Mental Health and Counseling results in Prefecture of Ioannina

Victoria Papadimitropoulou MSc is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist specializing in psychodynamic approach and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA). She holds a master’s degree (MSc) in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy from Deree/American College of Greece, and a master’s degree (MSc) from the Business School of Strathclyde University. She has completed two years of training in the systemic approach (A.K.M.A), as well as in the psychodynamic approach, in which she specializes. Her work includes group therapy, adolescent developmental issues, internet use, body image, and identity formation. She is specialized in self-esteem issues, interpersonal relationships (work environment, personal relationships), family dysfunction, anxiety management, and depressive tendencies. She has conducted research on the impact of social media, particularly Instagram, on body image and identity formation during the emerging adulthood stage of development. Her clinical experience in psychopathology beyond private psychotherapy practice comes from individual Counseling Psychology sessions in the public framework of the Municipal Health Clinics of the Municipality of Athens, group psychotherapy practice at the 18Anō Addiction Unit of Attica Psychiatric Hospital, as well as individual psychoanalytic-type psychotherapy at the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults (IPSIPE). She regularly attends selected certified seminars and training as part of ongoing professional development. She provides sessions in both Greek and English.

Vasiliki Antoniou is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders and obesity, providing online sessions. Her engagement with psychology began as a personal quest for meaning and understanding and evolved into a professional career aimed at supporting individuals facing challenges related to weight, nutrition, and body image. She is a graduate of the Psychological Sciences and Techniques program at Guglielmo Marconi University and is certified as a Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders and Obesity by the Center for Training and Treatment of Eating Disorders (KEADD). Currently, she is training in the Systemic Approach, enhancing her therapeutic practice with tools that focus on the dynamics of relationships, family, and the broader environment of the individual. In her professional practice, she collaborates with a pathologist in Athens, offering psychological support to individuals with increased body weight. Through a holistic approach, she helps people restore their relationship with food, their body, and, on a deeper level, with themselves. Finally, her specialist work focuses on individual sessions aimed at enhancing self-observation and managing emotional binge eating.

Η Μάστακα Ειρήνη είναι Κλινική Κοινωνική Λειτουργός και Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, με περισσότερα από είκοσι χρόνια επαγγελματικής εμπειρίας στον χώρο της υγείας και πολυετή κλινική παρουσία στην ψυχική υγεία. Η επαγγελματική της ταυτότητα διαμορφώθηκε μέσα από μια συνεχή εξελικτική πορεία, όπου η Κοινωνική Εργασία, η εκπαίδευση στη Συστημική προσέγγιση, η κλινική εμπειρία και η επιστημονική εξέλιξη συνθέτουν ένα ενιαίο και αλληλεξαρτώμενο πλαίσιο επαγγελματικής σκέψης και πρακτικής.

Η Κοινωνική Εργασία συνέβαλε συμπληρωματικά στη διαμόρφωση της νέας επαγγελματικής της ταυτότητας, εισάγοντάς την στη βιοψυχοκοινωνική και πολιτισμική θεώρηση της υγείας (νους και σώμα), στην κατανόηση του ανθρώπου ως μέλους αλληλοεπιδρώντων κοινωνικών συστημάτων και στην αξία της κοινοτικής προσέγγισης, της διεπιστημονικής συνεργασίας και της ψυχοκοινωνικής αποκατάστασης. Η πολυετής εργασία της σε δημόσιες νοσοκομειακές και κοινοτικές υπηρεσίες υγείας (ψυχικής και σωματικής) εδραίωσε αυτή τη θεώρηση μέσα από την καθημερινή κλινική πράξη, την αξιολόγηση και διαχείριση σύνθετων περιστατικών, τη συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία ατόμων, ζευγαριών, γονέων και οικογενειών, την παρέμβαση σε κρίση και τη συνεργασία με διεπιστημονικές θεραπευτικές ομάδες. Η συστημική της ταυτότητα διαμορφώθηκε μέσα από την πολυετή εκπαίδευση στο Αθηναϊκό Κέντρο Μελέτης του Ανθρώπου (Α.Κ.Μ.Α.), η οποία αποτέλεσε τη φυσική συνέχεια και εμβάθυνση της επαγγελματικής της πορείας. Η φιλοσοφία του Α.Κ.Μ.Α., βασισμένη στο βιοψυχοκοινωνικό μοντέλο και στην διαλεκτική-πολυεπίπεδη και πολυεστιακή προσέγγιση, συνέβαλε ουσιαστικά στη διαμόρφωση της θεραπευτικής της στάσης. Η θεωρητική κατάρτιση συνδυάστηκε με προσωπική ανάπτυξη σε ομαδική θεραπευτική ψυχοθεραπεία, εποπτευόμενη κλινική πρακτική με ενεργή συμμετοχή σε θεραπευτικές και εκπαιδευτικές ομάδες, συνθεραπεία και εποπτεία, καλλιεργώντας έναν τρόπο εργασίας που αντιλαμβάνεται τη θεραπεία ως μια δυναμική διεργασία σχέσεων δια μέσω της αλληλεπίδρασης και της συνεργασίας. Η εκπαίδευσή της στην Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT/EFIT) συμπλήρωσε και ενίσχυσε την κλινική της εργασία με τις αρχές της θεωρίας του δεσμού και της συναισθηματικά εστιασμένης θεραπείας. Η ψυχοθεραπευτική της πρακτική ενέχει γνήσιο ανθρώπινο ενδιαφέρον. Επιδιώκει να συνδυάζει τη συστημική οπτική με την επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη γνώση για τις θεραπευτικές σχέσεις μέσα στα πλαίσια τα οποία αναπτύσσονται, τα δίκτυα υποστήριξης, τη συναισθηματική επεξεργασία και τους παράγοντες που προάγουν την αλλαγή, που βιώνεται ως δυσφορία και κρίση, η οποία επιτρέπει την αναδόμηση, που ενσωματώνει νέα στοιχεία από την εμπειρία και από το μεταβαλλόμενο περιβάλλον. Η κλινική της εμπειρία αναπτύχθηκε μέσα από τη συνεργασία με ενήλικες, εφήβους και οικογένειες σε νοσοκομειακές και κοινοτικές δομές ψυχικής υγείας, καθώς και στο ιδιωτικό θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο. Η συμμετοχή της σε διεπιστημονικές ομάδες, σε θεραπευτικές ομάδες και σε διεργασίες συνθεραπείας ενίσχυσε την πεποίθησή της ότι η θεραπευτική αλλαγή αναδύεται μέσα από τη συνεργασία, τον αναστοχασμό και τη δημιουργία ασφαλών θεραπευτικών σχέσεων. Η θεραπευτική της στάση χαρακτηρίζεται από σεβασμό στη μοναδικότητα κάθε ανθρώπου, συστημική κατανόηση των δυσκολιών του και αξιοποίηση των προσωπικών, οικογενειακών και κοινοτικών του πόρων. Παράλληλα με την κλινική της εργασία, διατηρεί ενεργή παρουσία στην επιστημονική κοινότητα μέσω της συμμετοχής μου σε ομάδα έρευνας, της συνεχιζόμενης ακαδημαϊκής μου εκπαίδευσης και ως ενεργό μέλος σε επιτροπές του ΣΚΛΕ (Σύνδεσμος Κοινωνικών Λειτουργών Ελλάδος) και της ΕΛΕΣΥΘ (Ελληνική Εταιρεία Συστημικής Θεραπείας). Θεωρεί ότι η ερευνητική δραστηριότητα, η κλινική πράξη και η συνεχιζόμενη εκπαίδευση αποτελούν αλληλοτροφοδοτούμενες διεργασίες που ενισχύουν την ποιότητα της θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης.

Αντιλαμβάνεται την επαγγελματική εξέλιξη ως μια διαρκή διαδικασία μάθησης, προσωπικής ανάπτυξης, εποπτείας και επιστημονικού αναστοχασμού. Για τον λόγο αυτό επενδύει συστηματικά στη συνεχιζόμενη εκπαίδευση, στην ενεργή συμμετοχή στην επιστημονική κοινότητα και στη συνεργασία με άλλους επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας, με στόχο την παροχή υψηλής ποιότητας, ανθρωποκεντρικών και επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένων υπηρεσιών ψυχικής υγείας.

Eleftherios Vichos is a licensed psychologist registered with the Region of Attica, Greece, and provides psychotherapy exclusively through secure online video sessions.

He earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Strasbourg, graduating with distinction, and holds an M.Sc. in Applied Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. He is also pursuing a systematic study of Psychoanalysis at the Athens Center for Psychoanalytic Research. He is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society (SEPS) and an International Member at the American Psychological Association (APA).

His work with adults is informed by a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approach. He understands therapy as a collaborative process in which the therapeutic relationship provides a safe and reflective space to explore emotional difficulties, relationship issues, work-related stress, identity concerns, grief, and recurring patterns that may feel difficult to understand or change. Rather than focusing on quick solutions, therapy aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of one's inner world, allowing for meaningful and lasting psychological change.

Sessions are conducted exclusively online, offering flexibility and accessibility while preserving the depth, continuity, and quality of the therapeutic process.

Dallas Athanasios is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist licensed to practice since 2016. He holds a master's degree in Person-Centered Psychotherapy (Keele University) and is currently undergoing further training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents. At the core of his therapeutic approach lies the human relationship characterized by non-judgment, empathy, acceptance, and honesty. Every individual possesses the capacity for change and often simply needs a safe space of understanding and meaningful communication to activate it. Mr. Dallas offers online sessions for adults, adolescents, and children, as well as counseling support for parents and couples. His approach focuses on addressing anxiety, emotional difficulties, relationship problems, and self-esteem, aiming to empower and promote personal growth. With experience in schools, mental health centers, and social support structures, he has accompanied individuals from diverse backgrounds and ages on personal journeys of relief, empowerment, and self-awareness. If you are seeking someone who will truly listen without judgment and support you with respect and confidentiality, he is here to help you wherever you are, through the internet.

Magka Katerina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ioannina. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specializes in Psychoanalytic - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for children and adults at the Interdisciplinary and Research Psychosocial Support for Children and Adults (D.I.K.E.P.S.Y.). She has attended numerous seminars of both psychoanalytic and broader psychotherapeutic interest to enhance her knowledge across the full spectrum of psychotherapeutic interventions. She has significant experience working with vulnerable populations as a psychologist in refugee accommodation facilities and in a specialized therapy center for children and adolescents.

Athanasiou Katerina Kai Synergates is a Mental Health Consultant, Systemic Psychotherapist with private practices in Ioannina and Kolonaki. Simultaneously, she is a founding member and Therapist at the Systemic Therapy and Counseling Center Ke.Sy.The.S. in Ioannina, a recognized Training Center of the E.F.T.A. She is specialized in Systemic Family and Human Systems Therapy (individuals, families, organizations) from the Society of Systemic Therapy and Human Systems Intervention. Additionally, she has specialized in Neuro-Linguistic Programming at Reframe Greece and has attended numerous trainings in Systemic Thinking & Coaching. She is a member of the HEAP (Hellas Employee Assistance Programs) network, a regular member of EFTA (European Family Therapist Association), and a member of the European and Hellenic Counseling Association. She works as a Systemic Coach and Mindset Motivator, with expertise in Family Businesses, work-related stress, and guiding Executives and Entrepreneurs in their personal development and fulfillment of their vision. Her focus areas include: management and improvement of quality of life and well-being (Weight Management Groups), anxiety management for employees and others, life change management, depression, life meaning, conscious separation from marriage or relationships, empowerment for achieving relationship or professional success, family conflicts and creating new family goals, support and empowerment for Entrepreneurs, Business Executives and teams interested in developing themselves, their teams, and consequently their businesses, Family Businesses and succession management issues, conflicts with relatives, single parents dealing with partner and child management issues, etc. Finally, she contributes articles to magazines such as Psychology Now, Alternative Action, Epixeiro, Metalogos, and regularly participates in conferences and seminars.

Rousta Eleni is a Psychologist, graduate of Coventry University, and a trainee Systemic Psychotherapist at ESYTHEPAS. Since 2011, she has been active in the healthcare sector, providing nursing services, which is also her first degree. Since 2020, she has been collaborating with the National Public Health Organization, contributing to the promotion and protection of public health. She has completed the one-year specialization program in Counseling and Career Guidance at the University of the Aegean, as well as the Executive Coaching and Management program. Additionally, she has attended specialized training seminars that enhance her therapeutic skills, the most significant being EMDR Traumatotherapy and Coaching and Mental Resilience. She has also volunteered in mental health organizations and structures, such as the support hotline "Together for Children" and the Residential Care Home B’ Attica of EKPS, providing support to children, families, and vulnerable social groups.

Tsentseris Mixalis is a Psychologist with private practices in Ioannina and Preveza. He is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds postgraduate degrees in Social Psychiatry - Child Psychiatry (University of Ioannina), Adult Education (Hellenic Open University), Cultural Heritage and Alternative Tourism (University of Salento - Technological Educational Institute of Epirus), as well as in European Cultural Studies. Additionally, he is specialized in the management of eating disorders and obesity as a Master Practitioner (NCfED, United Kingdom – certified by the BPS), and has completed distance learning programs in Sports Psychology in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. His professional experience includes many years working in special education as a substitute and hourly-paid psychologist at Centers for Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Support (KEDDY), Special Vocational Education and Training Laboratories (EEEEK), and special schools in Epirus. Concurrently, he has extensive involvement in adult education as a trainer and counselor at Second Chance Schools, the Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training Programmes for the Employees (IDEKE), Vocational Training Institutes (DIEK), and numerous social and counseling programs. He has collaborated with public and private organizations as a scientific associate, consultant, and lecturer in European and national projects related to psychosocial support, education, and employability enhancement. Furthermore, he was a board member of the International Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) and plays an active role in social policy and lifelong learning matters. With multidimensional academic training, certifications in counseling, and deep experience in mental health issues, Mixalis Tsentseris provides personalized psychological support services with particular sensitivity to vulnerable social groups, children, and adults.

Leontari Virginia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ioannina. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed a Master of Science (MSc) degree in “Clinical Mental Health” from the School of Medicine at AUTH. Furthermore, she was trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and specializes in the Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesity. She has significant experience, having worked in various public and private organizations, such as UNICEF and the Social Welfare Center of the Epirus Region. Finally, she possesses research experience consisting of participation in conferences and seminars as well as scientific publications.

Maria - Eleni Tatsi is a Psychologist, maintaining a private practice in Ioannina, while also collaborating with the private office of psychologist Pagona Spyridon in Ampelokipi, Attica. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and holds a master's degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of East London. She has received further training in Systemic Counseling Approach at the Psychotherapy and Counseling Center "Peri Psychis," in Counseling and Counseling Skills, Special Education, as well as in Divorce and Separation Management at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Throughout her career, she has volunteered at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," at the National Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, at the Human Relations Research Laboratory, and at the Hellenic Center for Eating Disorders. Finally, aiming for continuous education, she regularly attends scientific conferences and workshops in her field.