults and Adolescents. She was trained in psychometric diagnostic tools at the Mental Health Center of the General Hospital of Larissa. She has participated in the training program for Red Cross volunteers. She is an external collaborator of the University of Thessaly in the Master's Program “Counseling in Special Education, Education, and Health.” She has worked part-time at the Rehabilitation and Recovery Center "Iasis Karditsas." She has participated in numerous conferences and seminars organized by the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society, the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, the Psychoanalytic Society of Northern Greece, the Institute of Psychology and Health, among others.

Samara Konstantina is a Psychologist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom and a Master's degree in "Child Development and Child Psychology" from the University of Central Lancashire. She has received further training in Psychotherapy of Social and Emotional Development in the management of Autism Spectrum Disorders of Moderate and High Functioning, and is currently undergoing training in the three-year specialization program in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offered by the Hellenic Society of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (HSCBP), a program certified by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). It is noteworthy that she has worked as a Child Psychologist in public schools and Reintegration Centers, as well as serving as a Coordinator in Psychotherapeutic groups for children and adolescents. Alongside her private practice, she is a Scientific Collaborator with various private centers of Special therapies. Ms. Samara, through her valuable experience and collaboration with Psychiatrists, addresses a wide range of cases providing individualized Mental Health services.

Kakampakou Xrysoula MSc is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Exarcheia. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Hellenic American University and a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the same institution. She completed her internship at OKANA – Organization Against Drugs and has worked as a Human Resources Consultant at Spectrum Labs. For the past 4 years, in her private practice, she has been helping adults and adolescents overcome daily life challenges. She utilizes CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to address anxiety, panic attacks, emotional issues, addictions, depression, and other difficulties. She offers both in-person and online sessions for immediate and effective support.

Mr. Eustathiou Lazaros is a Mental Health Counselor and operates his private practice in Nikaia. He holds a Level 5 BTEC Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from Pearson and is a graduate of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Promotion program at the University of West Attica. Additionally, he has received specialized training through seminars at KDBM Tsaousis on the pathology of intimate partner relationships and possesses extensive experience with cases involving substance addictions and all forms of contemporary dependency. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, leveraging his many years of experience while always prioritizing the best possible service to meet the individualized needs of each client.

H Μαντζανή Ελένη BSc, MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Λάρισα ενώ παράλληλα δραστηριοποιειται και στην Αθήνα. Έχει εκτενή εκπαίδευση στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία, την Ανάλυση Συμπεριφοράς και τη Θεραπεία μέσω Τέχνης (Art Therapy).Ολοκλήρωσε τις σπουδές της στην Ψυχολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο και παρακολουθεί Μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία από το University of Essex, ενώ παράλληλα ειδικεύεται στη Θεραπεία μέσω Τέχνης στο Κέντρο Ψυχοθεραπείας και Τέχνης - Συνώθηση.

Στην επαγγελματική της πορεία εργάστηκε σε ποικίλα θεραπευτικά και εκπαιδευτικά περιβάλλοντα, παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε παιδιά, εφήβους, ενήλικες και ΑμεΑ.

Διαθέτει σημαντική εμπειρία σε δομές Ψυχικής Υγείας και δομές Ειδικής Αγωγής, όπου εφάρμοσε το Art Therapy πραγματοποιώντας δομημένες κλινικές συνεντεύξεις, ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία, ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία και συμβουλευτική γονέων, όλα υπό κλινική εποπτεία.

Ως εκπαιδευόμενη αναλύτρια συμπεριφοράς (ABA), διαθέτει εμπειρία σε παρατήρηση, καταγραφή, εξατομικευμένες παρεμβάσεις και κλινική εποπτεία στο πλαίσιο εφαρμοσμένης ανάλυσης συμπεριφοράς.

Στη θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση συνδυάζει τη γνώση της κλινικής ψυχολογίας με τις αρχές της ανάλυσης συμπεριφοράς και τα εκφραστικά εργαλεία του Art Therapy. Πιστεύει στη δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και ζεστού θεραπευτικού πλαισίου, στο οποίο κάθε άνθρωπος έχει τη δυνατότητα να επεξεργαστεί βαθύτερα συναισθήματα, να ενισχύσει τις δεξιότητές του και να αναπτύξει νέους τρόπους σύνδεσης με τον εαυτό και τους άλλους.

Έχει παρακολουθήσει σειρά επιστημονικών σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων σε θέματα όπως Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική Διαταραχή (OCD), Διαταραχές Πρόσληψης Τροφής (Ανορεξία & Βουλιμία), Ανάλυση Συμπεριφοράς και Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολογία, εμπλουτίζοντας συνεχώς τις κλινικές της γνώσεις και πρακτικές.

Στόχος της είναι να υποστηρίξει κάθε θεραπευόμενο στη διαδικασία προσωπικής ανάπτυξης, ενδυνάμωσης και αυτογνωσίας, αξιοποιώντας ένα ευρύ φάσμα θεραπευτικών μεθόδων προσαρμοσμένων στις ανάγκες του.

Psychologist Sampatakaki Dimitra maintains her practice in Haidari, offering specialized psychological support services. She addresses phobias and psychosomatic disorders, while assisting in the improvement of self-esteem and self-image. She provides counseling to parents and children, as well as support in managing anxiety, panic attacks, grief, and sexual disorders. With knowledge and empathy, she stands by those seeking meaningful assistance.

Stefanou Nefeli BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a postgraduate degree in Liaison Psychiatry Integrated Care of Physical and Mental Health from the medical department. She has been working in the field of psychotherapy since 2018, offering individual psychotherapy services to adults and adolescents as well as counseling to parents. She is oriented towards the field of Lacanian Psychoanalysis and is a student at the Academy of Clinical Studies in Athens. Her practice, informed by Lacan's teachings, places particular emphasis on the speech of each subject and explores the meaning of the symptoms presented by each analysand. 

Η Ψιμοπούλου Σταυρίνα είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Μαρούσι από το 2018. Αποφοίτησε αρχικά από την Ανωτέρα Σχολή Δραματικής Τέχνης Εθνικού Θεάτρου και μετέπειτα από το Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών. Ως ηθοποιός εργάστηκε στο θέατρο, στον κινηματογράφο και στην τηλεόραση ενώ παράλληλα εργαζόταν ως Ψυχολόγος και εμψυχώτρια θεατρικού παιχνιδιού από το 2009 - 23 στο σχολείο (παιδικό σταθμό - νηπιαγωγείο) που διατηρούσε στα βόρεια προάστια, την Παραμυθούπολη. Κάθε καλοκαίρι είχε την επιμέλεια των σχολικών παραστάσεων, γράφοντας παραμύθια και εμψυχώνοντας γονείς και παιδιά για την πραγμάτωση τους. Το 2020 πέρασε στα χέρια της και η διοίκηση του σχολείου, την οποία και αποχαιρέτησε τον Ιούλιο του 2024, ολοκληρώνοντας έτσι ένα μεγάλο κύκλο. Παράλληλα εργάστηκε ως Ψυχολόγος στο δημοτικό, γυμνάσιο και λύκειο των "Εκπαιδευτηρίων Καντά". Είναι πιστοποιημένη συνεργάτης της Gordon Hellas από το 2015, καθώς και πιστοποιημένη εκπαιδεύτρια γονέων και δασκάλων στα πρόγραμματα: Parent effectiveness training/Teacher effectiveness training / Υπέροχα Νήπια /Πειθαρχία χωρίς τιμωρία του Thomas Gordon (Προσωποκεντρική προσέγγιση). Εμψύχωσε ομάδες γονέων και δασκάλων από το το 2015 έως και το 2022. Στη διαδρομή της ακολούθως έρχεται η Συγκινησιακά Εστιασμένη θεραπεία (Emotional Focused Therapy/Sue Johnson), στην οποία εκπαιδεύτηκε για δύο χρόνια, υπό την υποστήριξη και καθοδήγηση της Κα Κυριακής Πολυχρόνη και του ΑΚΜΑ (Αθηναϊκό Κέντρο Μελέτης του Ανθρώπου). Πρόκειται για μοντέλο θεραπείας ζεύγους, το οποίο εφαρμόζεται και στην ατομική θεραπεία. Από το 2020 έως και σήμερα έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Συστημική προσέγγιση στη ψυχοθεραπεία, καθώς ολοκλήρωσε το διετές πρόγραμμα "Συστημικό Σκέπτεσθαι" και το μονοετές πρόγραμμα ΔΙΣΕΦΕ (Διαλεκτική Συστημική Εφαρμοζόμενη Επιστημολογία/Συμβουλευτική Επαγγελματικού Ρόλου) στο ΑΚΜΑ. Συνεχίζει την μελέτη της προσέγγισης αυτής και τα προσεχή χρόνια. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε ποικίλα ψυχομετρικά εργαλεία (WISC TEST,A TEST, Προβολικά test TAT/CAT, παιδικό ιχνογράφημα στο κέντρο Πρόληψης και Συμβουλευτικής), καθώς επίσης και στο Ψυχόδραμα και Δραματοθεραπεία στο Ψυχόδραμα Αθήνα ΨΥΚΑΠ (Ψυχοδραματικό Κέντρο Ανάπτυξης της Προσωπικότητας). Τέλος, από το 2018 είναι μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Ψυχολόγων.

Zamanidis Giorgos is a Psychologist - Existential Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Lykovrysi. He completed his studies at the Department of Psychology of Panteion University and has trained in Existential Psychotherapy through his four-year attendance at the Hellenic Society of Existential Psychology, "gígnesthai". He holds a diploma in Family and Couple Therapy within the Systemic Psychotherapeutic Approach, in which he was trained in 2022. He also holds a diploma in training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques (NLP Greece). He has conducted and continues his extensive clinical practice at the Society for Regional Development and Mental Health (E.P.A.PSY.) in Marousi as a Clinical Psychologist and Existential Psychotherapist. In the past, as part of his practical training, he has participated in Pan-European Research on substance abuse among minor populations (ESPAD), as well as related initiatives in collaboration with the Substance Abuse Prevention Center (PRONOIA) in Kifissia. He completed his military service as a Psychologist in Cyprus, where he collaborated with psychologists and medical staff in the care of hundreds of soldiers. A significant part of his training is influenced by the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapeutic Approach, which he acquired under supervision over recent years. Currently, he serves as a Trainee Trainer at the Hellenic Society of Existential Psychology, "gígnesthai".

Kalliontzaki Giota is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni, where she conducts counseling sessions. She obtained a diploma in Systemic Family Counseling after completing a three-year study program at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships and was subsequently certified as a Mental Health Counselor by the Hellenic and European Association of Counseling. Furthermore, she has received additional training in Counseling, Life Coaching, and Mentoring at the University of the Aegean and has attended numerous seminars on various counseling topics (The Power of Positive Emotions, Psychological Trauma and the Body, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Mindfulness, etc.). Additionally, she holds a degree in French Philology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a joint Hellenic-French postgraduate degree titled "Didactics of Multilingualism and Language Educational Policies. Dissemination of Languages and Cultures in Multilingual Environments" from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Université du Maine.

Konstantoulaki Eleni MSc, MA is a licensed Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist specialized in the Systemic - Existential approach, with experience in the treatment of adolescents, young adults, adults, couples (EFT | Emotionally Focused Therapy) and families. She provides psychotherapy both individually and in group settings, with sessions available online. Her goal is to create a safe therapeutic environment where each individual or group can feel acceptance and trust, having the space to explore thoughts, feelings, and relationships, progressing with awareness towards a more conscious, meaningful, and authentic life.

The Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Ena Dis Abilities is located in Vyronas, offering services in Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychological Support, Psychotherapy, and Special Education. Within the safe environment of the center, the word disabilities transforms into 1 billion abilities! The center is headed by Evi Dourou, a specialist in the field of Occupational Therapy. The center's team also consists of specialized professionals in Speech Therapy, Psychological Support, and Special Education, who manage each child's developmental, learning, or communication difficulties individually and in full collaboration, highlighting their uniqueness through a modern, well-designed therapy program. The center creates a world of possibilities for each child through targeted therapies that lead to their substantial development. The goal is to provide meaningful empowerment and improve quality of life through a personalized and functional approach. Interventions by the center's team are conducted either individually or in small groups, within a safe, creative, and supportive environment. Their purpose is for every child to discover their abilities, enhance their functionality, and enjoy their daily life with autonomy and confidence.