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Η Πήλιου Χρύσα (Harmonylife) είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεύτρια, Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και συγγραφέας του βιβλίου αυτοβελτίωσης "Βάλε χρώμα στις πληγές σου" με εξειδίκευση στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία και Συμβουλευτική, καθώς και στην Κλινική Ύπνωση, το Breathwork και το Mindfulness. Είναι τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής (Ε.Ε.Σ) και διαθέτει 15ετή εμπειρία στον τομέα του HR, σε ρόλους διαχείρισης ανθρώπινου δυναμικού στον τραπεζικό κλάδο. Παράλληλα, συγγράφει βιβλία που αξιοποιούνται θεραπευτικά σε ομάδες αυτογνωσίας και προσωπικής ανάπτυξης. Η ειδικός είναι κάτοχος Higher National Diploma – HND στη Ψυχολογία από το University of Wales. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Συνθετική Συμβουλευτική και Ψυχοθεραπεία (Γνωσιακή – Συμπεριφορική, Ψυχοδυναμική και Συστημική προσέγγιση) και στην Κλινική Ύπνωση στο Πειραϊκό Ινστιτούτο Συνθετικής Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας (αναγνωρισμένο από το BACP). Είναι πιστοποιημένη στο Breathwork Level 1 (GPBA Certification Training, 262 ώρες) και στο Mindfulness & Meditation Therapy & Coach (International Association of Coaches, Therapists & Mentors). Έχει επίσης εκπαιδευτεί σε ομάδες προσωπικής ανάπτυξης και εναλλακτικές θεραπείες. Η ειδικός είναι ιδιοκτήτρια του Harmonylife.gr, ενός φιλόξενου και σύγχρονου κέντρου αυτογνωσίας και ψυχικής υγείας στον Άλιμο. Εκεί, μαζί με μια ομάδα έμπειρων συνεργατών και ειδικών ψυχικής υγείας, όπως ο Ψυχολόγος Ζαχαριάς Λουκάς-Ίαν, δημιουργεί εξατομικευμένα πλάνα θεραπείας που καλύπτουν σφαιρικά τις ανάγκες κάθε ατόμου. Στο Harmonylife πραγματοποιούνται συνεδρίες για ενήλικες, εφήβους, ζευγάρια, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων. Παράλληλα, προσφέρονται ομάδες προσωπικής ανάπτυξης, βιωματικά σεμινάρια αυτογνωσίας-αυτοβελτίωσης, κλινική ύπνωση και υπνοθεραπεία. Για όσους προτιμούν εναλλακτικούς τρόπους θεραπείας, το Harmonylife φιλοξενεί ομάδες χαλάρωσης και ψυχικής ενδυνάμωσης, με πρακτικές όπως διαλογισμό, sound healing, breathwork και άλλες ολιστικές προσεγγίσεις. Εφαρμόζονται επίσης διαλογισμοί Mindfulness Meditation και τεχνικές Positive Psychology Coaching σε ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες, καθώς και σεμινάρια και προγράμματα για διάφορους οργανισμούς. Η θεραπευτική προσέγγιση της βασίζεται σε ένα ολιστικό μοντέλο, που συνδυάζει τη συνθετική ψυχοθεραπεία με σύγχρονες εναλλακτικές μεθόδους. Στόχος της είναι να προσφέρει εξατομικευμένες λύσεις για κάθε άνθρωπο, αντιμετωπίζοντας πολλαπλά ζητήματα σε όλα τα επίπεδα: νου, συναίσθημα, σώμα και πνεύμα. Πιστεύει βαθιά ότι η συνεργασία και η ομαδική εργασία μπορούν να οδηγήσουν σε πιο μακροπρόθεσμα και ουσιαστικά αποτελέσματα, με την ποικιλία ειδικοτήτων να ενισχύει την ολιστική προσέγγιση και να προσφέρει στον κάθε άνθρωπο μια ολοκληρωτική εμπειρία εξέλιξης και αυτογνωσίας. Η ίδια θεωρεί τη δια βίου μάθηση υποχρέωση αλλά και χαρά, φροντίζοντας να ενημερώνεται διαρκώς για τις εξελίξεις της επιστήμης της, συμμετέχοντας σε εκπαιδεύσεις, συνέδρια και σεμινάρια. Τέλος, το Harmonylife συνεργάζεται με εταιρείες για την ψυχική ενδυνάμωση των εργαζομένων (HR), αναπτύσσοντας προγράμματα που ενισχύουν την ευεξία και την παραγωγικότητα, συμβάλλοντας έτσι σε ένα πιο ισορροπημένο και υγιές εργασιακό περιβάλλον.

Georgouli Ioanna is a Mental Health Counselor and Career Guidance Counselor, specializing in Systemic - Family Counseling and Therapy, with a private practice in Zografou. As a Mental Health Counselor, she provides services to individuals, groups, or families using the Systemic Therapy model, respectfully utilizing each person’s uniqueness and therapeutically addressing both the individual and their interactions with their immediate and broader environment. As a Career Guidance Counselor, she offers services to adolescents who are responsibly planning their futures, as well as to adults who are required by internal or external norms to change their professional path or reshape their current one. She holds two master's degrees and has completed a two-year training program in Educational Drama. Subsequently, she specialized as a Mental Health Counselor at the Laboratory for the Exploration of Human Relations and as a Career Guidance Counselor at Aegean College. Over the past three years, she has also worked as the Mental Health Program Coordinator for ERGO NGO, designing and implementing empowerment programs for children and youth as well as their adult caregivers, at both national and international levels. Earlier in her career, she had the opportunity to work in various educational and care settings, such as KETHEA, ActionAid as an author of psycho-empowerment and resource management educational materials for primary and secondary schools, the University of Psychology of Turin as an instructor in the European Carepath program focusing on training and empowering caregivers of people with psychological trauma, INEDIVIM as an educator, and EIHIMUTH. She has presented her work at numerous conferences, founded an experiential workshop for primary school children in Ithaca, and was co-founder of a cultural and educational association for children.

Zoumpoulaki Xara is a psychologist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a trainee member of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy. She holds a professional license to practice psychology and maintains a private practice based in Dafni, Attica. She completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Liaison Psychiatry: Integrated Care of Physical and Mental Health" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been trained and collaborated with mental health structures and public organizations such as Attikon University General Hospital (2nd Psychiatric Clinic and Liaison Psychiatry), the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults (Psychiatric Home Care), the NGO Homestart Athens, and the organization Megalo Mas Spiti. She works as a psychologist in collaboration with centers in Athens, offering psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as parental counseling. She has attended numerous seminars and additional training in mental health and psychotherapy topics with the aim of continuous professional development. She provides individual therapy sessions addressing a wide range of human difficulties and conditions.

Afroditi Ioannidi is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist licensed to practice with extensive experience in the field of mental health. A graduate of the Psychology Department at the University of East London, she holds dual postgraduate qualifications, initially in Clinical and Community Psychology, followed by Counseling and Psychotherapy. She is currently completing her four-year specialization in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling at the Laboratory of Systemic Psychology and Pedagogy. With a profound inclination towards psychology and the humanistic sciences, Afroditi Ioannidi has focused on understanding and supporting human complexity. Her professional experience includes providing psychological support and therapy at both individual and group levels. Her commitment is to support individuals and families in addressing their challenges and enhancing their quality of life by offering a safe and supportive therapeutic environment.

Zafeiropoulou Aggeliki MSc and Associates is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a master's degree in "Stress Management and Health Promotion" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy - Pedagogy - Psychology (Psychology Program) of the same institution. Additionally, she has been trained in family therapy and group facilitation, psychoeducational interventions in the family, and play therapy. With a fundamental principle of respecting the diversity and uniqueness of each individual, her goal is to recognize and utilize their capabilities and to facilitate changes, allowing them to enjoy and appreciate life.

Maria Vlachaki, MSc, is a Psychologist, Cyberpsychologist, and Psychotherapist, currently operating a private practice in Alimos, Athens.She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and a Master's degree in Cyberpsychology from the same institution.She has specialized in Systemic and Family Therapy through studies at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations (Charis Katakis, 2022–2023) and the University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI). She is also attending the annual program “Therapeutic Approaches to Addictions” at the 18 ANO Addiction Rehabilitation Center.Her professional experience includes providing individual psychotherapy sessions since September 2023, as well as collaborations with the Psychiatric Clinic of Attikon University General Hospital (volunteer work), the Evaluation Committee for the Ministry of Health’s “Personal Assistant for People with Disabilities” program (June–July 2023), and the “ARGO” Association for Children with Special Needs. Since 2024, she has been working with the Municipal Health Clinics of Nea Smyrni and the P. Sakellaropoulos Association for Social Psychiatry.She is trained in the administration of psychometric tools such as the MMPI-1, Raven's Progressive Matrices, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), MoCA, and the Geriatric Depression Scale.Maria actively participates in numerous scientific conferences, symposia, and workshops related to psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health, and technology. Notably, she has attended the Psychotherapy Conferences of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, the Panhellenic Conference on Counseling Psychology, events at Attikon Hospital, and seminars by the Hellenic Psychological Society, as well as initiatives promoting community mental health awareness.As a speaker, she presented her research titled “Netflix and binge watching: A qualitative exploration of the subjective viewing experience” at Panteion University (April 9, 2024). She has also participated in a women’s empowerment and breast cancer awareness event at the Kallithea Municipal Library (October 2024), and in a public seminar on cyberbullying organized by the Municipality of Rentis/Moschato (November 2024).

Dr Kanellakis Spyridon is a Psychologist with private practices in Ilioupoli and Kolonos. He graduated in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a postgraduate diploma in School of Medicine & Therapeutics from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD from Harokopio University. His practice handles cases across the full spectrum of psychology.

Apostolopoulou Anastasia is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Dafni, offering individual adult sessions and parental counseling both in-person and online. She is a graduate of Panteion University and a trainee systemic psychotherapist in the Clinical Specialization Program in Systemic Psychotherapy at the “Logos Psychis” Institute. She holds a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Thessaly, specializing in Mental Health - Psychotherapy and Education - School Counseling. She was a founding member of the Hellenic Community of Behavior Analysis and has worked for several years in Day Centers, conducting individualized therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation sessions for preschool and school-aged children, adolescents, and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders and psychosocial difficulties. As a collaborator with the Child and Adolescent Development Center “Othisi,” she provided parental counseling sessions and has cooperated during her internship with the Family Support Center of KETHEA DIAVASI, taking responsibility for and coordinating groups of parents of individuals struggling with substance addiction. Finally, her goal is to establish a safe therapeutic relationship to accompany each patient on their personal journey of inner empowerment that psychotherapy entails, helping the individual to understand themselves and their history, to navigate according to their authentic needs and desires, to nurture the relationship with themselves and others, and to address the difficulties that impede their life and daily functioning.

Georgakopoulou Eui - En Ekseliksei was born and raised in Athens. She completed her studies at the University of West London, earning a Bachelor of Psychology with honors (BSc Hons). She graduated with distinction from Coventry University, obtaining a postgraduate degree MSc in Occupational Psychology. She has received further training in Counseling, Diagnosis & Intervention in Eating Disorders (Master Practitioner), Life Coaching, Coaching in Organisations (Gestalt Foundation), and Career Counseling. She has extensive participation in seminars and training programs focusing on individual psychotherapy, crisis management, research methodology, the organization and operation of Parenting Schools, and Career Counseling. She has presented at conferences on Professional Counseling for Mental Health Service Users. She has also been active in adult education through collaboration with a reputable educational institution, conducting workshops and seminars on topics drawn from the field of psychology. She holds a professional license to practice as a psychologist. She is a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), registered in the Registry of Graduate Psychologists of SEPS Cyprus, and a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) – the 14th Division of the American Psychological Association (APA). During her studies, she collaborated with the Psychiatric Clinic "Dromokaiteio." She has many years of experience in Career Counseling, having worked with former alcohol users and individuals with psychosocial difficulties. She collaborates with a Psychosocial Rehabilitation unit and also practices privately at her office in Nea Smyrni, fully engaging in clinically supervised work. She deals with issues of personal and professional development, relationship counseling, adults, adolescents, broader needs for self-awareness and empowerment, mood disorders, eating disorders, anxiety management, career change, and the overall achievement of goals.

Vlaxos Nikolaos is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Dafni. He is a graduate of Coventry University of England with a Bachelor with Honors, specializing (MSc) in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Counseling, and Psychotherapy from Canterbury Christ Church University. For many years, he provided mental health services in institutions and private clinics in England, serving patients from the United Kingdom and Europe. His therapeutic approach involves a holistic perspective towards the individual and their needs, addressing psychological, spiritual, and physical dimensions, progressing towards mental health through the combination of Western psychological methods and Eastern philosophy.

Η Ιωαννίδου - Αθανασίου Νεφέλη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Δάφνη. Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου, έχει ολοκληρώσει το ΔΠΜΣ «Κλινικές Παρεμβάσεις στις Εξαρτήσεις» του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και το Κλινικό Πρόγραμμα Ειδίκευσης στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία Ενηλίκων του Ινστιτούτου Εκπαίδευσης και Έρευνας στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία «Λόγω Ψυχής». Η ειδικός στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο παρέχει ψυχοθεραπευτικές και συμβουλευτικές υπηρεσίες σε ενήλικες, ζευγάρια και οικογένειες. Έχει εργαστεί σε σχολικά, κοινοτικά και ψυχοκοινωνικά πλαίσια, καθώς και σε κοινωνικά και ευρωπαϊκά προγράμματα υποστήριξης ευάλωτων ομάδων, αποκτώντας πολύπλευρη εμπειρία στη συμβουλευτική πλαισίωση ανθρώπων και οικογενειών σε περιόδους ευαλωτότητας, άγχους, απώλειας, αλλαγών και σύνθετων δυσκολιών, μεταξύ των οποίων και ζητήματα που συνδέονται με τις εξαρτήσεις. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στη συστημική οπτική, μέσα από την οποία οι δυσκολίες του ανθρώπου προσεγγίζονται σε σύνδεση με την προσωπική του ιστορία, τις ανάγκες, τις σχέσεις και τα πλαίσια ζωής του. Ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον έχει για τον τρόπο με τον οποίο βιώματα που έχουν αφήσει αποτύπωμα στην προσωπική και οικογενειακή ιστορία, μπορεί να συνδέονται με επαναλαμβανόμενα μοτίβα σχέσεων, επηρεάζοντας την αυτοεικόνα, τις επιλογές και τον τρόπο σύνδεσης του ανθρώπου με τον εαυτό του και τους άλλους.

Anna Vrettou is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist - Psychoeducator - Facilitator and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. Additionally, she collaborates with the Therapeutic Counseling Center (KE.THESY) in Chalandri, Attica as a psychoeducator for students.

Her theoretical approaches are based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Integrative Psychotherapy, and Gestalt, utilizing methods such as play therapy, art therapy, and drama therapy. She has completed a 4-year program in Mental Health Counseling and Couple Counseling, and continues to pursue training in Psychology at a private university as well as in Group Facilitation.