Psychologists in Macedonia

Tsintsiou Xara is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Serres. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and completed a three-year training program in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy from the Hellenic Society of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, certified by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). She volunteered to gain two years of clinical experience at the 3rd University Psychiatric Clinic of the P.G.N.Th. AHEPA Hospital, where she participated in clinical case assessments, administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, attended a series of educational activities and sessions, and took part in afternoon therapeutic groups for hospitalized patients. For her continuous professional development, the Psychologist attended a six-month program in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Mental Health Center of the Central Sector of Thessaloniki, within the framework of training healthcare personnel of the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.), and subsequently participated in weekly psychiatric case analyses for diagnosis at the same Center for a similar period. Recognizing science as a dynamic and constantly evolving process, and wishing to be part of this evolution, she has attended numerous scientific conferences and seminars. It is also important to note that she holds a Certificate of Educational Competence as an Adult Trainer in Non-Formal Education. Moreover, her training includes the structured parent education program "I Think & I Act." Finally, she has completed a training cycle in Trauma Therapy using the EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) method.

Η Γκόλφου Χριστιάνα & Συνεργάτες είναι Κλινικός Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με εξειδίκευση στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Ατομική - Οικογενειακή - Ζεύγους - Παιδιών & Εφήβων)..Είναι απόφοιτος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Leiden. Διαθέτει ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Νομό Σερρών, όπου προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες στην Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία, στην Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία και την Θεραπεία Ζεύγους.Η Ψυχολόγος έχει αποκτήσει μεγάλη επαγγελματική εμπειρία εργαζόμενη εθελοντικά στο Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής Ανατολικού τομέα Θεσσαλονίκης, αλλά και σε Ιδιωτικό Ψυχοθεραπευτικό γραφείο στη Γερμανία.Μέχρι σήμερα έχει αναλάβει το συντονισμό πολυάριθμων συμβουλευτικών σεμιναρίων που απευθύνονται σε ενήλικες στις Περιφερειακές Βιβλιοθήκες του Δήμου Θεσσαλονίκης.Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε σεμινάρια και ημερίδες επιμόρφωσης, ενώ παράλληλα αρθρογραφεί σε θέματα σχετικά με την ειδίκευσή της. Τα ανωτέρω την καθιστούν άρτια ενημερωμένη και καταρτισμένη στον τομέα της. Από το 2022 η κ.Γκόλφου συνεργάζεται επαγγελματικά με την κ. Μαντζαρίδου Πηνελόπη, η οποία είναι Ψυχολόγος - Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια. Σπούδασε στο τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και έπειτα ολοκλήρωσε το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών στη Κλινική Ψυχολογία στο Leiden University της Ολλανδίας. Επιπροσθέτως, έχει παρακολουθήσει μια σειρά από εκπαιδεύσεις και σεμινάρια πάνω στο αντικείμενο της Ψυχολογίας και έχει ειδικευτεί στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία μέσα από 4ετή εκπαίδευση στο Ινστιτούτο Συστημικής Προσέγγισης και Οικογενειακής Θεραπείας στην Θεσσαλονίκη.Η ειδικός έχει εργαστεί σε διάφορα πλαίσια στον ιδιωτικό και στον δημόσιο τομέα ως Ψυχολόγος, ενώ από το 2020 εργάζεται ως αναπληρώτρια ψυχολόγος στον τομέα της εκπαίδευσης.Τέλος,από τις αρχές του 2025 έχουν προστεθεί στο δυναμικό του γραφείου συνεργάτες Γνωστικής Συμπεριφορικής Προσέγγισης (CBT).

Xatzikonstantinidou Nikoleta is a Psychologist MSc and Systemic Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Neapoli. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She completed postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the field of Liaison Psychiatry. She has completed four years of training in Systemic Psychotherapy at KEDITHAS and holds a professional practice license.

She provides individual sessions & couple sessions, in person as well as online, addressing issues such as anxiety management, panic attacks, psychosomatic symptoms, emotional difficulties, relationship and communication challenges, depression, grief, chronic illness, parental counseling, and more. Additionally, she specializes in the field of perinatal mental health, offering support and counseling for infertility, as well as during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

As part of her ongoing professional development, she has attended numerous seminars and training programs related to clinical mental health, stress management, parental counseling, psychological trauma, and others. Throughout her professional career, she has collaborated with mental health centers and facilities in Athens and Thessaloniki, gaining valuable clinical experience in hospitals such as the University General Hospital "Attikon," the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, and the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of A.U.Th. at the General Hospital "Papageorgiou." She has also worked for five years as a psychologist on a 24-hour psychological support hotline and as a coordinator of mental health seminars.

Kollia Mairi is a psychologist. She holds a professional practice license with protocol number 4346/07-11-2019. She graduated with honors from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She specialized at the postgraduate level in Clinical Psychology (MSc in Clinical Psychology) at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she graduated with distinction cum laude. She has completed a four-year study program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ). Additionally, she has been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), also provided by the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ). Furthermore, she has specialized in trauma therapy using the EMDR method at the Institute of Trauma Therapy. She has also received training in "Counseling and Mental Health in Infertility, the Perinatal and Reproductive Period" at the University of West Attica, focusing on psychological support regarding infertility, pregnancy, and transition to parenthood (postpartum depression, perinatal anxiety, tokophobia, birth trauma, etc.). Currently, she works privately, conducting individual therapy sessions with adults, both in-person and online. She also collaborates with a clinic based abroad, providing psychotherapy online to clients worldwide. In parallel, she maintains a collaboration with an assisted reproduction (IVF) clinic and is a member of an interdisciplinary team at a gynecological clinic in central Athens. Sessions are conducted in Greek and English.

Ms. Lazaridou Stella is a Child Psychologist and operates her private practice in Katerini. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Essex University and an MSc in Applied Psychology / Research Psychology from Middlesex University. Ms. Lazaridou serves as the Scientific Director of the Dyslexia Centers Pavilidis Method, managing numerous cases with a constant focus on providing the best possible service tailored to the individual needs of each person, while also collaborating with occupational therapists, special educators, and speech therapists.