Child psychologists near Platia Attikis

Kyriazi Liana is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently obtained a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the Department of Primary Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, graduating with distinction (9.15/10). Throughout her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, for more than 15 years, she has worked in both the public and private sectors with children and adolescents of all levels, parents, and families in the fields of assessment, diagnosis, and counseling. Additionally, she has collaborated for many years with educators in General Schools and Special Education Units in Attica as a Psychologist for the Ministry of Education, as well as at a Center for Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support (KE.D.A.S.Y.). She served as Head of the Parents’ School of Western Attica and has also worked in public mental health institutions and hospitals. As part of her ongoing education and training, she has attended numerous seminars and educational programs. In her private practice, she provides counseling to children and adolescents, their parents and families, educators, as well as individuals with disabilities, both children and adults. Her guiding principles in psychological support are always respect, improvement of quality of life and interpersonal relationships, personal development, and well-being.

Korkokiou Magia is a Child Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a degree in Psychology from Paris 7, Denis Diderot University in France. She has two master's degrees from the same university, in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and in Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis. She had many years of supervisory collaboration with psychoanalyst Geneviève Haag, who was a member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society and an expert in autism-related issues. Korkokiou Magia has completed various clinical practices in public mental health facilities in France. She has collaborated for several years as a psychotherapist with the Center for Mental Health Hygiene and Research and is an external associate at the Penteli Children's Hospital. She cooperates with the Institute of Personal Development and Mental Health, Galinos, as well as with the Center for Neurodevelopmental Child Education. She is a member of the Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of the Child and Adolescent and a member of the International Coordination of Psychotherapists and Psychoanalysts working with individuals with autism. She has participated with her lectures in many conferences both in Greece and abroad. She deals with all psychopathology and has a particular interest in the clinical aspects of autism.

Verani Zoi is a Psychologist/Child Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She holds degrees in Psychology and English Literature from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and a degree in Psychology from The Open University. She completed a postgraduate program in Mental Health: Psychological Therapies at the Medical School of the University of London and in School Psychology from the University of Nicosia. Additionally, she received Clinical and Psychotherapeutic Training from the Hellenic Society of Group Analysis and Family Therapy and trained in Group Analytic Psychotherapy through the Clinical Therapeutic Training Program of the Personality Disorders Department of the First Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital. She has worked in the Community Support Program for Individuals with Mental Health Issues at Renfrewshire Council in Scotland and collaborates with the Peristeri Mental Health Center, the Family Counseling Center of the Municipality of Zografou, and the Adolescent Unit and the Medico-Educational Service of the Hellenic Center for Mental Health. Finally, she regularly attends and participates in national and European conferences and workshops as part of her ongoing professional development.

Pasxalidi Eirini is a psychologist with a private practice in Ilisia. She is a graduate of Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. She holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Counseling Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Democritus University of Thrace. Additionally, she has completed foundational training in Mentalization-Based Treatment at the Anna Freud National Centre and has attended postgraduate programs related to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Within the framework of her education and work, she has been active in mental health facilities and has gained clinical experience with a wide range of psychological difficulties. She also has research activity and presentations at psychology conferences. She practices privately in counseling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults across a broad diagnostic spectrum, addressing issues such as self-esteem, identity, separation, grief, relationships, interpersonal difficulties, and more.

Logos Kai Ekfrasi is a Special Education Center that has been operating for 17 years and has been based in Kaisariani since 2008. It provides parent counseling services, individual psychotherapy for children and adolescents, as well as individual and group psychopedagogical programs. The Child Psychologists at the center offer parent counseling on issues concerning parents, such as painful transitions, more specifically, managing divorce, coping with grief/death/illness in the family, difficulties in handling everyday situations like setting boundaries for children’s behavior, addressing difficulties with children’s nutrition and sleep, toilet training, managing the child’s refusal to attend school or complete homework, behavioral problems such as conflicts within family relationships, managing aggression and angry outbursts, addressing internet addiction, emotional problems including managing bullying experienced at school, phobias, insecurity, introversion, passivity, and jealousy towards a sibling. Additionally, they provide individual psychotherapy for children and adolescents facing emotional or behavioral difficulties such as anxiety, phobias, low self-esteem, obsessions, psychosomatic issues, eating disorders, selective mutism, aggressive or passive behavior, delinquent behavior, internet or electronic game addiction, and difficulties in social and interpersonal relationships. Finally, they offer individual or group psychopedagogical programs for children who demonstrate difficulties in communication and social skills, meaning they struggle to communicate effectively with others, behave appropriately in various social situations, make friends, share, wait their turn, follow rules, accept defeat, and understand others’ intentions and emotions.

Kapoulea Katerina is a Child Psychologist with a private practice in Pangrati. She holds a master's degree in counseling psychology (MSc) and psychotherapeutic training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, specializing in children and adolescents. She is experienced in pain management and stays updated on developmental, counseling, and clinical psychology issues through continuous participation in advanced training seminars, conferences, and workshops. Having worked in various mental health facilities, she has gained clinical experience with a wide range of psychological difficulties in adults, children, and adolescents. At the psychological center Opsis, she offers individual counseling and psychotherapy sessions for adults, children, and adolescents, as well as parent counseling and couples counseling. Additionally, she organizes parent support groups with specific themes in collaboration with other mental health professionals.

Agapi Rapti is a Child Psychologist - Narrative Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Ilion, Attica. She provides individual psychotherapy and counseling sessions to children, adolescents, and adults, either in-person or online. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Crete. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in "Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in "Electronic Learning" from the University of Piraeus. Furthermore, she is specialized in Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice from the Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice Institute of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Dulwich Centre in Australia. Concurrently, during her studies, she has participated in numerous seminars, such as Play Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Counseling and Career Guidance, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as First Aid. From 2017 to 2023, she has volunteered counseling and psychotherapy services at the social clinics of the Municipality of Ilion. From 2020 to the present, she has worked in settings such as the social service of the Municipality of Ilion, specialized therapy centers, as well as in primary education schools, School Educational Support Networks (S.D.E.Y.), and Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support Centers (K.E.D.A.S.Y.) in Athens, with primary responsibilities including the psychoemotional and psychometric assessment of children and adolescents, parent counseling, and psychoeducation for children/adolescents.

Η Ευφωνία Λόγου είναι ένα Σύγχρονο Διεπιστημονικό Κέντρο Πρόληψης, διάγνωσης και θεραπείας διαταραχών λόγου - ομιλίας, μαθησιακών δυσκολιών καθώς και ψυχοκοινωνικών διαταραχών που απευθύνεται σε παιδιά, έφηβους και ενήλικες. Παρέχουν υψηλού επιπέδου εξατομικευμένα θεραπευτικά προγράμματα, που αποβλέπουν στην καλύτερη δυνατή εξέλιξη και ομαλή ένταξη τους στο κοινωνικό σύνολο. Η διεπιστημονική τους ομάδα στελεχώνεται από άρτια καταρτισμένους θεραπευτές, εξειδικευμένους σε σύγχρονες θεραπευτικές μεθόδους, με στόχο την ολιστική προσέγγιση του ατόμου.

Η Μοσχόπουλου Ειρήνη, είναι Λογοθεραπεύτρια – Ειδική Παιδαγωγός και επιστημονικά υπεύθυνη του κέντρου. Σπούδασε στο τμήμα Λογοθεραπείας του ΑΤΕΙ Ηπείρου και έχει ολοκληρώσει τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές ειδίκευσης στην Ειδική Αγωγή και Εκπαίδευση. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην Διαταραχή Αυτιστικού Φάσματος (Ειδικό Ιατρείο Διαταραχών Αυτιστικού Φάσματος της Παιδοψυχιατρικής Κλινικής Ιατρικής Κλινικής ΕΚΠΑ του Νοσοκομείου Παίδων “Η Αγία Σοφία” και στη Μονάδα Νευροαναπτυξιακών Διαταραχών της Α’ Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ του Αιγινητείου Νοσοκομείου) και στην θεραπεία της φωνής και της ομιλίας για ενήλικες με διαταραχές ομιλίας, με ειδίκευση στα νευρολογικά περιστατικά, όπως ασθενείς με Νόσο του Parkinson ( Θεραπεύτρια LSVT LOUD - Speech Treatment for Parkinson Disease and Neurological Conditions). Είναι μέλος του Πανελλήνιου Συλλόγου Λογοπεδικών - Λογοθεραπευτών (ΠΣΛ), καθώς και μέλος του Διεθνή Οργανισμού Λογοθεραπευτών - Φωνιάτρων (IALP). Παρακολουθεί εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια που αφορούν τη χορήγηση διαγνωστικών δοκιμασιών και την εφαρμογή προγραμμάτων αποκατάστασης θεραπείας και εκπαίδευσης, αποκτώντας εξειδικευμένες γνώσεις σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα των διαταραχών επικοινωνίας, λόγου και ομιλίας. Κάποιες από τις μεθόδους στις οποίες έχει εκπαιδευτεί είναι το γλωσσικό πρόγραμμα MAKATON, η βασική κατάρτιση στο Σύστημα Επικοινωνίας μέσω Ανταλλαγής Εικόνων PECS και η μέθοδος TEACCH. Ακόμη, είναι πιστοποιημένη στην εφαρμογή των προγράμματων Palin Parent Child Interaction Therapy για τον Τραυλισμό σε παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας, The Greenspan Floortime Approach για παιδιά που είναι στο φάσμα του αυτισμού, SOS Approach to Feeding για παιδιά με τροφική επιλεκτικότητα και δυσκολίες σίτησης.

Kouroumpli Aikaterini is a Child Psychologist and the scientific director of the Center for Special Therapies "Metagnosi" in Kallithea. She holds a Psychology degree from London Metropolitan University and a master's degree in Child Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. She attended an educational program on Contemporary Issues in Child Psychiatry at the child psychiatry department of the General Children's Hospital. She received training in the Management of Emotional Psychological Trauma in the Psychology department, as well as in Special Education, Learning Difficulties, and Dyslexia at the Department of Special Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She worked as a volunteer psychologist with the association "Together for the Child" and provided parallel support at the 19th Kindergarten of Kallithea. Additionally, she worked as a child psychologist at the Pedagogical Center for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties and participated in seminars as part of her ongoing professional development. Finally, she manages cases across the entire spectrum of child psychology, with a specialization in anxiety disorders, emotional disorders, and pervasive developmental disorders.

Skolarikou Eleni is a Psychologist, Child Psychologist - Psychotherapist, and maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Open University. Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies (MSc) in Applied Psychology at Derby University, as well as in Child Development Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire. Additionally, she has completed a three-year further training program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling and has attended an advanced seminar on Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Positive CBT) at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies. She has worked as a Psychologist in various institutions, gaining valuable experience at the Red Cross Hospital, Korgialenio-Benakeio, and the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. In her private practice, she handles cases across the full spectrum of Psychology, conducting sessions with adults, children, adolescents, and parents.

The Skepsis Kai Logos Center operates in the Zografou area, providing high-level psychotherapeutic, speech therapy, and occupational therapy services to children and adults. The scientific director of the center is Clinical Psychologist - Occupational Therapist Skepsis Kai Logos Kentro Psyxologikon Therapeion, with studies in Psychology and Child Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well as Special Education & Training. Additionally, he possesses extensive experience, having worked both privately and in various facilities for children and adults. The center is staffed with experienced and specialized personnel consisting of Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists. The goal is the prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of speech, language, and voice disorders through the application of valid and individualized scientific methods each time.

Ο Τάγαρης Παναγιώτης είναι MSc Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά γραφεία σε Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια και Νέο Ηράκλειο. Έχει μια μακρόχρονη εμπειρία, αναλαμβάνοντας πληθώρα κλινικών περιστατικών. Είναι κάτοχος BSc Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου, BSc Π.Τ.Δ.Ε. Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου, MSc στη Σχολική Συμβουλευτική και Καθοδήγηση από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και το Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, καθώς και MSc στις Επιστήμες της Αγωγής από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου.

Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT) από την Εταιρεία Γνωσιακών και Συμπεριφορικών Σπουδών αναγνωρισμένη από το European Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) και είναι Πιστοποιημένος Σύμβουλος Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού (Certified Ariston Counsellor – CAS).

Εργάζεται ιδιωτικά, παρέχοντας συνεδρίες ατομικής ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες, παιδιά και εφήβους με ευρύ φάσμα διαπροσωπικών δυσκολιών (χωρισμός, πένθος), κατάθλιψη, αγχώδεις διαταραχές (Γενικευμένη Αγχώδης Διαταραχή, Διαταραχή Πανικού, Κοινωνική Αγχώδης Διαταραχή, Φοβίες), Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική Διαταραχή, Διαταραχή Μετατραυματικού Στρές και παρέχει συνεδρίες συμβουλευτικής γονέων.

Απασχολείται ως Ψυχολόγος στο Υπουργείο Παιδείας, παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και συμβουλευτική σε μαθητές, εκπαιδευτικούς και οικογένειες. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στον χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας, της εκπαίδευσης και της κοινωνικής προσφοράς, με ενεργή συμμετοχή σε δράσεις πρόληψης της ενδοσχολικής βίας και εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων.

Έχει συμμετάσχει ως εισηγητής σε πλήθος συνεδρίων και επιμορφώσεων και έχει τιμηθεί από την Ελληνική Καρδιολογική Εταιρεία και το European Resuscitation Council για την πολυετή συμβολή του στην εκπαίδευση πολιτών και επαγγελματιών υγείας στην Καρδιοπνευμονική Αναζωογόνηση.

Georgia Bekiaris is a child psychologist holding a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Neuroscience of Education from the University of Macedonia. She has completed advanced training in Special Education, Medical Psychology, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through programs at the University of Athens, the “Dromokaitio” Psychiatric Hospital, and the Hellenic Association for Cognitive Behavioral Studies.She has extensive experience in Special Therapy Centers in Vyronas, Piraeus, Glyfada, Voula, and Kypseli, providing psychotherapy and psychoeducational support to children and adolescents with typical and atypical development, conducting learning and psychological assessments, and offering parental counseling. Since 2024, she has maintained a private practice in Kallithea.Her professional work is complemented by continuous professional development and active participation in national and international conferences, with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, ADHD, and psychoeducation.

Vogiatzi Gogo is a Child Psychologist and maintains her office in Aigaleo. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is completing a postgraduate program in Applied Developmental Psychology of children and adolescents at the Hellenic Open University, during which she is undertaking her practical training at the Child Psychiatry Department of the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou". Within the framework of her clinical training, she has specialized in ADHD, special education, child and adolescent psychiatry, child and adolescent psychopathology, the application of cognitive and behavioral techniques in children and adolescents, as well as psychoeducation and parental counseling. Additionally, she has been trained in administering the Achenbach Assessment Tool (ASEBA), which evaluates the emotional and behavioral functioning of children and adolescents. She has experience in psychological support for children and adolescents and in parental counseling. As part of her continuous education and training, she attends numerous seminars and educational programs and supports her personal development through participation in personal therapy and supervision.

The Special Therapies Center “Words and Actions” is a space created with love, awareness, and care for children. The primary goal of the team is to meet the therapeutic needs of each child and to guide parents in order to enhance and develop the child's skills. The center provides specialized services for assessment, diagnosis, and therapy for children, adolescents, and adults presenting developmental disorders, speech and language problems, learning difficulties, behavioral issues, as well as psychological support and parental counseling. The founder and Scientific Director of the Center is Darla Eleni, a graduate of the Speech Therapy department of the School of Health Professions at the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, a member of the Association of Speech Pathologists-Speech Therapists of Greece, and holds a professional license. She has been providing speech therapy services for the past 14 years to children and adults with communication, speech, and language disorders. She specializes in the assessment and therapeutic intervention for children with disorders such as delayed speech and language development, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, autism spectrum disorders, stuttering, and hearing impairment. She has attended numerous seminars related to Speech Therapy and Special Education and continues her professional training both theoretically and practically. Notably, she has been certified in widely recognized therapeutic methods such as TEACCH, Makaton, among others. She has also completed a 9-month training seminar on “AUTISM” at the University of Patras.

The Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein is a modern, fully equipped, and specially designed center to meet the needs of children, adolescents, and adults. The Director of the Center is Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein, Psychologist - Child Psychologist - Special Systemic Therapist for Couples and Families. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The Center's goal is to provide specialized support to children and their families by offering comprehensive services in the field of diagnosis, assessment, therapy, and rehabilitation of developmental and learning difficulties in children and adolescents. Finally, it covers a wide range of therapeutic programs for adults.

Patrinou Venetia is a Psychologist maintaining a private practice in Peristeri. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and holds a diploma in Counseling from the ICPS College of Humanities. She has also been trained in Career Counseling and Vocational Guidance at the Social Psychology Laboratory of Panteion University. Furthermore, she completed her postgraduate studies in School Psychology at the University of Essex. Committed to lifelong learning, she continuously attends conferences and seminars on mental health, psychosexual disorders, anxiety disorders in children, adolescents and adults, neuroscience, and counseling. Notably, she has participated in conferences organized by the Hellenic Psychological Society, KESYTHE, Aeginiteion Hospital, and Panteion University. Professionally, she has experience working in public and private institutions such as the Child Mental Health Center of Athens (IKA), the Petroupoli Counseling Station, and specialized therapy centers, while also being active in the field of parallel support. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults with typical development as well as with individuals on the autism spectrum, intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties, anxiety disorders, and psychosocial issues. Additionally, she provides private psychological support and counseling sessions to children, adolescents, young adults, and parents, and organizes online anxiety management seminars and parenting workshops. She is distinguished by her social and communication skills, empathy, and flexibility. Lastly, the specialist applies counseling techniques based on the person-centered approach, emphasizing authenticity, unconditional acceptance, and empathy, always aiming at the psychosocial empowerment and meaningful support of the individual.

Eleni Xaralampopoulou is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist, graduate of Panteion University with a professional license (4200/2013). She completed postgraduate studies in child and adolescent mental health MSc (King’s College London), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy MA (Tavistock Clinic London), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy PGDip (King’s College London). She lived in London for 10 years, where she worked with children, adolescents, families, and adults in public services and charitable organizations. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and depression across all ages, parental counseling, and psychological support for borderline personality disorder difficulties. Currently, she practices privately.

Speech Lab is a modern therapeutic center specializing in the treatment of communication and motor difficulties, learning disabilities, as well as psychosocial disorders in children and adolescents. The specially designed facility provides a warm, friendly, and pleasant atmosphere for both adults and children who visit. It is equipped with up-to-date therapeutic and educational materials that are continuously updated and expanded.

The Center for Specialized Therapies Development of Speech and Work is located in Kaisariani, with the scientific director being Special Educator Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Anaptyksi Logou Kai Ergou. The Center is staffed by highly trained therapists with many years of experience, covering a wide range to provide a more effective approach and treatment for each individual patient. Specifically, the team includes a Speech Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Special Educator, and Occupational Therapist, offering personalized therapeutic programs tailored to the needs of each person with respect for their personality and particularities. Some of the services provided at the Center for Specialized Therapies Development of Speech and Work include the treatment of articulation and phonological disorders, addressing learning difficulties, autism, ADHD, as well as psychological support and counseling for children and adolescents.