Mental Health Counselor with experience in Τόνωση αυτοεκτίμησης in Ilion

Sotiris Ntatsopoulos is a Mental Health Counselor specializing in the management of anxiety, stress, panic attacks, and psychosomatic symptoms. His work centers on supporting individuals facing anxiety and mood disorders, panic attacks, phobias, as well as guiding people who wish to focus on self-improvement and their personal or professional development. In his private practice in Ilion, he provides counseling both individually and in groups, as well as for couples, creating a safe and supportive environment. Through the counseling process, he assists clients in recognizing their difficulties, developing emotional management skills, and strengthening their mental resilience. His approach is based on Counseling Psychology combined with Mindfulness techniques, aiming to enhance self-awareness and foster healthier balances in the client’s daily life. This method allows individuals to gain deeper self-understanding and discover new ways to manage the challenges they face. Sotiris Ntatsopoulos studied Counseling Psychology and Mindfulness at IEK ALFA and holds a Recognized and Certified Counseling Degree from the Ministry of Education, as well as an International & Certified Degree in Counseling Psychology - Mindfulness from the International Body ABC CERTA. He maintains a private Counseling Psychology practice in Ilion. With consistency, respect, and empathy, he supports every individual, group, or couple on their personal journey toward improving mental health, self-actualization, and achieving a higher quality and more balanced life. Finally, there is the option for sessions to be conducted online as well.

Anna Xanioti is a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist specializing in the Person-Centered Approach. She trained in the 4-year experiential program "Person-Centered Roots" at the College of Humanistic Studies ICPS in Athens. She is a certified Psychotherapist accredited by the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) and holds the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP). She ensures her professional development through continuous supervision, therapy, and participation in seminars and conferences. Her areas of interest include the integration of contemporary neuroscience with psychotherapy, developmental trauma and its impact on personal relationships, psychoemotional care of women during menopause, and encounter and personal development groups.

Pakou Fani BSc, MBA is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist and provides individual online sessions for adults. She has conducted experiential workshops and seminars on self-awareness and psycho-emotional development, as well as corporate collaborations focused on mental resilience, anxiety management, and burnout. At the core of her professional approach lies the authentic human relationship. She creates a safe and supportive space where individuals can come into deeper contact with themselves, recognize their emotions and experiences, and develop new, more functional ways of connecting with themselves and others. She believes in personal growth through understanding, acceptance, and conscious change, step by step, respecting the pace and uniqueness of each person. Her professional activity is supported by regular supervision and many years of personal psychotherapy, both individual and group, within psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches. She strongly believes that personal therapeutic experience is a foundation for every mental health professional, as it enhances genuine understanding and therapeutic depth in the relationship with the individual.

Η Σοφία Τσακίρη MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος, απόφοιτη του προγράμματος Bachelor στην Ψυχολογία και Συμβουλευτική του Mediterranean College, σε συνεργασία με το Teesside University (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), από το οποίο αποφοίτησε το 2011. Το 2012 ολοκλήρωσε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην Ψυχολογία στο University of Plymouth (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο). Σήμερα εκπαιδεύεται στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία και βρίσκεται στο 4ο έτος της τετραετούς εκπαίδευσής της. Εργάζεται ιδιωτικά, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης και συμβουλευτικής, ενώ έχει προσφέρει εθελοντικά τις υπηρεσίες της στο «Χαμόγελο του Παιδιού», αποκτώντας πολύτιμη εμπειρία στην υποστήριξη παιδιών και οικογενειών. Στο θεραπευτικό της έργο προσεγγίζει κάθε άνθρωπο ως τον μοναδικό ειδικό της δικής του εμπειρίας, αναγνωρίζοντας ότι οι προσωπικές ιστορίες, οι σχέσεις και τα νοήματα που συνδιαμορφώνονται επηρεάζουν τον τρόπο με τον οποίο αντιλαμβανόμαστε τον εαυτό μας και τον κόσμο γύρω μας. Μέσα από μια διαδικασία διαλόγου και συνδιαμόρφωσης νοήματος, υποστηρίζει τους ανθρώπους στην ανάδειξη των προσωπικών τους πόρων και δυνατοτήτων, στην εξερεύνηση νέων προοπτικών και στη διαμόρφωση αλλαγών που ανταποκρίνονται στις ανάγκες, τις αξίες και τις επιθυμίες τους. Βασική της προτεραιότητα αποτελεί η δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς, συνεργατικού και υποστηρικτικού θεραπευτικού πλαισίου, μέσα στο οποίο κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να νιώσει ότι ακούγεται, γίνεται κατανοητός και αντιμετωπίζεται με σεβασμό. Παράλληλα, έχει παρακολουθήσει σεμινάρια όπως η Συμβουλευτική Γονέων, η Συστημική Σεξολογία και Σεξοθεραπεία Ζευγαριών και Ατόμων, Άγχος και Κρίσεις Πανικού, Ψυχοπαθολογία κ.α.

Marketi Konstantina MSc is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and conducts online individual psychotherapy sessions. She holds a degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Derby and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and Counseling from the same institution. Additionally, she has specialized in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach, having completed the four-year program "Cognitive Psychotherapies Ioannis Papakostas" at the University Institute of Mental Health E.P.I.PSY. in collaboration with Aiginiteio Hospital. Concurrently, she worked as a Psychologist in various structures and organizations such as the Social Service of the Municipality of Metamorfosi, KETHEA STROFI, the NGO IASIS (Non-Profit Civil Company) where she worked with individuals with various psychosocial disorders, as well as a volunteer student counselor. Through the sessions, she provides psychological support to adults concerning issues related to anxiety disorders, panic attacks, phobias, depression, female empowerment, as well as matters related to interpersonal relationships.

Aggelopoulou Dimitra is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilion. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been trained in Systemic and Family Psychotherapy under the auspices of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA), at SKEPSYS (Systemic Center for Training and Psychological Support). Ms. Aggelopoulou has worked providing counseling support at the Municipality of Petroupoli, at the Skaramagas Refugee Reception Center offering psychological support, as well as at the non-governmental organization "NEFES." She is a founding member of the Social Solidarity and Psychological Support Network "Coexistence," and to date offers psychological support to individuals with disabilities and their families at the Day Center "All of Us." Finally, she is a member of the Association of Greek Psychologists and believes that "Psychotherapy is a journey toward self-awareness, a gift we can give ourselves."

Poupalou Vasileia is a licensed Psychologist who maintains her private practice in Ilion. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Wales and a master's degree (MSc) in Clinical Psychology from Derby University. Additionally, she has been trained in the fields of "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)" and "Management of Emotional & Psychological Trauma" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and specialized in Special Education at the Lifelong Learning Center - G. Vanidis. She has also received training in the "Drama Therapy Model," "Parenting in School Age," and "Family Therapy in Grief." Her primary therapeutic approach is Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Positive Psychology, with a specialization in anxiety disorders. Given the fact that each individual is unique, with different life circumstances both past and present, different experiences, and varying cognitive schemas, she employs different coping methods. Through individualized intervention, the goal is to achieve long-term changes collaboratively, both by reducing or eliminating symptoms and negative thoughts that hinder daily life, and by fostering a different perspective on past, present, and future events.

Η Ανδρώνη Αριάδνη - Καλλιόπη, ΜSc είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος (με άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος) και Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Κατέχει πτυχίο από το τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου με βαθμό "Άριστα" και μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο σπουδών στην "Κλινική Ψυχική Υγεία" από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης με βαθμό "Άριστα". Εκπαιδεύεται στη Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT) απο το πρόγραμμα της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Έρευνας Συμπεριφοράς - Παράρτημα Μακεδονίας (ΕΕΕΣΠΜ) που πιστοποιείται από την European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) και από το 2024 εργάζεται ιδιωτικά διατηρώντας γραφείο στη Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια. Εχει εργαστεί, επίσης, ως Σχολική Ψυχολόγος στα σχολεία της Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης ενώ έχει προσφέρει εθελοντικά τις υπηρεσίες της στις δράσεις της Κοινωνικής Υπηρεσίας του Δήμου Αγίων Αναργύρων, στη δημιουργική απασχόληση και παρέμβαση σε ξενώνες και οικοτροφεία ασθενών στο φάσμα της ψύχωσης καθώς και σε τηλεφωνικές γραμμές δωρεάν ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης.

Έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και επιμορφώσεων πάνω στην ψυχοπαθολογία, τη σεξουαλική υγεία και τη Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία.

Εξειδικεύεται στη Συμβουλευτική Σχέσεων και στη θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση Αγχωδών Διαταραχών, Σεξουαλικών Δυσλειτουργιών, Διατροφικών Διαταραχών, Διαταραχών Διάθεσης κ.α.. Διενεργεί ατομικές συνεδρίες και συνεδρίες ζεύγους.

Clinical Psychologist Vazouras Mixalis graduated from the Psychology Department of the American College of Greece (DEREE). He then completed his postgraduate studies in the Clinical Psychology program at Utrecht University. He has been trained in cognitive behavioral therapy during his postgraduate studies and has attended seminars on grief management, trauma, and the provision of psychological first aid. He has volunteered at the Sismanoglio Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic and the NGO M.A.N.A. Finally, in recent years, he has worked as a psychologist in private centers and as a clinical psychologist in a rehabilitation center. Currently, he manages his private practice.

Themis Marinou is a professional in the field of mental health, possessing multifaceted academic and professional training. She holds a degree from the Department of Sociology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and specialized diplomas from Mediterranean College in Counseling and Psychology, as well as in Group Counseling and Psychotherapy.

Currently, she is a final-year student in the Master’s Program in Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy at the University of Derby (UK), and she is also a trainee member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), adhering to the ethical guidelines and standards of the association.

She has attended and completed numerous educational programs and specialized seminars, with a particular focus on Gender-Based Violence and victim support, Grief and Loss Management, as well as contemporary therapeutic approaches, tools, and techniques.

Continuing education and professional development constitute a central pillar of her professional philosophy, as she regularly participates in training sessions and supervision to further enhance her clinical practice.

Since 2021, she has been working as a Psychotherapist and Mental Health Counselor in private therapeutic centers, supporting adults within a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental therapeutic framework. Her aim is to facilitate personal growth, the processing of traumatic experiences, and the strengthening of her clients' psychological resilience.

Danai Volitaki is a Social Anthropologist - Systemic Family Psychotherapist providing sessions to adults and couples. She completed her undergraduate studies in Social Anthropology and History at the University of the Aegean, followed by a one-year postgraduate training program in Applied Counseling. She specialized in the Systemic and Family Psychotherapy program at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations, certified by international and European psychotherapy bodies (ELESYTH, EFTA, EAP, EEPS), gaining valuable clinical experience alongside esteemed trainers and supervisor psychotherapists. Subsequently, she completed the annual seminar on Therapeutic Treatment of Addictions at the public Detoxification Center 18 ANO. During her specialization in systemic family therapy, she participated in a clinical psychotherapy team at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations and began working privately as a psychotherapist. She has extensive experience in the field of Non-Governmental Organizations, having worked with vulnerable groups, providing counseling services to ex-prisoners, unemployed individuals, and people facing substance, alcohol, and gambling addiction issues, which enables her to offer a holistic therapeutic approach. Additionally, she has worked with infants, adolescents, and adults with disabilities (ASD and intellectual disabilities). She has volunteered at the Detoxification Unit 18 ANO, participating in individual and family sessions with addicted individuals and their families. Since 2018, she has worked privately as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist and concurrently as a Therapist for addicted individuals in the organization Group for UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands.

Maria Thliverou is a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Peristeri. She completed her studies in Counseling at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. Subsequently, she pursued a postgraduate seminar in learning difficulties and special education issues at the University of Ioannina. Additionally, she attended a postgraduate seminar in the design and coordination of psychoeducational groups at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling and a postgraduate seminar titled “Promotion of Mental Health in Children and Adolescents” at the University of West Attica. She has experience and specializes in self-awareness groups, individual therapy, and parent counseling.

Η Σαλιγκάρα Λεμονιά είναι Ψυχολόγος - Εκπ. Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Περιστέρι. Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και ολοκληρώνει τετραετή εκπαίδευση στην Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία στο Ινστιτούτο Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας, στο Ανοικτό Ψυχοθεραπευτικό Κέντρο. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στις αρχές της Συστημικής-Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας, δίνοντας έμφαση στις σχέσεις, την επικοινωνία και στον τρόπο με τον οποίο το οικογενειακό και κοινωνικό περιβάλλον επηρεάζει την εμπειρία του ανθρώπου. Εργάζεται θεραπευτικά με ενήλικες, εφήβους και γονείς, πραγματοποιώντας ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας. Παράλληλα, συντονίζει ομάδες εφήβων και ενηλίκων, δίνοντας έμφαση στη δυναμική της ομάδας, το σχετίζεσθαι και την επεξεργασία των διαπροσωπικών εμπειριών. Στόχος της θεραπευτικής διαδικασίας είναι η δημιουργία ενός σταθερού και ασφαλούς πλαισίου, μέσα στο οποίο το άτομο μπορεί να εκφράσει όσα το δυσκολεύουν, να κατανοήσει καλύτερα τον εαυτό του και τις σχέσεις του και να διερευνήσει νέους τρόπους διαχείρισης των δυσκολιών της καθημερινότητας.

Papadopoulou Anna is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist, Cognitive – Behavioral Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist. She has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies at the Center for Cognitive Psychotherapy and Schema Therapy and holds a postgraduate professional specialization diploma in Clinical Hypnosis from the Center for Psychotherapy and Modern Applied Psychology. Simultaneously, she has attended a series of seminars and trainings in various therapeutic approaches, such as the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Postgraduate Program on the subject "The Difficult Patient," with a duration of 96 training hours (EPIPSY), which included (i) Theoretical lessons & bibliographic presentations, (ii) Clinical lessons & group case supervision, and the program "The Right Way of Life," by the International Women’s Support organization, WIN HELLAS. This is a 20-week counseling program concerning women who have suffered psychological (and other types of) abuse. Training in this program allows for a more specialized and effective approach to addressing abuse issues. Her professional office is based in Ano Patisia, and for several years she has been conducting online sessions for individuals residing outside Athens or abroad. She has worked as a Psychologist at the Psychosocial Support Center of the Municipality of Marousi from 2001 - 2012, at EKKA on the telephone helpline 1107 and in a shelter for abused women (2014-2015), and at the Counseling Center of the University of Piraeus (2000 - 2001). She holds a Psychology degree with a clinical orientation from the University of Padua (Italy) and a professional practicing license.

Η Μαστροδούκα Στέλλα είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, Επόπτρια, Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεύτρια, Life Coach,

εκπ. Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια & Ψυχολόγος.

Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Περιστέρι.

Τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής (ΕΕΣ) και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συνθετικής Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΕΣΨ).

Σπούδασε στο Εθνικό Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών αποκτώντας τη διεθνή πιστοποίηση επιπέδου Certificate από το Association for Coaching.

Κάτοχος του Διπλώματος Συνθετικής Συμβουλευτικής (Diploma in Integrative Counselling).

Έχει εξειδικευτεί στην Ψυχοσυνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία.

Επίσης, συμμετείχε στο Ψυχοεκπαιδευτικό Πρόγραμμα της ΜΚΟ WIN HELLAS-Διεθνή Υποστήριξη Γυναικών.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει τις σπουδές της στην Συμβουλευτική Γονέων.

Είναι Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεύτρια, προσφέροντας μια ποικιλία από δυνατότητες για την βελτίωση της φυσικής και ψυχικής υγείας.

Επιπλέον, έχει ολοκληρώσει τις γνώσεις της στη Συνθετική Εποπτεία.

Συμπληρωματικά, συμμετέχει τα τελευταία 5 χρόνια, σε 15νθήμερες εποπτείες σε ατομικό και ομαδικό πλαίσιο, ώστε να πλαισιώνεται, όσο το δυνατόν, ολοκληρωμένα το θεραπευτικό της έργο.

Τέλος, συμμετείχε σε εργαστήρι διαχείρισης πένθους μέσω αφηγηματικής παραμυθιών και μύθων.

Η συνδυαστική προσέγγιση της δίνει την δυνατότητα να φέρνει τους ανθρώπους στα αποτελέσματα που θέλουν, μέσω σταδιακής επίτευξης μικρών και μεγαλύτερων στόχων. Γράφει συμβουλές αυτοβελτίωσης στο Life Is Yours (Facebook) και lifeisyours_by_stella (Instagram) και τα άρθρα της έχουν δημοσιευτεί στην “‘Όμορφη ζωή”.