Psychiatrist with experience in Schizophrenia

Georgatos Gerasimos is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Acharnes. He completed his medical studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and provides comprehensive psychiatric care to adults, addressing issues such as anxiety, mood disorders, panic disorder, depression, psychoses, and a wide range of other mental health conditions. He has worked in both the private and public sectors, gaining significant clinical experience through his work in private practice, at the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia, and at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital Dromokaiteio, where he also completed his specialization. He applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a scientifically validated approach, aiming for accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment, and the overall enhancement of his patients' mental health and quality of life. All therapeutic decisions are made collaboratively, following a thorough presentation of available options, so that the patient can actively participate in the therapeutic process.

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Petrou Vaia is a Psychiatrist and psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Kalamaria and providing both in-person and online appointments. She completed her medical studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a member of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association. She completed her residency at the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki and works as a private Psychiatrist. Since 2024, she has been employed as a psychiatrist at the Synthesi company, at the Estia Day Center. During her studies, she gained clinical experience in various medical fields at university clinics in Warsaw, Malta, Kaunas, and Budapest. She has attended Clinical Seminars on psychological trauma at the Institute of Psychology and Health, an introductory seminar on Group Dynamics and Group Psychotherapy, as well as numerous other seminars. She has received training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at Aeginiteio Hospital, in Cinematotherapy, Family and Couple Therapy, as well as in Forensic Psychiatry from NKUA. Additionally, she has participated in seminars in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy offered by the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, as well as by the Psychiatric Clinic of Ioannina in collaboration with the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society. As part of her specialty training, she has been educated in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, Brief Intensive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (BIDP), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Η Κατσαράκη Μαρία είναι Ψυχίατρος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Μαρούσι. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, με ειδικότητα στην Ψυχιατρική και ενεργή κλινική παρουσία στο Γενικό Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο Κηφισιάς «Άγιοι Ανάργυροι», όπου υπηρετεί ως Επικουρική Επιμελήτρια Β΄ Ψυχιατρικής. Παράλληλα, είναι εκπαιδευόμενο μέλος της Ελληνικής Ψυχαναλυτικής Εταιρείας και μεταπτυχιακή φοιτήτρια στο πρόγραμμα «Ψυχοθεραπεία: Θεωρητικά Πλαίσια, Κλινικές Εφαρμογές και Συγκριτικές Προσεγγίσεις» του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Η επαγγελματική της πορεία συνδυάζει την πολυετή κλινική εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και θεραπεία ψυχικών διαταραχών με διαρκή επιστημονική επιμόρφωση στην ψυχοφαρμακολογία, την ψυχοθεραπεία και την ψυχανάλυση. Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ενώ έχει συμβάλει στη συγγραφή δημοσιευμένης επιστημονικής εργασίας στον τομέα της ψυχιατρικής. Η κλινική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στη σύνθεση της σύγχρονης επιστημονικής γνώσης με την εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα, δίνοντας έμφαση στην κατανόηση των ιδιαίτερων αναγκών κάθε ανθρώπου μέσα από ένα ασφαλές, εμπιστευτικό και θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο. Τέλος, η ιατρός είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, της Ελληνικής Ψυχιατρικής Εταιρίας και εκπαιδευόμενο μέλος της Ελληνικής Ψυχαναλυτικής Εταιρείας.

Athanasiadis Konstantinos is a Specialist Adult Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. He trained in the specialty of Psychiatry at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens, at Aeginiteio Hospital, and obtained his specialty certification in 2024. During his training, he was responsible for the medical supervision of hospitalized patients across the full spectrum of potential psychopathology and actively participated in designing therapeutic plans. He also participated in the general outpatient clinics of Aeginiteio Hospital. He attended the specialized clinic for affective disorders, the specialized clinic for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and actively participated in the specialized personality study clinic, where he was a member of the therapeutic team following a psychodynamic approach for treated patients, also managing their pharmacological treatment. Additionally, he actively participated in the on-call program at Aeginiteio Hospital, where his role involved handling emergency cases. He participates in the Cognitive Psychotherapy Program of the Research University Institute of Mental Health, where he provides psychotherapeutic follow-up for cases using the cognitive-behavioral method. He is a scientific collaborator of the Personality Disorders department of the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic and works at the Model Community Center for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. He has maintained a private practice since 2025.

Ο Κωνσταντής Γεώργιος είναι Ειδικός Ψυχίατρος, απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Έχει ολοκληρώσει την ειδικότητα της Ψυχιατρικής στη Στοκχόλμη της Σουηδίας. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην ψυχιατρική, αποκτώντας εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση ψυχιατρικών διαταραχών και εξαρτήσεων τόσο σε επείγοντα περιστατικά όσο και εξωνοσοκομειακή παρακολούθηση καθώς και στην γηριατρική και στην αποκατάσταση νευρολογικών νοσημάτων. Έχει εργαστεί σε τμήματα επειγόντων περιστατικών και εξωτερικά ιατρεία ψυχιατρικής. Έχει εργαστεί ασκών καθήκοντα διευθυντή στο τμήμα επειγόντων περιστατικών και στα τμήματα νοσηλείας σε ψυχιατρική κλινική στην Στοκχόλμη, αναλαμβάνοντας τη διαχείριση ασθενών με οξέα και σύνθετα ψυχιατρικά προβλήματα.

Στο πλαίσιο της ειδικότητάς του, έχει ολοκληρώσει τη βασική εκπαίδευση στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT) μέσω του Ινστιτούτου Καρολίνσκα στη Στοκχόλμη και έχει συμμετάσχει σε περισσότερα από 20 εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια στο πλαίσιο της ψυχιατρικής ειδικότητας.

Επιπλέον, έχει υπηρετήσει ως αξιωματικός ιατρός στις Ελληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις και συγκεκριμένα στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών και υπεύθυνος ιατρός σε μονάδα του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού. Στην διάρκεια της καριέρας του παρείχε ιατρική φροντίδα σε προσφυγικούς καταυλισμούς της ελληνικής επικράτειας.

Filopoulou Mania is a Psychiatrist, Director of the Chalandri Mental Health Center at G. Gennimatas Hospital, and maintains a private practice in Marousi. She has extensive experience, having worked as a Psychiatrist for several years in both France and Greece, including serving as the Responsible Psychiatrist for the Mobile Psychiatric Unit in the Phocis region of the Social Psychiatry Society. Additionally, she has worked as a National Health System Psychiatrist at Konstantopouleio General Hospital (formerly Agia Olga) and at the General Hospital of Kalamata.

Karaxaliou Ioanna is a Psychiatrist – Psychotherapist specializing in Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy and conducts online sessions. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her psychiatry residency at the "Sismanoglio - Amalia Fleming" hospitals and the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria". She is an analyst in Group and Family Psychotherapy (Institute of Psychosocial Development), with further training in Cognitive Therapy and treatment of sexual disorders. Since 2011, she has maintained a private practice offering psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services online and has collaborated with hospitals and mental health scientific organizations. Areas of therapeutic intervention include anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive and post-traumatic disorders, depression, phobias, and low self-esteem.

Dr. Xaidemenos Aleksandros is a specialist Psychiatrist-Neurologist, PhD holder from the University of Athens, with expertise in Clinical Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine, cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy. He has served in Psychiatric clinics of major General Hospitals and in Specialized Psychiatric Hospitals. For 19 years, he was the Chief Coordinating Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where he also served as Chairman of the Scientific Council. He was a permanent member of the examination committee for the granting of Psychiatric specialty, based at the Aeginiteio University Psychiatric Hospital. He has an extensive scientific portfolio including publications in international and Greek journals, presentations at international and Greek conferences. Additionally, he is a scientific collaborator of the newspaper "Kathimerini" with numerous published articles. Finally, the physician accepts appointments and offers the possibility of home visits and online sessions via Skype, Viber, Messenger, Zoom, etc.

Ο Γιάννης Νικολής είναι Ψυχίατρος και ιδρυτής του Ινστιτούτου Ψυχοθεραπείας και Προσωπικής Ανάπτυξης (ΙΨΥΠΑ) στη Θεσσαλονίκη.

Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην ομαδική ανάλυση και είναι πλήρες μέλος της Group Analytic Society International και Ιδρυτικό μέλος του Ελληνικού Δικτύου Ομαδικών Αναλυτών. Αναγορεύθηκε σε διδάκτορας ψυχιατρικής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης το 1996. Έχει εργαστεί ως Ψυχίατρος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής για περισσότερα από 20 έτη σε θέσεις ευθύνης όπως ως υπεύθυνος του συμβουλευτικού σταθμού νέων. Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί στο ΕΣΥ για 12 έτη όπου πέραν των προβλημάτων ψυχικής υγείας ασχολήθηκε εκτενώς με ψυχοσωματικούς ασθενείς και ψυχοσωματική ιατρική.

Στη διάρκεια της εργασίας του, ως Διευθυντής Ψυχιατρικής, στο Αντικαρκινικό Νοσοκομείο "Θεαγένειο" ασχολήθηκε εκτενώς με Ψυχοθεραπεία Ασθενών με καρκίνο. Επιπρόσθετα, έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλαπλές εκπαιδευτικές και επιστημονικές δραστηριότητες σε θέματα Ψυχο-ογκολογίας. Επίσης οργάνωσε και συντόνισε Ομάδες Υποστήριξης Νοσηλευτριών

Το 2019 αποχωρώντας από την κρατική υγεία, ίδρυσε το Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοθεραπείας και Προσωπικής Ανάπτυξης το οποίο και διευθύνει μέχρι σήμερα.

Konstantinos Xatzirafailidis is a Psychiatrist and maintains his private practice in Thessaloniki. He manages a wide range of cases, always focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each person he treats.

Dr. Mamounas Ioannis, MD, PhD, is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Pagrati. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Naples, Italy, and specialized in Psychiatry, initially training at the Neurological Clinic of the Theia Pronias Hospital "H Pammakaristos" and subsequently at the Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital. During his specialization, he participated in psychiatric research, completed training in Cognitive Psychotherapy, and worked as an on-call physician at the private Psychiatric Clinic "Galini." He later served as a Psychiatrist at the Vocational Rehabilitation Center of Aeginiteio Hospital, while simultaneously being an on-call Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Clinic "Ch. Sinouris." Since 2003, he has been a Psychiatrist at the Local Health Unit of Pagrati of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA) and concurrently a physician for the Special Disability Committees of the Institute. From 2000 to 2010, he completed his training at the Society for Group Analysis and Family Psychotherapy, of which he is a member. Finally, in 2013, he was awarded a doctorate from the University of Athens with honors, with a doctoral thesis titled: "Study of the Predictive Significance of Biological and Psychosocial Factors for the Clinical Severity and Course of Schizophrenic Disorders."

Gavrilakis Polydoros is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Chania. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed his specialization at the University Hospital of Heraklion. Simultaneously, he trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Systemic Family Therapy, and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. In his private practice, he offers specialized counseling services for the diagnosis and treatment of all mental disorders, including bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and mood disorders, dementia, addiction problems, somatoform and sexual disorders. His services include supportive and counseling psychotherapy, personalized pharmacotherapy, as well as combined therapies. The physician successfully applies Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is the most well-documented technique worldwide for treating anxiety and depression, as well as resolving most psychological issues. He also offers alternative and complementary therapies.

Asomatou Arezina MD, MSc is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Mavili Square. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2006 with a grade of Very Good. She also holds a postgraduate diploma from the University of Athens with a thesis on "Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders," awarded with distinction. She completed her Psychiatry residency at the Athens Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria" in 2016 and subsequently worked as an assistant Psychiatrist at the Kallithea Health Center. From 2018 to 2025, she worked at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Argolis General Hospital - Argos Nursing Unit, where she held the position of Consultant Psychiatrist B'. She has gained valuable experience in the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of mental disorders, both at the primary healthcare level and in inpatient hospital care. She has attended seminars on psychoanalytic psychotherapeutic approaches. Finally, Dr. Arezina has participated in numerous psychiatric conferences and has published papers in Greek and international conferences and journals.

Dr. Sakellaridi Vasiliki, MD, MSc, is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Palaio Faliro. Concurrently, she is a scientific collaborator at the Psychodermatology Clinic of the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic of Aiginiteio Hospital and Syggrou Hospital. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree in Neurosciences from the interdepartmental program "Brain and Mind" at the Medical School of the University of Crete. She specialized in Psychiatry at the 8th Department of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where she gained extensive clinical experience in severe mental disorders and psychopharmacology. Additionally, she specialized in Community Psychiatry at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research. During her specialty, she received further training in Clinical Psychopathology, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique. For two years, she worked as a B’ Registrar - Specialist Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. She maintained a weekly outpatient clinic and was the responsible psychiatrist for two psychosocial rehabilitation hostels housing individuals with chronic mental disorders. At the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, she consistently worked with a focus on a holistic approach to the patient, combating stigma, and social reintegration. She is currently receiving training in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She has attended numerous seminars related to the psychodynamic approach to issues in clinical practice. At present, she is conducting her doctoral dissertation at the University of West Attica. She has scientific publications in Greek and international journals. Additionally, she maintains a consistent presence and participation in psychiatric conferences through lectures and oral presentations.

Nikolaidou Paraskeui is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Ilioupoli. She has extensive clinical experience in Greece and the United Kingdom, where she worked in acute care clinics and community psychiatry. She attended Balint groups at the NHS for three consecutive years and has successfully passed the MRCPsych examinations of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a postgraduate specialization diploma in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry from the same university, focusing on the integrated care of physical and mental health. She has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Research University Mental Health Institute and has received further training in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents from the 1st Pediatric Clinic of NKUA. In her professional career, she has worked as a psychiatrist at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust in the United Kingdom, and since 2018, she has served as Consulting Psychiatrist at the Multipurpose Mental Health Nursing Unit of Attica (formerly PSNA, Dafni). Additionally, she has many years of experience in a public specialized alcohol detoxification unit, where, as scientific lead, she played a crucial role in the diagnosis, treatment, and coordinated care of a large number of patients with alcohol use disorder. She actively participates in training programs for psychiatric residents and presents papers and lectures at conferences and scientific events. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Psychiatric Association.