Health professionals for Τόνωση αυτοεκτίμησης in Prefecture of Thessaloniki

Antigoni Karamvalasi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which she graduated with excellent grades (8.52). During her studies, she completed her internship at the "Self-Help Promotion Program" of Thessaloniki, in the field of addictions. Following her studies, she enrolled in the four-year specialization program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Hellenic Society for Behavioural Research - Macedonia Branch (HSBR-MB), which is certified by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). She undertakes individual Cognitive Behavioral therapy cases at the "Stirixis" Center. As part of her continuous education, she has attended numerous seminars related to mental health. She holds a Certificate of Specialized Training from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) for completing the programs "Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology" (9 months) and "Sexual Education for Children and Adolescents" (7 months). Since 2023, she has been volunteering at the Social Service of YWCA Thessaloniki, through which she conducts interventions in secondary schools of the city to provide information and raise awareness about issues of bullying and gender-based violence. She holds a professional license to practice psychology with registration number DDYKM/M.E.TH.533579(17678) and maintains a private office in Thessaloniki, offering psychotherapeutic services to adults and adolescents.

Danai Papadopoulou MSc, MA is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She graduated with honors from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and holds postgraduate degrees in Counselling Psychology (MSc in Counselling Psychology) from the University of Sheffield and in Gender Studies (MA in Gender, Society, and Culture) from the Department of Social Anthropology and History at the University of the Aegean. As a psychotherapist, she specializes in Psychodynamic Therapy. In this context, she completed a two-year training program in the Art of Psychotherapy, offered by the Institute of Psychology and Health (IPSY), and additionally, under the auspices of the Scientific Association Merimna for Children and Adolescents (SY.ME.PE), she attended a two-year educational program on Psychopathology and Therapeutic Approaches for Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence, as well as a two-year introductory training cycle in psychoanalytic thought at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research (EKEPSYE). Furthermore, she received basic training in projective tests from the Istituto Gradiva per la Ricerca in Psicoanalisi. She has worked as a psychologist in public mental health facilities, early psychological intervention programs, and non-governmental organizations in Greece and Italy. Psychotherapeutically, she works with adults and adolescents in face-to-face sessions or remotely via Skype.

Η Παλαιοχωρινού Κωνσταντίνα είναι πιστοποιημένη Ψυχολόγος και Εικαστική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με ψυχοδυναμική προσέγγιση, προσφέροντας έναν μοναδικό συνδυασμό θεραπευτικών μεθόδων που ενσωματώνουν τη δύναμη της δημιουργικότητας και της συναισθηματικής εξερεύνησης.

Με χρόνια εμπειρίας, εργάζεται με άτομα όλων των ηλικιών — παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες — προσφέροντας εξατομικευμένες υπηρεσίες θεραπείας που στοχεύουν στην ίαση και την ψυχολογική ενδυνάμωση.

Η προσέγγισή της επικεντρώνεται στην κατανόηση των βαθύτερων, ασυνείδητων διαδικασιών που διαμορφώνουν τα συναισθήματα, τις συμπεριφορές και τις σχέσεις μας. Είτε αντιμετωπίζονται άγχη, κατάθλιψη, τραύμα ή δυσκολίες στις σχέσεις, η Κωνσταντίνα Παλαιοχωρινού προσφέρει έναν ασφαλή και υποστηρικτικό χώρο για να εξερευνηθούν οι ανησυχίες και να επιτευχθούν ουσιαστικές αλλαγές.

Εκτός από τη θεραπεία ατόμων, εξειδικεύεται στη συμβουλευτική σχέσεων και ζευγαριών, βοηθώντας τα ζευγάρια να αντιμετωπίσουν τις προκλήσεις τους και να βελτιώσουν την επικοινωνία και τη σύνδεσή τους. Επίσης, συντονίζει ομαδικές συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας, προσφέροντας συλλογική ίαση και αμοιβαία υποστήριξη.

Η Κωνσταντίνα Παλαιοχωρινού κατέχει Μεταπτυχιακό στη Διοίκηση Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού (MSc), το οποίο προσφέρει επιπλέον διάσταση στην εργασία της, ειδικά στην κατανόηση της δυναμικής στον εργασιακό χώρο και στην υποστήριξη ατόμων που αντιμετωπίζουν επαγγελματικές προκλήσεις.

Είναι μέλος του Βρετανικού Συλλόγου Ψυχολόγων και της Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας Βορείου Ελλάδος.

Οι συνεδρίες πραγματοποιούνται σε ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό περιβάλλον στο γραφείο της, στην οδό Ικτίνου 3, στο κέντρο της Θεσσαλονίκης, δια ζώσης ή διαδικτυακά.

Κάθε συνεδρία πραγματοποιείται κατόπιν ραντεβού και με σεβασμό στις ανάγκες και το προσωπικό πρόγραμμα κάθε ατόμου, διασφαλίζοντας επαγγελματική και εξειδικευμένη θεραπεία.

Stathaki Aleksia Kai Synergates is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist maintaining private practice offices in Thessaloniki. She completed her studies at the Department of Psychology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has collaborated with the Center for Abused Women/E.K.A.PSY, the Support Association for Psoriatic Patients "KALYPSO," and the Psychiatric Clinic of the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, both clinically and in research. Always up to date with scientific developments through conferences, workshops, and seminars, she directs and writes for the website PSYCHOLOGUEIA, and has published her first book entitled: Child and Nutrition. Furthermore, she specializes in depression, parental counseling, and anxiety and mood disorders.

Psych Edge is a center offering comprehensive mental health services operating both online and in-person in central Thessaloniki and Neoi Epivates. Thoughts, emotions, and behaviors can be very complex. What should not be complex is self-care. The center's specialized Psychologists are trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Integrative Psychotherapy, addressing a wide range of emotional and mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, self-esteem enhancement, insomnia, and more. Immediate care is provided adhering to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism, all in one place.

Mastromanoli Paraskeui is a Psychologist with a private practice in Stavroupoli. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2019. The same year, she began her training in cognitive-behavioral therapy at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research (HSBR) - Macedonia Branch, where she continues to train to this day. She has completed her postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, titled "Mental Health and Psychiatry of Children and Adolescents." Since 2023, she has maintained her private office in Western Thessaloniki, providing counseling and psychotherapy services to adults, children, and adolescents. Her therapeutic scope encompasses a range of disorders (anxiety, panic attacks, depression, difficulties in socialization, eating disorders, etc.), as well as requests such as parental counseling and deeper self-understanding. She is also involved in research programs.

Η Σγουράκη Δήμητρα BSc είναι Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας με εξειδίκευση στην Ψυχοτραυματολογία και την Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία, συνδυάζοντας με εξαιρετική αποτελεσματικότητα τις δύο προσεγγίσεις για την ολιστική κατανόηση και θεραπεία των ψυχικών τραυμάτων. Η προσέγγισή της επικεντρώνεται στην επεξεργασία τραυματικών εμπειριών και στη βαθύτερη κατανόηση των ασυνείδητων διεργασιών του ατόμου, επιδιώκοντας να ενισχύσει τη σύνδεση των βιωμάτων με τις ψυχικές διαδικασίες. Εστιάζει στη δυναμική αλληλεπίδραση μεταξύ του παρελθόντος και του παρόντος, βοηθώντας τους θεραπευόμενους να αναγνωρίσουν τις βαθύτερες αιτίες των δυσκολιών τους και να αναπτύξουν πιο λειτουργικές στρατηγικές διαχείρισης. Έχει εμπειρία στη συμβουλευτική ενηλίκων, παρέχει θεραπεία σε ασφαλές θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο βασισμένο στην εμπιστοσύνη, την ενσυναίσθηση και τη σταθερότητα σε άτομα που αντιμετωπίζουν ζητήματα άγχους, κατάθλιψης, φοβιών, συναισθηματικών διαταραχών, διατροφικών θεμάτων καθώς και δυσκολιών στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις. Με δέσμευση στη διαρκή επιμόρφωση και επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη, παρακολουθεί τακτικά εξειδικευμένα σεμινάρια και εργαστήρια, παραμένοντας ενημερωμένη για τις τελευταίες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις στον τομέα της ψυχολογίας και της ψυχοθεραπείας. Στόχος της είναι να προσφέρει ένα ασφαλές, υποστηρικτικό και θεραπευτικό περιβάλλον, όπου οι θεραπευόμενοι μπορούν να επεξεργαστούν τις εμπειρίες τους, να κατανοήσουν βαθύτερα τις ψυχικές τους ανάγκες και να χτίσουν μια πιο ισχυρή, ισορροπημένη και αυθεντική ζωή.

Η Όλγα Τσιουραλίδου είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας και Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με ισχυρό ακαδημαϊκό υπόβαθρο και πολυετή εμπειρία στην υποστήριξη ατόμων που επιθυμούν ουσιαστική αλλαγή στη ζωή τους.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση είναι εκλεκτική, βασισμένη στην πεποίθηση ότι –όπως έχει πει και ο Irvin Yalom– “ να προσαρμόζουμε τη θεραπεία στον θεραπευόμενο και όχι τον θεραπευόμενο στη θεραπεία”. Εργάζεται με ενήλικες και εφήβους που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες όπως άγχος, κρίσεις πανικού, συναισθηματική εξουθένωση, χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση, προβλήματα στις σχέσεις, πένθος ή μεταβατικές περιόδους ζωής που προκαλούν σύγχυση και ψυχική κόπωση.

Η ψυχοθεραπεία που προσφέρει δεν απευθύνεται μόνο σε όσους επιδιώκουν να ενισχύσουν την ψυχική τους ανθεκτικότητα, αλλά και σε ανθρώπους που νιώθουν “μπλοκαρισμένοι”, αβέβαιοι ή απομακρυσμένοι από τον εαυτό τους και αναζητούν έναν ασφαλή χώρο για να ακουστούν, να κατανοηθούν και να επανασυνδεθούν με τις εσωτερικές τους δυνάμεις.

Η Όλγα είναι πιστοποιημένη Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας (HND – Pearson) και φοιτά στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου στο τμήμα Ψυχολογίας. Παράλληλα, παρακολουθεί μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Κλινική Ψυχοθεραπεία, ενισχύοντας συνεχώς τη θεωρητική της κατάρτιση και την επιστημονική της βάση. Η επαγγελματική της πρακτική εποπτεύεται συστηματικά, διασφαλίζοντας τη δεοντολογική αρτιότητα και την ποιότητα της θεραπευτικής διαδικασίας.

Με βαθιά ενσυναίσθηση, συνέπεια και σεβασμό στην ανθρώπινη μοναδικότητα, δημιουργείτε ένα θεραπευτικό περιβάλλον που στηρίζει, κινητοποιεί και ενδυναμώνει. Με επίγνωση της δυσκολίας που ενέχει το πρώτο βήμα προς την αλλαγή, δεσμεύεται να σταθεί δίπλα σε κάθε άνθρωπο που το τολμά με επαγγελματισμό, ειλικρίνεια και πίστη στις δυνατότητές του.

Virginia Papadaki is a Life Coach who has completed the ACC credential from the ICF (International Coaching Federation) and is pursuing the PCC in collaboration with TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, with a strong academic background holding an MBA and extensive experience in senior management positions. Her professional career in a business environment, combined with her coaching specialization, enables her to effectively support individuals seeking growth, balance, and conscious changes in their life or career.

In her sessions, she applies a structured, human-centered approach based on the international standards of professional coaching. She creates a safe and confidential environment where each person can freely express themselves, recognize their needs and capabilities, and set clear, realistic goals.

Her aim is to facilitate the process of personal and professional development by offering guidance that leads to greater self-awareness, skill improvement, and meaningful changes in behavior and decision-making.

She specializes in areas including executive coaching, life coaching and personal development, stress and burnout management, career coaching, development of self-confidence and communication skills, change management and decision-making, work-life balance, and wellness.

Virginia Papadaki provides individual coaching sessions tailored to each person's needs. The sessions address the enhancement of leadership skills, improvement of personal effectiveness, management of challenges at work or in personal life, goal setting and decision making, and pursuit of balance and well-being. The process is based on active listening, focused questioning, and practical steps that help the individual move in the direction they truly desire.

Lioliou Isidora is a Forensic Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens. Since 2025, she has been listed as an expert witness by decision of the Greek Judicial Authority and can provide assistance in adult cases. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, with postgraduate studies in Forensic Psychology (MSc in Forensic Psychology) from the University of Bedfordshire. She possesses significant experience, having worked in various institutions and organizations in Greece and abroad, and has served as a Psychotherapist and assistant psychologist in therapeutic support groups for vulnerable populations, as well as in prisons and rehabilitation centers for former inmates in Greece, Germany, and the United Kingdom, offering support and assistance to these vulnerable groups. The psychotherapeutic method used is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Sessions can also be held in English. Sessions can also be held in English.

Pinelopi Kitsou is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy and has completed the Postgraduate Program in Adolescent Medicine and Adolescent Health Care at the School of Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In her private practice, she handles a wide range of cases, always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to the individualized needs of each person she undertakes.

Kyratsa Anneta is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the University of East London. She initially trained in the Psychoanalytic - Lacanian Approach at the Freudian Society of Northern Greece and in "Care for Individuals with Dementia and Alzheimer's" at the Metropolitan College. Simultaneously, she trained in Child-Adolescent Psychopathology at the Medical Psychotherapeutic Center and in "Development of Soft Skills & Life Coaching" at the Center for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She completed her internship at the Mental Health Center of the Municipality of Evosmos, as well as at the Child Psychiatry Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippocrates." She possesses valuable experience and continues to offer her services voluntarily on online platforms and telephone helplines. Additionally, she works as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist on the online psychotherapy platform "TherapyToday.gr" and at the KDAP for Individuals with Disabilities "Foul kids - Athletic Education," while also serving as an external collaborator at the Dietetics - Nutrition Center "MindFood" and at the Nursing Home "Archontiko Geronton," Saint Basil. Her goal is to empower and improve the quality of life of her clients and their families.

Dermou Elina specializes in personal empowerment and development. She is a certified Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holds certifications as an NLP Master Practitioner (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Mindfulness Coaching. She has extensive experience in the coaching field and has worked with individuals from various professional backgrounds, focusing on each person's needs and aspirations, providing appropriate support and enhancement to help them discover their potential and achieve their goals. Through various tools and methods, confidence is strengthened, positive beliefs are cultivated, and self-improvement is achieved.

Komninou Eui is a Psychologist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a professional license to practice. She conducts online counseling and psychotherapy sessions with children, adolescents, and adults. She maintains a strong commitment to continuous education and professional development, having attended numerous seminars and specialized training programs. Since 2023, she has gained valuable experience by completing her internship at the Mental Health Center of the Armed Forces. She has engaged in both psychological assessment using psychometric tools and individual and group sessions with children, adolescents, adults, and families, addressing issues such as addiction management, bridging family relationships, couples therapy, parental counseling, self-image improvement, and enhancing self-awareness. Her goal is to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment where authentic connection and meaningful psychological support are cultivated with respect for the uniqueness of each individual, through an approach grounded in empathy and acceptance. She invests in creating a trusting space where the individual can freely express themselves without fear of judgment. In this context, particular emphasis is placed on psychological safety, confidentiality, and a consistent therapeutic relationship, taking into account the needs, experiences, and uniqueness of each person.