Health professionals for Psychogenic Bulimia - Psychogenic Anorexia

Thomas Palikrousis is a Psychologist (UEL), certified Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist (EEGSPS), Dietitian-Nutritionist (ATEITH), and Food Technologist (ATEITH), twice awarded scholarships by the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY). He holds four postgraduate degrees (MSc) in Aging and Chronic Disease Management (HOU), Quality Management and Food Industry Production Organization (ATEITH), Quality Assurance (HOU), and Food Chemistry (AUTH). He is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Food Science and Technology (DIPE), a student in the Department of Agriculture at the University of Western Macedonia, and a postgraduate student in Applied Developmental Psychology (HOU).

His professional work focuses on bridging theory and practice through an interdisciplinary approach. Specifically, he practices privately as a Psychologist, having provided mental health services at the Student Counseling and Support Center (KSSF) of the University of Macedonia (PAMAK). As a Dietitian-Nutritionist, alongside operating a private practice, he has collaborated with professional and amateur sports clubs. As a Food Technologist, he has worked with numerous food industries, contributing to the design of products that have received significant awards at the International Taste Awards and Healthy Diet Awards. Additionally, he is a researcher at the International Hellenic University (DIPE) and has served as a faculty member at a private university college in collaboration with the state University of Essex (United Kingdom), independently teaching courses in the BSc (Hons) Dietetics (Applied) program. Finally, he is a member of the Sports Nutrition Working Group and the Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Committee of the Pan-Hellenic Association of Dietitians-Nutritionists, as well as the association's representative for the Florina Prefecture.

Gesthimani Pantelidou is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist and has been running the Mental Health Center - "aniGma" in Nea Smyrni for the past 7 years. She deals with issues related to personal anxieties, difficulties and dilemmas, family matters, issues and challenges concerning adolescents and the elderly, as well as emotional, psychosomatic, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress, and the management of loss and grief. Additionally, as a personal coach with extensive experience in the business sector, she supports the encouragement of change, motivation, utilization of personal potential, enhancement of self-confidence and self-esteem, management of indecisiveness, as well as goal setting and achievement. Based on the Synthetic Approach, she combines techniques from Person-Centered, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Psychodynamic therapies, as well as personal coaching techniques, to flexibly adapt to the needs and personality of each client. In today’s era of general disorientation and loneliness, the human individual strives to cope with pain, fear, and anxiety arising from the ambiguity of their constantly changing life. Psychological support and counseling sessions aim to reveal the distinctly personal functional adaptation method of the individual to the present and future of their life, discovering the unused potentials of their soul in conjunction with the ongoing cultivation of their communication skills with their environment.

“...I am not entirely guilty for the life I lead, since I did not choose it, nor am I entirely innocent from the moment I continue it...”

Athina Arampatzi is a Psychologist with a private practice in Serres. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete, a postgraduate degree in Educational Studies from the Hellenic Open University (HOU), and is a certified therapist in Cognitive-Analytical Psychotherapy from the Hellenic Society. She has specialized in trauma therapy through EMDR and issues related to complex psychological trauma. She has worked as a counseling psychologist at the Second Chance School of the Nigrita Detention Center and has previously served in social structures of the Municipality of Serres, providing support to abused women and vulnerable groups. She has participated in European programs, offering individual and group counseling services aimed at empowerment and professional integration of individuals in socially vulnerable positions. Additionally, she has worked as a psychologist in organizations supporting individuals with disabilities, such as "Ensōmátosi" and "Argonáftes." She actively participates in scientific conferences and seminars and has published research in international and national conferences and journals, focusing on social development, disability, and school inclusion. Furthermore, she is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) and its Thessaloniki chapter.

Η Ιωαννίδου Λίνα είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος - Συστημική Οικογενειακή Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Η εκπαίδευσή της ξεκίνησε το 2009, στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και συνεχίστηκε στο Τμήμα Ιατρικής με το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα “Κλινική Ψυχική Υγεία”. Έχει ολοκληρώσει την τετραετή εκπαίδευσή της στη Συστημική Οικογενειακή Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Κέντρο Συστημικής Μελέτης και Θεραπείας Θεσσαλονίκης, πιστοποιημένο από την Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας (EFTA). Η κλινική της εκπαίδευση ξεκίνησε σε προπτυχιακό επίπεδο μέσω της πρακτικής της άσκησης στο Τμήμα Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας του Ψυχιατρικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης, καθώς και με εθελοντική εργασία στο Συμβουλευτικό Κέντρο του ΚΕΘΕΑ “Ιθάκη” και στο Πρόγραμμα Προαγωγής Αυτοβοήθειας. Τα τελευταία δέκα χρόνια, έχει εργαστεί με ευάλωτες προσφυγικές ομάδες στην Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό, συνεργαζόμενη με την ΑΡΣΙΣ και τον Διεθνή Οργανισμό Μετανάστευσης, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες ψυχοκοινωνικής υποστήριξης και συμβουλευτικής σε ασυνόδευτα ανήλικα και οικογένειες, καθώς και συντονίζοντας ομάδες γονέων και ενδυνάμωσης γυναικών. Από το 2023 έως το 2025, υπήρξε μέλος επείγουσας ανθρωπιστικής αποστολής, προσφέροντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε ομάδες υψηλού κινδύνου, καθώς και εποπτεία και εκπαίδευση ομάδας επαγγελματιών ψυχικής υγείας στον σχεδιασμό πλάνου άμεσης παρέμβασης σε κρίση. Στο παρόν, παρέχει ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε επιζώσες έμφυλης βίας. Από το 2017, εργάζεται ιδιωτικά ως ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και είναι μέλος της Συστημικής Εταιρείας Βόρειας Ελλάδας (Σ.Ε.Β.Ε.). Προσεγγίζει την ψυχοθεραπεία ως έναν ασφαλή χώρο συνάντησης και αυθεντικής σύνδεσης. Πιστεύει ότι κάθε άνθρωπος είναι πολύ περισσότερα από τις δυσκολίες που φέρει και διαθέτει τη φυσική ικανότητα να αλλάξει, να αναπτυχθεί και να επαναπροσδιορίσει τον εαυτό του. Στο επίκεντρο της δουλειάς της βρίσκεται η κατανόηση της εμπειρίας του ατόμου μέσα στο δίκτυο των σχέσεών του, η μελέτη των κοινωνικών ταυτοτήτων και του πώς αυτές διαμορφώνουν το βίωμα, καθώς και η ενσωμάτωση του σώματος στην ψυχοθεραπευτική διαδικασία, ως φορέα νοητικών και συναισθηματικών εμπειριών.

Ο Κλήμης Αθανάσιος είναι Διαιτολόγος – Διατροφολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Σεπόλια. Είναι απόφοιτος του τμήματος Διαιτολογίας του Queen Margaret University. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ακαδημαϊκής του πορείας εστίασε στην επιστημονική κατανόηση της διατροφής και στην πρακτική εφαρμογή της στην καθημερινή ζωή. Το 2021 ολοκλήρωσε την πρακτική του άσκηση στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικόν, όπου απέκτησε σημαντική εμπειρία στη λήψη διατροφικού ιστορικού, στις ανθρωπομετρικές μετρήσεις και στη διατροφική αξιολόγηση ασθενών. Παράλληλα, παρακολουθει συνεχώς σεμινάρια, ημερίδες και επιστημονικά συνέδρια, με στόχο τη συνεχή εξέλιξη και ενημέρωση στο αντικείμενο της διατροφής. Τα τελευταία χρόνια έχει συνεργαστεί με διαιτολογικά γραφεία, ιατρικά κέντρα, αθλητικά σωματεία και γυμναστήρια, αποκτώντας πολύπλευρη εμπειρία στη διατροφική καθοδήγηση διαφορετικών πληθυσμών. Από το 2022 έχει αναπτύξει ένα σταθερό και συνεχώς αυξανόμενο πελατολόγιο, βοηθώντας ανθρώπους να πετύχουν τους στόχους τους μέσα από εξατομικευμένα διατροφικά πλάνα. Η φιλοσοφία του βασίζεται στη δημιουργία ρεαλιστικών και εξατομικευμένων διατροφικών πλάνων, που προσαρμόζονται στις ανάγκες, την καθημερινότητα και τους στόχους του κάθε ανθρώπου. Στόχος του ειδικού δεν είναι απλώς η απώλεια βάρους, αλλά η υιοθέτηση υγιεινών συνηθειών που οδηγούν σε μακροχρόνια αποτελέσματα και καλύτερη ποιότητα ζωής. Παράλληλα, επενδύει συνεχώς στη γνώση, παρακολουθώντας σεμινάρια, ημερίδες και επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ώστε να προσφέρω πάντα σύγχρονες και επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένες υπηρεσίες.

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.

Kourgia Vasiliki is a Dietitian - Nutritionist and operates the dietary office "Diet for you" in Neo Iraklio. She studied in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics at A.T.E.I Sitias, specializing in Eating Disorders at the postgraduate level. She has collaborated with the Central Clinic of Athens, with the obesity team of surgeon Mr. Grigoropoulos, and works systematically as a nutrition consultant in gyms and aesthetic centers. She has participated in various informative programs on state and private television as well as radio productions. Her articles have been published in magazines such as Vita, Armonia, as well as on several websites. In September 2014, she participated in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation program in remote areas involving anthropometric measurements in adults and children and providing information on promoting healthy nutrition for adults and children. She has taken part in various talks and conferences as a speaker on topics related to nutritional behaviors of adults and children, childhood obesity, and people with osteoporosis issues. She has attended various seminars on nutrition topics and conferences concerning new developments in nutrition and obesity. Her continuing education is ongoing through conferences and seminars on nutrition and psychology.

Drakou - Aivazi Anna is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Rhodes. She studied Psychology (BSc in Psychology) at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. Subsequently, she pursued Health Psychology (MSc in Health Psychology), completing her postgraduate studies at City University of London. Concurrently with her studies, she completed an internship in the Neurological and Psychiatric Clinic of the General Regional Hospital of Rhodes. Additionally, she has attended specialized seminars, the most recent being in Adolescent Psychology. She collaborates with the South Aegean Region in the Social Welfare Department as the Lead Psychologist responsible for the Psychosocial Support of beneficiaries of the T.E.V.A. program of the Kalymnos-Karpathos social partnership, including the islands of Leros, Patmos, Leipsoi, Kasos, and Astypalaia. Furthermore, she is an active member of charitable groups and associations in Rhodes that provide support and assistance to vulnerable populations unable to meet their daily life needs. Since 2022, she has been listed as an expert witness and has collaborated on numerous cases with the Rhodes Police. She is also a technical advisor in judicial cases. In 2024, she completed a postgraduate degree in Forensic Criminological Psychology.

Venizelea Amalia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist maintaining a private practice in Ilisia. She is a graduate of Psychology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She also specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy for Adults, Children, and Adolescents at the Institute of Research and Behavioral Therapy. She has clinical experience having worked as a Psychologist at Aeginiteio Hospital as well as at the Day Center of the Regional Development and Mental Health Company. Additionally, she worked as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist at the Vyronas - Kaisariani Community Mental Health Center, specifically in the Adult Department, in the Children and Adolescents Unit of the Peristeri Mental Health Center, and in the Adult Therapy Department of the Institute of Research and Behavioral Therapy. Finally, since 2021, she has been working as a Psychologist-Psychotherapist in the Endocrinology Unit of the University of Athens. In her office, she manages cases across the full spectrum of psychology and specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focusing on interpersonal relationships and anxiety and mood disorders.

Sklaveniti Xristina is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist with many years of experience in Greece and abroad, accompanying individuals through both small and significant life stories. She emphasizes the unique characteristics and needs of each person, offering personalized care with respect for human rights, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or gender expression. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete and a master's degree in Gender Studies from the Hellenic Open University, awarded with an academic excellence scholarship. Her research work focused on the phenomenon of obstetric violence as experienced and narrated by those who have undergone it, through a feminist research perspective with an emphasis on the voices of the subjects. She is specialized in Narrative Psychotherapy and Systemic Psychodrama, as well as in approaches that incorporate feminist, intersectional, and inclusive perspectives. She provides individual therapy, couples therapy, support for children and adolescents, parental counseling, therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals, and experiential empowerment groups. Her focus is on the therapeutic relationship, empathy, and the creation of a safe environment where one can rewrite their story with meaning and purpose.

Aggelidis Ioannis is a graduate of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Crete. He completed his internship at the General Hospital of Rethymno, where he dealt with cases of psychosis and mood disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, etc.). He also worked as a psychologist in the Social Service of the Municipality of Mylopotamos, in the Department of Social Policy and Gender Equality. There, he provided supportive and counseling therapy services to residents and participated in interventions for vulnerable groups (elderly groups within the framework of the Municipality's KAPI). In recent years, he has worked at a private counseling and psychotherapy center, providing individual counseling and psychotherapy services for a variety of clinical cases involving mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, couples counseling, and more. He currently practices as a psychologist in his private office. His psychotherapeutic specialization is based on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model.

Maria Giorgalli is a Psychologist with a private practice in Kos. She studied Psychology at the University of Sheffield, England, and completed postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology (MSc) at University College London (UCL). She is a Gestalt psychotherapist. Additionally, she has experience working with adults, adolescents, and parents.

Parouti Aloi is a Psychologist with a private practice located in Kallithea. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Wales and a postgraduate diploma specializing in Mental Health and Wellbeing as well as Refugee Care (MA in Refugee Care) from London Metropolitan University and the University of Essex, respectively. She has also received training in the Supervision of Therapists within the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapeutic Model. The Psychologist has provided her services to the National Health Service of Northeast London, a Refugee Support Center, the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Peloponnese, as well as in a Psychiatrist's clinic.

Panitsa Anastasia is a Mental Health Counselor and holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Psychology from the School of Humanities at the University of East London. She has specialized in cognitive psychology, biopsychology, addictions, and counseling through helplines. Additionally, she has experience in anxiety disorders, panic attacks, and couples and family counseling. She provides counseling services for a wide range of cases, aiming at the best individualized support of each client's needs.

Nikoleta Ortoulidou is a psychodynamic and IFS-informed psychotherapist.

She completed her studies in Counseling Psychology and immediately afterwards trained in addiction counseling with a CBT approach. She gained significant experience through therapeutic work both individually and in groups, having volunteered her services in addiction treatment centers in Thessaloniki and Athens, working with individuals facing addictive behaviors and psychosocial difficulties. Additionally, she has provided her services as a volunteer psychotherapist at the Child Protection Unit "Eliza" at Attikon University Hospital, supporting children, adolescents, and their families.

In recent years, she has been working privately with adults, focusing on trauma. Simultaneously, she continues her training in the Depth Analytical Psychology of Carl Jung at KPS, and consistently receives individual supervision, integrating contemporary approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Compassionate Inquiry (Gabor Maté). IFS offers a different perspective on how to approach people and trauma. She is a psychology student and has been trained in IFS while also participating in group supervision in this approach.

The trainings she has completed enable her to use the approach that best suits each individual.

Her therapeutic stance is characterized by empathy, respect, and authentic presence. The goal is to create a safe therapeutic environment where the individual can gain deeper self-understanding, connect with their emotions, and process experiences that continue to affect them in the present.

Dimitris Koukleris is a Psychotherapist specializing in an Integrative approach (K.D.V.M. Athens Synthesis Centre) - Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Nea Irakleio. He holds a degree from the School of Educational Sciences at the University of the Aegean, a diploma in Integrative Counseling from COSCA, the European Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy (E.C.I.P), and the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (E.C.P.). He has volunteered in the Social Service of the Municipality of Lykovrysi - Pefki and in the Psychological Support structure "Synypaxy." Furthermore, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Counseling Association, the European Association of Counselling, and the Hellenic Society of Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy. He is also a certified Integrative Psychotherapist of the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy, a certified Psychotherapist of the National Psychotherapy Society of Greece (E.E.P.S.), as well as of the European Association for Psychotherapy.

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.