Health professionals for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών in Pedion tou Areos

Paulou Eufrosyni is a Psychologist-Integrative Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pedion tou Areos. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete and is an Integrative Psychotherapist trained at the European Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy (EIIP). She possesses a postgraduate degree (MBA) in Health Unit Management from the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) and has held a professional license to practice as a Psychologist since 2011. At her private practice in central Athens, she offers individual psychotherapy for adults and adolescents, couples counseling, as well as online sessions in Greece and abroad. With an approach that combines scientific validity, a holistic perspective, and respect for the uniqueness of each individual, she supports clients in managing anxiety, depression, panic attacks, psychosomatic symptoms, interpersonal difficulties, sexual function and identity, grief, and chronic illnesses.  

The initial session, with the consent of the client, may be of longer duration to allow time for an in-depth history-taking and the creation of a safe space for familiarization, promoting a focused and effective therapy.

Mpagourdi Maria, BSc, MSc is a Clinical Psychologist who conducts sessions online. She graduated in Psychology from Cardiff Metropolitan University (BSc) and holds a Master's Degree (MSc) in Clinical Counselling Psychology from the University of Derby. She has completed specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Art Therapy, and the management of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CCTP-I & II). Since 2023, she has been training in Art Psychotherapy – Behavior Analysis at the Psychotherapy and Art Center "Synothisi," and from 2025 she will continue her professional development through the Panhellenic Society of Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy (P.E.G.A.P.), as part of her training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). Her professional experience includes significant work in mental health facilities such as the Piraeus Naval Hospital, Care Units for the Elderly specializing in dementia and Alzheimer's disease, cancer patient counseling programs (e.g., "Stay Strong"), and special education centers. She provides individual and group sessions to children, adolescents, and adults, and has been actively involved in psycho-educational programs and parent counseling. She combines theoretical training with practical experience to support a variety of psychological needs, with particular emphasis on trauma therapy and strengthening emotional resilience. Finally, she is a founding member of the Panhellenic Association of Art Therapists.

Η Μάστακα Ειρήνη είναι Κοινωνική λειτουργός-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, απόφοιτη του Τεχνολογικού Εκπαιδευτικού Ιδρύματος Πατρών, της Σχολής Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας, με βαθμό «Λίαν Καλώς» (7,83). Από το 2025 φοιτά στο Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα «Εφαρμοσμένη Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχολογία» του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου, στη Σχολή Ανθρωπιστικών Επιστημών.

Έχει λάβει -απο το 2017, πολυεπίπεδη και πολυετή εκπαίδευση και μετεκπαίδευση στον χώρο της Ψυχοθεραπείας και της συμβουλευτικής, με έμφαση στη Συστημική-Διαλεκτική- Πολυεστιακή βιωματική προσέγγιση στο Αθηναϊκό Κέντρο Μελέτης του Ανθρώπου (Α.Κ.Μ.Α.). Έχοντας, παρακολουθήσει κύκλους σπουδών όπως σεμινάρια επιστημολογίας, συμβουλευτικής επαγγελματικού ρόλου και ψυχοπαθολογίας, ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει και την ειδική μετεκπαίδευση στο «Εργαστήρι Διεργασίας Ομάδας».

Παράλληλα, έχει ολοκληρώσει εκπαίδευση στις Βασικές Αρχές Διεργασίας Ομάδας και στον ρόλο του συντονιστή (Processwork), καθώς και εξειδικευμένα σεμινάρια στην Εστιασμένη στη Συγκίνηση Θεραπεία (Emotionally Focused Therapy – EFT), τόσο για ζευγάρια όσο και για άτομα (Level 2).

Έχει επίσης εκπαιδευτεί στη συμβουλευτική παιδιού και οικογένειας και έχει συμμετάσχει σε διεθνή σεμινάρια Processwork, όπως το Worldwork με θέμα τη «Βαθιά Δημοκρατία». Συνεχίζει να εξελίσσεται επαγγελματικά ως βοηθός θεραπευτή σε διδακτική ομάδα προσωπικής ανάπτυξης και ομαδικής ψυχοθεραπείας ενηλίκων, υπό εποπτεία.

Επαγγελματικά, έχει συνεργαστεί ως εξωτερικός συνεργάτης με ιδιωτικό ψυχοθεραπευτικό γραφείο στη Γλυφάδα, ενώ από το 2025 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής. Επίσης έχει εργαστεί με ψυχιατρικούς ασθενείς, στην παροχή υπηρεσιών ολοκληρωμένης κοινοτικής φροντίδας, στο ΚΨΥ Αγ. Αναργύρων. Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει ενεργά, προσφέροντας εθελοντικά υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής στα Κοινωνικά Ιατρεία Αλληλεγγύης Χαλανδρίου.

Είναι τακτικό μέλος του Συνδέσμου Κοινωνικών Λειτουργών Ελλάδας (ΣΚΛΕ), της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συστημικής Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΛ.Ε.ΣΥ.Θ). Είναι εγγεγραμμένη στο μητρώο επαγγελματιών δράσεων Πολιτιστικής Συνταγογράφησης, απο τη θέση Senior Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια ομάδας- Κοινωνική λειτουργός. Το 2025 συμμετείχε σε ερευνητική εργασία με τίτλο «Loyal hearts, explorative minds: A co-operative inquiry of HELASYTH on its’ members systemic identity», η οποία διερευνά τον τρόπο με τον οποίο οι συστημικοί θεραπευτές αντιλαμβάνονται την επαγγελματική τους ταυτότητα και τις προκλήσεις της.

Η Βογιατζή Σοφία BSc, MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος με ειδίκευση στην Προσωποκεντρική ψυχοθεραπεία και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Αθήνα.

Η επιλογή της να ασχοληθεί με την ψυχολογία προέκυψε από το ενδιαφέρον της για τον άνθρωπο, τις σχέσεις και τον τρόπο με τον οποίο ο καθένας βιώνει και νοηματοδοτεί την εμπειρία του.

Στο πλαίσιο της δουλειάς της, στόχος της είναι να προσφέρει έναν ασφαλή και υποστηρικτικό χώρο, όπου κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα, χωρίς φόβο κριτικής, έτσι όπως ακριβώς είναι. Πιστεύει βαθιά, ότι ο καθένας έχει μέσα του τη δυνατότητα για κατανόηση, εξέλιξη και αλλαγή, όταν βρεθεί στο κατάλληλο περιβάλλον όπου νοιώθει και είναι αποδεκτός χωρίς όρους.

Η προσέγγισή της βασίζεται στην αυθεντική σχέση, την ενσυναίσθηση και τον σεβασμό στη μοναδικότητα του κάθε ατόμου. Δίνει έμφαση στον ρυθμό και τις ανάγκες του θεραπευόμενου, συνοδεύοντάς τον στο μονοπάτι προς τη συνάντηση με τον εαυτό του και την προσωπική του ανάπτυξη.

Παρέχει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες και εφήβους για θέματα όπως το άγχος και η ένταση, οι δυσκολίες στις σχέσεις, οι τραυματικές εμπειρίες, η χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση και η διαχείριση στις μεταβατικές περιόδους της ζωής.

Η εφηβεία είναι μια περίοδος σημαντικών αλλαγών και προκλήσεων και έτσι η θεραπευτική υποστήριξη μπορεί να βοηθήσει τον έφηβο να εκφράσει σκέψεις και συναισθήματα, να ενισχύσει την αυτοπεποίθησή του και να διαχειριστεί τις δυσκολίες της καθημερινότητας. Επιπλέον παρέχει συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη, μια βραχυπρόθεσμη υποστήριξη για συγκεκριμένες δυσκολίες ή αποφάσεις ζωής, με στόχο την κατανόηση και την εύρεση τρόπων διαχείρισης.

Ioannidi Konstantina is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist with extensive experience in psychotherapy for adolescents and adults, maintaining a private practice in Exarcheia. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Psychology from Utrecht University. She has completed a four-year postgraduate training in Integrative Psychotherapy as well as a specialized training program in Child Psychology and Child Psychiatry. Additionally, she collaborates with the Hellenic Center for Mental Health & Research (E.K.E.PSY.E.) and with the clinic of a Professor of Psychiatry, providing individual psychotherapy sessions. Previously, she has worked with Non-Governmental Organizations and International Organizations, offering psychological support to vulnerable social groups, as well as in public hospital settings. She has participated in scientific seminars and workshops focusing on trauma management, mental resilience, family support, and psychotherapeutic interventions in cases of violence and abuse. She is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and the Solidarity Network of Social Clinics. In her private practice, she provides individual psychotherapy sessions to adolescents and adults based on the Integrative approach, addressing a wide range of mental health issues.

Mixou Efraimia is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Panormou. Additionally, some sessions are conducted in the rented spaces of Therapy Nest. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. In her office, she handles a wide range of cases, with particular expertise in Depression, as well as Anxiety and Stress.

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.

The INTERNUS counseling and psychotherapy center, led by clinical psychologist Mr. Kargakis Emmanouil - Internus, maintains offices in Heraklion, Rethymno, Chania, and Athens, offering a wide range of services concerning treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and promotion of mental health, primarily based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Mr. Kargakis, a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with postgraduate studies in Clinical and Counseling Psychology at La Salle University of Philadelphia, and his experienced associates, supported by a modern and continuous framework of supervision, training, and professional development through attendance at national and international psychology conferences, ensure the provision of the most advanced mental health services. Over the years, our center has developed activities and collaborations with various organizations such as SOS Children's Villages, O.E.V.E.N.H, O.E.V.E.N.X, secondary education tutoring centers, schools of various levels, sports clubs, educational seminars for the general public, appearances on television and radio programs, and contributions to local blogs. Sessions are conducted by appointment either in person or online.

Antoniou Panagiotis is a Clinical - Community Psychologist working with adults who wish to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, manage anxiety, grief, and relational difficulties, and build a life with greater balance and meaning that aligns with their desires and aspirations.

Throughout the sessions, he utilizes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools, learned during his postgraduate studies, with an emphasis on recognizing and processing automatic thoughts, core beliefs, and emotional patterns that influence behavior and daily life. Simultaneously, he incorporates elements of psychoeducation and experiential techniques aimed at enhancing self-awareness, autonomy, and emotional competence.

He believes that the outcome is not merely the reduction of symptoms but a process of personal growth and meaningful connection with oneself.

His office provides a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental environment where each individual can freely express themselves and work with respect for their unique needs and personal boundaries.

Despoina Papaggeli MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist for adults, children, and adolescents. She completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and holds a master's degree titled "Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 

She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling.

She has attended multiple seminars related to various fields of mental health, including Drama Therapy, Psychoeducation, Special Education, Play Therapy, and LGBTQI+ counseling.

She has been active in the mental health field privately for several years, conducting online psychotherapy sessions with adults and, in collaboration with specialized therapy centers, sessions with children, adolescents, and families. In the past, she has volunteered in providing mental health and creative activity services to individuals with disabilities, as well as to patients at the Piraeus Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Metaxa". 

Her goal, through the therapeutic process, is to help each individual acquire the necessary tools to manage emotional and behavioral difficulties they face; essentially, to become the therapist of themselves. 

Anastasia Koutoumatsioti is a Clinical Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi, Attica. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a postgraduate specialization (MSc) in Clinical Psychology from the same University. She is a licensed practicing psychologist (License No. 8714) and a full member of the "Association of Greek Psychologists." She has been trained and continues her training in programs related to psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for children/adolescents and adults. Additionally, she has been trained in administering, scoring, and interpreting psychometric and projective tests. Furthermore, recognizing the need for continuous education and updating on the latest advances in the field, she has completed a specialization program in Autism Spectrum Disorder and actively participates in numerous seminars, conferences, and workshops related to mental health. She possesses clinical experience in the psychopathology of children, adolescents, and adults through collaboration and internships with public institutions such as the Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" - University Child Psychiatry Clinic, the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" - Psychiatric Department, as well as the Korydallos Prison. In recent years, she has also worked as a Psychologist in Primary and Secondary Education School Units and collaborates with private centers. She maintains a private office where she provides psychosocial support, information, and counseling guidance to Children/Adolescents, Adults, Couples, and Parents.