Psychiatrists

Spanoudakis Giorgos is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Athens. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He began his psychiatric specialty training at the LVR Klinik in Düsseldorf, Germany, and completed it at Aeginiteio Hospital in Athens. During his training, he encountered a full range of psychiatric cases and disorders (psychotic, mood, anxiety - obsessive-compulsive disorders, as well as substance dependencies, sexual disorders, eating disorders, etc.), and participated in training programs in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. After completing his training, he continued practicing in the private sector and also worked as an external collaborator at the General Hospital of Thira.

Dr. Skourtis Theofanis is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He served as a military physician (1991-2024) and held the position of Deputy Director of the Psychiatric Clinic at the 414th Military Hospital of Penteli. He studied at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is a graduate of the Military Officers School of Corps. He attended the Health Application School (1997 – 1998), subsequently serving as a Unit Physician and Director of the Health Station in Kastoria. During his training, he received education at the Pathology & Neurology Clinic of the 424th Military Hospital and Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki (2001 - 2002), as well as in the Short and Long-Term Hospitalization Department of the 2nd Psychiatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He later served at the Psychiatric Clinic of Aiginiteio Hospital of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2003 - 2006) in inpatient wards for general psychopathology, alcohol dependence, the Short-Term Hospitalization Department, and the Day Hospital. He also worked at the Vyronas-Kaisariani Community Mental Health Center in the adult service and in the child and adolescent service. Furthermore, he pursued training in Forensic Psychiatry and in the Clinic’s Specialized Outpatient Clinics (Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Unit, Special Cognitive Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic, and the Special Outpatient Clinic of the Center for the Study of Emotional Disorders). Subsequently, he was transferred to the Arta Health Center (2006 – 2012) as a psychiatrist of the Training Center and served as director of the psychosocial care team for Western Greece, director of the Health Station, member and for one year president of the Exemption Committee of Ioannina. As a private practitioner since 2006, he has managed numerous cases with discretion and the necessary scientific rigor, representing the ideal choice for the excellent approach and management of any related issues that may trouble you or your loved ones.

Apataggelos Dimitrios is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Kallithea. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Turin and completed his Psychiatry specialty at the Attikon Psychiatric Hospital "Dafni." Concurrently with his Psychiatry specialization, he received specialized training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling of Athens, as well as in the Greek Training Program of Short-Term Anxiety Provoking Psychotherapy (STAPP). He has participated in post-graduate seminars on group analysis - psychodrama, psychodynamic understanding of psychiatric patients, and served as a co-therapist in psychotherapy groups for alcoholics in the open program of 18 ANO. He has presented scientific papers at conferences and maintains continuous professional development in Greece and abroad. Additionally, he has engaged in social activities as an elected member of the Union of Physicians of Athens-Piraeus Hospitals of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (PSNA), former chairman of school committees, and former member of the administrative board of the KAPI of the Municipality of Kallithea, focusing on the prevention and treatment of mental disorders across all age groups. Finally, he is the former Psychiatrist and Scientific Director of the Sikiarideio Foundation for the training of young people with intellectual disabilities and learning difficulties.

Polikarpos Tsikolis is a psychiatrist maintaining a private practice in Kato Patissia. He holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has decades of clinical and psychotherapeutic experience, specializing in clinical psychopharmacology. He works as a psychiatrist at the Medical Center for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and is a collaborating physician at the psychiatric hospitals CHP - Havre and Dromokaiteio Psychiatric Hospital. Additionally, he regularly attends numerous postgraduate training seminars in Greece and abroad as part of his ongoing professional development.

Η Καραχισαρίδου Χριστίνα MD είναι Ψυχίατρος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, εξειδικευμένη στην Ψυχανάλυση και την Τραυματοθεραπεία και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παγκράτι. Αποφοίτησε το 2008 από την Ιατρική σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης με βαθμό πτυχίου λίαν καλώς. Το 2009 ξεκίνησε την ειδικότητα της Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας στη Γερμανία, στην Κλινική LWL-Dortmund, ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο του Πανεπιστήμιου του Bochum ως ειδικευόμενη στο τμήμα των εξαρτήσεων. Στη συνέχεια εργάστηκε ως ειδικευόμενη στη Νευρολογική Κλινική St. Marienhospital Lünen, ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο του Πανεπιστημίου του Münster. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Düsseldorf (Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf) υπό την καθοδήγηση του καθηγητή Prof. Gaebel, όπου εργάστηκε στα τμήματα Γενικής Ψυχιατρικής, Ψυχογηριατρικής καθώς και στα εξωτερικά ιατρεία κατάθλιψης και άγχους. Στα πλαίσια της ειδικότητάς της εκπαιδεύτηκε σε όλο το φάσμα των ψυχιατρικών παθήσεων ενήλικων, διενήργησε ψυχιατρικές και νευρολογικές πραγματογνωμοσύνες, συντόνιζε ομάδα συγγενών ασθενών με ψυχικές παθήσεις και συμμετείχε στην εκπαίδευση φοιτητών ιατρικής και ειδικευόμενων ψυχίατρων. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας έλαβε πολυετή ψυχοθεραπευτική εκπαίδευση στην Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Tiefenpsychologisch-fundierte Psychotherapie), η οποία περιλάμβανε θεωρητική εκπαίδευση στην ψυχοδυναμική ψυχοθεραπεία (>150 ώρες), προσωπική ανάλυση στα πλαίσια ομαδικής ψυχοθεραπείας (150 ώρες), συμμετοχή σε ομάδες Balint καθώς και ψυχοθεραπευτική παρακολούθηση ασθενών υπό εποπτεία (240 ώρες θεραπείας). Τέλος, εκπαιδεύτηκε στην τεχνική προοδευτικής μυϊκής χαλάρωσης κατά Jacobson. Τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2014 απέκτησε μετά από εξετάσεις τον τίτλο της ειδικότητας Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο της Βόρειας Ρηνανίας (Ärztekammer Nordrhein). Στη συνέχεια εργάστηκε ως επιμελήτρια Β’ στην Ψυχοσωματική Κλινική της Kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum, ακαδημαϊκό νοσοκομείο του Πανεπιστημίου Ludwig-Maximilian του Μονάχου, στο τμήμα Μετατραυματικών Διαταραχών (Traumazentrum).  Από το 2021 έως το 2024 διατηρούσε ιδιωτικό ιατρείο με ψυχοθεραπευτική έδρα (Kassensitz) στο Μόναχο. Μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Τραυματοθεραπεία στο Ινστιτούτο Τραυματοθεραπείας του Μονάχου του καθηγητή Buttolo και το 2020 απέκτησε τον τίτλο της Τραυματοθεραπεύτριας από την γερμανική εταιρία Ψυχοτραυματολογίας. Το 2023 ολοκλήρωσε την εκπαίδευση της στην μέθοδο EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) για τη θεραπεία της Διαταραχής Μετατραυματικού Στρες (PTSD) και έλαβε την πιστοποίηση ως EMDR θεραπεύτρια από το Γερμανικό Ινστιτούτο EMDRIA.  Το 2017 ξεκίνησε την εξειδίκευσή της στην Ψυχανάλυση στο αναγνωρισμένο από το γερμανικό κράτος Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοθεραπείας ÄPK (Ärztlich-Psychologischer Weiterbildungskreis für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse). Η εκπαίδευση ακολουθεί τις κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες του γερμανικού κράτους για την πιστοποίηση ιατρών-ψυχοθεραπευτών με εξειδίκευση στην Ψυχανάλυση και περιλαμβάνει >240 ώρες θεωρητικών σεμιναρίων, >260 ώρες προσωπικής ανάλυσης, 600 ώρες ανάλυσης ασθενών υπό εποπτεία κάθε 4η συνεδρία καθώς και συμμετοχή σε σεμινάρια με παρουσίαση περιστατικών. Τον Φεβρουάριο του 2024 έλαβε μετά από εξετάσεις τον τίτλο της εξειδίκευσης στην Ψυχανάλυση από τον Ιατρικό Σύλλογο της Βαυαρίας.  Κατέχει την πιστοποίηση OPD (Operational Psychodynamic Diagnostic) για την ψυχοδυναμική διάγνωση ψυχικών διαταραχών μετά από παρακολούθηση της αντίστοιχης εκπαίδευσης και εξετάσεις από τον καθηγητή Prof. Schüssler.  Υπήρξε ενεργό μέλος ομάδας εργασίας στο Μόναχο με θέμα την ψυχοθεραπεία σε άτομα με ιστορικό μετανάστευσης. Το 2024 ξεκίνησε την εκπαίδευση της στην Ομαδική Ανάλυση στην Ελληνική Εταιρία Αναλυτικής Ομαδικής και Οικογενειακής Ψυχοθεραπείας που ιδρύθηκε το 1983 από τον Ματθαίο Γιωσαφάτ.  Είναι μέλος της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας, της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Ψυχοτραυματολογίας, της EMDR Hellas και του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών.  Έχει πάρει μέρος σε πλήθος ψυχιατρικών και ψυχοθεραπευτικών συνεδρίων και εργαστηρίων στο πλαίσιο της συνεχιζόμενης ιατρικής εκπαίδευσης. Από τον Ιανουάριο του 2025 διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αθήνα.

Tzampazidou Anastasia is a specialist Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and has maintained a private practice in Thessaloniki since 2024. She graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. After completing her studies, she worked for approximately 10 years in major hospitals in Germany (Katholisches Krankenhaus Hagen, Kbo Isar Amper Klinikum München) in both psychiatric and neurological clinics. During her specialization, she encountered a wide range of psychiatric cases (psychoses, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, dementia, alcoholism, substance dependencies, personality disorders, etc.). Simultaneously, she trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for approximately 2.5 years. In 2023, she obtained the title of specialist Psychiatrist Psychotherapist in Munich.

Kontou Foteini is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Kolonaki. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has undergone postgraduate training in Cognitive Psychotherapy at the Research University Institute of Mental Health in Athens. She specialized in the Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In her private practice, she provides psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment for depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias. Additionally, she offers couples therapy and family psychotherapy. Moreover, she provides specialized treatments for pregnant and postpartum women as well as behavioral disorders in the elderly. Finally, Dr. Kontou is a member of the Society for Women's Mental Health and the Hellenic Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Society.

Karalis Georgios is a Specialist Psychiatrist with 9 years of experience in psychiatry and addiction treatment, and maintains a private practice in Ilion as well as within the Kostarelos Medical Center in Markopoulo. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the Karolinska Institute within the framework of his specialty. During his career, he has been trained in psychiatry, addiction treatment, geriatrics, and neurological rehabilitation. He has worked in emergency departments, counseling groups, and outpatient psychiatric and addiction clinics, both in Sweden and Greece, managing patients with complex conditions. Furthermore, he has served in numerous on-call shifts as a primary on-call physician in Psychiatric Emergency Units and Addiction Emergency Clinics. He has also served as a physician in the Hellenic Armed Forces, where he was the responsible doctor at a military base in Leros and additionally provided medical care in a refugee camp with the NGO Praxis. At the 401 General Military Hospital in Athens, he gained experience in emergency care, hospitalization, and rehabilitation. Finally, the physician has participated in over 20 continuing education seminars within the field of psychiatry and has completed relapse prevention training for patients with addictions.

Varsami Soultana is a Psychiatrist and maintains a Private Practice in Pylaia, Thessaloniki. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a postgraduate degree in Social Psychiatry from Democritus University of Thrace. She completed her rural medical service at the Patrikio Regional Clinic and the Nigrita Health Center in Serres. She worked as a psychiatric resident at the psychiatric clinic of the General Hospital of Katerini and at the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis. Additionally, she has worked as an on-call physician at the private psychiatric clinic San Vitale - Elpis and at the Rehabilitation Center Anagenisi. In her practice, she manages cases covering a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders, with a specialization in anxiety, depression, and panic disorder.

Xatzopoulou Ksenia is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist based in Thessaloniki. She holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has specialized in Psychiatry at the 2nd University Clinic. She has over 20 years of experience in clinical psychiatry and psychotherapy. Furthermore, she is trained in psychoanalytic-type psychotherapy and cognitive analytic psychotherapy, as well as in child and adolescent psychiatry. Her work includes counseling on interpersonal relationship issues, psychoanalytic-type psychotherapy, counseling with behavioral and cognitive techniques, and the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and psychosomatic disorders. Additionally, she has extensive experience in the management of eating disorders, anxiety, depression, psychoses, phobias, and panic attacks.

Giofkos Xristos is a Psychiatrist with a private practice in Acharnes. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and holds a postgraduate degree in Social Psychiatry from the same university. He specialized in Psychiatry at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio," the Korydallos Mental Health Center, and the P.G.N. "Attikon," and has received training in psychodynamic, systemic, and behavioral psychotherapy. He has extensive clinical experience and has served as a Consultant Psychiatrist for several years both in psychiatric hospitals and in community psychiatric service settings within the British National Health Service (NHS). After returning to Greece in 2023, he worked at the Polydynamo Day Center of Marousi E.P.A.PSY. and was responsible for psychiatric care at the psychosocial rehabilitation hostel "Odysseas." He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom (RCPsych, International Associate). He actively participates in international and Greek psychiatric conferences and has published scientific articles in reputable international journals. He aims to establish therapeutic relationships based on mutual trust and provides personalized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment for the full spectrum of mental disorders, interpersonal difficulties, and personal problems.

Drmpartzokas Eustathios is a Psychiatrist – Psychotherapist with a private practice in Kolonaki, in the center of Athens, where he has been practicing psychiatry and psychotherapy for the past 25 years. His professional career is based on the belief that every story requires space, time, and expression—elements essential for the understanding and treatment of psychological pain. Psychotherapy is a central focus of his work, as it combines psychiatric knowledge with the therapeutic relationship, approaching each individual with consistency, care, and respect.

Specialization/Therapeutic Approach:

He integrates Psychodynamic, Cognitive, and Behavioral (CBT) psychotherapy, according to the needs of each patient.

The following conditions are addressed, among others:

– Anxiety, mood, and adjustment disorders

– Panic attacks and generalized anxiety

– Depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder

– Social phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

– Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

– Addictions and dependencies (alcohol, internet, etc.)

– Sleep, eating, and personality disorders

– Psychotic disorders and senile dementias

Dr. Xaidemenos Aleksandros is a specialist Psychiatrist-Neurologist, PhD holder from the University of Athens, with expertise in Clinical Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine, cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy. He has served in Psychiatric clinics of major General Hospitals and in Specialized Psychiatric Hospitals. For 19 years, he was the Chief Coordinating Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, where he also served as Chairman of the Scientific Council. He was a permanent member of the examination committee for the granting of Psychiatric specialty, based at the Aeginiteio University Psychiatric Hospital. He has an extensive scientific portfolio including publications in international and Greek journals, presentations at international and Greek conferences. Additionally, he is a scientific collaborator of the newspaper "Kathimerini" with numerous published articles. Finally, the physician accepts appointments and offers the possibility of home visits and online sessions via Skype, Viber, Messenger, Zoom, etc.

Liotiri Sofia is a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Katerini. She holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Hamburg and in Biology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She specialized in Psychiatry/Psychotherapy at university clinics in Hamburg and Cologne (Asklepios Klinikum Ochsenzol & LVR Klinik Köln) and has worked as a Senior Physician in major psychiatric hospitals and clinics in Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Cologne (Heinrich Sengelmann Kliniken Fachkrankenhaus für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Asklepios Klinik für psychische Gesundheit Langen, Furtbachkrankenhaus Stuttgart). Additionally, she has served as a Scientific Collaborator/Expert for the Civil Courts of Hamburg and the Public Health Service of the City of Frankfurt.

Dr. Dermatis Georgios is a Psychiatrist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During his Psychiatry residency, Dr. Dermatis trained at the Psychiatric Department of P.G.N.A. "Evangelismos," the Psychiatric Hospital of Tripoli, the Neurology Clinic of the 1st I.K.A. Hospital of Athens, the Neurology Department of P.G.N.A. "Evangelismos," the Psychiatric Department of P.G.N.A. "Sismanogleio," as well as the Psychiatric Department of P.G.N.A. "G. Gennimatas." He has worked as a Psychiatrist in various Psychiatric Clinics, in the Long-Term Unit of OKANA, as Deputy Director at the 4th Substitution Unit of EOPAE (formerly OKANA), as a Visiting Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Facility of Korydallos (P.K.K.), and currently holds the position of Head of the 4th Substitution Unit of EOPAE (formerly OKANA), Head of the M.O.TH.E. at G.N.A. "KAT," and is also a member of the expert witness registry of the Athens Court of First Instance. Dr. Dermatis has participated as a trainer in the "Program for the Provision of Supportive Companion Services – Empowerment for a New Beginning," conducting Group and Individual Supervision lasting 300 hours at the 4th Substitution Unit of EOPAE (formerly OKANA). He has been involved in educational activities of the Hellenic Society of Phenomenological-Existential Analysis and Psychotherapy (delivering seminars, therapeutic supervision of trainees), as a lecturer, trainer, and presenter in educational initiatives at the Training and Supervision Center of the Organization Against Drugs. Additionally, he has organized and implemented training visits for employees of the 4th Substitution Unit. In recent years, alongside his private practice activities, he has been engaged in monitoring the nutrition of residents of care institutions for persons with disabilities under the Holy Metropolis of Monemvasia-Sparta.

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.