Health professionals for Τόνωση αυτοεκτίμησης in Attica

Karatza Eugenia is a Psychologist and Existential – Systemic Psychotherapist with experience in the treatment of adolescents, adults, and couples, as well as in parent counseling. She maintains a private practice in Pefki. She studied Psychology at the University of Crete and subsequently completed a six-year training in Existential – Systemic Psychotherapy at the ANTISTIXI Psychotherapeutic Institute, under the supervision of Psychiatrists/Child Psychiatrists/Psychotherapists Mr. Dimitris Karagiannis and Ms. Eleni Karagianni. Concurrently, she has specialized in learning disabilities, providing assessment and intervention with scientifically validated tools such as WISC-V, DTLA-3/4, L-a-T-O, and the Mathematical Proficiency Test for children aged 4–16 years. She regularly attends conferences and training seminars related to psychotherapy, relationship dynamics, and contemporary psychological approaches. As a psychotherapist, she holds a profound interest in how each individual relates to themselves and to others, and how through this relationship new paths of development and meaning can be discovered. Her approach is based on the principles of Existential and Systemic Psychotherapy, viewing the individual as a unity extending across the three temporal dimensions of past, present, and future. She believes that through connection, the possibility for deeper understanding, internal coherence, and the creation of new meaning in life emerges. She works with adults, adolescents, couples, and families seeking understanding, balance, and authenticity in their relationships and way of living.

Papakonstantinou Natalia - Aspasia MSc, BCBA is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree in Psychology from Winona State University and has completed doctoral studies in Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Additionally, she possesses a master's degree in Child Developmental Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire and has specialized in Special Education: Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is a Certified Behavior Analyst and has specialized in Eating Disorders at the Center for Training and Treatment of Eating Disorders. To date, she continues her educational journey with an approach in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling at the Laboratory of Systemic Psychology and Pedagogy "Rodakino". The psychologist has worked in numerous Centers and NGOs in Greece and abroad, gaining significant experience, and has participated in numerous conferences and publications. Finally, she has served as president of the Psychology Club and Psi Chi - Psychology Honor Society.

Ο Κωνσταντίνος Μαθιουδάκης είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Νέα Σμύρνη. Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι κάτοχος άδειας άσκησης επαγγέλματος από το 2016 και έχει ολοκληρώσει επιμορφώσεις στην Εφαρμοσμένη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχικής Υγείας, την Ειδική Αγωγή, τη Σχολική Ψυχολογία και την Πρώιμη Παρέμβαση στον Αυτισμό. Επίσης έχει ολοκληρώσει Εκπαιδευτικό Πρόγραμμα στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT). Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολυάριθμα σεμινάρια και εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα που αφορούν την παιδική προστασία, την ψυχοκοινωνική στήριξη ευάλωτων πληθυσμών, την έμφυλη βία και τις σύγχρονες κοινωνικές προκλήσεις. Πιστεύει στη δια βίου μάθηση και φροντίζει να εμπλουτίζει διαρκώς τις γνώσεις και τις δεξιότητές του.

Διαθέτει εκτενή εμπειρία στον τομέα της ψυχικής υγείας, έχοντας συνεργαστεί με δομές και οργανισμούς του δημόσιου και ιδιωτικού τομέα. Έχει προσφέρει υπηρεσίες ψυχολογικής αξιολόγησης, συμβουλευτικής και υποστήριξης σε Δομές φιλοξενίας προσφύγων και αιτούντων άσυλο, σε Δομές υποστήριξης ασυνόδευτων ανηλίκων, σε κατασκηνώσεις και προγράμματα παιδικής ψυχοκοινωνικής ανάπτυξης. Έχει εργαστεί σε Συμβουλευτικό Κέντρο για την αντιμετώπιση της έμφυλης βίας και των πολλαπλών διακρίσεων και σε ιδιωτικά Κέντρα Ψυχικής Υγείας και Συμβουλευτικής.

Η Τράκη Μαριζίν είναι Ψυχολόγος - Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Κολωνάκι, στο κέντρο της Αθήνας. Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας και διαθέτει άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος Ψυχολόγου από την Περιφέρεια Αττικής.

Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία, μια προσέγγιση που εστιάζει στην κατανόηση του ατόμου μέσα στο πλαίσιο των σχέσεων και των συστημάτων στα οποία ανήκει, όπως η οικογένεια, το σχολείο και το κοινωνικό περιβάλλον. Στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσής της έχει εμβαθύνει σε ζητήματα που αφορούν τη δυναμική των σχέσεων, τη γονεϊκότητα, το άγχος επίδοσης και τη διαχείριση των προκλήσεων της σύγχρονης ζωής.

Στην επαγγελματική της πορεία έχει εργαστεί με εφήβους, γονείς και ενήλικες, παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη . Παράλληλα, ασχολείται με ζητήματα που αφορούν τη συναισθηματική ρύθμιση, τις δυσκολίες συμπεριφοράς, τις οικογενειακές σχέσεις και την ενίσχυση της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας.

Παρακολουθεί συστηματικά επιστημονικά συνέδρια και εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια στον χώρο της ψυχολογίας και της ψυχοθεραπείας, ενώ βρίσκεται σε συνεχή επαγγελματική εποπτεία και προσωπική θεραπεία, στοιχεία που αποτελούν βασικές προϋποθέσεις για την υπεύθυνη και δεοντολογική άσκηση του επαγγέλματος.

Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο προσφέρει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο, όπου το άτομο ή η οικογένεια μπορεί να εξερευνήσει τις δυσκολίες που αντιμετωπίζει, να κατανοήσει βαθύτερα τις σχέσεις και τα μοτίβα αλληλεπίδρασης και να κινηθεί προς ουσιαστικές αλλαγές και μεγαλύτερη ψυχική ισορροπία. H θεραπευτική σχέση μπορεί να γίνει το σημείο εκκίνησης για ουσιαστική προσωπική εξέλιξη με σεβασμό, συνέπεια και πραγματική φροντίδα.

Pappa Xristina is a Psychologist - Family Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Anavyssos. She earned her degree from the United Kingdom, The Open University of UK, and a Master’s degree in School Psychology from the University of Nicosia. She has specialized as a Psychotherapist in Existential Systemic Psychotherapy at the Therapeutic and Educational Institute Antistixi. She has considerable experience in matters related to the family context, parenting issues, and intra-family conflict resolution, while also working with individuals dealing with anxiety disorders, panic attacks, and depression. In addition to her private practice, she frequently organizes lectures and parent schools in schools, covering topics concerning parents, children, and adolescents. Finally, throughout her academic and professional career, she has participated in training seminars to stay updated with developments in her field and to develop professionally.

Papanikolaou Natalia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She holds a professional license with protocol number 1771 / 20-02-2019. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of Panteion University and an honors graduate of a postgraduate diploma from the Medical Department of Athens, as well as a second postgraduate diploma from the Pedagogical Department of Athens, where she was admitted with a full scholarship. She has completed a four-year specialization program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (EISS), certified by the EABCT. Additionally, she has been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has completed a training program in Clinical Psychopathology within the framework of the program at the First Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens. Furthermore, she has received certification for the Ariston Test – a career orientation tool. Her special interests include anxiety and depressive disorders, relationship counseling, self-image, and personality disorders. Currently, she works as a school psychologist as well as privately, conducting sessions with adults, children, and adolescents, including online sessions. Sessions are conducted in Greek and English.

Oikonomou Eirini is a Psychologist with a private practice in Panormou. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey. She has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Research and Therapy of Behavior. She served as a Researcher at the University of Oxford, gaining significant research and teaching experience. Her scientific interests include chronic diseases, eating disorders, and more. In her practice, she handles cases related to interpersonal relationships, trauma recovery, self-improvement, obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment, anxiety disorders, phobias, eating disorders, addictions, and others.

Kyriakoulis Iasonas is a psychoanalytically-oriented psychologist. His primary concern in therapy, beyond models and approaches, is to help individuals who seek his assistance cope with the challenges of their lives, whatever form these may take. Specifically, he aims to help them find their own way to manage, their own answer to the questions they face. This commitment led him to volunteer with the "Synypaksi" network, where he provided psychological support sessions to the indigent for four years. Since graduating from the University of Crete in 2010, his theoretical pursuits guided him to his first postgraduate training in Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy, and since 2020 he has continued his training in Lacanian psychoanalysis at the Academy of Clinical Studies in Athens. Since 2019, he has maintained a private practice in Ampelokipoi. 

Maria Matoula is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Exarcheia. She has a strong academic background and extensive experience in the field of mental health. She studied Psychology and specialized in Clinical Psychology at the University of Palermo in Italy, and has been extensively trained in Individual, Group, Family, and Couples psychotherapy by the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group & Family Psychotherapy (EEAOG&OP). Combining theoretical training and many years of practical experience, she provides psychotherapeutic work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families in her private practice. She is also particularly sensitive and therapeutically active with the LGBTQ+ community, as well as with intercultural cultures. She undertakes a wide range of cases including Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, Depression, and Personality Disorders.

She conducts psychodynamic psychotherapy sessions also in the Italian language.

Dr Kanellakis Spyridon is a Psychologist with private practices in Ilioupoli and Kolonos. He graduated in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a postgraduate diploma in School of Medicine & Therapeutics from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD from Harokopio University. His practice handles cases across the full spectrum of psychology.

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.

Mauridi Afroditi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Pangrati. She began her studies in Psychology in Groningen, Netherlands, and completed them in Cyprus. She has specialized in the diagnosis of children and adolescents through the systemic perspective SANE-System Attachment Narrative Encephalon and in systemic psychotherapy for adults at the Institute for Training and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy "Logos Psychis". Additionally, she has received training in various areas, including School Psychology, Psychosomatic Health, and Crisis Management. She possesses notable experience, having worked in various public and private institutions. Furthermore, she has significant research experience, participating in conferences and seminars, where she has also presented her work.

Lyriotaki Polina is a licensed Psychologist and Psychotherapist. She maintains a private practice in the Gkyzi area. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (2016). She has a four-year specialization in Psychotherapy, with a focus on Group-Analytic Psychodrama and Sociotherapy from the Open Psychotherapeutic Center - Institute of Psychodrama - Sociotherapy (2017-2023). Additionally, she is undergoing training in Classical Psychodrama of Moreno (2024 to present) at the Psychodramatic Center for Personality Development (PSY.K.A.P). Alongside her private practice, she serves as a psychotherapist and coordinator of psychotherapeutic groups for adolescents and young adults at the Center for Supportive Psychosocial Services "Journey to Development." She has also volunteered at K.E.TH.E.A Exelixis, in the Mobile Street Work Unit, providing psychosocial services to individuals with addictions. Furthermore, she has worked as a Psychologist at The Smile of the Child, on the National SOS Line, managing calls for children at risk and providing psychological support. She continues to enhance her professional skills by attending and participating in a significant number of conferences, seminars, and training programs. Additionally, she attends supervision sessions and participates in workshops and psychotherapy groups to support her personal development. In her private practice in Gkyzi, she offers individual psychotherapy sessions for adults, adolescents, and children. She also coordinates psychotherapeutic groups using the Psychodrama method and organizes experiential workshops focused on personality development.

Pateraki Emmanouela MSc, is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Lykovrysi. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and holds a master's degree (MSc) in Applications of Psychology in Health from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for adults at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (KE.PSY.SY). The specialist has also specialized in the Treatment of Eating Disorders at the European Institute of Counseling and Psychotherapy (EICP Institute) and in Special Education and Training: Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Counseling at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). Her goal is to provide individualized psychological support to adolescents and adults facing issues related to anxiety, panic attacks, and depressive symptoms, eating disorders and body image concerns, emotional difficulties and relationship problems, learning and behavioral difficulties, as well as issues of self-esteem and personal identity. Currently, she specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with children and adolescents at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (KE.PSY.SY).

Η κα Φωτεινή Καλαβριζιώτη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Εκπ. Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Περιστέρι. Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και έχει ολοκληρώσει τετραετή εκπαίδευση στη Διαγνωστική Ψυχολογία στο Ινστιτούτο Διαγνωστικής Ψυχολογίας του Ανοιχτού Ψυχοθεραπευτικού Κέντρου. Παράλληλα, ολοκληρώνει την τετραετή εκπαίδευσή της ως Ομαδική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια/ Ψυχοδραματίστρια στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοδράματος – Κοινωνικοθεραπείας (Τακτικό Μέλος F.E.P.T.O.).

Η θεραπευτική προσέγγιση που ακολουθεί βασίζεται στη δυναμική της ομάδας και το Ψυχόδραμα. Στόχο έχει τη διερεύνηση των διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων, την ενίσχυση της προσωπικής εξέλιξης και κατανόησης του εαυτού μέσα από τη σχέση με τους άλλους, όπως και την ανάπτυξη ενός πιο αυθόρμητου σχετίζεσθαι. Οι θεραπευτικές αρχές του Ομαδικοαναλατικού Ψυχοδράματος αξιοποιούνται τόσο στις ομαδικές όσο και τις ατομικές συνεδρίες, δίνοντας ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην εγκαθίδρυση μιας ασφαλούς θεραπευτικής συμμαχίας. 

Από το 2022 έως σήμερα εργάζεται ως Ψυχολόγος σε Κέντρα Ειδικών Θεραπειών και Ψυχοθεραπείας, όπου πραγματοποιεί ψυχολογικές αξιολογήσεις, ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες με παιδιά και εφήβους, καθώς και συμβουλευτικές συναντήσεις με γονείς.

Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, εργάζεται με ενήλικες τόσο σε ατομικό όσο και σε ομαδικό πλαίσιο, εστιάζοντας σε ζητήματα άγχους και διάθεσης, κρίσεις πανικού, ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική συμπτωματολογία, δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις και θέματα περιόδου ζωής. Παράλληλα, πραγματοποιούνται Ψυχολογικές Αξιολογήσεις ενηλίκων στο πλαίσιο της θεραπευτικής διαδικασίας. 

Georgiadou Vasiliki is a Mental Health Counselor, certified Psychotherapist, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, and Master Reiki Practitioner. She maintains a private practice in Metaxourgeio. She holds a BA Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom and is the representative/trainer in Greece for the British organization AVP (Alternatives to Violence Project), which specializes in non-violent communication systems within correctional facilities as well as broader social groups. Simultaneously, she is expanding her knowledge in Integrative Psychotherapy, specializing in Individual Psychotherapy. She holds the Certificate in Counselling Skills (COSCA). She completed her studies in Integrative Counseling to obtain the Diploma in Integrative Counselling and continues her psychotherapy training with the aim of understanding human psychological composition, behavioral and neurological differentiation, psychopathology, as well as the significance of positive psychology and its application in human life. As part of her personal research, she continuously seeks new therapeutic approaches concerning the connection and synthesis of physical expression and kinesiology with the deeper psychological needs and manifestations of the human psychosomatic system. Her articles have been published on the Scottish website “I’m Loving Yoga.”