Health professionals for Psychotherapy Online in Athens

Η Αθηνά Μπακαράκη, Ψυχολόγος και Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, δημιουργεί έναν ασφαλή χώρο για την έκφραση και την εξερεύνηση των σκέψεων και συναισθημάτων σας.

Αποφοίτησε από το University of Strasbourg με πτυχίο στην Ψυχολογία (BSc Hons) και συνέχισε την εξειδίκευσή της στη Συστημική και Οικογενειακή Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Εργαστήριο Διερεύνησης Ανθρωπίνων Σχέσεων, αποκτώντας μια ολιστική ματιά στη θεραπεία ατόμου και οικογένειας. Στο πλαίσιο των σπουδών της, φοίτησε και στο Université Lille III, διευρύνοντας τις γνώσεις της πάνω στην εκπαίδευση και την ανάπτυξη του ανθρώπου. Παράλληλα, ολοκλήρωσε προπτυχιακές σπουδές στο Εθνικό Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, στο Τμήμα Εκπαίδευσης & Αγωγής στην Προσχολική Ηλικία, γεγονός που της προσέφερε βαθύτερη κατανόηση της παιδικής ψυχολογίας και της ανάπτυξης των πρώτων σχέσεων ζωής.

Ως Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια συνεργάζεται με ενήλικες, εφήβους, ζευγάρια και οικογένειες. Στις συνεδρίες της εφαρμόζει τη Συστημική Προσέγγιση, επικεντρώνοντας όχι μόνο στο άτομο, αλλά και στις σχέσεις και τα περιβάλλοντα που το επηρεάζουν. Μέσα από ένα υποστηρικτικό και ασφαλές πλαίσιο, βοηθά τους θεραπευόμενους να διαχειριστούν άγχη, στρες, διαπροσωπικές δυσκολίες, ζητήματα αυτοεκτίμησης και προσωπικής ανάπτυξης. Οι συνεδρίες απευθύνονται σε ανθρώπους που ζουν στην Ελλάδα ή στο εξωτερικό και μπορούν να πραγματοποιηθούν διαδικτυακά, στα ελληνικά ή στα αγγλικά.

Η Αθηνά Μπακαράκη έχει εργαστεί σε ιδιωτικά κέντρα, εθελοντικές δομές και νοσοκομειακά πλαίσια. Αυτή τη στιγμή, εργάζεται στο Κέντρο Υποστήριξης Παιδιών και Ενηλίκων, ΔΙ.ΚΕ.Ψ.Υ., προσφέροντας ψυχολογική αξιολόγηση και ψυχοθεραπεία σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες και συμβουλευτική γονέων. Παράλληλα, εργάζεται ιδιωτικά παρέχοντας εξατομικευμένη ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων με συστημική προσέγγιση, με στόχο την προσωπική ανάπτυξη και υποστήριξη κάθε θεραπευόμενου. Η κλινική της εμπειρία έχει ενισχυθεί μέσα από τη συνεργασία της με την Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νίκαιας. Εκεί, συμμετείχε ενεργά στην ψυχοεκπαίδευση των ασθενών και τη διαγνωστική αξιολόγηση ψυχοπαθολογικών καταστάσεων. Επιπλέον, έχει προσφέρει εθελοντικά τις υπηρεσίες της μέσω της διαδικτυακής πλατφόρμας ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης "Μίλα μου", παρέχοντας ψυχολογικές πρώτες βοήθειες σε άτομα σε κρίση.

Η εμπειρία της στον τομέα της εκπαίδευσης, μέσω της συνεργασίας της με το μοντεσσοριανό νηπιαγωγείο Rainbow School Paris, την έχει βοηθήσει να κατανοήσει καλύτερα τις ανάγκες των παιδιών και τον τρόπο με τον οποίο διαμορφώνονται οι πρώτες τους σχέσεις και συμπεριφορές.

Δεν περιορίζεται μόνο στις κλασικές θεραπευτικές συνεδρίες, αλλά ενσωματώνει και δημιουργικές προσεγγίσεις για την ενίσχυση της ψυχικής υγείας. Έχει συμμετάσχει στο TEDxKlonatzidika, όπου σχεδίασε και συντόνισε το βιωματικό εργαστήριο "Τρέφοντας το Νου: A Vision Board Workshop", το οποίο επικεντρώνεται στην ενίσχυση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας και της αυτογνωσίας, μέσω δημιουργικών τεχνικών όπως η οπτικοποίηση στόχων με τη χρήση vision board.

Vozora Vasiliki was born and raised in Athens and works professionally as a Systemic Mental Health Counselor. Her studies as a Kindergarten Teacher at the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, combined with her passion for the Humanities and her desire to provide meaningful assistance to children and their parents, led her to training at the Human Relations Investigation Laboratory. She is a certified Systemic Mental Health Counselor according to the standards of the Hellenic Counseling Society (H.E.C.) and the European Association for Counselling (EAC). In her private practice, she provides counseling support on issues such as anxiety, grief, interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, self-awareness, and personal development. Her goal is to create a safe and supportive space where individuals can discover new perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of their needs and themselves. She invites anyone interested to embark on a journey of empowerment and personal growth with her, offering support, respect, empathy, and professionalism at every step.

Anastasia Perikleous is a Psychoanalytically-Oriented Psychologist with a professional license and maintains a private practice in Athens. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, BSc(Hons), from the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom and has been undergoing Clinical Training at the Lacanian Psychoanalysis School in Athens since 2022. She has participated in numerous seminars and workshops (NKUA, University of the Aegean, DI.K.E.PS.Y, Therapeutic Riding Association, K.E.PS.P, etc.) and collaborates as a psychologist with mental health institutions in Greece. She is also a founding and active member of an online platform focused on psychological support, with an emphasis on eating disorders.

Galani Ioanna is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist (MSc, LCMFT) with studies and professional experience in the USA, University of Maryland, College Park, providing support to adults, couples, families, and adolescents. She maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi and specializes in couples and family therapy, management of anxiety and depressive symptomatology, personality disorders, family trauma, as well as a wide range of relational issues such as difficulties in communication and emotional connection, commitment, conflicts, infidelity, divorce, and premarital counseling. Additionally, she handles cases of parental counseling for those needing support in managing parental anxiety and guilt, differences in parenting styles, boundary setting within the family system, and adolescent management. Furthermore, she is a trainee psychoanalytic group psychotherapist at the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy (EEPSYO) and a member of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA). She has worked as a Senior Research Assistant under the supervision of American psychologist Michele Gelfand on issues of cross-cultural psychology. She integrates internationally recognized models always adapted to the needs and cultural background of each client, couple, or family. She holds a professional license to practice in the state of Maryland, USA. She offers sessions in Greek and English, within a safe, professional, and supportive framework, where clients can feel trust and achieve meaningful personal growth. Lastly, the specialist holds certifications in Gottman Level 1, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prepare-Enrich, Discernment Counseling, and EFT (externship).

Pleuri Maria Msc Kai Synergates is a Psychologist - MSc Clinical Neuropsychologist with a professional license and clinical experience since 2014. She has maintained a private practice for several years in Heraklion, Crete, as well as in Athens. Her postgraduate specialization took place at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in collaboration with the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University. The Psychologist holds a certified 4th specialization in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Model, which she acquired at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, along with two additional years of training for treating children and adolescents. Furthermore, she has attended the annual training "Basic Principles for Counseling and Psychotherapy with LGBTQ+ individuals" from Orlando LGBT+ and has collaborated with the Hellenic Mediterranean University for the educational training program on sexual health. She has completed her training in the Schema Therapy model from the Hellenic Society of Schema Therapy and is currently undergoing certification.

The specialist collaborates with Nektarios Meimets, Psychologist MSc and Trainee Psychotherapist, as well as with Georgia Koltsida, Psychologist with a professional license, who is mainly engaged professionally in the administration and interpretation of psychometric tests, as well as in psychotherapeutic intervention with children, adolescents, and adults.

Elena Vrettakou MSc is a Clinical Psychologist, graduate of Panteion University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. Concurrently, she works in programs focused on the development and empowerment of interdisciplinary and supportive structures. She has undergone postgraduate training in Educational Psychology and subsequently specialized in Psychotherapy (MSc) at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2010, she has worked in various mental health and educational settings, providing support to adults, adolescents, children, as well as LGBTQ+ individuals. Furthermore, she actively participates in numerous advanced trainings related to clinical psychopathology, psychoanalytic theory, and practice. In her private practice, she applies a psychodynamic approach, focusing on the unconscious processes governing the psyche and aiming not only at symptom elimination but also at in-depth understanding and care of the self.

Elena Goulia is a psychologist specializing in Organizational / Industrial Psychology (MSc Industrial/Organizational Psychology). She maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. She completed her Psychology studies at the University of East London and subsequently pursued postgraduate studies at the American College of Thessaloniki. She is an accredited Mediator by the Ministry of Justice. Between 2020 and 2021, she attended family therapies, group sessions, and individual psychotherapies at the Adult Psychiatric Clinic of the G.N.Th. "G. Papanikolaou". Concurrently, she participated in the regular outpatient clinics of the clinic, liaison counseling, on-call duties, and the management of inpatients. Since 2022, she has worked as a Psychology lecturer in courses related to Psychology and ethics in the workplace. Additionally, she collaborates and handles cases at the Psychiatric Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital.

Since 2024, she has been attending the four-year program in Cognitive Psychotherapies implemented by the Research University Institute of Mental Health, Neurosciences, and Precision Medicine in collaboration with the 1st Psychiatric Clinic EKPA, the 2nd Psychiatric Clinic EKPA, and the Hellenic Society of Cognitive Psychotherapies. She is also attending the four-year program in Systemic Family Psychotherapy at Ke.Sy.The.S and the Psychosexual Disorders program at EPIPSY.

 She undertakes a wide range of cases covering the full spectrum of her specialty, always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to the individual needs of each person she treats.

Kondylis Antonis is a Psychologist who provides individual adult sessions with experience in anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and phobias. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and has undergone further training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Grigoropoulou Chrysa is a Psychologist and runs her private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master's degree in Health Psychology from the Medical School of the University of Nottingham, UK. Additionally, she has a Master's degree in Health Promotion in the Elderly from the Department of Public and Community Health at the University of Western Attica. She is currently undergoing training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling at the Center for Systemic Studies and Therapy in Athens.

She completed her internship at the Psychiatric Department for Adults at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Papanikolaou" and has worked as a Researcher and Program Coordinator at the Prolepsis Institute, as well as a Psychologist at the My Thalpi Elderly Care Unit.

Currently, she is the Head of Humanitarian Programs at the Prolepsis Institute and a Co-Founder and Psychologist at WellnessLab in Athens. In her welcoming office, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each client.

Η Τσέτσου Ελένη είναι Ψυχολόγος, Msc - Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Εξάρχεια, όπου παρέχει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες κι εφήβους. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών και κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στην Ψυχολογία με ειδίκευση "Ταυτότητες και Διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις" του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου. Έχει ειδικευθεί στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία, κατόπιν τετραετούς παρακολούθησης του προγράμματος του Εργαστηρίου Διερεύνησης Ανθρώπινων Σχέσεων. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία του προγράμματος "Παναγιώτης Ουλής" της Α' Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστήμιου Αθηνών και του Ερευνητικού Πανεπιστημιακού Ινστιτούτου Ψυχικής Υγιεινής (Ε.Π.Ι.Ψ.Υ). Επιπρόσθετα, έχει παρακολουθήσει το ετήσιο πρόγραμμα Κλινικής μετεκπαίδευσης στα Δυναμικά ομάδας σε Ψυχιατρικά πλαίσια του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και της Α’ Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών σε συνεργασία με την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ψυχαναλυτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας Ομάδας (ΕΕΨΨΟ). Παράλληλα με την ιδιωτική της πρακτική, εργάζεται σε Μονάδα Εφήβων του Εθνικού Οργανισμού Πρόληψης και Αντιμετώπισης των Εξαρτήσεων (ΕΟΠΑΕ), όπου πραγματοποιεί ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες με εφήβους και νεαρούς ενήλικες που αντιμετωπίζουν ζητήματα χρήσης ουσιών, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων. Στο παρελθόν έχει συνεργαστεί με σχολείο και οικογένεια με παιδί με νευροαναπτυξιακή διαταραχή στα πλαίσια της ένταξης και στήριξής του μέσα σε αυτό. Επιπρόσθετα, έχει προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες της ως ψυχολόγος στην παιδοψυχιατρική κλινική του Τζανείου Νοσοκομείου, στο Κέντρο Συμβουλευτικής Εφήβων του πρώην ΚΕΘΕΑ Στροφή, στο Κέντρο Πρόληψης των εξαρτήσεων και και προαγωγής της ψυχοκοινωνικής υγείας "Αθηνά Πολύβουλος", στη Γραμμή Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης 11528 "Δίπλα σου" για ΛΟΑΤΚΙ άτομα, οικογένειες και εκπαιδευτικούς, καθώς και σε δομές παιδικής προστασίας του Χαμόγελου του Παιδιού. Φροντίζει να επιμορφώνεται διαρκώς με τη συμμετοχή της σε συνέδρια κι εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα με στόχο την πνευματική καλλιέργεια, και τον εμπλουτισμό της γνώσης και των καλών πρακτικών. Η κλινική της πρακτική διακατέχεται από σεβασμό στον άνθρωπο κι αυθεντικότητα, διερεύνηση των μοναδικών δυνάμεων του κάθε ατόμου κι ευαισθητοποίηση γύρω από τις προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν κοινωνικά ευάλωτοι πληθυσμοί.

Dr. Mpeis Ioannis is a Psychiatrist – Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia, Athens. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He completed the majority of his specialty training in Germany, at the Vitos Philippshospital Riedstadt psychiatric clinic and the MEDIAN Klinik NRZ Wiesbaden neurological clinic. Concurrently, he trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at IKVT Hessen (Institut für Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie) in Wiesbaden, where he attended the theoretical training program.

In Greece, he continued and completed his training at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital Dromokaiteio, undertaking additional specialty rotations at P.G.N. Attikon and G.N. Evangelismos. He also completed the theoretical part of his training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, while simultaneously applying psychotherapeutic interventions within his clinical practice framework and participating in supervision.

In his private practice, he primarily works psychotherapeutically, with an emphasis on approaches within the broader family of cognitive-behavioral therapies, while also providing pharmacological treatment when indicated, within the context of comprehensive psychiatric monitoring.

Karydas Xristos, MSc is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in the Megaro Mousikis area. He graduated from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a Master's Degree in "Promotion of Mental Health – Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). Simultaneously, he is completing his clinical specialization in Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy. He works as a psychologist at the Reception and Solidarity Center of the Municipality of Athens and at the Therapy Express Mental Health Day Center in Neo Psychiko. Previously, he has worked in Primary Education, as well as in speech therapy and special treatment centers, and was a general partner of the company Psychintherapy. His professional experience includes collaborations with mental health organizations such as the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor," the Penteli Psychosocial Rehabilitation Hostel, the Agia Paraskevi Day Center of E.P.A.PSY., the Attikon University General Hospital, the Municipality of Ilioupoli, and the Aeginiteio Hospital (Athena Program).

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.

Η Αθανασοπούλου Ασπασία είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Γαλάτσι. Είναι απόφοιτη του University of East London και εκπαιδευόμενη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Κατέχει πιστοποιήσεις στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία και την Ειδική Αγωγή από Ελληνικά Πανεπιστήμια. Αναλαμβάνει συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων και εφήβων, καθώς έχει σπουδάσει και εκπαιδευτικός και κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό  δίπλωμα στην Παιδαγωγική Ψυχολογία. Διαθέτει μακρόχρονη εμπειρία στην ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων, ζεύγους, οικογένειας και ομάδας. Ειδικεύται στην αντιμετώπιση αγχωδών διαταραχών, τη διαχείριση φοβιών, τις διαταραχές συναισθήματος και τις διαταραχές προσωπικότητας, καθώς και τη διαχείριση κρίσεων στην οικογένεια και την εργασία, αλλά και τη διαχείριση πένθους. Διαχειρίζεται θέματα γονεϊκότητας, καθώς και ζητήματα εφηβικής και μετεφηβικής ηλικίας. Στόχος της είναι η εξατομικευμένη παρέμβαση, προσαρμοσμένη στις ανάγκες του κάθε ατόμου, ώστε, μέσα από τη συμβουλευτική και την ψυχοθεραπεία, ο άνθρωπος να γνωρίσει καλύτερα τον εαυτό του  και να οδηγηθεί στη βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής του. 

Dousi Sofia is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist, licensed to practice and maintains a private office at Mavili Square. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree in "Developmental & Adolescent Health Strategies" from the Medical School of Athens. She has been trained in Systemic therapy and counseling, having graduated from the Institute of Education and Research Logo Psihis. During 2022 - 2023, she worked at the Iatropaediagogical E.K.E.P.S.Y.E. Aigaleo, conducting assessments of children and adolescents with learning and emotional difficulties. In the years 2020 - 2021, she worked as a Psychologist at the Integrated Addiction Treatment Unit (M.O.TH.E) Averof of O.K.A.N.A, providing therapy and support to adults undergoing substitution treatment. Additionally, she has worked therapeutically with children and adults at Centers for Special Therapies (2021 - 2022). In the past, she has volunteered in various clinical mental health settings and Psychiatric Units, conducting numerous sessions. She undertakes sessions for adults, adolescents, couples, families, and parent counseling.

Korkokiou Magia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University Paris 7, Denis Diderot in France. She has two master's degrees from the same University, in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and in Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis. She had many years of supervisory collaboration with psychoanalyst Geneviève Haag, who was a member of the Paris Psychoanalytic Society and a founding member of the International Coordination of Psychoanalysts and Psychotherapists working with individuals with autism. Korkokiou Magia has completed various clinical internships in public mental health institutions in France. She has collaborated for many years as a psychotherapist with the Center for Mental Health and Research and is an external collaborator at Paidon Pentelis. She works with the Institute of Personal Development and Mental Health, Galinos, as well as with the Center for Neurodevelopmental Education of the Child. She is a member of the Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents and a member of the International Coordination of Psychotherapists and Psychoanalysts working with individuals with autism. She has participated with presentations at many conferences both in Greece and abroad. She deals with all psychopathology and has a particular interest in autism clinical practice.