Psychologist in Kantza

Salem Fatma is a licensed Psychologist - Psychotherapist who conducts online sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology from a university in England and is currently a candidate for her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Essex. She specializes in psychological assessment and intervention, while also training in Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy (CAT). Her professional experience includes working in schools in England, where she collaborated with adolescent students to support their mental health and academic performance. Specifically, she provided individual support to students facing mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, among others, as well as the related social challenges. She developed and implemented personalized support programs tailored to each student's needs and helped them manage their emotions and behaviors by offering strategies and tools for coping with anxiety, frustration, and other emotional states. Simultaneously, she maintained close collaboration with experienced psychologists and provided counseling to parents. Within her role, she participated in weekly Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars to enhance her skills and increase her effectiveness in her work. Additionally, she served in a role equivalent to a psychological assistant during her internship in England. She has also completed a training program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has attended seminars, expanding her knowledge and developing her skills in the field of psychology. She is committed to providing high-quality psychological services and supporting individuals in overcoming their difficulties and improving their mental well-being.

Piki Eirini works as a psychologist, psychotherapist, family therapist, lecturer and supervisor. She is a member of the ‘Greek Psychological Association’ as well as the ‘Hellenic Association of Systemic Therapy (HELASYTH). She has also obtained the European Certificate in Psychology (EuroPsy), and a work license as a psychologist (No. 5522/07). She completed her undergraduate degree (BSc) at the University of North London and her postgraduate (MA) and doctoral (PhD) studies at Goldsmiths University of London. Furthermore, she completed a training in individual, group and family psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations. She has worked for several years in different contexts in the field of psychology, such as in prisons, nursing homes and orphanages. She has given lectures at Goldsmiths University of London (UK) and at Mediterranean College (Greece). Since 2002, she has taken part in several seminars, with the aim of informing either the laymen or specific groups, such as parents, teachers and/or mental health care professionals. Since 2005, she has been working in private practice at her office in Agia Paraskevi, Athens, as a psychologist-psychotherapist for children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, as a group therapist, and also as a supervisor. Moreover, since 2005, she has been cooperating with a number of nurseries and, since 2012, she is in collaboration with the European Network of Women, which is an NGO dealing with issues of interfamilial violence and racial discrimination.

Sina Stella is a Psychologist practicing privately in Pallini. She graduated from the University of East London and completed her postgraduate studies there, earning a Master of Science in Clinical and Community Psychology. 

Her therapeutic approach is integrative, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Systemic - Family Therapy, aiming at holistic support of the individual within their social and family context. Additionally, she has specialized training in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Intervention for children and adolescents, with an emphasis on anger management through Play Therapy. 

In her professional career, she collaborates with a Senior Care Unit, where she is a member of the interdisciplinary team, providing psychological support, conducting psychometric assessments, and managing dementia cases. Furthermore, she has significant experience in analyzing social phenomena and providing parental counseling, having served as a scientific collaborator for the program "Light in the Tunnel". 

She has worked in Venice, Italy, supporting psychosocially vulnerable elderly populations, and has experience in intercultural counseling and crisis management. Finally, with a commitment to delivering high-quality services, she continuously updates her knowledge on all scientific developments in the field of Mental Health by actively participating in specialized seminars and conferences.

Papaxristou Andriana is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She studied Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, she completed research on parental models and how they influence children's sexuality throughout their lives. She specialized in Clinical Psychopathology of children, adolescents, and adults at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of Athens at Aiginiteio Hospital and received further training in Psychoanalytic psychotherapy for groups, couples, and families at the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy. In recent years, she has collaborated with various organizations, including the Research University Mental Health Institute (E.P.I.P.S.Y.), providing psychotherapeutic services and participating in research programs. Additionally, she has attended numerous educational seminars and regularly participates in conferences, aiming for continuous education and professional development in the evolving fields of psychology and psychiatry. Concurrently, she has conducted research on depression and psychiatric pharmacotherapy amid the economic crisis.

Clinical Psychologist Vlaseros Spyros holds a degree in Psychology and a scholarship from the University of Derby (B.Sc Honours Applied Psychology) and pursued his postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology in London at Kingston University London, where he graduated with distinction (M.Sc Clinical Applications of Psychology). He completed his internship in London, where he trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while serving as a coordinator at an adult mental health center. As a coordinator, he was responsible for the psychotherapeutic practice and organization of postgraduate students, as well as for developing supportive approaches under supervision. Subsequently, he returned to Greece and completed a four-year training program in Integrative Psychotherapy at the Society for Psychological Support, Therapy, and Training (E.PSY.THE.). He is a member of the British Psychological Society (British Psychological Society - GMBPsS) and a founding member and Vice President of the Attica Mental Health Association "Synodoiporos." Alongside his private practice in Agia Paraskevi, he has collaborated with a military hospital and participated in a research project published in a global scientific journal. Spyros Vlaseros and his colleagues offer: individual psychotherapy and counseling, supportive programs/interventions for children, adolescents, and adults, parental counseling, assessment of children/adolescents using the WISC-V Intelligence Scale, and adult assessment using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory MMPI-2.

Mpallas Orestis - Nikolaos is a Psychologist (BSc University of Derby) and Mental Health and Career Counselor for Adolescents and Adults (MSc NKUA), maintaining a private practice in Gerakas, Attica. He graduated from the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Derby, and holds a postgraduate degree in Counseling in education, health, and work from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has also specialized in School Psychology, Career Counseling, Separation and Divorce Management, as well as anxiety and fear management using the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for releasing negative emotions. He conducts individual personal counseling sessions for adolescents and adults, specializing in the effective management of issues such as work-related stress, exam and evaluation anxiety, procrastination, and indecisiveness. He provides individual counseling support sessions for parents on issues such as conflict management, difficulties in parent-child communication, and boundary setting. Certified Career Counselor (EOPPEP), member of the Hellenic Counseling and Guidance Society (H.C.G.S.) and the Hellenic Scientific Society of Adult Counseling (H.S.S.A.C.).

Η Θωμαΐδη Χριστιάνα MSc είναι Παιδοψυχολόγος - Ψυχολόγος - Ειδικός θεραπευτικού παιχνιδιού (Play Therapy) και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Παλλήνη. Διαθέτει ακαδημαϊκή κατάρτιση στη Ψυχολογία, την Παιδοψυχολογία, το Θεραπευτικό Παιχνίδι και τις Επιστήμες της Προσχολικής Αγωγής, ενώ έχει εξειδικευτεί σε τομείς όπως η γνωσιακή–συμπεριφορική προσέγγιση για το άγχος, η σχολική ψυχολογία, η συμβουλευτική γονέων, η διαπαιδαγώγηση στη σχολική ηλικία και η εκπαίδευση ενηλίκων.

Έχει αποκτήσει σημαντική επαγγελματική εμπειρία παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε παιδιά και οικογένειες, συνεργαζόμενη με φορείς ψυχικής υγείας και ανάπτυξης παιδιών. Παράλληλα, έχει δραστηριοποιηθεί στον ακαδημαϊκό χώρο ως εισηγήτρια και διδάσκουσα, καθώς και στον τομέα της έρευνας και της εκπαίδευσης μέσω κοινωνικών και εκπαιδευτικών οργανισμών.

Είναι μέλος διεθνών επαγγελματικών φορέων στον χώρο του θεραπευτικού παιχνιδιού και συμμετέχει ενεργά σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια και εκπαιδευτικές δράσεις που αφορούν τη γονεϊκότητα, την ψυχική υγεία των παιδιών και την προστασία ευάλωτων κοινωνικών ομάδων. Με επίκεντρο τις ανάγκες κάθε παιδιού και οικογένειας, προσφέρει εξατομικευμένη υποστήριξη με στόχο την ενίσχυση της συναισθηματικής ανάπτυξης, της ανθεκτικότητας και της ψυχικής ευημερίας.

Plessa Martha is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist (license number 612900). She holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology from the University of Essex, UK, and a Master's degree (MSc) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Derby. Additionally, she has an HND diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. She maintains a private practice in Pallini, offering counselling and psychotherapy services to adolescents and adults. She is a member of the Hellenic Society of Counselling.

She continues her education and professional development by participating in the annual Psychoanalytic Training Seminars of the Psychoanalytic Research Center of Athens.

She has completed certified training programs such as: "Promotion of Mental Health for Children and Adolescents" from the University of West Attica, "Trainer-Coordinator of Parent Schools" focusing on the "Developmental System" by Maria Chourdaki, "Basic Principles of Psychotherapy - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Adult Trainer Education" from the University of Patras, "Special Education" from the University of Patras. She is certified as a "Coordinator against Domestic Violence" by ACTA S.A. She has gained extensive experience in mental health settings, including at the residential care facility "IASIS" Psychosocial Rehabilitation Unit as a therapeutic group coordinator, and at the elderly care unit "LOIDA", providing counselling services.

Karavasilis Vasilis is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pallini. He is a graduate of the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. During his postgraduate studies, he specialized in Neuropsychology at the University of Bristol and subsequently in Health Psychology at Leiden University. His psychotherapeutic training includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Schema Therapy, in which he has also obtained supervisor certification. In his private practice, the specialist provides services such as psychotherapeutic sessions for adults and couples, clinical supervision for colleagues and mental health professionals. He has also authored the book “My Kingdom in Danger,” a work based on the scientifically supported principles of Schema Therapy, serving as a valuable guide for developing emotional resilience in children and adolescents.

Atsave Eleni is a Psychologist, licensed to practice, conducting both in-person and online sessions, addressing the adult population. She studied Psychology at the University of East London in the UK. She is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology at the University of Ioannina and completed her postgraduate studies in Health Education and Promotion at the Medical School of the University of Athens. She has received additional training in Systemic Counseling. Her thesis focused on the psychological resilience of caregivers of patients with chronic illness. She is the creator and scientific director of the Facebook page "Psychological Resilience" and organizes conferences and psychoeducational seminars regarding the positive aspects of psychological resilience in the difficulties and challenges faced daily by modern individuals. In recent years, she has worked privately and has collaborated with various NGOs and private centers as a Psychologist and scientific associate, designing and implementing seminars targeting vulnerable groups.

We are a team of individuals united by a common goal and vision: to provide specialized intervention and support for issues encountered by children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. This led to the establishment of Diaulos Kentro Eidikis Agogis Kai Psyxotherapeias.

Through the experienced child psychologists at our center, a psychoeducational program is offered that aims to enhance a child's self-esteem, self-image, and self-efficacy.

Children facing emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties; children with low self-esteem; those considered "shy" and struggling to integrate into small or larger social groups; children and adolescents diagnosed with specific learning and/or communication difficulties, developmental disorders; those experiencing family adversities (such as divorce, illness, loss); and, more generally, children who have difficulty recognizing, expressing, and understanding their own and others' emotions, particularly benefit from these psychoeducational programs.

Maurandrea Nota is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, PhD Candidate at the Medical School of the University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She works with adults and adolescents facing mental health challenges such as eating disorders, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addictions, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, low self-esteem, and others. Additionally, she supports parents in strengthening their role. Her approach is based on developing a therapeutic relationship in which the patient can safely and confidently understand and connect with themselves. Regarding her education, she is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the University of Crete with postgraduate studies in Addiction Treatment. She is specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and concurrently specializes in the Treatment of Eating Disorders at Aeginiteio Hospital, where she also serves as a Scientific Collaborator in the respective Unit.

Fragkatou Myrto is a Psychologist-Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She graduated from the Department of Psychology and holds a master's degree in Organizational Psychology from Panteion University. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in Human Resource Management from the Athens University of Economics and Business, trained in the Gestalt psychotherapeutic approach, and is certified as a Gestalt Practitioner in Organizations by the Gestalt Foundation Athens. She has also volunteered and worked as a freelancer at the Children's Protection Foundation as well as on the support hotline "Together for the Child." In her practice, she manages cases spanning the entire spectrum of psychology and psychotherapy, with a specialization in career counseling, Gestalt psychotherapy, and individual psychotherapy.

The Center for Psychopedagogical Support Psych...Agogein is a modern, fully equipped, and specially designed facility to meet the needs of children, adolescents, and adults. The Center's goal is to provide specialized support to children and their families, offering comprehensive services in the areas of diagnosis, assessment, therapy, and rehabilitation of developmental and learning difficulties in children and adolescents. Additionally, it covers a wide range of therapeutic programs for adults. The Center's director is Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein, Psychologist-Child Psychologist-Specialized Systemic Couples & Family Psychotherapist, graduate of Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holder of a professional practice license.

Georgia Koltsida MSc is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (grade 8.41/10) and holds a Master’s Degree (MSc) in “Child and Adolescent Mental Health” from the European University of Cyprus (grade 9.45/10). She has been trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy at the Society for Cognitive-Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ), recognized by the European Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). Additionally, she has completed specializations in the use of psychometric tools (WISC-V, WAIS-IV, MMPI-2, SCID-5-CV, SCID-5-PD), as well as further training in school psychology and personality disorders (Cluster C). Professionally, she has worked in mental health facilities and special education centers, providing assessment and psychotherapeutic intervention to children, adolescents, and adults. Through the Doctor Anytime platform, she offers individual sessions to adults facing difficulties such as anxiety, depressive mood, low self-esteem, or interpersonal challenges, aiming at psychological empowerment and personal development within a framework of trust, respect, and empathy.

Dr. Lioupi Xrysanthi is a Psychologist and Systemic Family Psychotherapist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She holds a Doctorate in Health Psychology, a Master's degree in Psychology from the UK, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is specialized in Systemic and Family Psychotherapy, Trauma Therapy using the EMDR method, and Psychology of Infants, Children, and Adolescents. She has 10 years of clinical experience in public and private mental health facilities and hospitals, research work in national and pan-European programs, as well as teaching experience as a Psychology Lecturer at universities in Greece and abroad. She supports Adults, Children, Adolescents, Couples, and Families facing difficulties such as anxiety, depressive mood, phobias, panic attacks, stress, addictions, or problems related to school, work, and relationships. She offers a framework of safety, confidentiality, and support, respecting the pace and needs of each individual. Her goal is for every client to feel heard and truly understood. Sessions are conducted in person in Agia Paraskevi or online.