Health professionals with experience in Psychotherapy Online in Ilisia

Dimitriou Tatiana MSc, PhD is a Neuroscientist with a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate specialization diploma in Occupational Psychology with a focus on Vocational Guidance for Adolescents & Adults from Kingston University, London. She earned her PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Dementia, and has experience in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as in the cognitive strengthening of her patients. In her private practice, she provides specialized solutions tailored to her patients' needs, addressing a wide range of disorders including anxiety disorders, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorders, grief management, and depression. Group counseling sessions are also available on topics related to obsessive-compulsive disorders, phobias, relationship issues, family matters, and sexual orientation concerns.

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.

Theodorou Marigo is a psychologist-psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Ilisia. She holds a degree in psychology from the University of Central Lancashire and is a trainee group psychotherapist at the S. H. Foulkes Institute of Group Analysis. She provides her services at the 7th municipal clinic of the Municipality of Athens, and has previously collaborated with various agencies and organizations such as the Society for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), METAdrasi, and the digital platform "Speak to Me." Additionally, during her internship, she worked with the supportive and counseling 24-hour SOS hotline "By Your Side" of the Greek Network of European Women for women who have experienced violence. After completing her internship, she also provided counseling and psychotherapy services.

Antonis Tsourounakis, MSc, is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist (Integrative Psychotherapy & Counseling) and maintains his private practice in Chania and Ilisia. As a psychologist, he believes that every individual has something unique to express or perceive in a given situation. Therefore, each person’s perception of the world is different. His duty is to listen to the perspectives of the people who visit him, no matter how much they differ from his own, and to collaboratively give meaning to their reality, identify the strengths and interactions within it, and consequently make the individual's daily life more functional, sustainable, and pleasant. This process is not magic, but it is magical and certainly not a compulsory task, but rather a healthy collaboration. Therefore, offer yourself this gift, whenever you feel that the time is right. Mr. Tsourounakis is a graduate of the University of Athens, Department of Psychology, with a degree grade of 8.4/10 and postgraduate education in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counseling. He has worked in structures for persons with disabilities of the Ministry of Health (2020-2021) and in the Family Therapy Unit (2018-2020), a branch of the Psychiatric Hospital of Athens. Furthermore, he has served as a trainee Psychologist at the General Air Force Hospital (2021-2022), as well as in other mental health-related institutions. Between 2014-2018, he was a member of the NGO E.K.KLI.PSY., an organization primarily engaged in clinical research work. Lastly, he is a member of the Greek Actors Association, where he has been volunteering his services to this day. For any information, please contact him by phone, email, or directly via personal message.

Ο Νικόλαος Καράμπινας, είναι κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος Ψυχολόγου, απόφοιτος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία του University of Bergamo της Ιταλίας και του Πτυχίου Ψυχολογίας από το University of Stirling του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου.

Έχει συνεργαστεί με δημόσιους και ιδιωτικούς φορείς ως ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του γραφείο στην Αθήνα, παρέχοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας ενηλίκων.

Τηρώντας την δεοντολογία του επαγγέλματός του, ενδιαφέρεται για την ψυχολογική ενδυνάμωση των ανθρώπων που τον εμπιστεύονται ως ψυχολόγο τους.

Από την ακαδημαϊκή κι εργασιακή του εμπειρία έχει αποκτήσει άρτιες δεξιότητες κλινικής παρέμβασης και ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης ατόμων για ποικίλα θέματα, με κύρια θεωρητική κατεύθυνση παρέμβασης την ψυχοδυναμική.

Η Παπαϊωάννου Δέσποινα BSc, MA, MSc είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια – Ομαδική Αναλύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Σπούδασε Ψυχολογία στο Κρατικό Πανεπιστήμιο Gabriele D’Annunzio της Ιταλίας, όπου ολοκλήρωσε και το μεταπτυχιακό της στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία και Ψυχολογία της Υγείας, ενώ κατέχει και δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό στην Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχολογία από το Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. Επιπλέον η ειδικός είναι εκπαιδευόμενο μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΕΑΟΨ&ΟΨ). Έχει παρακολουθήσει εξειδικευμένα προγράμματα, σεμινάρια και συνέδρια στην ψυχοπαθολογία παιδιού, εφήβου και ενήλικα, στην ψυχοσωματική και την ψυχανάλυση ενώ συνεχίζει τη διαρκή επιστημονική και κλινική εκπαίδευση στο χώρο της Ψυχικής Υγείας και της Ψυχοθεραπείας. Ειδικεύεται στην υποστήριξη ατόμων που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες διάθεσης και άγχους, διαπροσωπικές και οικογενειακές δυσκολίες, φοβίες, διαταραχές προσωπικότητας, καθώς και ζητήματα διαχείρισης κρίσεων και χρόνιων νοσημάτων, ενώ παράλληλα παρέχει υποστήριξη σε θέματα προσωπικής ανάπτυξης. Παρέχει ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων και εφήβων, θεραπεία ζεύγους, ομαδική θεραπεία και συμβουλευτική γονέων, τόσο δια ζώσης όσο και online, με στόχο τη δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και υποστηρικτικού θεραπευτικού πλαισίου όπου κάθε άτομο μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα με σεβασμό στη μοναδικότητά του. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται επιστημονικά με την εταιρεία Αέρτον.

Diamantopoulou Sofia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice at the Megaron Concert Hall. She specializes in Clinical Mental Health through postgraduate studies at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, and holds a Professional Practice License. Her psychotherapeutic specialization is in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, and she works as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist in the Adult Therapy Department at the Institute for Behavioral Research and Therapy (I.E.TH.S.). Simultaneously, she has been trained in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has worked as a Psychologist in the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "DAFNI," and at the camp "Athitaki." She has been a regular member of the Hellenic Psychologists Association (SEPS) since 2020.

Giorgos Orfanos is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains two private practices, in Peristeri and Athens (Ilisia - Hilton). He holds a distinction-awarded master's degree in Applied Clinical Psychology (MSc in Applied Clinical Psychology with Distinction) from the University of Central Lancashire, as well as a first-class honours degree in Psychology (BSc Hons Psychology Science – First Class Honours) from the University of Essex. Additionally, he has completed studies in Economics at Kingston University in London. He specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which he completed at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, with experience in individual sessions and group interventions within mental health organizations such as the NGOs Agkalia and Symvallein. His therapeutic approaches incorporate elements from the "third wave" of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Furthermore, his extensive background in the business sector has motivated him to continuously develop his knowledge of critical psychological concepts such as anxiety, stress, and generally high psycho-emotional pressure and performance conditions (performance psychology). He believes in a collaborative relationship, considering the therapeutic alliance and unconditional acceptance as the cornerstone for the success of therapy, the enhancement of self-awareness, psychological resilience, and personal development.

Konstantina Skourla is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice at the Megaron Concert Hall. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and has completed postgraduate training in Clinical Psychopathology and Clinical Skills in Psychopathology "Panagiotis Oulis" at the First Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Research University Institute of Mental Health & Promotion of Knowledge in Mental Disorders), as well as postgraduate training in "Early Intervention in Psychosis" at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPI Psy). Furthermore, she is completing her clinical specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (C.B.T.) at the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior (I.E.TH.S.) and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research (EEES). She works as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist in the Adult Therapy Department of the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior and in her private practice. Previously, she has collaborated with the Animus Corpus Psychotherapeutic Center and has worked as a Psychologist at the Mental Health Center of Peristeri and at the Special Child Care Center of the Naval Hospital of Piraeus. Lastly, sessions are conducted both in-person and remotely.

Dr. Skourtis Theofanis is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He served as a military physician (1991-2024) and held the position of Deputy Director of the Psychiatric Clinic at the 414th Military Hospital of Penteli. He studied at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is a graduate of the Military Officers School of Corps. He attended the Health Application School (1997 – 1998), subsequently serving as a Unit Physician and Director of the Health Station in Kastoria. During his training, he received education at the Pathology & Neurology Clinic of the 424th Military Hospital and Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki (2001 - 2002), as well as in the Short and Long-Term Hospitalization Department of the 2nd Psychiatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He later served at the Psychiatric Clinic of Aiginiteio Hospital of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2003 - 2006) in inpatient wards for general psychopathology, alcohol dependence, the Short-Term Hospitalization Department, and the Day Hospital. He also worked at the Vyronas-Kaisariani Community Mental Health Center in the adult service and in the child and adolescent service. Furthermore, he pursued training in Forensic Psychiatry and in the Clinic’s Specialized Outpatient Clinics (Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Unit, Special Cognitive Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic, and the Special Outpatient Clinic of the Center for the Study of Emotional Disorders). Subsequently, he was transferred to the Arta Health Center (2006 – 2012) as a psychiatrist of the Training Center and served as director of the psychosocial care team for Western Greece, director of the Health Station, member and for one year president of the Exemption Committee of Ioannina. As a private practitioner since 2006, he has managed numerous cases with discretion and the necessary scientific rigor, representing the ideal choice for the excellent approach and management of any related issues that may trouble you or your loved ones.

Η Μυλωνά Ζωή είναι Ψυχολόγος-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου  Αθηνών και συνέχισε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στο Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών "Έγκαιρη Παρέμβαση στην Ψύχωση" της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών . Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στο Τετραετές Πρόγραμμα «Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική», το οποίο αποτελεί και τον βασικό θεραπευτικό της προσανατολισμό και είναι μέλος της ΣΕΒΕ (Συστημική Εταιρεία Βορείου Ελλάδος). Επιπλέον, έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος σεμιναρίων, μεταξύ των οποίων περιλαμβάνονται τα "Παιδοψυχολογία - Ολιστική Προσέγγιση" Μονοετές Σεμινάριο στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο, Δικαστική Ψυχολογία (ΔΔΕΕΨΥ), Βιωματική Εκπαίδευση μέσω Ύπνωσης, Διαχείρηση πένθους απώλειας,    Διαχείριση κρίσεων και αυτοκτονικού ιδεασμού, καθώς και σεμινάρια σχετικά με τη Διαχείριση Συναισθημάτων και την Επικοινωνία της οικογένειας, τα οποία περιλάμβαναν θεματικές για το άγχος, τις κρίσεις πανικού και τη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση του εσωτερικού παιδιού (Κέντρο ΝΟΗΣΙΣ ΚΕ.ΘΕ.ΣΥ). Στο πλαίσιο της επαγγελματικής της εξέλιξης, επενδύει σταθερά στη διεύρυνση των γνώσεών της και την εμβάθυνση της θεραπευτικής της πρακτικής. Παρακολουθεί εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια, συμμετέχει σε συνεχή κλινική εποπτεία και ακολουθεί προσωπικό κύκλο ατομικής ψυχοθεραπείας. Έχει ως αρχή της ότι οι άνθρωποι δεν λανθάνουν από τη φύση τους, αλλά πως τα προβλήματα οφείλονται σε μη λειτουργικές δυναμικές των συστημάτων στα οποία βρίσκονται. Η θεραπεία είναι μία διαδικασία συνεργασίας ανάμεσα στον θεραπευτή και τον θεραπευόμενο. Επίσης για εκείνη πυξίδα είναι η καλλιέργεια θεραπευτικής σχέσης που βασίζεται στην ενσυναίσθηση και την άνευ όρων αποδοχή. Στην πρακτική της άσκηση εργάστηκε σε δομή ψυχικής υγείας και κοινωνικής αποκατάστασης. Έκτοτε έχει εργαστεί στον ιδιωτικό τομέα με παιδιά, εφήβους, ενήλικες και οικογένειες. Στο παρόν εργάζεται ως ψυχολόγος στο Ελληνικό κέντρο για την ψυχική υγεία και θεραπεία του παιδιού και της οικογένειας «Το Περιβολακι». Τέλος εργάζεται ιδιωτικά παρέχοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες, εφήβους, ζευγάρια αλλά και συμβουλευτική γονέων.

Angeliki Xatzimanoli, MSc is a Psychologist, certified Psychotherapist, and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire and graduated from the Department of Social Policy at Panteion University. Additionally, she has a master's degree in "Addiction Treatment - Addictology" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in collaboration with the Medical School of Athens. Currently, she is training in "Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling" at the Center for Systemic Study and Therapy of Athens (Ke.S.Me.Th.). Throughout her career, she has volunteered with the Non-Governmental Organizations "ActionAid Hellas" and the International Cybersecurity Institute (CSI). She served as a Psychologist for the NGO "The Home Project" and collaborates as an external associate with the Center for Special Therapies "Oikogeneia." She also writes voluntarily for the website ''efiveia.gr,'' focusing on family and its connection and collaboration with the online therapy platform Terappin. She has been trained in the application of the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy protocol (TF-CBT). She provides psychological support to children, adolescents, and adults. It is noteworthy that she participated in authoring the European program "TRACeD," within the framework of actions for the awareness and prevention of online gender-based violence. In her private practice, she undertakes the assessment, monitoring, and psychotherapeutic treatment of various psychological difficulties, such as anxiety disorders, depressive episodes, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, as well as issues related to interpersonal relationships and self-esteem.