Mental Health Counselors

Markou Anni is a Mental Health Counselor - Synthetic Approach Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Marousi. She is specialized in Person-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, and Psychodynamic approaches. She holds a master's degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of East London and has specialized in couples therapy. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as well as the Hellenic Society for Counselling & Psychotherapy. With initial studies in Business Administration at the Hellenic Open University, she has accumulated extensive experience working in human resources and organizational management departments, where she quickly recognized the significant role of psychological issues affecting people in their daily lives, as well as the ways they manage their personality traits. With a primary goal of continuous education and professional development, she consistently attends training courses, seminars, conferences, and workshops. Currently, she is continuing her studies in Psychology (BSc Psychology) at the European University Cyprus. Her practice handles cases of generalized anxiety, panic disorder, insomnia, phobias, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, grief, addictions, self-esteem issues, psychosomatic problems, and communication difficulties at personal or professional levels. Lastly, she conducts couples therapy sessions addressing issues concerning the relationship of the couple.

Sorogka Vivi is a Consultant in Psychosomatic and Mental Health and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She holds a postgraduate specialization in Psychosomatic Health with the application of the Evaluative Model, resulting from a collaboration between IST College and California Metropolitan University. She has also completed a postgraduate program in "Specialized Training in Supervision of Evaluative Counseling" at the Center for Evaluative Study of Psychosomatic Health of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Hellenic Society for the Promotion of Psychiatry and Related Sciences. She is distinguished for her empathy, professionalism, and commitment to providing quality support to individuals facing psychosomatic and emotional challenges. Through scientifically grounded approaches and ongoing education in positive psychology, self-improvement, and the prevention of psychosocial difficulties, she aims to promote mental resilience and holistic well-being. It is noteworthy that the specialist served as Co-host of the informational program "Appointment with Vai" with the lead presenter Apostolatos Vaitsis, which delved into issues concerning mental well-being. Additionally, as part of her continuous professional development, she has attended numerous seminars and maintains an active presence in social contribution through consistent participation in volunteer activities supporting vulnerable groups. Finally, the specialist offers her services in the office tailored to the needs of each individual client.

Maria Thliverou is a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Peristeri. She completed her studies in Counseling at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. Subsequently, she pursued a postgraduate seminar in learning difficulties and special education issues at the University of Ioannina. Additionally, she attended a postgraduate seminar in the design and coordination of psychoeducational groups at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling and a postgraduate seminar titled “Promotion of Mental Health in Children and Adolescents” at the University of West Attica. She has experience and specializes in self-awareness groups, individual therapy, and parent counseling.

Vemvetsou Viky is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist and has maintained a private practice in Glyfada since 2010. She graduated from the American College of Greece (BSc in Psychology) and underwent training in the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." At the same hospital, she continued as a trainee Psychologist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program (COPD) of the 3rd Internal Medicine Department. She has attended annual seminars in Clinical Psychopathology (2005) and Philosophy and Methodology of Psychopathology (2006) at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens at Aeginiteio Hospital. In 2010, she graduated from the 4-year Gestalt Psychotherapy training program (GF Athens). She has volunteered at the Athens Cancer Patients Association KEFI (individual sessions and volunteer training groups for the association), the "Together for Children" Union, supporting and operating the "11525 Together for Children Hotline" (individual sessions and counseling for children, adolescents, and parents), as well as at the "Estia Konstantinoupoleos" Nursing Home, conducting mental empowerment groups for the elderly. She is a regular member of the Hellenic Society of Gestalt Psychotherapy and the European Association for Gestalt Psychotherapy. Particularly sensitive to parenting issues (being a mother of three children), she voluntarily coordinates parent groups in schools and language centers. She continuously attends professional development seminars (trauma, abuse, crisis intervention, couples, group dynamics, loss, grief). She participates in conferences, festivals, and workshops promoting mental health in the community, is engaged in a 15-year study and supervision group, a 2-year Mindfulness group for therapists, and undertakes individual psychotherapy and supervision. She is trained in Storytelling and Mindfulness as tools for stress management. As a mental health professional, she values responsibility, volunteering, and aesthetics in diagnosis.

Koutsia Vaso is a Systemic Psychotherapist - Couple and Family Counselor and maintains her private practice in Nea Ionia. She is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology - Psychology Direction at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received further training in Recombinant Elective Counseling (K.E.TH.E.S.Y.), a form of psychotherapy that combines techniques from numerous therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Systemic-Family, Psychodynamic, Gestalt therapy, and Drama therapy. She has graduated from the Life Coaching department of the University of Athens and is a certified Senior Professional Member of the Hellenic Institute of Coaching, specializing in Parent & Relationship Coaching. Within the scope of her training, she has also been educated in Couple Counseling, Personality Disorders at the University of Athens, Panic Crisis Management, School and Family Relations, Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, as well as Learning Difficulties. In her practice under the name "GNOTHI SAUTON," she is involved in individual psychotherapy, therapeutic counseling for couples, parents, and adolescents, and occasionally conducts educational talks on parenting and intrafamilial relationship issues. She also continuously attends numerous seminars, workshops, and training programs aiming for ongoing knowledge enhancement and professional development, while simultaneously undergoing individual therapy and supervision to effectively meet the demands of her therapeutic work. The sessions she conducts are offered either in person or online, according to the needs of each patient. In a safe and supportive environment, she will work with you and become your companion on the journey toward the life you desire.

Konstantopoulou Vasiliki is a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist with extensive experience in supporting individuals and groups. She maintains a private practice in Elefsina, where she combines the contemporary Psychodynamic psychotherapeutic approach with creative expressive methods such as dance therapy and music therapy. She has received advanced training in Dance Therapy and Music Therapy and is a graduate of the College of Sports Science of Massachusetts (1992–1996). Additionally, she possesses deep knowledge of the art of dance, having served as a Dance Instructor at the Professional and Advanced Dance School of Despoina Grigoriadou. Her experience in movement and bodily expression enriches her therapeutic work, offering a holistic approach to mental health care. From 2021 to 2025, she collaborated with the Open Child and Family Protection Center "Center of Love" (NGO), providing psychological support and therapeutic interventions to vulnerable populations. Her philosophy is based on the belief that therapy is a creative process of self-awareness, balance, and personal growth.

Giannakis Paulos is a Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Ioannina. He completed his primary studies in Psychology and specialized in individual and group adult Psychotherapy. He has also received further training in Psychoanalysis and Substance Addiction. He worked for a decade within the National Health System of England in severe mental illness units and for the past 15 years as a private practitioner, providing therapy to adults and supervision to therapists. Additionally, he has participated in Greek and European conferences.

Kalliontzaki Giota is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni, where she conducts counseling sessions. She obtained a diploma in Systemic Family Counseling after completing a three-year study program at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships and was subsequently certified as a Mental Health Counselor by the Hellenic and European Association of Counseling. Furthermore, she has received additional training in Counseling, Life Coaching, and Mentoring at the University of the Aegean and has attended numerous seminars on various counseling topics (The Power of Positive Emotions, Psychological Trauma and the Body, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Mindfulness, etc.). Additionally, she holds a degree in French Philology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a joint Hellenic-French postgraduate degree titled "Didactics of Multilingualism and Language Educational Policies. Dissemination of Languages and Cultures in Multilingual Environments" from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Université du Maine.

Kontogiannis Lampros is an Integrative Psychotherapist - Clinical Hypnotherapist and maintains a private practice in Sepolia, near the Attiki metro station. In 1997, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he attended specialized seminars in the Department of Clinical Psychology on "Eating Disorders," with a project titled “Anorexia Nervosa” at the private British College. Concurrently, he participated in a postgraduate program specializing in Counseling and Integrative Psychotherapy, earning an MSc in "Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy" from the University of Derby. He has since completed his specialization in systemic family therapy and couples therapy. He was distinguished among 250 scholars at the University of Derby, being one of only four Greeks to graduate as integrative psychotherapists. He excelled in his thesis on the personality traits and eating habits, examining how an individual’s personality influences both their nutritional and physical condition, and the role of gender as a factor. Integrative psychotherapy involves the synthesis of three different methods and approaches applied conjointly to each patient: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), person-centered therapy, and the psychodynamic approach (attachment theory). Finally, he has also undergone further training at the Piraeus Institute of Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy (EPSYTHE - Society for Psychological Support and Therapy) in clinical hypnosis, earning a specialty as a clinical hypnotherapist. He is among the founding members of the Greek Clinical Hypnotherapists Association and the International Hypnosis Association.

Oikonomopoulou Mirella is a Psychotherapist - Mental Health Counselor, maintaining a private practice in Kifisia, and holds a Master's Degree (MSc Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy). She has trained at the First Psychiatric Department of Aeginiteio Hospital and, in her private practice, handles a wide range of cases, always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to the individual needs of each person she treats.

Ο Παπαδόπουλος Ευάγγελος είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, ειδικευμένος στην Σωματική (Ραϊχική) Ψυχοθεραπεία. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Νέα Σμύρνη. Είναι απόφοιτος του Κέντρου Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής "Βίλχελμ Ράιχ" - Ελληνικό Ινστιτούτο Νευροφυτοθεραπείας και Ανάλυσης του Χαρακτήρα. Κατέχει μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα ειδίκευσης στην Σωματική Ψυχοθεραπεία με τίτλο "Στάση του σώματος και Χαρακτήρας". Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην Θεραπεία Τράυματος απο το Gestalt Synthesis, με την τραυματοθεραπέυτρια Morit Heitzler. Είναι τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής. Συνεχίζει την εκπαίδευση του και την εποπτεία του παρακολουθώντας σεμινάρια από διάφορες ψυχοθεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις: Gestalt, Ψυχόδραμα, Προσωποκεντρική και άλλες. Έχει συντονίσει εθελοντικά ομάδες ενδυνάμωσης ανέργων στο Επίκεντρο της Action Aid στον Κολωνό. Έχει επίσης σημαντική εμπειρία στην καθοδήγηση ομάδων πρόληψης εφήβων. Η μέθοδος συμβουλευτικής που χρησιμοποιεί είναι συνθετικού τύπου. Αναλαμβάνει εφήβους και ενήλικες. Έχει εμπειρία σε θέματα διαχείρισης άγχους, διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων, θυμού, εργασιακής εξουθένωσης (burnout), απώλειας-πένθους, ψυχοσωματικών συμπτωμάτων. Οι συνεδρίες διεξάγονται τόσο δια ζώσης, όσο και εξ αποστάσεως, ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες του ατόμου, σε ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό περιβάλλον, με συνέπεια και σεβασμό στην μοναδικότητα του κάθε ανθρώπου.

Eleutheria Fourtouni is a Mental Health Counselor and Sociologist with a rich academic background and specialized training in individual support. She holds a degree in Sociology from Panteion University and possesses the EPPAIK diploma (Educational Competence) from ASPAITE.

Her specialization as a Mental Health Counselor was completed through the three-year program at KETHESY, which included intensive supervised practical training and personal therapy. Her approach is based on the model of Recombinant Elective Counseling, a method that strategically combines different types of psychotherapy with a central focus on the psychodynamic approach.

Guided by holistic support,

she has further specialized in key areas such as: Career Counseling, Special Education, the Autism Spectrum and Learning Disabilities, Parent Counseling, Child Drawing Analysis, and Music Therapy.

Sociology plays an important role in her work as it takes into account both the individual's environment and its influence on them, as well as the reciprocal impact.

Combining scientific knowledge with empathy, she works with the aim of empowerment, support, and personal development of her clients, tailoring her tools to the unique needs of each individual.

Kapetaniou Eirini is a Cognitive & Behavioral Psychotherapist - Neuro Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. She studied Psychology at The American University of Athens and subsequently completed postgraduate studies in Cognitive Neuropsychology - Cognitive Neuroscience (MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology - Cognitive Neuroscience) at University College London (UCL). Additionally, she has been trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. She has worked at the UCL Institute of Child Health - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, and voluntarily, under the supervision of neurology professors, with patients with neurological disorders at UCL Hospital Trust and the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability in London. Furthermore, she has volunteered as a research assistant in the study "Hypoxia/ischaemia during development: Patterns of neuropathology and associated cognitive impairment" at the UCL Institute of Child Health - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Unit and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. Finally, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Η Αντζέλικα Μπολοχάν είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας και Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, ιδρύτρια του Κέντρου Ψυχικής Υγείας "Πνοή Ψυχής" στο Μεγαλοχώρι Σαντορίνης. Παρέχει ατομικές συνεδρίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοθεραπευτικής υποστήριξης σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων και ζεύγους. Οι συνεδρίες πραγματοποιούνται δια ζώσης και online, μέσα σε ένα ασφαλές, εμπιστευτικό και υποστηρικτικό πλαίσιο. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται κυρίως στην Ψυχοδυναμική κατανόηση του ατόμου, με Συνθετική αξιοποίηση τεχνικών συμβουλευτικής, Gestalt και NLP, ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες κάθε θεραπευόμενου. Στόχος της θεραπευτικής διαδικασίας είναι η ενίσχυση της αυτογνωσίας, η κατανόηση επαναλαμβανόμενων μοτίβων, η επεξεργασία συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών και η βελτίωση της σχέσης του ατόμου με τον εαυτό του και τους άλλους. Στο πλαίσιο των συνεδριών ασχολείται με ζητήματα όπως άγχος, κρίσεις πανικού, συναισθηματική πίεση, χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση, δυσκολίες στις σχέσεις, πένθος, οικογενειακές δυσκολίες, θέματα εφηβείας, σχολικό στρες και προσωπικά αδιέξοδα. Έχει σπουδάσει Συμβουλευτική Ψυχικής Υγείας στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής και έχει ολοκληρώσει εξειδικευμένες σπουδές στην Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Mediterranean College. Παράλληλα, συνεχίζει τις σπουδές της στην Ψυχολογία στο Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιο, έχοντας εισαχθεί στο τρίτο έτος και παρακολουθεί ετήσιο σεμινάριο Ψυχοπαθολογίας στον Εκπαιδευτικό Όμιλο Ευδόκιμο. Είναι επίσης μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής. Για εκείνη η θεραπευτική σχέση βασίζεται στην εμπιστοσύνη, την αυθεντικότητα και τον σεβασμό στον προσωπικό ρυθμό κάθε ανθρώπου.