Psychologist for Συμβουλευτική γονέων και παιδιών in Polytechnio

Polykreti Maria is a Psychologist and maintains a Private Practice in the center of Athens. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University as well as a Master's Degree in "Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has worked as a Psychologist for children and adolescents, adults, and also as a parent counselor. She has been a lecturer in Psychology Seminars and training in the administration of psychometric tools. After many years of experience as a Psychologist in Structures and Organizations, in her private practice she undertakes cases from a broad range of psychological support requests.

Η Τσαρουχά Σοφία είναι Ψυχολόγος (BSc) και Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια (MSc), με επαγγελματική δραστηριοποίηση στον χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας από το 2019. ΚΑτέχει μεταπτυχιακό στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία και έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Βραχεία Εντατική Δυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία (ISTDP), μια σύγχρονη ψυχοθεραπευτική προσέγγιση με έμφαση στη συναισθηματική επεξεργασία.

Επίσης, έχει εξειδικευτεί στην Συμβουλευτική Πένθους. Η επαγγελματική και κλινική της εμπειρία έχει διαμορφωθεί μέσα από διάφορα θεραπευτικά και νοσοκομειακά πλαίσια (Ψ.Ν.Α. Δρομοκαΐτειο, Ειδική Θεραπευτική Μονάδα Αυτισμού (Ε.Θ.Μ.Α.) Παίδων «Αγλαΐα Κυριακού»). Το 2020 παρείχε εθελοντικά ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και διαχείριση κρίσης στους πληγέντες από τον σεισμό στη Σάμο, σε συνεργασία με τον Δήμο Δυτικής Σάμου. Έχει εισηγηθεί σε επιστημονικό συνέδριο και έχει πραγματοποιήσει ψυχοεκπαιδευτικές ομιλίες σε σχολεία και φροντιστήρια, με θεματολογία που αφορά την ψυχική υγεία παιδιών, εφήβων και οικογενειών.

Από το 2023 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Κέντρο της Αθήνας, «Mirroring» – Κέντρο Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας, όπου στελεχώνεται από ομάδα ψυχολόγων με διαφορετικές θεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις, προάγοντας τη διεπιστημονική συνεργασία.

Στο «Mirroring» παρέχονται υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, συμβουλευτική γονέων και θεραπεία ζεύγους, ενώ προσφέρονται επίσης συνεδρίες χαμηλού κόστους.

Η Νίκα Ράνια είναι Νευροψυχολόγος (BSc) με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος (413951/05-04-25) και Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια Συστημικής Προσέγγισης, με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στις Νευροεπιστήμες της Συμπεριφοράς (MSc). Διαθέτει ερευνητική εμπειρία στις νευροεπιστήμες της συμπεριφοράς, με έμφαση στις γνωστικές δυσκολίες που παρατηρούνται σε νευροδιαφορετικά άτομα, όπως η ΔΕΠΥ και το Φάσμα του Αυτισμού.

Αυτή την περίοδο, ολοκληρώνει την εκπαίδευση της στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής (ΚΕΨΥΣΥ) από το 2022.

Η κλινική της εμπειρία έχει αποκτηθεί από την Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Ρεθύμνου και από το Κέντρο Ημέρας Ψυχικής Υγείας «Ηλιοτρόπιο», ενώ στο πλαίσιο της συστημικής εκπαίδευσής της έχει πραγματοποιήσει ατομικές, ζεύγους και ομαδικές συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας.

Η Τσαρουχά Φιλία είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος (BSc, MSc) και κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος (αρ.1299922/13-11-2024), με εξειδίκευση στην Εφαρμοσμένη Κλινική και Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολογία (Clinical Psychology & Counseling). Η κλινική της εμπειρία έχει διαμορφωθεί μέσω της απασχόλησής της σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας, και συγκεκριμένα σε κέντρο ημέρας/πλαίσιο μακροχρόνιας διημέρευσης ατόμων με ψυχικές διαταραχές, καθώς και σε πλαίσιο παροχής ειδικών θεραπειών για παιδιά με αναπτυξιακές δυσκολίες. Παράλληλα, έχει δραστηριοποιηθεί σε ψυχοθεραπευτικά πλαίσια, παρέχοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες σε εφήβους και ενήλικες, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων.

Ο Χότζα Λουίζ είναι Ψυχολόγος (BSc) και κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος (1202278/03-10-2025), και πραγματοποιεί το μεταπτυχιακό του Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική (MSc). Παρέχει συνεδρίες σε Ελληνικά, Αγγλικά και Αλβανικά.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει πιστοποιημένη εκπαίδευση σε Συμβουλευτικές Δεξιότητες και έχει παρακολουθήσει σεμινάρια και συνέδρια σε θέματα ψυχικής υγείας, παιδικής κακοποίησης, εξαρτήσεων και προστασίας ανηλίκων.

Ο Κονίδης Αγαμέμνονας είναι Ψυχολόγος (BSc) και κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος (1405969/13-11-25). Πραγματοποιεί μεταπτυχιακή εκπαίδευση στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική (MSc) και έχει παρακολουθήσει ποικίλα σεμινάρια στον χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας.

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.

Xemery Aleksandros is a second-generation Clinical Psychologist – Psychotherapist, born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1977. He is a member of the British Psychological Society, licensed to practice psychology within the Greek territory, holding a bachelor's degree in psychology and a postgraduate degree in Clinical and Community Psychology. He is a trainee member in the four-year postgraduate training program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for children and adults at DI.KE.PSY and maintains a private practice in central Athens. Concurrently, he collaborates with the specialized intervention unit for young individuals with delinquent behavior "OSELOTOS" and with the NGO PRAKSIS within the framework of supporting unaccompanied minors aged 16 and above. He offers individual psychotherapy services in person or remotely via video call in Greek, English, or Swedish.

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. 

Η Γκαϊτατζή Ανδριάνα είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Ομόνοια. Είναι πτυχιούχος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Είναι ειδικευόμενη ψυχαναλυτική ψυχοθεραπεύτρια στο πενταετές πρόγραμμα του Ελληνικού Εκπαιδευτικού Ινστιτούτου Αναλυτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας Ομάδας και Οικογένειας (ΕΛ.ΕΚ.ΙΝ.), με εξειδίκευση στην ψυχαναλυτική ψυχοθεραπεία ατόμου, ομάδας, ζεύγους και οικογένειας. Αυτή τη περίοδο φοιτά στο μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα «Διασυνδετική Ψυχιατρική: Απαρτιωμένη Φροντίδα Σωματικής και Ψυχικής Υγείας» της Ιατρικής Σχολής του ΕΚΠΑ. Έχει επιμορφωθεί στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία (ΕΚΙΣΥΠ), στην Ειδική Αγωγή (Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών) και στη Συστημική Θεραπεία Παιδιών στο εργαστήριο «Ροδάκινο». Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων ψυχολογίας στο ΕΚΠΑ, το Πάντειο και το City Unity College. Η επαγγελματική της εμπειρία περιλαμβάνει εργασία σε κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών και κέντρα ψυχοθεραπείας ενηλίκων, καθώς και σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας παιδιών και οικογενειών, πρακτική με νεαρούς ενήλικες με αυτισμό και αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, παράλληλη στήριξη σε σχολεία και ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε παιδική κατασκήνωση.Ακόμη συνεργάζεται με μεγάλες διαδικτυακές πλατφόρμες όπου παρέχει εξ αποστάσεως συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας.Έχει επίσης προσφέρει εθελοντική συμβουλευτική σε ενήλικες μέσω της πλατφόρμας «Μίλα Μου».

Σήμερα εργάζεται σε κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών και σε κέντρο ψυχοθεραπείας ενηλίκων, ενώ δέχεται θεραπευόμενους σε έναν ζεστό, φιλόξενο χώρο στο κέντρο της Αθήνας, στην οδό Βερανζέρου 22 σε περιβάλλον εμπιστοσύνης και ασφάλειας. Πέρα από τις δια ζώσης συνεδρίες, προσφέρει και διαδικτυακές συνεδρίες, δίνοντας τη δυνατότητα πρόσβασης στη θεραπεία ανεξαρτήτως τοποθεσίας. Αναλαμβάνει παιδιά ,εφήβους, ενήλικες, συμβουλευτική γονέων, συμβουλευτική ζεύγους και οικογενειακή θεραπεία, ενώ εργάζεται πάνω σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα θεμάτων, όπως άγχος, κατάθλιψη, διαπροσωπικές δυσκολίες, πένθος, αυτοεκτίμηση, ψυχοσωματικά συμπτώματα, ζητήματα ταυτότητας και δυσκολίες στις σχέσεις. Η προσέγγισή της είναι ψυχοδυναμική/ψυχαναλυτική, με στόχο τη βαθύτερη κατανόηση του εαυτού και τη δημιουργία μιας πιο ικανοποιητικής και ισορροπημένης ζωής. Η ίδια βρίσκεται σε μακροχρόνια προσωπική θεραπεία και εποπτεία, τις οποίες θεωρεί θεμέλιο μιας αυθεντικής και ουσιαστικής θεραπευτικής σχέσης.

Meksi Xristina is a Mental Health Counselor with two private offices, located in Vrilissia and Kypseli. She holds a master's degree in Counseling Psychology in the field of Mental Health from Boston College in Boston and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the American College of Athens. She is trained in "Counseling in the Field of Substance Addiction: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Professional Practice" at the Center for Addicted Persons Treatment in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, and has specialized in Systemic Psychotherapy and Family Therapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations. Additionally, it is noteworthy that during her career, she has provided counseling assistance, diagnosis, and management of urgent psychiatric cases in hospitals, schools, police departments, and clients' homes at the Tri-City Mental Health and Retardation Center in Boston. Finally, she is a member of the British Psychological Society and has attended a series of lectures on gambling and alcohol addiction, family therapy, post-traumatic stress, neurobiology, and clinical psychiatry.

Tzoumerka Viky MSc is a Psychologist specializing in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Athens Center for the Study of the Human (AKMA). She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at the University of Derby and holds a Master's Degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of East London. Additionally, she graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a focus on Psychology. She possesses experience in various mental health settings, having collaborated with private therapeutic centers as well as organizations supporting children, adolescents, and vulnerable populations. Concurrently, she has been actively involved in psychosocial empowerment interventions at both individual and family levels. Currently, she maintains a private practice in Exarchia, where she conducts individual psychotherapeutic sessions with adults, children, and adolescents.

Ioanna Marmarou BSc, MSc, PhD is a Clinical - Counseling Psychologist who maintains a private practice in the center of Athens, in Exarchia. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of East London, a master's degree in Clinical & Community Psychology, and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the same university. The therapist is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society with professional license number 309612. The therapeutic process follows the Integrative Approach, which successfully incorporates Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic therapy, and Gestalt therapy. She holds certifications in School Psychology, Sexual Education for Children and Adolescents, and Drama Therapy. At Ioanna Marmarou's private practice, the counseling and psychotherapeutic process focuses on the uniqueness of each individual, allowing them to express every right - wrong, good - bad, normal - abnormal, realistic - imaginary, light - dark aspect of themselves and their broader life. The purpose of this therapeutic process is to serve as a journey for the client to explore their own self and their relationship with themselves, as well as the relationships and boundaries they have established within their social environment. A core principle of the therapist is the empowerment of the individual, aiming to build healthy relationships, achieve inner fulfillment, and maintain functionality in daily life.

Kazakou Elli is a Clinical Psychologist. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and pursued postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis at Université Paris Cité (Paris Descartes) in Paris, completing a two-year program focused on the Clinical Psychopathology of children and adolescents.

She has worked in clinical settings in Athens and Paris, with children, adolescents, and adults. In Paris, she had the opportunity to work as an intern in reception centers for parents, infants, toddlers, and their caregivers, at medico-pedagogical centers, as well as at Necker Hospital (Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital), providing psychological support to expectant and new mothers, and/or couples experiencing perinatal grief.

In recent years, she has been working in Athens as a collaborator of the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Unit for Children "Spyros Doxiadis," providing therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and parents under psychoanalytic supervision. She has also collaborated with kindergartens, coordinating "parent groups," and for the past four years, she has worked as a psychologist at a private school, thus maintaining active contact with the school environment and the daily challenges faced by children.

She is a member of the team and a reception representative of the association "Our Big Home," a space catering to children aged 0-4 years and their caregivers, inspired by the philosophy of the "Green House" (Maison Verte) of the French psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto. 

Sarri Kalliopi is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Athens. She is a graduate Psychologist from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and has been trained in Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Focusing Center. From 2011 to 2016, she worked as a Psychologist at the Dialexesthai Center. She has attended numerous seminars and training sessions, such as the clinical seminar on "Child Psychopathology" organized by the Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents and specialization in Adolescent Medicine and Psychosomatics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has contributed articles to several magazines and websites addressing mental health topics (e.g., Mommy magazine). In her practice, she works with children, adolescents, and adults, assisting them through her person-centered and experiential approach in their therapeutic journey. Always guided by her scientific knowledge, she aims to empower and promote the development of individuals.

Maria Krokou is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist, currently running a private practice at Kotzia Square, in the center of Athens. She graduated with distinction (grade: 8/10) from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, having been awarded a merit-based scholarship following an entrance examination. During her studies, she completed part of her academic training through an Erasmus scholarship at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she focused on cognitive and behavioral techniques. In parallel, she participated for one year in the psychoeducational program of the Madrid City Council, Educamoscontigo, offering weekly online psychological support sessions to a secondary school student. She later completed a practical training program, also through an Erasmus scholarship, at the Las Torrecillas Therapeutic Educational Center of the NGO DIANOVA España, where she conducted psychoeducational classroom interventions as well as individual and group psychotherapy with adolescents facing recent addiction-related and emotional difficulties. Maria has also worked at the private psychotherapy center Moebius, where she participated in individual, family, group, and couples’ sessions, with a particular focus on psychosomatic conditions. Her supervisor there was Alicia Golijov, founder of the Iberian Neuropsychoanalysis Association. Currently, she works as a self-employed psychologist – psychotherapist, offering individual therapy for adolescents and adults. Her clinical focus includes supporting individuals in their parenting role, exploring ambivalence in relationships, promoting self-awareness, interrupting dysfunctional repetitive patterns, reducing distressing symptoms, building self-confidence, and enhancing relational capacity, among others. In the past, she has also worked at the “Anagennisi” Creative Employment Center for Individuals with Autism, supporting individuals with co-occurring symptoms such as ADHD, selective mutism, social withdrawal, and relational difficulties. Additionally, she worked as a shadow teacher for a first-year high school student facing emotional, social, and learning challenges. Maria completed her internship through an ESPA program at the Family Therapy Unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where she participated in observation groups of family therapy sessions as well as systemic psychotherapy groups. She has also completed, among other programs, the one-year Postgraduate Clinical Training Program for Psychologists at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens (Aiginiteio Hospital), where she coordinated group sessions with individuals on the psychotic spectrum at the hospital’s Day Unit. She is currently completing her training at the Hellenic Association for Analytic Group and Family Psychotherapy.

Therapy sessions are also available in Spanish.

Alatsi Xristina is a certified Mental Health Counselor, Psychotherapist, and Hypnotherapist. Additionally, she provides alternative therapies which, combined with Integrative Psychotherapy, constitute a holistic approach to addressing various issues. She completed her studies with Excellent distinction in Integrative Counseling and Psychology as well as Clinical Hypnosis - Hypnotherapy at OLON Education - KDBM1, Institute of Academic and Professional Studies. She holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy from Amsterdam International College with Excellent distinction. Within the framework of alternative therapies, she has also attended and passed with Excellent distinction the annual seminar on Anatomy - Physiology - Pathology with a Holistic approach. Furthermore, she has been trained in Bach Flower Remedies, Auricular Neuroreflexology Method, and Gua Sha. Since 2024, she has been active in the adult education of mental health counselors and psychotherapists. She is a member of the charitable association Agkalia and the Social Solidarity Network - Syn-Yparxi.

Elli Tasia Kentro Logotherapeias Ergotherapeias Kai Psyxotherapeias Paidion Kai Enilikon - Dromoi Epikoinonias is a Speech Therapist who maintains her therapeutic practice in Kypseli, which offers a full range of specialties including speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychoeducational programs, psychotherapy, and social skills groups. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Queen Margaret University and has received further training in Acquired Neurological Disorders. She has attended numerous postgraduate seminars as well as the postgraduate program "Feeding Therapy SOS Approach Feeding" from the Interdisciplinary Center of Epirus. Additionally, she has completed other trainings such as Intensive Interaction, Makaton, TEACCH, feeding therapy, among others. She possesses extensive professional experience with children and adults and specializes in voice therapy through IVT training.

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.