Mental Health and Counseling results

Mr. Fanourakis Dimitris is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist, specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi (near the metro station). He holds certification with full training in a synthetic approach (Counselling and Psychotherapy) from the Athens Synthesis Center. He has completed postgraduate training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with a diploma from the European University, and additional training in Gestalt therapy (empty chair technique) at the Unity Energetics Institute. Additionally, he is an active member of the Hellenic Society of Synthetic Counseling and Psychotherapy (E.E.S.S.Ps). He has attended and continues to participate in advanced training sessions in the analytical psychodynamic approach of Carl G Jung. Mr. Fanourakis supports his clients with dignity and respect for the uniqueness of each individual, while he himself engages in experiential and academic training with continuous supervision of all cases he undertakes in his practice. In the current era, as demands increase and daily life becomes increasingly complex, more and more individuals find themselves needing to explore deeper emotions and justify unconscious motives and behaviors that trouble them; in this effort, the professional therapist serves as a companion. The protective framework created with empathy and trust enables the client to cope with and become aware of their fears and anxieties. As a result, by speaking with a healthcare professional using combined therapeutic approaches, new representations are formed, granting the capacity to receive help and alleviate the psychological symptoms that trouble them, improving quality of life with new values and perspectives...

Barla Christina is a Psychologist, licensed to practice, and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. She completed her studies in Psychology at the University of East London and subsequently completed her Master's degree in Clinical and Community Psychology at the same university. She was trained in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model and worked at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio."

Ο Μανιαδάκης Μάνος είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Εξάρχεια. Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και έχει άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος Ψυχολόγου από την Περιφέρεια Αττικής. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου Σπουδών “Ψυχοθεραπεία: Θεωρητικά πλαίσια, Κλινικές εφαρμογές και Συγκριτικές προσεγγίσεις” από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και ειδικεύεται στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Κέντρο Συστημικής Μελέτης και Θεραπείας - Κε.Σ.Με.Θ. (τετραετές πιστοποιημένο εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα από την E.F.T.A. - European Family Therapy Association και την Ε.Ε.Ψ.Ε. - Εθνική Εταιρεία Ψυχοθεραπείας Ελλάδας). Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία στο Ευρωπαϊκό Ινστιτούτο Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας (E.I.C.P.), ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει σε Ομάδες Μελέτης Ψυχαναλυτικού προσανατολισμού (“ΕΠΕΚΕΙΝΑ - Ψυχαναλυτική Πράξη”).

Εργάστηκε ως ασκούμενος Ψυχολόγος στην Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του 251 Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αεροπορίας και συνεργάζεται επί σειρά ετών ως θεραπευτής ενηλίκων με το Ψυχοθεραπευτικό Κέντρο "Συνήχηση" και το Κέντρο Ειδικών Θεραπειών "Θεραπαίζοντας".

Ερευνητικά, έχει συμμετάσχει σε μελέτες ασθενών με ψυχικές διαταραχές στα πλαίσια σωματικών χρόνιων νόσων, που έχουν ανακοινωθεί σε πανελλήνια και διεθνή συνέδρια. Έχει παρακολουθήσει και παρακολουθεί ενεργά συνέδρια και σεμινάρια που άπτονται ψυχολογικού και ψυχοθεραπευτικού ενδιαφέροντος. 

Βρίσκεται σε μακρόχρονη ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία και συστηματική επαγγελματική εποπτεία και είναι τακτικό μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Ψυχολόγων.

Στο ιδιωτικό του γραφείο προσφέρει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να εκφράσει ελεύθερα τις εμπειρίες και τα συναισθήματά του, να ανακαλύψει βαθύτερες πτυχές του εαυτού του και να πορευτεί προς μια πιο αυθεντική και συνειδητή ζωή.

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.

Pantelaki Elmina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Kifisia. She began her studies in 2002 at the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology at the University of Ioannina, completing them in 2006. Subsequently, she passed qualifying examinations and obtained a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, acquiring her professional license in 2010. She pursued four-year postgraduate training in Psychological Assessment and Family Therapy - Group Analytic approach at the Open Psychotherapeutic Center. She also completed a specialization program in the EMDR method (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) at the EMDR Hellas Association, a synthetic psychotherapy method that harmoniously combines many successful elements from various effective psychotherapeutic approaches, such as person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and therapeutic hypnosis, and is a highly effective method for anxiety or post-traumatic disorders. In 2018, she earned a master's degree in School Psychology from the University of Nicosia. She has extensive experience both in her private practice and in other centers and schools with which she has collaborated, providing psychotherapy for adolescents, adults in group therapy, and counseling for couples and families. Finally, she is a member of the EMDR Society and the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Psychological Society.

Antonia Xalampalaki MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in the Ilissia area. She completed her postgraduate studies in Health Psychology at the University of Crete, where she also completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology. She has been trained at the Family Therapy unit of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica and at the Research University Mental Health Institute of the University of Athens. She has worked in public and private mental health facilities, providing psychotherapeutic and counseling services to adults, children, and adolescents. Additionally, she is a member of the psychiatric care unit at the Patient’s Home and collaborates with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as an author and trainer in supplementary distance education programs. Finally, she has presented at conferences and workshops concerning issues of Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Mentally Ill and Chronically Ill Patients.

Kostopoulou Aggeliki MSc is a Psychologist specializing in adolescents and adults with or without psychopathology, maintaining a private practice in Patras and conducting counseling and psychotherapy sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A.) and a postgraduate diploma from the Department of Education and Care Sciences in Early Childhood at the University of Patras. She has received further training in significant areas of psychology and psychotherapy, including the fundamental principles of counseling psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, management of traumatic events and bereavement, high-functioning autism in adolescents & adults (Asperger’s), as well as the application of psychometric tools such as MMPI-2, Rorschach, and TAT. She possesses substantial clinical experience from her collaboration with the General Hospital of Patras "Agios Andreas" and the Mental Health Center, while maintaining a private practice providing psychotherapeutic support to adults and couples. She has an extensive body of work in lectures and conferences covering topics from domestic violence to addictions in adolescence, and has actively participated in scientific psychiatry and psychotherapy conferences in Greece. Finally, she has presented academic research on interdisciplinary teaching of art history in preschool education within the framework of national scientific conferences.

Sotiropoulos Sotiris is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains his private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a "Diploma in Integrative Counselling COSCA" from the ATHENS SYNTHESIS CENTRE and has been trained in the Integrative Approach. In his private practice, in a welcoming and comfortable space, he manages a wide range of cases, with particular expertise in Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and Anger Management cases.

Parthenis Aleksandros is a Psychologist holding a Psychology degree from the University of East London. He has a master's degree with distinction in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of East London. He has received further training in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling and has attended numerous seminars on Psychology and Mental Health. He completed his practical training at the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Residential Facility ANIMA and has provided voluntary psychotherapy sessions at the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor." In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, conducting psychotherapy sessions based on the Cognitive-Behavioral approach, always focusing on the best possible service of the individualized needs of each patient.

Stamatopoulou Eva MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Greek-British College and completed her postgraduate studies in Health Psychology at the Institute of Counselling and Psychological Studies. Following her educational path, she received further training in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. Subsequently, she volunteered at the helpline "115 25 - Together for the Child" as a counselor and as an assistant coordinator of a support group for parents with children with special educational needs. Concurrently, she participated as an assistant coordinator in an adult smoking cessation group. Her volunteer work also includes employment at the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults, where she worked with a group of individuals with psychosis and other psychiatric disorders, as well as her involvement in the counseling telephone line of Psychocare Athens.

Plakida Katerina BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Vyronas. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a master's degree titled: "Addiction Treatment - Addictology" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she is specialized in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy, having trained at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. She possesses significant clinical experience in both public and private institutions.

Η Μπακόλα Ευαγγελία είναι Ψυχολόγος MSc, PhD και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Λάρισα. Είναι απόφοιτος του τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ενώ κατέχει Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης στην Ψυχική Υγεία και Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα από το ίδιο πανεπιστημιακό ίδρυμα. Στη διατριβή της πραγματεύτηκε το θέμα της επίδρασης των πρόδρομων συμπτωμάτων και της ψυχοκοινωνικής λειτουργικότητας στην εξέλιξη των ψυχωτικών διαταραχών. Από το 2000 κατέχει άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος του ψυχολόγου και παρέχει υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες. Είναι εκπαιδευόμενη στη Γνωστική Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία και παρακολουθεί το τετραετές πρόγραμμα ειδίκευσης της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Έρευνας της Συμπεριφοράς. Έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος εκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων και επιμορφωτικών προγραμμάτων στις ακόλουθες θεματικές ενότητες: συστημική συμβουλευτική, συμβουλευτική και θεραπεία ζεύγους και οικογένειας, ψυχοεκπαίδευση στη διπολική διαταραχή, εξαρτήσεις, ψυχοκοινωνική υποστήριξη χρονίως πασχόντων, δημιουργική γραφή κλπ. Κάθε χρόνο στα πλαίσια της συνεχιζόμενης εκπαίδευσης, παρακολουθεί και συμμετέχει με ανακοινώσεις σε σεμινάρια και επιστημονικά συνέδρια ψυχολογίας και ψυχιατρικής. Εργάστηκε ως Υπεύθυνη Ψυχολόγος στην Ψυχιατρική κλινική της Λάρισας «Ιπποκράτειο Θεραπευτήριο» κατά το χρονικό διάστημα 2002-2021, όπου παρείχε υπηρεσίες διάγνωσης, αξιολόγησης, συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοκοινωνικής υποστήριξης σε άτομα και ομάδες που παρουσιάζουν ψυχωτικές, συναισθηματικές, αγχώδεις και άλλες διαταραχές. Συντόνισε θεραπευτικές ομάδες, ομάδες γνωστικής ενδυνάμωσης ατόμων με ήπια γνωστική εξασθένηση και άνοια, ενώ συμμετείχε σε θεραπευτική ομάδα δραματοθεραπείας. Επιπλέον, από το 2005 έως το 2008 εργάστηκε ως στέλεχος συμβουλευτικής σε πρόγραμμα της Νομαρχιακής Αυτοδιοίκησης Λάρισας, ενώ παρείχε εθελοντικά υπηρεσίες ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης σε ασθενείς με AIDS στη Μονάδα Ειδικών Λοιμώξεων του Νοσοκομείου Ευαγγελισμός κατά τα έτη 2001-2002. Στο πλαίσιο της μεταπτυχιακής της εξειδίκευσης εκπαιδεύτηκε σε θέματα απώλειας, πένθους και απειλητικών για τη ζωή ασθενειών, ενώ πραγματοποίησε την κλινική της άσκηση στο Ψυχολογικό Τμήμα της Ψυχιατρικής κλινικής του Αιγινητείου Νοσοκομείου, όπου συμμετείχε στη χορήγηση, αξιολόγηση και ερμηνεία ψυχομετρικών δοκιμασιών.

Toumen-Mikrouli Selin is a Psychologist, graduate of the University of Constantinople, with a master's degree in Typical and Atypical Developmental Psychology from the Sapienza University of Rome.

She possesses extensive experience in psychotherapy for children and adolescents, play therapy, child-parent relationship therapy (filial therapy), as well as psychosocial support for families. She has worked with children, adolescents, and parents in Turkey, Italy, and Greece, gaining significant experience in multicultural settings.

In the early stages of her professional career, she worked with non-governmental organizations, supporting the psychosocial adjustment of immigrant children and their families. During this period, she actively participated in interventions focusing on the child, psychological trauma, attachment, and cultural diversity.

She is fluent in Turkish, Greek, English, and Italian, enabling her to work effectively in multilingual and multicultural therapeutic environments. Her therapeutic approach is based on evidence-based practices and is governed by respect, empathy, and ethics, with the primary goal of the emotional and developmental well-being of children and adolescents.

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.

Xatziandreou Mairi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Exarchia. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and has received specialized training in Clinical Psychopathology at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, Aeginiteio Hospital, as well as in Child Psychology - Child Psychiatry at the University of the Aegean. Additionally, she has specialized in Family Law for Social Scientists at the University of the Aegean and has completed psychoanalytic training at the Academy of Clinical Studies and at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. She has worked as a Psychologist at the Association for the Protection of the Unborn Child "The Embrace" and currently volunteers as a Psychologist in the 9th Psychiatric Department of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "Dafni". Finally, she has served as Coordinator of a psychotherapeutic group at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "Dromokaitio".