Psychiatrists in Attica

The "Vima Koino" Center is a model Mental Health Services Center located in Agios Dimitrios. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health as it incorporates the principles and the most contemporary data of social psychiatry within a purely private enterprise. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, responding holistically and individually to mental health needs. This approach enables the Center to receive a request, conduct a thorough evaluation, and propose the most appropriate therapeutic intervention. Our medical team consists of four psychiatrists who possess high theoretical training and clinical experience covering the full spectrum of mental disorders. With a shared goal of excellent diagnostic assessment and provision of comprehensive therapeutic care, they collaborate both among themselves and with the Center’s interdisciplinary team. By choosing a psychiatrist from the "Vima Koino" team, you select a specialist with expertise and extensive experience, as well as a team of mental health professionals who will work together towards the best possible solution for the patient.

Σταυρέκας Αθανάσιος

Ψυχίατρος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής

Ηρακλείου 189, Νέα Ιωνία Αττικής

Απόφοιτος Ιατρικής Σχολής Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης

Ειδικευθείς στην Α' Πανεπιστημιακή Ψυχιατρική Κλινική ΕΚΠΑ στο Αιγινήτειο Νοσοκομείο

Ο Βούτσινος Αθανάσιος είναι Ψυχίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Σύνταγμα. Εισήχθη το 1996 στη Στρατιωτική Σχολή Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ), στο Τμήμα Ιατρικής. Το 2002, αποφοίτησε από τη ΣΣΑΣ και ορκίστηκε Ανθυπίατρος, ξεκινώντας την επαγγελματική του διαδρομή. Το 2003, έλαβε δίμηνη εκπαίδευση σε επείγοντα περιστατικά στο Walter Reed Army Medical Center στην Ουάσινγκτον, DC,αξιοποιώντας υποτροφία του Ελληνικού Στρατού.Ακολούθως, υπηρέτησε ως Διοικητής Λόχου Υγειονομικού στην 25η Ταξιαρχία στην Ξάνθη από το 2003 έως το 2005. Ειδικεύτηκε στη Β’ Πανεπιστημιακή Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσλονίκης από το 2005 έως το 2011. Με την ολοκλήρωση της ειδικότητάς του, τοποθετήθηκε ως επιμελητής στην Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του 424 Γενικού Στρατιωτικού Νοσοκομείου Εκπαιδεύσεως (ΓΣΝΕ). Αργότερα την ίδια χρονιά, μετατέθηκε στο Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Υλικού Πολέμου (ΚΕΥΠ) στη Λαμία, όπου ανέλαβε τη θέση του Διευθυντή του Σταθμού Επανακτησίμων (ΣΤΕΠ). Ο κ. Βούτσινος ομιλεί Αγγλικά και Γαλλικά και είναι απόφοιτος του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με πτυχίο στο Τμήμα Μεθοδολογίας, Ιστορίας και Θεωρίας της Επιστήμης. Ο κ. Βούτσινος συνεργάζεται με την Εταιρεία Κοινωνικής Ψυχιατρικής «Παναγιώτης Σακελλαρόπουλος» στους νομούς Φθιώτιδας και Φωκίδας, όπου υπηρετεί ως ψυχίατρος της Κινητής Μονάδας Νομού Φωκίδας, καθώς και ως ψυχίατρος του Οικοτροφείου “Γλαύκος” και του διαμερίσματος προστατευόμενης διαβίωσης στη Λαμία.

Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με το Κέντρο Κοινωνικής Πρόνοιας Στερεάς Ελλάδας(στο Θεραπευτήριο Χρονίων Παθήσεων Δομοκού και είναι Επιστημονικά Υπεύθυνος του Οικοτροφείου Νόσου Alzheimer και συναφών παθήσεων στη Στυλίδα,σε συνεργασία με το φιλανθρωπικό οργανισμό ‘Αποστολή’και την Ιερά Μητρόπολη Φθιώτιδας. Ο ιατρός παρέχει υπηρεσίες σε όλο το φάσμα της Γενικής Ψυχιατρικής(αγχώδεις διαταραχές,συναισθηματικές διαταραχές,ψυχώσεις,σωματόμορφες διαταραχές,ΔΕΠΥ ενηλίκων,burnout/επαγγελματική εξουθένωση,άνοιες,επίμονες διαταραχές πόνου,διαταραχές προσωπικότητας,σεξουαλικές δυσλειτουργίες,μετατραυματικές διαταραχές). Τα ενδιαφέροντά του κινούνται,επιπλέον,,γύρω από τις Υπαρξιακές προσεγγίσεις,τις σχέσεις Φιλοσοφίας-Ψυχιατρικής ενώ έχει ιδιαίτερη αφοσίωση στη συνομιλία της Ψυχιατρικής με άλλα σύγχρονα επιστημονικά πεδία(Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη,Φυσικές Επιστήμες,Ανθρωπιστικές και Κοινωνικές Επιστήμες). Θεραπευτικά,προτιμά και είναι αφοσιωμένος σε ταχείες,επιστημονικά ακριβείς,πραγματιστικές παρεμβάσεις στο άτομο ή στο σύστημά του,επιδιώκοντας την αμεσότερη δυνατή ανάκτηση της λειτουργικότητας.Το θεραπευτικό μείγμα φαρμακευτικής παρακολούθησης και ψυχοθεραπευτικών τομών,βελτιστοποιείται μέσω της ενεργητικής ακρόασης  του θεραπευομένου και της σταθερής,ανθρώπινης σύνδεσης.

Elafros Mixalis is a psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in the center of Athens. He holds a Medical Degree from the Psychiatric School of Verona in Italy and has been trained in Descriptive Psychopathology - Phenomenology at Palazzo Borghese in Florence. As a psychiatrist, he has many years of experience in Mental Health Centers, participating, among other things, in group psychoeducation therapy for hospitalized patients as well as their parents and relatives. Until 2023, in addition to his private practice, he was the head of the 2nd Psychiatric Department at the "Galini" Clinic, where he has managed hundreds of cases of patients with major mental disorders. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that in the past he worked at the same clinic as an on-call psychiatrist, as well as at the "Lyrakos Psychotherapeutic Center." Finally, he has attended numerous seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Athens Medical Association. In recent years, he has specialized in Relational Psychotherapy at ISOPS (Institute of Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy according to Yalom). He is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA).

Papyrakis Ioannis is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. He completed his specialization in Psychiatry at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital Dafni, while simultaneously specializing in other medical fields, specifically Neurology and Pathology. He possesses significant professional experience, having worked in the adult department, at the Child and Adult Mental Health Institute, at the Mental Health Center of Agioi Anargyroi, in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Unit, in the Addiction Sector of 18Ano, and in the Psychological Detoxification Unit for Substance Abusers at Dafni. Currently, his practice offers treatment for a full spectrum of psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders, panic attacks, sleep disorders, mood disorders, depression, personality disorders, and psychiatric manifestations of somatic illnesses, with the possibility of treatment in English. Finally, as part of his continuous education, he has completed seminars and study cycles concerning community psychiatry, substance addictions, internet use and misuse, eating disorders, psychopharmacology, and forensic psychiatry.

The extensive and broad clinical psychiatric experience has provided him with the opportunity to manage anxiety, emotional, psychotic disorders, alcoholism, and other conditions at his successfully maintained clinic for 35 years in Athens. Besides the diagnostic and therapeutic management of psychotic and emotional disorders (such as unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, etc.), he has focused on alcoholism, particularly in conducting aversion tests to alcohol. Additionally, he has been involved in the training of clinical psychologists and social workers.

Samaras Konstantinos is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. He specialized in Psychiatry at Aeginiteio Hospital, where he also completed training in Cognitive Psychotherapy at the First University Psychiatric Department. Additionally, he has completed a two-year Postgraduate Training in Behavioral Therapy of Anxiety Disorders at the Research University Institute of Mental Health. He has worked as a Medical Advisor Neuroscience at Janssen-Cilag, where he participated in the esketamine program for treatment-resistant depression, as well as serving as Scientific Director at the Mobile Unit of the Society of Social Psychiatry. Finally, he is specialized in Anxiety, Depression, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Dr. Sakellaridi Vasiliki, MD, MSc, is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Palaio Faliro. Concurrently, she is a scientific collaborator at the Psychodermatology Clinic of the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic of Aiginiteio Hospital and Syggrou Hospital. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree in Neurosciences from the interdepartmental program "Brain and Mind" at the Medical School of the University of Crete. She specialized in Psychiatry at the 8th Department of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where she gained extensive clinical experience in severe mental disorders and psychopharmacology. Additionally, she specialized in Community Psychiatry at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research. During her specialty, she received further training in Clinical Psychopathology, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique. For two years, she worked as a B’ Registrar - Specialist Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. She maintained a weekly outpatient clinic and was the responsible psychiatrist for two psychosocial rehabilitation hostels housing individuals with chronic mental disorders. At the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, she consistently worked with a focus on a holistic approach to the patient, combating stigma, and social reintegration. She is currently receiving training in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She has attended numerous seminars related to the psychodynamic approach to issues in clinical practice. At present, she is conducting her doctoral dissertation at the University of West Attica. She has scientific publications in Greek and international journals. Additionally, she maintains a consistent presence and participation in psychiatric conferences through lectures and oral presentations.

Antonopoulou Despoina is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She is also a scientific collaborator at the Special Women's Mental Health Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She specialized in adult psychiatry at Aeginiteio Hospital and the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research.

Attilakos Giorgos is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Piraeus. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed his specialty in Psychiatry at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. His practice offers a wide range of specialized services, and he has particular expertise in dementia, psychoses, and panic disorder. Furthermore, throughout his professional career, he has worked at the Nikaia Health Center, participated in the Behavioral Therapy Program for Anxiety Disorders at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPIΨY), as well as attending seminars on psychotherapy and pharmacology.

Mitsios Axilleas is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Athens, near the Ambelokipi metro station. Concurrently, he collaborates with the Psychiatric Home Care Unit of the Patient at the Institute of Child and Adult Mental Health “P. Sakellaropoulos” in Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He began his specialty training at the Greek Center for Mental Health and Research, Athens branch, where he remained for a total of 2 years and received training in psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for community patients. He completed his specialty at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he stayed for a total of 4 years and was trained in managing a wide range of psychopathology. He received psychotherapeutic training within the framework of the postgraduate program “Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in a Medical Setting” at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Psychiatrist - Systemic & Family Psychotherapist

He maintains a private practice in Koukaki providing psychiatric services, individual adult psychotherapy, as well as family and couple therapy with a systemic approach.

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2015). Following successful participation in the Spanish medical specialty exams (MIR), he completed his residency at the Psychiatry Clinic of the University Hospital La Paz in Madrid.

After completing his specialty, he was offered a Consultant position at the same hospital. He served as the Scientific Director of the Mental Health Center Colmenar Viejo, affiliated with Hospital Universitario La Paz, where he established and developed a family intervention program as well as therapeutic patient groups.

During his professional career in Spain, he also acquired significant clinical experience in Child Psychiatry and, following examinations, obtained recognition of the corresponding specialty title according to the Spanish healthcare system.

Concurrently, he completed a four-year training in Systemic and Family Therapy at the recognized training center Centro de Terapia Familiar Zurbano, certified by FEATF, with active participation in workshops and scientific conferences.

In the private sector, he collaborates with the Tranquilamente clinic in central Madrid as a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist.

He has specialization and extensive experience in addiction treatment, having served as the responsible Psychiatrist at the Detoxification and Addiction Center - Centro Árbor.

He is fluent in Greek, Spanish, and English. His goal is to provide personalized, scientifically grounded, and humane care, respecting the needs of each patient.

Makris Vasileios is a Military Physician-Psychiatrist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens 'Evangelismos.' He serves as a consultant in the Psychiatric Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens. He has attended postgraduate seminars covering a broad range of topics, including the two-year program 'Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders' at EPIPSY. Appointments are available by prior arrangement, with the option for home visits.

Virginia Kalodiki is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Metamorfosi. She also serves as a supervisor for staff groups at the Hippocrates Residential Care Centers Iǀ ,ǁ of K.S.D.E.O. Headquarters. She has extensive professional experience, having been the scientific lead psychiatrist at the Medica Polyclinic in Agios Stefanos and having worked in departments of OKANA hospitals in the Attica region. She is a regular member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Thinking and Family Psychotherapy (H.S.S.T.F.P.) and specializes in individual, family, and couples psychotherapy. In her private practice, she treats a wide range of conditions, including psychoses, Alzheimer's disease, depression, alcohol use disorder, eating disorders, panic attacks, and anxiety disorders. Additionally, Dr. Kalodiki is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, the Union of Professional Psychiatrists of Greece, the Hellenic Society of Systemic Thinking and Family Psychotherapy, and the Hellenic American Psychiatric Association.

Karametou Matina is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with a private practice in Nea Erythraia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Psychiatry in Switzerland, at the University Psychiatric Clinic of Geneva and the Psychiatric Hospital of Prefargier in Neuchatel. There, she specialized in clinical psychotic disorders, personality disorders, affective disorders, and psychogeriatrics within community settings. She also received training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at a General Hospital in Geneva. She is specialized in Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Couples Therapy. She has completed a four-year postgraduate training program in Systemic Family and Couples Therapy at the Psychiatric Research University Institute (EPIPSY) and a two-year postgraduate program in the diagnosis and treatment of psychosexual disorders, also at EPIPSY. She has worked at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, in the Admissions Department, at the Mental Health Center of Peristeri, and in the Mobile Mental Health Units of EPAPSY.

Drakos Iosif is a Psychiatrist-Psychotherapist maintaining a private practice in Glyfada. Concurrently, he volunteers at the Behavioral Therapy Clinic of the Research University Institute of Mental Health as well as at the Behavioral Therapy Unit of the Hellenic Center for Mental Hygiene and Research, specializing in the management of patients with Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He studied at Charles University in Prague, receiving two scholarships due to academic excellence. He specialized at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital while simultaneously undertaking further training and education in various fields of Psychiatry. Specifically, he received additional training in Behavioral Therapies for Anxiety Disorders, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Clinical Psychopathology. He possesses extensive theoretical knowledge and clinical experience in the management, treatment, and psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with a broad spectrum of mental disorders, as well as academic research experience. Currently, he is undertaking postgraduate studies with a scholarship at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, focusing on the "Science of Stress and Health Promotion." Finally, he is specialized in Anxiety and Affective Disorders.

Parissi Elena is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Peristeri, near the Agios Antonios metro station. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, and is currently training in Psychosexual Disorders at the same institute. She began her specialty training at the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research, Aigaleo branch, where she stayed for a total of 2 years and gained experience in community patient monitoring. She completed her specialty training at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "Dafni," where she stayed for 4 years and trained in managing a wide range of psychopathology. During this period, she also worked and trained in a public specialized alcohol detoxification unit (18ANΩ). Subsequently, she collaborated with the nonprofit organization Anasa – Support for individuals suffering from Eating Disorders. She is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Psychiatric Society.

Dr. Papadimitriou Ilias, MD, PhD, is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice at Mavili Square.

He is a graduate and holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina.

Since 2024, he has been a postgraduate student in the Master's Program "Early Intervention in Psychosis" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He has specialized in clinical practice related to trauma and trauma disorders at the Trauma Research Foundation in the USA. He completed his Psychiatry residency at the State Psychiatric Hospital of Leros and at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he also served as an assistant psychiatrist. He collaborates with the "Babel Day Center" within the framework of the "Prometheus" program for the psychosocial support of individuals with torture experiences, and with the "Galinos" Mental Health Institute, working with individuals facing mental health challenges and seeking mental health support services in the community.