Health professionals for Τόνωση αυτοεκτίμησης in Athens

Zouka Olga is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist, licensed to practice, and maintains a private practice in Athens. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and has received postgraduate training in Systemic Psychotherapy (Systemic – Family Therapy and Couple Therapy) at the Society of Systemic Therapy and Intervention for Individuals, Families, and Broader Systems (ESYTHEPAS). She has attended training seminars on administering Projective Tests (RORSCHACH, T.A.T., C.A.T., Children's Drawing Test) at DI.K.E.PS.Y., as well as seminars related to addictions at ITACA – Greek Section and the Training Center of the 18 Ano Addiction Treatment Unit. Additionally, she completed practical training in the Family Department of the Therapeutic Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA) "Diavasi" and at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 251 General Air Force Hospital. She has worked as a psychologist in K.D.A.P. MEA (Municipality of Acharnes "AROGI"), in prisons (Detoxification Center for Drug-Addicted Prisoners Eleonas Thebes (KATKETH)), in a shelter for unaccompanied minor refugees (AMKE SUNYPARXIS Ecumenical Refugee Program), and provided psychosocial support to the Municipality of Haidari through an ESPA program. Currently, she provides counseling to unemployed individuals through an ESPA program. In her private practice, she focuses on creating a supportive and collaborative therapeutic relationship, tailoring her approach to the uniqueness and specific needs of each client, aiming at the effective management of any issues they face. She conducts in-person and online sessions with adults, adolescents (15 years and older), families, couples, as well as counseling sessions for couples and parents.

Η Αλευρά Καλλιόπη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Πετράλωνα, Αθήνα. Είναι απόφοιτη του Cardiff Metropolitan University με πτυχίο BSc (Hons) στην Ψυχολογία, ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (MSc) στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία & Συμβουλευτική στο EurAka – Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Ελβετίας και (MSc) στη Δικαστική Ψυχολογία στο Coventry University.

Επιπλέον έχει ολοκληρώσει την ειδίκευσή της στη Γνωστική Αναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεία (ΓΑΨ) και διαθέτει επαγγελματική εμπειρία στην ψυχοθεραπεία και την ψυχολογική υποστήριξη ενηλίκων, εφήβων και παιδιών τόσο σε ιδιωτικό πλαίσιο όσο και σε συνεργασία με ιδιώτες ψυχιάτρους και παιδοψυχιάτρους, καθώς επίσης συνεργάζεται με κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών, παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και συμβουλευτική τόσο σε παιδιά, όσο και σε γονείς.

Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολυάριθμα επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ενώ το ερευνητικό και ακαδημαϊκό της ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται κυρίως στις διαταραχές προσωπικότητας, τις οριακές δομές οργάνωσης της προσωπικότητας, τις διαπροσωπικές & ενδοπροσωπικές δυσκολίες, τα τραυματικά γεγονότα, καθώς και το βίωμα της συντροφικής/ενδοοικογενειακής βίας.

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.

Tragara Elena is a Psychologist and a certified Gestalt Psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Ano Patisia. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and has been trained in the Gestalt therapeutic approach at the Psychotherapy and Training Center "Gestalt Foundation." As part of her studies, she completed her internship at the 251st General Air Force Hospital, as well as at the Clinical and Research Department of the Institut Curie in Paris, France. Additionally, she has received training in Clinical Psychopathology at Aeginiteio Hospital through the "Panagiotis Oulis" program. Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a Psychologist at the Rehabilitation and Recovery Center "Blocks Rehab Philoktitis," where she collaborated with individuals suffering from chronic conditions, as well as patients requiring psychological support during their rehabilitation and recovery following sudden health issues. Her objective is to create a safe space for individuals seeking to deeply understand themselves and evolve the way they relate to others. Within her practice, Ground Psychotherapy, a multipurpose psychotherapy space operates, founded on the principles of human care and empathy towards people's needs. It is a supportive environment that simultaneously provides the appropriate ground for the emergence of sensations, thoughts, emotions, and needs. Mental health services offered include individual and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and counseling.

Dalla Danai is a Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotherapist and maintains a private practice. She is a licensed psychologist and a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society.

She completed her studies at the Department of Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Clinical Hypnotherapy, an integrated, synthetic, and evidence-based model in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Mindfulness, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy at the Center for Psychotherapy and Modern Applied Psychology (Konstantinos Valavanis). She has attended postgraduate and continuing education seminars in Group-Analytical Psychotherapy, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5, Positive Psychology, Guided Imagery, Management of Parental Separation and Divorce, and the practical application of Cognitive-Behavioral Clinical Hypnotherapy in the therapeutic approach to numerous specific issues, among others. Currently, she is attending a continuing education seminar at the University of Athens on Cinema Therapy and a specialized training seminar at the University of Athens on Narrative, Dialogical, and Relational Approaches in Postmodernity in counseling and psychotherapy. She has voluntarily provided psychological services in the Psychosocial Care Team of the "Tunnel of Oppression" of the Non-Profit Organization "EA-Information, Understanding, Acceptance" and completed her practical training at the Afternoon Counseling Station of the KETHEA Diavasi.

Η Ελισάβετ Παπαδοπούλου είναι πτυχιούχος Ψυχολόγος, απόφοιτη του Πάντειου Πανεπιστημίου, και κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Εκπαιδεύεται στην Γνωσιακή - Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία (CBT) από την Ελληνική Εταιρεία Έρευνας της Συμπεριφοράς, με ευρωπαϊκή πιστοποίηση από το European Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies. Προσφέρει ψυχοθεραπευτική βοήθεια για πλήθος διαταραχών, όπως αγχώδεις διαταραχές, κατάθλιψη, ιδεο-ψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή, φοβίες κ.α. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πρακτική άσκηση στην Εταιρεία Ψυχοκοινωνικών Μελετών στην Αθήνα. Εργάζεται εθελοντικά στο Ελληνικό Σωματείο για την Ιδεο-Ψυχαναγκαστική Διαταραχή (OCD in Greece). Έχει εξειδίκευση στην αντιμετώπιση της ιδεο-ψυχαναγκαστικής διαταραχής, με την οποία έχει ασχοληθεί και ερευνητικά στα πλαίσια της διπλωματικής της εργασίας. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος επιμορφωτικών σεμιναρίων και επιστημονικών εκπαιδεύσεων, στα πλαίσια της συνεχούς επιμόρφωσης. Έχει κάνει χρόνια προσωπικής θεραπείας και λαμβάνει συστηματική κλινική εποπτεία. Οι συνεδρίες γίνονται σε ένα πλαίσιο αποδοχής και κατανόησης με στόχο την ουσιαστική βοήθεια του θεραπευόμενου.

Η Ελένη Ρέκκα είναι Ψυχολόγος MSc – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι αριστούχος απόφοιτη Ψυχολογίας από το Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, εκπαιδευόμενη Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια στο Ευρωπαϊκό Ινστιτούτο Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας και ολοκληρώνει το μεταπτυχιακό της στην Έγκαιρη Παρέμβαση στη Ψύχωση στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστήμιου Αθηνών. Η κλινική της εμπειρία ξεκίνησε από το Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής Δαφνί, όπου εκπόνησε τη πρακτική της άσκηση και συνεχίστηκε στο Ειδικό Ιατρείο Μνήμης και Νοητικών Διαταραχών της Α’ Νευρολογικής Κλινικής του ΕΚΠΑ, στο Αιγινήτειο Νοσοκομείο, όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στη χρήση και ερμηνεία Νευροψυχολογικών Δοκιμασίων Αξιολόγησης σε πληθώρα ασθενών. Έχει, επίσης, εργαστεί εθελοντικά σε ιδιωτική Ψυχιατρική Κλινική και σε Γηροκομείο. Στο παρόν, συνεργάζεται με Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών, προσφέροντας συνεδρίες σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες, καθώς και συμβουλευτικής γονέων. Ακόμη, έχει ολοκληρώσει εκπαίδευση στη Κλίμακα Νοημοσύνης Ενήλικων (WΑΙS – IV), στο Ανιχνευτικό Κριτήριο Οπτικής Αντίληψης και στις Ψυχολογικές Προσεγγίσεις του Παιδικού Σχεδίου. Τέλος, έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων, λαμβάνει ενεργά συμμετοχή σε συνέδρια και έχει εργαστεί ως ερευνητική βοηθός στο Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωάννινων.

Στο παρόν, διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στα Ιλίσια, προσφέροντας ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία σε εφήβους και ενήλικες, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στη Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία, με σκοπό να δημιουργήσει ένα ασφαλές πλαίσιο να ακουστεί η ιστορία κάθε ατόμου, υπηρετώντας την αξία της ανθρώπινης ύπαρξης. Η κλινική της εμπειρία περιλαμβάνει μεταξύ άλλων, τη πρόληψη και θεραπεία ψυχικών και νευροεκφυλιστικών νοσημάτων, καθώς και αιτήματα που αφορούν τις αγχώδεις και καταθλιπτικές διαταραχές, τη ΔΕΠΥ, τις διαπροσωπικές δυσκολίες, το πένθος και το τραύμα. Απώτερος στόχος της αποτελεί η ενδυνάμωση του ατόμου, ώστε να απολαμβάνει τη καθημερινότητά του. Η ποιότητα του θεραπευτικού της έργου βασίζεται στη συστηματική κλινική εποπτεία, τη μακροχρόνια προσωπική ψυχοθεραπεία, καθώς και τη συνεχή επιστημονική κατάρτιση. 

Maria Xalepli is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She graduated with honors from the Psychology Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds a four-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for adults (CBT) from the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies. Additionally, she has been trained by the same organization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents. She has also obtained certification in "School Psychology" from EKKE, University of Patras. She has worked as a psychologist at the Day Center for the Homeless of the Municipality of Athens, providing psychosocial support to vulnerable and at-risk groups. She works in private psychotherapy centers providing psychological support to adults and adolescents. Furthermore, as part of her practicum, she worked as a psychologist at the Counseling Station of the Municipality of Petroupoli, where she addressed therapy requests for both adults and adolescents as well as parental counseling. Finally, in her office, she handles cases involving interpersonal relationships, anxiety disorders, phobias, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder management, and more.

Tsiakalos Miltos MSc, PhD is a Life Coach - Mental Health Consultant with a private practice in Koukaki, specializing in Coaching and Interpersonal Relationships. He also collaborates with the Open Popular University (ALP), delivering lectures in both in-person and online sessions. He teaches in the MSc program Coaching and Mentoring at Aegean College. He has completed the three-year Mental Health Counseling program and is a member of the Hellenic Counseling Society, as well as the one-year "Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching" program, a recognized course by the Association for Coaching and the EMCC.

Xrysolora Artemis Kai Synergates is a 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, focusing on "Behavior Analysis - Therapy through Art," as well as postgraduate training in Play Therapy specializing in “Sensory & Messy Play.” Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in “Child and Youth Studies” at University West in Sweden. In her private practice, she handles a wide range of cases encompassing the full spectrum of her specialty, always prioritizing the best possible care tailored to the individual needs of each person she supports.

Maria Matoula is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Exarcheia. She has a strong academic background and extensive experience in the field of mental health. She studied Psychology and specialized in Clinical Psychology at the University of Palermo in Italy, and has been extensively trained in Individual, Group, Family, and Couples psychotherapy by the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group & Family Psychotherapy (EEAOG&OP). Combining theoretical training and many years of practical experience, she provides psychotherapeutic work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families in her private practice. She is also particularly sensitive and therapeutically active with the LGBTQ+ community, as well as with intercultural cultures. She undertakes a wide range of cases including Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, Depression, and Personality Disorders.

She conducts psychodynamic psychotherapy sessions also in the Italian language.

Eleni Fyta is a psychologist based in Athens, maintaining a private practice and collaborating with therapy centers that support children, adolescents, and adults. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Patras, combining scientific expertise with a deeply human-centered therapeutic approach.She has completed training in Group Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy through the Hellenic Society of Group Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (E.E.Ps.Ps.O.) and is currently participating in postgraduate programs in Clinical Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis.Her professional experience includes positions at therapy centers such as Mind Set Go! and To Spiti, as well as collaboration with the European Network of Women of Greece, where she provided psychological support to victims of domestic violence.Eleni has also been actively involved in volunteer work with the Hellenic Red Cross and various community programs offering educational and psychological support to refugees and migrants. She regularly attends psychoanalytic and psychological research conferences, reflecting her continuous professional development.Her therapeutic approach focuses on building a relationship of trust and authentic communication, helping individuals explore their inner conflicts and foster personal growth.

Dr. Angelos Panagiotopoulos is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist, a graduate of the University of Geneva, PhD and researcher at the Department of Psychology of the University of Athens, supervisor of theses at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies and a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist.

He studied Psychology at the University of Plymouth, England, where he received a commendation for academic excellence. He specialized in Clinical Psychology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland as a University Scholar, doing his clinical training at the Psychiatric Department of the University Hospital of Geneva. Upon his return to Greece, he served for one year at the General Staff of the Army as a psychologist at the Soldiers' Support Line.

He followed a 4-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies and worked as a psychotherapist for children, adolescents and adults at the Institute for Behavioral Research and Treatment and the Center for Child Neurodevelopmental Education. Along with his clinical training, he completed his PhD thesis at the Department of Psychology, University of Athens as a fellow of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation.

He is currently a thesis supervisor at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies, works as a researcher at the Department of Psychology of the University of Athens in a funded research project and maintains his private office in the area of Ampelokipoi-Platia Mavilis.

Η Γεωργιοπούλου Αναστασία είναι Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου συμβουλευτικής ψυχολογίας από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην γνωσιακή - συμπεριφορική θεραπεία από το Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής. Έχει συνεργαστεί ως Εκπαιδευόμενη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος στο Κέντρο Ημέρας "Franco Basaglia" της Εταιρείας Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ψυχικής Υγείας και ως Σύμβουλος στην τηλεφωνική γραμμή "Μαζί για το παιδί". Μέσα από την συμμετοχή της σε πλήθος σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων ψυχολογικού χαρακτήρα μένει συνεχώς ενημερωμένη στις εξελίξεις του κλάδου της και μπορεί να προσφέρει, στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, εξειδικευμένες λύσεις προσαρμοσμένες στις ανάγκες των ασθενών της.