Speech therapists for Phonological disorders

Giannakopoulou Ksenia is a Speech Therapist with many years of experience. She graduated from the Speech Therapy Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece (Patras) and holds a professional practice license. She completed the Postgraduate Program of the Hellenic Open University and the University of Thessaly titled "Educational Sciences: Special Education and Education of Individuals with Oral and Written Language Disorders."

Since 2018, she has been working with pediatric populations in various private speech therapy centers, while simultaneously providing home therapy sessions. She assesses the areas of communication, language, and speech using standardized tools and develops individualized therapy programs tailored to each child. She strongly believes in the value of lifelong learning and continuing education and their impact on the therapeutic process; therefore, she has been trained in a wide range of techniques and methods.

Special Heroes is an organized therapeutic framework for children, adolescents, and families, where comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided by specialized professionals of various disciplines. At our center, among other services, Psychological Assessment of the Child-Adolescent's Intellectual Functioning and Personality is offered. Intelligence assessment tests constitute scales that provide significant information across multiple areas of cognitive development, such as general knowledge, abstract reasoning, logical thinking ability, problem-solving skills, auditory and visual memory capacity, social judgment, and cognitive flexibility. The WPPSI-III is administered to children aged 2.6 to 7.3 years. The WISC-V is administered to children aged 6 to 16 years. Personality tests include various methods for the objective evaluation of behavior and personality, which are classified into three main categories: a) observation methods, b) questionnaires, and c) projective tests (Rorschach Inkblot Test), which reveal motives and personality traits that even the individual may be unaware of.

Komninoglou Xrysanthi is a Speech Therapist providing home-based and online sessions. She is a graduate of the Department of Speech Therapy at the University of Patras and has been attending educational seminars since 2018. From 2020 to 2025, she worked as a Speech Therapist at a Special Therapy Center in Athens.

She conducts assessment and intervention for children with developmental disorders, such as autism, language disorders, and children with articulation and phonological disorders. Additionally, she works with adults presenting voice disorders, as well as individuals post-stroke, offering targeted evaluation and rehabilitation of speech, language, and communication.

Moutsiou Matina is a Speech Therapist who maintains a private practice in Cholargos. The specialist provides speech therapy services to children and adolescents through individualized intervention in a safe and supportive environment. Additionally, evaluation and intervention services are offered using standardized tools for disorders of language, speech, and communication, aiming to enhance interaction as well as to strengthen each child's skills. Naturalistic approaches are employed to foster the emergence of social skills among the child, family, and therapists. The primary goal is to promote children's independence and support the family system.

Ο Καραγγιουλές Δημήτρης είναι Λογοθεραπευτής με εμπειρία σε παιδιά και ενήλικες, νευρολογικές και αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, καθώς και Ιδρυτής - κλινικός υπεύθυνος του κέντρου Αναλογία στο Ελληνικό, Αττικής. Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Λογοθεραπείας του Ανώτατου Τεχνολογικού Εκπαιδευτικού Ιδρύματος Πάτρας (2016) και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στη «Λογοπαθολογία» από το Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (2019). Η κλινική του πορεία ξεκίνησε με πρακτική άσκηση και εθελοντική εμπειρία σε νοσοκομειακά, εκπαιδευτικά και αποκαταστασιακά πλαίσια, όπως το Κέντρο Αποθεραπείας και Αποκατάστασης «Ανάπλαση», το Περιφερειακό Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Ρίου, το 2ο Ειδικό Δημοτικό Σχολείο Πάτρας και δομές φροντίδας ηλικιωμένων. Από το 2016 έως σήμερα εργάζεται ιδιωτικά κατ’ οίκον, παρέχοντας λογοθεραπευτικές υπηρεσίες σε παιδιά και ενήλικες. Στους ενήλικες έχει εκτεταμένη εμπειρία σε νευροεκφυλιστικές και νευρολογικές παθήσεις, όπως Parkinson, ALS και άνοιες, με έμφαση στη γνωστική αποκατάσταση, τη γλωσσική επανεκπαίδευση και τη διαχείριση δυσφαγίας. Παράλληλα, αντιμετωπίζει γλωσσικές και επικοινωνιακές διαταραχές με ολιστική και εξατομικευμένη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση. Στην παιδιατρική λογοθεραπεία έχει εμπειρία σε αναπτυξιακές γλωσσικές διαταραχές, διαταραχές άρθρωσης και φωνολογίας, διαταραχές αυτιστικού φάσματος, πραγματολογικές δυσκολίες και δυσκολίες πρώιμης επικοινωνίας. Έχει συνεργαστεί με ιδιωτικά θεραπευτικά πλαίσια, όπως το κέντρο «Αλμανάπτυξη» στο Ελληνικό και το «Κέντρο Λογοθεραπείας και Ειδικής Θεραπευτικής Αγωγής Β. & Ε. ΠΟΙΜΕΝΙΔΟΥ Ο.Ε.» στην Αργυρούπολη. Ιδιαίτερα σημαντική εμπειρία αποτελεί η συνεργασία του με την Αμυμώνη, έναν εξειδικευμένο οργανισμό που υποστηρίζει άτομα με τύφλωση και πρόσθετες αναπηρίες, όπως σύνδρομα, νευρολογικές διαταραχές, αυτισμό και πολλαπλές αναπτυξιακές δυσκολίες. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό εργάστηκε με παιδιά με βαριές και πολλαπλές αναπηρίες, συμπεριλαμβανομένων σπάνιων συνδρόμων , με έμφαση στην επικοινωνία, την αισθητηριακή προσέγγιση, την ασφαλή κατάποση και τη λειτουργική ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων. Παράλληλα, το 2019 παρείχε διδασκαλία στα αντικείμενα των αναπτυξιακών διαταραχών σε παιδιατρικό πληθυσμό και γνωστικών διαταραχών σε ενήλικο πληθυσμό στο Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιο Πειραιά. Στόχος του είναι η παροχή υψηλού επιπέδου, εξατομικευμένης λογοθεραπευτικής παρέμβασης που ενισχύει τη λειτουργική επικοινωνία, τη συμμετοχή στην καθημερινότητα και τη συνολική ποιότητα ζωής του ατόμου.

The Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Ena Dis Abilities is based in Vyronas and offers services in Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychological Support, Psychotherapy, and Special Education. Within the safe environment of the center, the word disabilities is transformed into 1 billion abilities! The center is headed by Evi Dourou, specializing in the field of Occupational Therapy. The center's team also includes specialized professionals in the areas of Speech Therapy, Psychological Support, and Special Education who manage each child's developmental, learning, or communication difficulty on an individualized basis and in close collaboration, highlighting their uniqueness through a modernly designed therapy program. The center creates a world of possibilities for each child, with targeted therapies that lead to their substantial development. The goal is meaningful empowerment and improvement of quality of life through an individualized and functional approach. Interventions by the center's team are conducted either individually or in small groups, within a safe, creative, and encouraging environment. Their purpose is for each child to discover their abilities, enhance their functionality, and enjoy their daily life with autonomy and confidence.

Myrkos Vasileios is a Speech Therapist and operates a private speech therapy center in Athens and Lavrio. He studied Speech Therapy at the Medical School of the University of Genoa and later specialized in Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders by completing an MSc postgraduate degree at the University of Turin. Additionally, he is also specialized in stroke and developmental disorders.

Το κέντρο Εξέλιξη Λόγου, Φωνής και Κατάποσης - Πέτρου Σύλα είναι ένα κέντρο εξειδικευμένο σε νευρολογικές παθήσεις για διάγνωση και αποκατάσταση διαταραχών ομιλίας, φωνής και κατάποσης το οποίο εδράζεται στο Χαλάνδρι. Επιστημονική Υπεύθυνη και ιδιοκτήτρια του Κέντρου είναι η Λογοθεραπεύτρια Πέτρου Σύλα. Είναι απόφοιτη του τμήματος Λογοθεραπείας του Α.Τ.Ε.Ι. Πατρών και εξειδικεύτηκε ως φωνοθεραπεύτρια και στις Νευρογενείς Κινητικές Διαταραχές Ομιλίας - Φωνής και Κατάποσης. Επίσης, εκπαιδεύτηκε και πιστοποιήθηκε στην εφαρμογή Νευρομυικής Ηλεκτρικής Διέγερσης (Ν.Μ.Ε.S.), στο Επιφανειακό Ηλεκτρομυογράφημα (S.E.M.G.) και στην Νευρομυική Περίδεση (Neuromuscular Taping) στο Aspire Center of Health and Wellness στην Νέα Υόρκη. Επιπροσθέτως, συμμετείχε στη διεξαγωγή του Dysphagia Summer School στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου στη Λευκωσία, όπου πραγματοποιήθηκε εκπαίδευση Λογοθεραπευτών σε όλα τα τελευταία επιστημονικά νέα θεραπευτικά δεδομένα στον τομέα της Δυσφαγίας, τόσο σε επίπεδο αξιολόγησης όσο και σε επίπεδο θεραπείας. Ακόμα, πιστοποιήθηκε στην εκπόνηση σεμιναρίων και επιμορφώσεων τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και στην Κύπρο. Εργάστηκε στο Aspire Center of Health and Wellness στην Νέα Υόρκη και, από το 2012 ως σήμερα, πραγματοποιεί ατομικές και ομαδικές με συναδέλφους λογοθεραπευτές, ενισχύοντας τις γνώσεις τους πάνω σε διάφορες διαταραχές, εκπονώντας σχεδιασμό θεραπευτικού προγράμματος και επιλύοντας συχνές απορίες σχετικά με τα περιστατικά που παρακολουθούν. Επιπλέον, συμμετείχε στην διερμηνεία σεμιναρίων λογοθεραπευτικού περιεχομένου από τα Αγγλικά στα Ελληνικά. Τέλος, είναι μέλος του Συλλόγου επιστημόνων Λογοπαθολόγων - Λογοθεραπευτών Ελλάδος. Η Ζαχαριάδου Μαρίνα είναι επίσης Λογοθεραπεύτρια και εργάζεται στο Κέντρο Εξέλιξη Λόγου, Φωνής και Κατάποσης - Πέτρου Σύλα. Είναι απόφοιτη Λογοθεραπείας του Α.Τ.Ε.Ι Πατρών. Επίσης, παρακολούθησε σεμινάρια πάνω στις νευρογενείς κινητικές διαταραχές, στις διαταραχές φωνής και κατάποσης και στις μαθησιακές δυσκολίες - δυσλεξία και διαταραχές της ροής της ομιλίας. Η Κοντογεωργίου Μαριάνθη είναι επίσης Λογοθεραπεύτρια και εργάζεται στο Κέντρο Εξέλιξη Λόγου, Φωνής και Κατάποσης - Πέτρου Σύλα. Είναι απόφοιτη Λογοθεραπείας του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και εκπαιδεύτηκε σε ενήλικο και παιδιατρικό πληθυσμό πάνω στις νευρολογικές διαταραχές. Την πρακτική της άσκηση την πραγματοποίησε στο «Παιδικό Εργαστήρι Περιστερίου». Επίσης, εργάστηκε ως Λογοθεραπεύτρια σε δημόσιες και ιδιωτικές δομές και εθελοντικά στο «Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγείας Περιστερίου». Τέλος, παρακολούθησε πληθώρα εκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων πάνω στο Neuromuscular Taping for Feeding, Swallowing & Speech Disorders, ο ρόλος του NMES & sEMG στη Διαχείριση της Δυσφαγίας καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια ζωής, δυσαρθρία - απραξία: διαφοροδιάγνωση- αξιολόγηση - θεραπεία, Integrated Voice Therapy - Επίπεδα Α, Β & Γ.

Anna Maria Smyrnaiou is a Speech Therapist and the scientific director of the Speech Therapy & Special Education center "Prota Logia", located in Moschato since 2022. She graduated from the Franco-Hellenic school Jeanne D' Arc in 2007 and subsequently pursued her studies at the University of Western Greece in the Department of Speech Therapy. Upon completing her studies, she began working as a speech therapist in 2012. From 2014 to 2017, she was a member of the board of directors of the Association of Speech Pathologists and Speech Therapists of Greece. In 2018, she completed her postgraduate studies in Educational Psychology at the University of Nicosia. Simultaneously, she continued to train and expand her knowledge in her field according to her specific scientific interests. Some of the certifications she holds include ABA method, PECS, OPT, TEACCH, INTENSIVE INTERACTION, GESTALT LANGUAGE PROCESSING, among others. Additionally, she has attended numerous seminars covering ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, Early Intervention, as well as articulation and phonological disorders.

The Skepsis Kai Logos Project operates in the Zografou area, providing high-quality psychotherapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy services to children and adults. The scientific director of the center is Skepsis Kai Logos Project, a Psychologist - Occupational Therapist with studies in Psychology and Child Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well as Special Education & Training. Additionally, he has extensive experience, having worked both privately and in various facilities for children and adults. The center is staffed by experienced and specialized personnel, including Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists. In the Speech Therapy department, among others, collaborator Speech Therapist Maria Christodoulou, with many years of experience in speech, language, and voice disorders, applies valid and individualized scientific methods each time.

Ergotherapei - Center for Special Therapies is located in Galatsi. The founders and scientific directors of the Center are Dimitra Efthymiou, a qualified occupational therapist, and Georgia Paschali, a qualified speech therapist.

Ergotherapei Center is a specialized therapeutic facility focusing on the assessment and intervention of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with motor, neurological, developmental, psychosocial, and learning difficulties. The center offers specialties in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Special Education, Early Intervention, and Psychological Support for children. Additionally, it provides Counseling Services and Parent-Caregiver Psychoeducation, which, combined with individualized programs for each patient, aim to enhance functionality, independence, emotional and communicative maturation, and autonomy of the individual.

The directors and the center’s team, guided by their scientific and specialized training, offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches for assessment and intervention.

Elli Tasia Kentro Logotherapeias Ergotherapeias Kai Psyxotherapeias Paidion Kai Enilikon - Dromoi Epikoinonias is a Speech Therapist who maintains her therapeutic practice in Kypseli, which offers a full range of specialties including speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychoeducational programs, psychotherapy, and social skills groups. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Queen Margaret University and has received further training in Acquired Neurological Disorders. She has attended numerous postgraduate seminars as well as the postgraduate program "Feeding Therapy SOS Approach Feeding" from the Interdisciplinary Center of Epirus. Additionally, she has completed other trainings such as Intensive Interaction, Makaton, TEACCH, feeding therapy, among others. She possesses extensive professional experience with children and adults and specializes in voice therapy through IVT training.

Kindercare - Markou Katerina MSc is based in Marousi. Kindercare - Markou Katerina is a Speech Therapist who has been working with children and adolescents with various speech, language, and communication difficulties for the past 10 years. She studied in Greece and the United Kingdom and holds a Bachelor's degree in Speech Therapy (University of Ioannina, 2013) and a Master of Science in Speech Difficulties (University of Sheffield, 2014). Since 2013, she has worked as a clinician in private settings in Athens and Sheffield with children and adolescents with speech, language, fluency, and communication disorders. Having attended and participated in numerous seminars and trainings, she applies her expertise through various intervention methods and therapeutic programs. Simultaneously, as part of her more functional collaboration with children and their parents, she has received certification in infant, child, and adolescent counseling, as well as parent counseling. Additionally, she maintains partnerships with several kindergartens and private schools, assessing students and supporting educational staff in the areas of speech and language. Furthermore, she collaborates with and supervises fellow speech therapists, providing guidance regarding their cases. Finally, she holds a professional license to practice in Greece and is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Speech Therapists (PSL).

Vasiliki Paspati is a special education teacher and runs a private center for specialized therapies and systemic approach in Aigaleo, Animus Land. She is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology at the University of Ioannina, holds a postgraduate specialization in special education from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and has a postgraduate degree in stress management and health promotion from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has extensive experience working with children with learning difficulties, ADHD, ASD, and provides counseling support to parents on issues related to learning difficulties. Her approach is based on offering individualized learning materials tailored to each child, using intervention and rehabilitation methods for generalized learning disorders, attention deficit disorder, and social interaction and behavioral problems in children with pervasive developmental disorders.

At Animus Land, every child and every family find a space to be heard, to feel, to flourish. Play and psychotherapy become a journey of discovery and connection. At Animus Land, it is not only the child who is treated, but the entire system around them. Through play, care, and a systemic approach, the family becomes a source of strength, and development a shared joy. Play becomes therapy, the family a bridge, and development a shared journey.

Deli Sofia is a Speech Therapist collaborating with the center of psychologist Ftiakas Nikolaos in the center of Thessaloniki. Deli Sofia is a graduate of the Department of Speech Therapy at the A.T.E.I. of Epirus and holds a Master's degree in Medical Bioethics from the Democritus University of Thrace. Over the past decade, she has worked as a Speech Therapist in speech therapy centers in Ioannina, Thessaloniki, and Halkidiki, undertaking comprehensive assessment and intervention for children and adults. Additionally, since 2015, she has been working as a Speech Therapist in Special Education School Units (S.M.E.A.E.). She specializes in and covers a wide range of disorders, such as Articulation & Phonological Disorders, Delayed Speech & Language Development, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Fluency Disorders (Stuttering/Tachylalia), Auditory Processing Disorder, Selective Mutism, Sensory Integration Disorder, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, ADHD, Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Feeding & Swallowing Disorders, Dyspraxia, Dysarthria, Aphasia, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodegenerative Disorders, and Syndromes. Due to her ongoing training, she has attended numerous conferences and seminars from 2010 to the present. Deli Sofia and Ftiakas Nikolaos collaborate to provide a comprehensive approach to their cases.

Kentro Mesini is a Special Therapy Center in Keratsini, with Occupational Therapist Eva Mesini serving as the Scientific Director. The Center is staffed with experienced and specialized Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, a Special Educator, and a Psychologist. Anna Triantogianni holds a degree in Speech Therapy from the Speech Therapy Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Ioannina, is a member of the Association of Speech Pathologists and Speech Therapists of Greece, and holds a professional license from the Region of Piraeus. As part of her educational curriculum, she trained in the management of speech and language disorders in children and adults through clinical workshops in schools and rehabilitation clinics. She has worked at a Special Therapy Center with cases involving speech and language disorders, learning difficulties, as well as developmental disorders. Additionally, she works as a parallel support companion for a child with pervasive developmental disorder. She has attended training seminars related to acquired and congenital speech and language disorders, stuttering, learning difficulties, and pervasive developmental disorders. Finally, she has been trained in alternative communication methods and interventions for pervasive developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders.

Morfiri Eirini -To Spiti Tis Agapis is a graduate of the Speech Therapy Department of Patras. She has been involved in speech therapy since 2015 and has worked since then in individual speech therapy sessions as well as in special education and training settings. She has attended numerous seminars and training programs. After these years of experience and passion for the profession, she lovingly established a therapy center for children and adults.