Mental Health Counselors in the Southern suburbs of Athens

Eleni Karagianni is a Certified Integrative Psychotherapist with studies in Integrative Counseling in Psychotherapy and Pedagogy, and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She has specialized in Museum Pedagogy (through the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and has attended numerous seminars focused on creativity, the senses, and written expression, enhancing her psychotherapeutic approach with experiential and artistic elements. She has worked for many years in the field of education, gaining deep understanding of the needs of children, adolescents, and parents, and utilizes this experience to provide meaningful psychotherapeutic support to adults and families. She believes that human strength exists within from childhood and is expressed through creativity, imagination, and resilience. Recognizing and cultivating these internal resources form the foundation for change, growth, and empowerment in adults' lives. In her psychotherapeutic practice, she supports individuals in discovering their capabilities, overcoming difficulties, and building healthy relationships with themselves and others. She combines theoretical training with experiential methods, emphasizing the enhancement of mental resilience, self-awareness, and personal balance. She remains committed to ongoing learning and development, continuously enriching her work with new knowledge, approaches, and creative practices to offer comprehensive and compassionate psychotherapeutic support to every person who seeks her help.

Katerina Xristogiannopoulou is a Mental Health Counselor with a Synthetic approach and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. She works with adults and adolescents facing issues such as anxiety, grief, obsessions, low self-esteem or self-confidence, as well as crises at either a professional (work or study) or personal (relationships) level. She conducts individual sessions or couples therapy. She has also been engaged for many years in LGBTQ counseling. She studied Counseling at Middlesex University of London and additionally completed a three-year program at the School of Humanities and Alternative Therapies N.H.S. She received further training for two years in Jungian dream analysis and one year in behavioral techniques for crisis intervention. Through her extensive personal therapy experience with various models (psychodynamic, behavioral, schema therapy, Jungian), she has developed a holistic approach to the counseling process. She believes that each individual, within their uniqueness, requires different therapeutic approaches tailored to their character and needs. She is a member of the Hellenic Association of Counseling (HAC) No: 01484 and the European Association for Counseling (EAC) No: HAC0273.

Moraiti Stauroula is a Mental Health Counselor - Clinical Hypnotherapist and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. Simultaneously, she serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Therapy Tree. She has completed studies in the Cognitive Behavioral Model and mental health counseling. Additionally, she has received training in Separation and Divorce Management for parents, Family and Couple Counseling and Therapy, and Social-Clinical Psychology of Addictions at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has shown particular interest in the area of Eating Disorders as well as Addictions, and has received specialized training in these fields at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Furthermore, she holds an International Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy from the Essex Institute Of Clinical Hypnosis. Finally, in her practice, she works with adults, adolescents, and children using an integrative approach.

Megalooikonomou Dimitra Mitsi is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the American College of Greece and is a certified professional in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Timeline Therapy (relief from limiting beliefs, anxiety, stress), and Clinical Hypnotherapy from the Hellenic NLP Academy. She has received specialized training from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Couples and Family Counseling and Therapy, specializing in counseling for parents, adolescents, and couples. Additionally, she has attended numerous educational seminars and conferences related to self-improvement, boundary setting, goal achievement, and effective communication in both professional and personal contexts. Self-observation exercises, journaling, assignments, and specialized techniques serve as tools for enhancing self-awareness, personal development, and interpersonal relationships.

Drakou Ioanna is a Mental Wellness Consultant certified by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in psychotherapy both in theory and practice, as well as in positive psychology. She holds a diploma from the European International University (EIU- Paris) with a specialization in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and a diploma from the Mediterranean College. Additionally, she is certified in Art Therapy by the international organization Nocn (UK). Her goal is to combine scientific knowledge with creative methods, supporting individuals to manage emotional difficulties and lead more functional and enjoyable lives.

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...”

Skampaviria Eirini is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains her private practice in Kallithea. She holds a degree in Sociology from Panteion University and a master's degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice) from the University of Glasgow. Additionally, she completed the postgraduate program "Criminal Law and Addictions" with a focus on therapeutic management of addictions, conducted by the Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Law Department of the University of Nicosia, in collaboration with the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA). She has completed training in Systemic Counseling at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships and has four years of experience counseling adults, emphasizing the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, management of work-related stress, depression, and grief. Since 2016, she has worked as an asylum case handler at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. With her extensive professional and voluntary experience at KETHEA and the NGO PRAKSIS, she utilizes a variety of tools and methods aimed at fostering self-awareness, improving individual self-confidence, and creating a dynamic therapeutic framework. In cases requiring an interdisciplinary approach, she collaborates with a network of physicians and appropriately specialized health professionals. She recognizes and respects diversity.

Pakou Fani BSc, MBA is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist and provides individual online sessions for adults. She has conducted experiential workshops and seminars on self-awareness and psycho-emotional development, as well as corporate collaborations focused on mental resilience, anxiety management, and burnout. At the core of her professional approach lies the authentic human relationship. She creates a safe and supportive space where individuals can come into deeper contact with themselves, recognize their emotions and experiences, and develop new, more functional ways of connecting with themselves and others. She believes in personal growth through understanding, acceptance, and conscious change, step by step, respecting the pace and uniqueness of each person. Her professional activity is supported by regular supervision and many years of personal psychotherapy, both individual and group, within psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches. She strongly believes that personal therapeutic experience is a foundation for every mental health professional, as it enhances genuine understanding and therapeutic depth in the relationship with the individual.

Anna Vrettou is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist - Psychoeducator - Facilitator and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. Additionally, she collaborates with the Therapeutic Counseling Center (KE.THESY) in Chalandri, Attica as a psychoeducator for students.

Her theoretical approaches are based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Integrative Psychotherapy, and Gestalt, utilizing methods such as play therapy, art therapy, and drama therapy. She has completed a 4-year program in Mental Health Counseling and Couple Counseling, and continues to pursue training in Psychology at a private university as well as in Group Facilitation.

Cholakian Narineh is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She completed her studies in Psychology at the American College of Greece, Deree. She has experience and concurrently works at the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center "Eunike," the Center for Special Education "Evrimateia," and the Special Mental Health Unit "Oselotos." Sessions can be conducted in Greek, English, and Armenian.

Η Μιχέλη Θεοδοσία είναι Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια Ενηλίκων - Οικογένειας - Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, απόφοιτη του Ινστιτούτου Θεραπείας Οικογένειας (4ετούς φοιτήσεως) του Ανοικτού Ψυχοθεραπευτικού Κέντρου Αθηνών (Τακτικό Μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης Ινστιτούτων Ομαδικής Ανάλυσης E.G.A.T.I.N.). Επιπλέον, είναι απόφοιτη του Παιδαγωγικού Τμήματος Νηπιαγωγών του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. 'Eχει εξειδίκευση στο Νευροθυμικό Σχεσιακό Μοντέλο (The Neuro Affective Relational Model NARM), (Πιστοποιημένη ψυχοθεραπεύτρια NARM) για την αντιμετώπιση του τραύματος πρόσδεσης και του σχεσιακού και αναπτυξιακού τραύματος. Η θεραπευτική εργασία στην προσέγγιση NARM διερευνά τα πρότυπα από το παρελθόν, που παρεμποδίζουν το άτομο να συνδεθεί με τον εαυτό του και τους άλλους στο παρόν. Η παρακολούθηση της διαδικασίας σύνδεσης-αποσύνδεσης και ρύθμισης - δυσρύθμισης στο παρόν βοηθά τους θεραπευόμενους να συνδεθούν με μια αίσθηση αυτενέργειας στις δυσκολίες της ζωής τους, ενώ παράλληλα μειώνει την αίσθηση ότι είναι θύματα της παιδικής τους ηλικίας. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στις Θεραπευτικές Δεξιότητες και Τεχνικές Σχέσης και Συνύπαρξης (Συνθετική Θεραπεία Ζεύγους ΕΚ.Ι.ΣΥ.Π). Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη “Συγκινησιακά Εστιασμένη Θεραπεία Ζεύγους – Endorsed Externship EFT” – ΑΚΜΑ. Επίσης, έχει εξειδίκευση στη Θεραπεία Ζεύγους με βάση το Κλινικό Πρόγραμμα SANE-System Attachment Narrative Encephalon-ΛΟΓΩ ΨΥΧΗΣ. Έχει παρακολουθήσει πρόγραμμα Εκπαίδευσης “Εκπαιδευτών – Συντονιστών Σχολών Γονέων” με στόχο τη Συμβουλευτική Γονέων, με αντικείμενο το “Εξελικτικό Σύστημα” της Μαρίας Χουρδάκη από τον Πανελλήνιο Σύνδεσμο Σχολών Γονέων. Επιπλέον, έχει ολοκληρώσει το ετήσιο επιμορφωτικό πρόγραμμα “Ειδική Αγωγή και Εκπαίδευση” (Κ.Ε.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ.) του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου. Εχει παρακολουθήσει επιτυχώς βιωματικό εκπαιδευτικό σεμινάριο με τίτλο "Πένθος και Συμβουλευτική: Τεχνικές για τη διαχείριση της Απώλειας" Εργαστήριο Διερεύνησης Ανθρωπίνων Σχέσεων. Διαθέτει ουσιαστική κλινική εμπειρία στην ατομική και ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία εφήβων και ενηλίκων. Επίσης στην ψυχοθεραπεία και συμβουλευτική γονέων σε συνδυασμό με συντονισμό ομάδων γονέων, στην ψυχοθεραπεία και συμβουλευτική ζεύγους σε συνδυασμό με συντονισμό ομάδων ζευγαριών, καθώς και στη θεραπεία οικογένειας. Είναι μέλος της Ένωσης Θεραπευτών Οικογένειας και Ζεύγους. Έχει πραγματοποιήσει ενημερωτικές ομιλίες για γονείς και παιδιά σε σχολεία και άλλους φορείς Έχει παρακολουθήσει και συνεχίζει να παρακολουθεί τις επιστημονικές εξελίξεις με πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και ημερίδων που άπτονται της ψυχοθεραπευτικής της ιδιότητας και έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλαπλά συνέδρια Ψυχολογίας. Διαθέτει ιδιωτικό γραφείο όπου παρέχει ψυχοθεραπεία σε ατομικό και ομαδικό επίπεδο σε εφήβους και ενήλικες. Αναλαμβάνει πλήθος περιστατικών που αφορούν: Ατομική και Ομαδική Ψυχοθεραπεία Εφήβων και Ενηλίκων, Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική Γονέων, Ομάδες Γονέων, Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική Ζεύγους, Ομάδες Ζευγαριών, Θεραπεία Οικογένειας. Συνεργάζεται με αξιόπιστους Παιδοψυχιάτρους και Ψυχιάτρους για την διαμόρφωση της κλινικής εικόνας του “πάσχοντος” μέλους, για πιθανή διάγνωση και καθορισμό ενδεχομένης φαρμακευτικής αγωγής. Συνεργάζεται επίσης, με Ψυχολόγο εξειδικευμένο στη χορήγηση των κατάλληλων διαγνωστικών τεστ ( Bender, D-10, T.A.T., Raven, Wisc, Rorschach Menninger, Wippsi, C.A.T., Αθηνά Τεστ, WAIS-IV-TR, Rotter, T.A.T., Rorschach ) προκειμένου να γίνει μία πλήρης ψυχολογική αξιολόγηση του ενδιαφερομένου (παιδί, ενήλικας, ζευγάρι), καθώς και για τη διάγνωση μαθησιακών δυσκολιών. Υπηρεσίες για εφήβους: Διαχείριση θυμού, άγχους, φοβίες. Υπηρεσίες για Ενήλικες: Προβλήματα διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων, συναισθηματικές διαταραχές, κατάθλιψη, κρίσεις πανικού, διαταραχές άγχους, διάθεσης.

Revekka Mpelimpasaki is a Mental Health Counselor who conducts in-person and online sessions. She holds a degree in Humanities from the University of the Aegean and is certified in Psychology by the American College of Greece. Additionally, she has completed a postgraduate program titled Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy at the American College of Greece. Simultaneously, she holds a certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Theory and Clinical Practice from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has participated in seminars and supervision on Psychodynamic Approaches. She has completed her practical training and volunteered in institutions such as the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center of Vyronas/Kaisariani at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Clinics of the Municipality of Athens and Kypseli, the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," and the Counseling Center of the American College. Since 2017, she has worked as a Psychotherapist in collaboration with a Psychiatrist in the areas of Piraeus and Agia Varvara. She offers individual sessions, couples therapy, and family therapy and deals with the treatment of anxiety, panic, grief, depression, interpersonal difficulties, phobias, personality disorders, psychosis, psychosomatic symptoms, family problems, dependency - autonomy issues, separation difficulties, simple everyday management issues, encouragement of assertive behavior, and finding ways and solutions for a more satisfying and joyful life.

Στο Κέντρο ειδικών θεραπειών ΕΛΞΗ σκύβουμε πάνω από το παιδί με υπομονή και κατανόηση. Είναι για εμάς προσωπικό στοίχημα το κάθε παιδί να πάρει όση περισσότερη βοήθεια και υποστήριξη είναι ανθρωπίνως δυνατό. Προσπαθούμε πάντα να βοηθήσουμε και να υποστηρίξουμε όλη την οικογένεια. Η βελτίωση της επικοινωνίας και των κοινωνικών δεξιοτήτων. Της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης, του λόγου καθώς και των μαθησιακών δυσκολιών ενός παιδιού θα βοηθήσει όλη την οικογένεια να μπει σ ένα νέο πιο παραγωγικό κύκλο. Είναι βαθιά μας πεποίθηση πως δεν μπορούμε να δούμε το παιδί και το πρόβλημά του αποκομμένο από την οικογένεια. Με την οικογενειακή συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία βλέπουμε πολύ συχνά ότι μικρές παρεμβάσεις και αλλαγές στο γονεικό σχήμα επιφέρουν θεαματική βελτίωση στο σύμπτωμα του παιδιού. Επιστημονικά υπεύθυνες του Κέντρου είναι η Βϊλλη Ψυχογυιού και η Χαρίκλεια Καρούμπα. ***Η Βίλλη Ψυχογυιού διεκπεραίωσε τις βασικές σπουδές της στη λογοθεραπεία στο τμήμα της Πάτρας, και στη συνέχεια πραγματοποίησε την πρακτική της στην Πανεπιστήμιακη Κλινική Παιδοψυχιατρικης του Νοσοκομείου παίδων Αγίας Σοφίας. Συνέχισε τις σπουδές της στο πανεπιστήμιο του Reading στην Αγγλίας όπου ολοκλήρωσε το μεταπτυχιακό της πάνω στις Νευροεπιστημες του λόγου (ΜSc Neuroscience of language). Τα τελευταία 10 χρόνια δουλεύει με παιδιά με αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές με κύρια ειδίκευση πάνω στον αυτισμό. Υπήρξε ενεργό μέλος της ομάδας ειδικού ενδιαφέροντος για τον αυτισμό του Συλλόγου Επιστημόνων Λογοπαθολόγων Λογοθεραπευτών. Παραμένει ενήμερη για τις τελευταίες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις στον κλάδο της παρακολουθώντας σεμινάρια και λαμβάνοντας πιστοποιήσεις σύγχρονων θεραπευτικών μεθόδων, μεταξύ των οποίων τα: sos approach to feeding therapy, cognitive behavoral drama.Από το 2020 διευθύνει το κέντρο ειδικών θεραπειών ΕΛΞΗ που εδρεύει στη Νέα Σμύρνη, με έμπειρη ομάδα εργοθεραπευτών, ψυχοθεραπευτών, ειδικών παιδαγωγών, λογοθεραπευτών και με στενή συνεργασία με παιδοψυχιάτρους και αναπτυξιολόγους. ***Η Χαρίκλεια Καρούμπα είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Λογοθεραπείας του ΑΤΕΙ Πάτρας ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει την παρακολούθηση του Προγράμματος του Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ετήσιας εξειδίκευσης στην Ειδική Αγωγή με αντικείμενο: «ΕΙΔΙΚΗ ΑΓΩΓΗ: Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες (Δυσλεξία, Δυσαριθμησία), Διαταραχές Συμπεριφοράς, Διαταραχή Ελλειμματικής Προσοχής- Υπερκινητικότητα , Αισθητηριακές – Κινητικές Αναπηρίες, Νοητική Υστέρηση, Αυτισμός, Ψυχικές Διαταραχές παιδιών και εφήβων, Ψυχοπαιδαγωγική αντιμετώπιση, Συμβουλευτική Γονέων». Εχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος συνεδρίων και μετεκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων ενώ στο παρελθόν εργάστηκε ως Συνεργάτιδα αλλά και με θέση Υπεύθυνης και επόπτριας σε Κέντρα Λογοθεραπείας και Ειδικής Εκπαίδευσης.

Vasilopoulou Evelina is a Mental Health Counselor - Systemic - Family Therapist with a private practice in Piraeus. She is a recognized Psychotherapist by the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy (EL.E.SY.TH.) and holds the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) from the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP). Additionally, she is a certified Mental Health Counselor from the Hellenic Society of Counseling, having obtained a diploma in Mental Health Counseling from the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. She has received further training in Systemic Family Counseling and Psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships. Moreover, she holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of East London. Beyond these studies, she has obtained certificates mainly in Special Education and Learning Disabilities, as well as in Child Psychology. Furthermore, in 2021, she attended a seminar on psychosomatic diseases to enhance her expertise in this field. Since 2019, she has maintained a private practice in Piraeus and has previously worked as a Counselor for Children, Adolescents, and Parents at a Center for Special Therapies, as well as a Coordinator of Self-awareness and Emotion Management Groups for adolescents. She also possesses significant experience in interpersonal relationships, individual psychotherapy, and systemic counseling. Finally, she holds a degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration.

Andrikopoulou Aggeliki (BA, MSc, PhD) is a Psychotherapist for children and adults, maintaining a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a master's degree (MSc) in Cognitive Science from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology (BA) from the American College of Greece Deree, as well as a degree in Social Work from the University of West Attica. She received training in Family Therapy at the Pediatric Medicine Center of Nea Smyrni and in Trauma Therapy using the EMDR method at the Institute of Trauma Therapy. Psychotherapeutically, she has extensive experience working with both children and adolescents as well as adults. In the past, she worked for many years in early intervention programs for children with ASD and learning difficulties. She coordinated psychoeducational groups and pre-vocational training for adults with disabilities, as well as counseling and psycho-educational groups for parents.

Karypidis Konstantinos is a Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Petroupoli. He has been trained in Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy and holds an Advance Diploma in Counselling & Psychology from the I.C. Institute in Los Angeles. He was awarded the Patient Preference Award by his patients on doctoranytime, who ranked him among the top preferred professionals on the platform. For over 20 years, he has collaborated with executives and employees worldwide, helping them to derive greater satisfaction from their lives and work. His contribution was recognized in 2022 when the international organization Thinkers 360 ranked him among the top 50 global thought leaders in Change Management. He specializes in interpersonal relationships, stress management, anger management, and panic attack management.