Psychologists

Η Μαρία Δημητροπούλου Λόπεζ είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοπαιδαγωγός και Διδάκτωρ Γνωστικής Ψυχολογίας, με άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος σε Ελλάδα και Ισπανία. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση συνδυάζει την πολυετή κλινική εμπειρία με τα πιο σύγχρονα επιστημονικά δεδομένα (evidence-based practice) από τον χώρο της Γνωσιακής Νευροεπιστήμης, στον οποίο έχει δραστηριοποιηθεί ερευνητικά και ακαδημαϊκά σε πανεπιστήμια της Ευρώπης και των ΗΠΑ.

Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο αναλαμβάνει την ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων, εφήβων και παιδιών, με έμφαση στις αγχώδεις διαταραχές, στις παρεμβάσεις Mindfulness (MBSR) για τη μείωση του στρες και στην υποστήριξη νευροαναπτυξιακών δυσκολιών (Αυτισμός, ΔΕΠΥ). Παρέχει επίσης συμβουλευτική γονέων με στόχο μια ήπια και θετική γονεϊκότητα, μέσα από τη διαχείριση της γονεϊκής ευθύνης και του γονεϊκού στρες. Είναι επιστημονική συνεργάτιδα του Project Parenting, της πρώτης εκπαιδευτικής πλατφόρμας για γονείς στην Ελλάδα.

Λόγω του πολυπολιτισμικού της υπόβαθρου, εξειδικεύεται επίσης στη θεραπεία ατόμων που ζουν μακριά από τη χώρα τους (expatriates) και στη διαχείριση ζητημάτων διγλωσσίας, προσφέροντας συνεδρίες στα ελληνικά, τα ισπανικά και τα αγγλικά. Στόχος της είναι να παρέχει εξειδικευμένη, έγκυρη και απόλυτα εξατομικευμένη θεραπευτική φροντίδα.

Kouvara Aggeliki MSc is a Psychologist - Existential Systemic Psychotherapist licensed to practice and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She completed her studies at the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and subsequently pursued postgraduate studies at the same university with a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation. From 2010 to 2016, she trained in the Existential - Systemic Approach at "Antistixi". She is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society (SEPS) and the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy (ELESYTH). Additionally, she specializes in systemic psychotherapy, counseling, anxiety disorders, and career orientation. Throughout her career, she has worked as a Mental Health Counselor in numerous clinics and associations, gaining valuable experience, which enables her today to provide sessions in her private practice addressing anxiety management, depression, relationship problems, behavioral and communication issues, loss and grief, low self-esteem, anger management, and eating disorders. With a primary focus on creating an atmosphere of trust, acceptance, and genuine interest for each individual, she helps harness each person's strengths to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. Finally, Ms. Kouvara is a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy and the Hellenic Psychological Society.

Plataniti Peny is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in Clinical Psychology and maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, and her postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her postgraduate studies, she trained in the model of psychodynamic psychotherapy. She receives regular supervision from a member of the Northern Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society (N.H.P.S.) and continuously updates her knowledge through scientific psychoanalytic conferences and seminars.

As a professional psychologist, she has collaborated with organizations such as the Non-Profit Association DESMOS, the Non-Governmental Organization PLOES – Psychosocial Studies Company, the Ministry of Social Cohesion & Family, as well as with private mental health agencies. She collaborates with the Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Western Cyclades of the Regional Development and Mental Health Company (EPAPSY), engaging in therapeutic and community work.

Throughout her academic and professional career, she has gained experience in psychotherapy for adults, children, and adolescents, parental counseling, and support for individuals with psychosocial problems.

Ο Mohammad Vahedi είναι ψυχολόγος – ψυχοθεραπευτής με άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος ψυχολόγου από την Περιφέρεια Αττικής (Αρ. 573911). Εργάζεται ψυχοθεραπευτικά με ενήλικες σε ατομικές συνεδρίες, συντονίζει ψυχοθεραπευτικές ομάδες και παρέχει εποπτεία σε επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας.

Είναι πτυχιούχος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου ESSEX (BSc. in Psychology Science) του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. Απόφοιτος του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος σπουδών στην Προσωποκεντρική Ψυχοθεραπεία (MSc. in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy) του Πανεπιστημίου Strathclyde.

Οι ανωτέρω τίτλοι σπουδών έχουν αναγνωριστεί επίσημα στην Ελλάδα μέσω Πράξεων Αναγνώρισης Επαγγελματικής Ισοδυναμίας του Α.Τ.Ε.Ε.Ν. του Υπουργείου Παιδείας.

Oλοκλήρωσε τετραετή εκπαίδευση στην Προσωποκεντρική Ψυχοθεραπεία και είναι κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Πιστοποιητικού Ψυχοθεραπείας (European Certificate of Psychotherapy – ECP) από την European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP).

Επιπλέον, έχει ολοκληρώσει σπουδές στον οργανισμό Pearson Edexcel του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, αποκτώντας Higher National Diploma in Psychology και Professional Diploma in Counseling and Counseling Skills.

Έχοντας αποκτήσει πολυετή εμπειρία ως επιστημονικά υπεύθυνος και συντονιστής σε δομές παιδικής προστασίας, όπως τα Παιδικά Χωριά SOS Ελλάδος, συνέχισε την επαγγελματική του πορεία ως υπεύθυνος για θέματα παιδικής προστασίας και ευάλωτων ομάδων στη συντονιστική ομάδα διαφόρων προγραμμάτων του Διεθνούς Οργανισμού Μετανάστευσης των Ηνωμένων Εθνών.

Παράλληλα, έχει αποκτήσει επαγγελματική εμπειρία στο Κέντρο Θεραπείας Εξαρτημένων Ατόμων (ΚΕΘΕΑ) και έχει συνεργαστεί με διάφορες οργανώσεις που δραστηριοποιούνται στην προστασία και ένταξη αιτούντων άσυλο, στην προάσπιση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, καθώς και στην υποστήριξη προσφύγων και ασυνόδευτων ανηλίκων, όπως η Caritas Hellas, Caritas Athens, PRAKSIS και άλλες.

Επιπλέον, διαθέτει εμπειρία στον συντονισμό και την εποπτεία διεπιστημονικών ομάδων, αποτελούμενων από ψυχολόγους, κοινωνικούς λειτουργούς και εκπαιδευτικούς, και διδάσκει σε μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα MSc. Προσωποκεντρικής Ψυχοθεραπείας του Κολλεγίου Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών ICPS.

Δεσμευμένος στην επαγγελματική δεοντολογία και τη φροντίδα του εαυτού, έχει ολοκληρώσει πολυετή προσωπική ψυχοθεραπεία και συμμετέχει τακτικά σε εποπτικές συνεδρίες με πιστοποιημένο επόπτη, διασφαλίζοντας τη συνεχή εξέλιξη της θεραπευτικής του πρακτικής.

Elena Vrettakou MSc is a Clinical Psychologist, graduate of Panteion University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. Concurrently, she works in programs focused on the development and empowerment of interdisciplinary and supportive structures. She has undergone postgraduate training in Educational Psychology and subsequently specialized in Psychotherapy (MSc) at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2010, she has worked in various mental health and educational settings, providing support to adults, adolescents, children, as well as LGBTQ+ individuals. Furthermore, she actively participates in numerous advanced trainings related to clinical psychopathology, psychoanalytic theory, and practice. In her private practice, she applies a psychodynamic approach, focusing on the unconscious processes governing the psyche and aiming not only at symptom elimination but also at in-depth understanding and care of the self.

Roxani - Maria Vakalou is a Psychologist, graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Clinical Psychology. She is a certified Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist and is training in Bioenergetic Clinical Hypnosis.

Her choice of specializations is based on the integration of two critical pillars: focusing on the "here and now," addressing dysfunctional patterns of thinking and behavior, and processing emotional traumas formed during early developmental stages before the development of logical thinking.

Her career in the Mental Health field includes voluntary service at S.O.F.PSY. Serres, coordinating therapeutic groups and cognitive-behavioral interventions; collaboration with the Hellenic Alzheimer’s Disease Association; specialization in "Dance Theatre"; and mental health counseling in a multinational environment through conducting psychoeducational groups and individual sessions (since 2024).

She firmly believes that Psychotherapy is the most valuable investment in oneself and the cornerstone of self-awareness and mental well-being. Her goal is, within an environment of trust, understanding, and acceptance, to help individuals genuinely "embrace" themselves.

Pantos Dimitris is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Nea Erythraia. He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London and a postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. Additionally, he has been trained in Systemic Family Psychotherapy at the Systemic Center for Psychotherapy and Counseling SKEPSYS. In the past, he has worked as a Psychologist at the Genesis Athens Center and at the Multispace for People with Disabilities "Asterion Draseis," while continuing to offer his services online and at Pneuma. In his private practice, as well as online, he provides a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each patient.

Vasilogianni Nikoleta is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist with a private practice located in the center of Athens (Akadimia). She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of East London. During her studies in the Psychology department, she conducted a research thesis entitled "Investigation of students' attitudes towards homosexual men and women in relation to gender, political identity, and faculty of study." Upon graduation, she obtained her professional license to practice as a Psychologist. She continued her studies with a Master's program (MA) in "Counseling and Psychotherapy" at the University of East London, where she completed a research dissertation titled "The experience of therapy in clients with anxiety disorders." She has been trained in Integrative Psychotherapy (Person-Centered Approach, Cognitive Behavioral Approach, Psychodynamic Approach). She has attended numerous seminars related to Forensic Psychology, Cyber Deviant Behavior, as well as Criminology and Sexual Offenses. She has completed practical training at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica and at the Counseling Center of Petroupoli.

Psychologist Sampatakaki Dimitra maintains her practice in Haidari, offering specialized psychological support services. She addresses phobias and psychosomatic disorders, while assisting in the improvement of self-esteem and self-image. She provides counseling to parents and children, as well as support in managing anxiety, panic attacks, grief, and sexual disorders. With knowledge and empathy, she stands by those seeking meaningful assistance.

Aidinis Anastasios is a Psychologist and maintains a private office in Maroussi. He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London, and has been trained as a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology & Psychotherapy from the University of East London, as well as at the Armed Forces Transnational Mental Health Centre, where he worked as an assistant in the Department of Treatment and Rehabilitation. He has worked as a Synthetic Psychotherapist at the Centre for Human Research and Psychotherapy (C.R.P.T.A.) in Heraklion, Attica, and as a Mental Health Counsellor at the Metropolitan College Community Counselling Centre in Maroussi. At the same time, he has offered his services as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist at the Interbranch Mental Health Center of the Armed Forces (DKPSYED) and has participated as a volunteer in Creative Employment for Children in the program The Smile of the Child. With his multifaceted professional background and academic training, the specialist offers psychological support to adults and families to enhance mental well-being and address mental disorders.

Oikonomou Xrysoula is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Neapoli. She studied Psychology and subsequently completed postgraduate training in Clinical Psychology focusing on addiction at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She also holds basic training in clinical hypnotherapy (2025) and has been trained in Postmodern Psychotherapy Approaches and the administration of psychometric tools. Recently, she completed further training in Special Education at the University of the Aegean. Additionally, she is pursuing a Master's degree in Educational Sciences at the Hellenic Open University. She has considerable experience as a Psychologist, having worked at a Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties Center, at KETHEA, at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in the Pediatric Oncology Department of the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, and has provided parallel support to a student with autism. Finally, she specializes in non-directive intervention and systemic approaches.

Synetos Dionysios is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of East London, and has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling in Kallithea. He has completed an internship at the Alzheimer Day Center in Maroussi and has managed cases at the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor" as part of his CBT internship and continues to volunteer there to this day. Additionally, he has worked privately with individuals with autism and currently works at the Day Center of PESOPSY in Vyronas.

Nous Kai Psyxi - Psyxotherapeia Psyxoekpaideusi Kai Symvouleutiki is a modern mental health facility located in Korydallos, offering Psychotherapy, Psychoeducation, and Counseling services. The services include individual psychotherapy sessions, memory and cognitive function assessments, as well as mental empowerment and rehabilitation programs. A wide range of needs are addressed, such as dementia, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, brain injuries, and other cognitive or psychological challenges.

Additionally, support is provided to patients and families through specialized counseling and psychoeducation. The experience is based on many years of individual/private collaborations, practical training, and partnerships with specialized institutions, such as the Athens Alzheimer Society, dementia care units for the elderly, and intervention units for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.

The scientific training of the founder, Maria Kalafata, includes studies in Psychology (BSc, MSc, PhD) and specializations in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Forensic Psychology, Medical Psychology, and Integrative Therapeutic Counseling, with an emphasis on a person-centered approach. She holds certifications from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and international organizations such as Pearson–Edexcel.

Combining a high level of scientific knowledge with practical experience, Nous Kai Psyxi - Psyxotherapeia Psyxoekpaideusi Kai Symvouleutiki offers targeted and individualized care, empowering individuals to face their challenges and improve their quality of life.

Η Βαμβασάκη Ζωή είναι Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος BSc, MSc και διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Είναι πτυχιούχος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου Σπουδών "Ψυχική Υγεία και Ψυχιατρική Παιδιών και Εφήβων" από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει πρακτική άσκηση στη Κοινωνική Υπηρεσία του Δήμου Βούλας - Βάρης - Βουλιαγμένης και στο Τμήμα Ψυχιατρικής Παιδιών και Εφήβων του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου "Ασκληπιείο" Βούλας. Επιπλέον, έχει εργαστεί ως εθελόντρια Ψυχολόγος στη Ψυχολογική Υπηρεσία της Διεύθυνσης Κοινωνικής Προστασίας, Υγείας, Παιδείας και Εθελοντισμού του Δήμου Ηλιούπολης. Ειδικεύεται στη συμβουλευτική παιδιών, εφήβων και γονέων, καθώς και στις αγχώδεις διαταραχές, στην αντιμετώπιση φοβιών και στη διαχείριση της κατάθλιψης και του πένθους. Στο ιδιωτικό γραφείο που διατηρεί στην Ηλιούπολη παρέχει συνεδρίες για ενήλικες και για παιδιά/εφήβους (από 10 ετών και άνω), σεβόμενη τις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες εκάστοτε θεραπευόμενου.