Mental Health Counselors in North Aegean

Kasidou Pasxalia is a multifaceted professional specializing in Gestalt Psychotherapy, conscious breathing techniques, and therapeutic yoga. Her career is marked by continuous experiential and scientific education and inquiry, personal development, and therapy, aiming for a holistic therapeutic approach to the individual.

Core skills and specializations: Gestalt Psychotherapy: She completed her training at Gestalt Foundation Thessaloniki. She works with individual appointments and group coordination at her private practice.

Conscious Breathing (breathwork): Since 2007, she has been involved with conscious breathing, actively participating in numerous workshops and educational seminars on Conscious Breathing techniques in Greece and abroad. She has been facilitating breathing technique seminars from 2012 to the present and supports individual conscious breathing sessions.

Yoga: Certified instructor with over 1000 hours of training. She specializes in therapeutic yoga and also coordinates yoga teacher trainings (500h).

Alternative philosophies: She has deepened her knowledge in Hatha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Vipassana Meditation, integrating applied philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism with contemporary psychotherapeutic methods.

Vlaxou Georgia is a Systemic Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. She completed her clinical postgraduate studies in Psychiatry at the Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and continues her specialization in Systemic & Family Psychotherapy at the Institute of Education and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy SANE. She has additionally specialized in the therapeutic treatment of addictions and psychological trauma.

She provides individual psychotherapy for adults, counseling for parents, children, and adolescents, couples therapy, and group therapy. She specializes in managing anxiety, depression, addictions, and interpersonal difficulties. She has particular experience in managing psychological and intergenerational trauma, as well as supporting individuals who have experienced narcissistic abuse and dysfunctional relational dynamics, aiming to enhance self-regulation, self-esteem, and the capacity for healthy boundary-setting.

Specializations

Couples counseling – enhancing communication, conflict resolution & relationship restructuring

Parent counseling – support in the parenting role & cultivation of healthy family relationships

Anxiety, panic attacks & phobia management

Treatment of depression & mood disorders

Support for addiction issues (substances, alcohol, gambling)

Improvement of interpersonal relationships & boundary-setting

Processing of psychological trauma & intergenerational patterns

Recovery from narcissistic abuse & toxic relationships

Empowerment of self-esteem & personal identity

Η Κυριακού Ελευθερία είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, κάτοχος Διπλώματος στη Συνθετική Συμβουλευτική από το COSCA, και πραγματοποιεί ατομικές συνεδρίες με ενήλικες στη Μεταμόρφωση. Στο πλαίσιο της συμβουλευτικής υποστηρίζει ανθρώπους που αντιμετωπίζουν άγχος, δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση, πένθος, μοναξιά ή σημαντικές αλλαγές και μεταβάσεις στη ζωή τους. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνει στην προσωπική ανάπτυξη και στην ενδυνάμωση του ατόμου, με στόχο τη βαθύτερη κατανόηση του εαυτού, των αναγκών και των μοτίβων που επηρεάζουν την καθημερινότητα και τις σχέσεις του. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Συνθετική Προσέγγιση, η οποία επιτρέπει την προσαρμογή της συμβουλευτικής διαδικασίας στις ανάγκες και την προσωπικότητα κάθε ανθρώπου. Η προσέγγιση που ακολουθεί περιλαμβάνει στοιχεία απο CBT, προσωποκεντρική, ψυχοδυναμική και Gestalt. Η πολυετής ενασχόλησή της με τη Yoga εμπλουτίζει το υπόβαθρό της με τεχνικές αναπνοής, χαλάρωσης, οραματισμού και διαλογισμού, οι οποίες μπορούν, όπου ενδείκνυται, να αξιοποιηθούν συμπληρωματικά στη συμβουλευτική διαδικασία. Στα ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέροντά της περιλαμβάνεται επίσης η υποστήριξη ανθρώπων που έχουν αναλάβει τον απαιτητικό ρόλο της φροντίδας ενός οικείου προσώπου, με σχετική εμπειρία μέσα από εθελοντικό πρόγραμμα του Δήμου Μεταμόρφωσης για άτομα με άνοια και νόσο Alzheimer. Παράλληλα, συνεχίζει την ακαδημαϊκή της εξέλιξη πραγματοποιώντας σπουδές Ψυχολογίας στο City Unity College, σε πρόγραμμα με απονομή πτυχίου από το London Metropolitan University.

Dr. Papasavva Eui is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist and Communication Specialist, maintaining a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She has completed studies in Communication and Mass Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as Therapeutic Counseling at ICPS, and has attained postgraduate education in Visual Communication at the University of Derby. She has completed specialized training programs in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Behavioral Psychotherapy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she has attended specialized training seminars at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Medical Psychology, Gender Identities, Borderline Personality Disorder, Social Clinical Psychology of Addictions, Mental Health concerning traumatic events and the management of loss and grief, Couple and Family Counseling Therapy, Panic Disorders – theoretical framework and practical management, as well as Sleep Disorders. Furthermore, she has participated in postgraduate seminars at Panteion University in Positive Psychology, and in the Theory and Techniques of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at Deree. Concurrently, she has earned a Professional Diploma in Group Psychotherapy and Counseling, as well as in Relationship and Couples Counseling from the European International University.