Mental Health and Counseling results in Cholargos

Ο Βαγγέλης Δηλαβέρης είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής Bsc, Msc, με πτυχίο στην Εφαρμοσμένη Ψυχολογία από το University of Derby και μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία μέσω του University of Central Lancashire.

Με εκπαίδευση στην Αντλεριανή Συμβουλευτική και Ψυχοθεραπεία μέσω της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Αντλεριανής Ψυχολογίας (Ε.Ε.Α.Ψ), όπου είναι μέλος και συνεργάζεται, καθώς και μέσα από την εργασία του σε κέντρο ψυχοθεραπείας αλλά και σε Κέντρο Διημέρευσης – Ημερήσιας Φροντίδας, έχει αποκτήσει εμπειρία σε διαφορετικά πλαίσια παροχής ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης. Επιπλέον, έχει παρακολουθήσει πολυετή μαθήματα αυτογνωσίας που σχετίζονται με την Αντλεριανή προσέγγιση, καθώς και ομάδες ψυχολόγων.

Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει σε σεμινάρια και εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα με στόχο τη συνεχή επιμόρφωση και τη διεύρυνση των γνώσεών του. Παρέχει υπηρεσίες ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής στο ιδιωτικό του γραφείο, καθώς και διαδικτυακά, με γνώμονα την καλύτερη εξυπηρέτηση των αναγκών σας.

Η Γιολάντα Παραλή είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας - Ειδική Παιδαγωγός - Θεραπεύτρια μέσω Τέχνης - Κοινωνιολόγος. Από το 2016 εργάζεται με παιδιά, εφήβους, ενήλικες και οικογένειες, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες ψυχικής υγείας, συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοεκπαιδευτικής υποστήριξης με στόχο την ενίσχυση της λειτουργικότητας, της συναισθηματικής ανάπτυξης και της ποιότητας ζωής.

Είναι υπεύθυνη του κέντρου «Ευνόη – Ανάπτυξη | Παρέμβαση | Ψυχική Υγεία» στην Κάλυμνο, όπου σχεδιάζει και υλοποιεί εξατομικευμένες παρεμβάσεις για παιδιά, εφήβους, ενήλικες και οικογένειες. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με δομές δημιουργικής απασχόλησης παιδιών (ΚΔΑΠ) και συμμετέχει σε διεπιστημονικά δίκτυα συνεργασίας με επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας, ειδικής αγωγής και παιδοψυχιατρικής.

Σπούδασε Κοινωνιολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο και συνέχισε την επαγγελματική της εκπαίδευση στην Εφαρμοσμένη Ανάλυση Συμπεριφοράς (ABA) μέσω του ΚΕΔΙΒΙΜ του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου, με κατεύθυνση την Ειδική Αγωγή. Έχει επίσης ολοκληρώσει πρόγραμμα Ειδικής Αγωγής και Εκπαίδευσης του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου.

Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Θεραπεία μέσω Τέχνης (Art Therapy), στο αισθητηριακό και μη κατευθυνόμενο παιχνίδι ως εργαλείο ανάπτυξης και συναισθηματικής ρύθμισης, ενώ διαθέτει πιστοποίηση στην «Autism Spectrum Disorder and Art Therapy», με έμφαση στην αξιοποίηση της τέχνης ως μέσου έκφρασης, επικοινωνίας και ενδυνάμωσης ατόμων στο φάσμα του αυτισμού.

Διατηρεί ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον για την ψυχοεκπαίδευση και τις ομαδικές παρεμβάσεις, έχοντας εκπαιδευτεί στον σχεδιασμό και τη διαχείριση ψυχοεκπαιδευτικών ομαδικών προγραμμάτων. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό συντονίζει ομάδες γονέων, ομάδες παιδιών για την ανάπτυξη κοινωνικών δεξιοτήτων και ομάδες δημιουργικής έκφρασης και ενδυνάμωσης.

Η επαγγελματική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στη δημιουργία μιας ασφαλούς και υποστηρικτικής θεραπευτικής σχέσης. Συνδυάζει στοιχεία συμβουλευτικής ψυχικής υγείας, Ανάλυσης Συμπεριφοράς (ABA), ψυχοεκπαίδευσης, δημιουργικής έκφρασης και θεραπείας μέσω τέχνης, προσαρμόζοντας κάθε παρέμβαση στις ανάγκες και τις δυνατότητες του κάθε ανθρώπου.

Είναι μέλος της Ένωσης Θεραπευτών μέσω Τέχνης Ελλάδας και της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Ανάλυσης Συμπεριφοράς, συμμετέχοντας ενεργά σε κοινότητες επιστημονικού διαλόγου, εποπτείας και επαγγελματικής δεοντολογίας.

Theodosopoulou Sylia is a Psychologist and Child Psychologist / Psychosomatic Therapist. She maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) with further training in "Clinical Psychopathology" and "Early Intervention in Psychosis" from the Faculty of Medicine of NKUA, as well as in "Contemporary Approaches to Supporting Children with Adverse and Traumatic Life Experiences" and other child/adolescent-related fields at NKUA. She received a scholarship for the postgraduate program "MSc Child Development" at University College London (UCL) and worked there. She practices with a Psychoanalytic Orientation, having undergone training in both Lacanian and Freudian approaches in Greece and London, England. She is under supervision with a Lacanian orientation and instructors from the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society (HPS) – through the "Galenos" Institute – specializing in Education and Supervision in Psychosomatic Therapy.

Virginia Angelou, BA, MSc, is a Psychologist – Group Analyst in training, with a private practice in Holargos.She holds a license to practice Psychology, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and a Master’s degree (MSc) with distinction from the Medical School of Athens in “Addiction Treatment – Addictology.”She has extensive professional experience across various mental health settings and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults. Specifically, she has worked in Special Education centers with children and adolescents with specific learning difficulties (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia) and autism, as well as in schools as a Substitute Psychologist. In addition, she has experience in the field of Community Psychiatry, working with vulnerable populations.In recent years, she has collaborated as an external associate with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, while also seeing clients in private practice. At the same time, she is training as a Group Analyst at the Hellenic Organization of Psychotherapy & Education in Group Analysis (HOPE in GA).

She has participated in research projects and Greek conferences, while her academic writings and articles have been published in both Greek and international collective volumes.

Η Παναγιώτα Καραμπέτσου είναι Κλινική Νευροψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στον Χολαργό.Είναι απόφοιτη Ψυχολογίας του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και κατέχει Μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο (MSc) στην Κλινική Νευροψυχολογία του τμήματος Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) σε συνεργασία με το Montreal Neurological Istitute (MNI), McGill University of Canada. Οι Μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές της, η κλινική άσκηση και οι ερευνητικές της δραστηριότητες την εκπαίδευσαν στην χορήγηση μεμονομένων νευροψυχολογικών δοκιμασιών και συστοιχιών αδρού ελέγχου των νοητικών λειτουργιών και επιμέρους των νοητικών πεδίων (προσοχή, μνήμη, γλώσσα, σκέψη, συλλογισμός, οπτικοχωρικές δεξιότητες, επιτελικές λειτουργίες), στην βαθμολόγηση νευροψυχολογικών δοκιμασιών και συστοιχιών, στην ερμηνία αποτελεσμάτων και στην συγγραφή αναφοράς. Ακόμη, στο πλαίσιο της κλινικής της άσκησης εξειδικεύτηκε στην νευροψυχολογική αξιολόγηση, στην ψυχοκοινωνική στήριξη και στην αποκατάσταση Νευρολογικών και Νευροεκφυλλιστικών Διαταραχών, Ανοικών ασθενών και ατόμων με Αυτοάνοσα Νοσήματα.Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεία (CBT) στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής (Κ.Ε.ΨΥ.ΣΥ) με ανάληψη περιστατικών και εποπτεία. Ακολούθως, ολοκλήρωσε τον κύκλο των εξειδικευμένων εργαστηρίων στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική θεραπεία παιδιών και εφήβων της Εταιρείας Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών Σπουδών (ΕΓΣΣ).Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην χορήγηση, στην βαθμολόγηση και στην αξιοποίηση των αποτελεσμάτων της κλίμακας Νοημοσύνης για Παιδιά WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-5th Edition) και για Ενήλικες WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale).Είναι κάτοχος άδειας ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και έχει εργαστεί σε δομές και σε κέντρα ψυχικής υγείας με νευρολογικά και ψυχιατρικά περιστατικά πραγματοποώντας αξιολογήσεις και παρεμβάσεις. Σε κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών με παιδιά, εφήβους και οικογένειες. Αξιολογώντας το νοητικό δυναμικό παιδιών και εφήβων, παρέχοντας ψυχοθεραπευτικές συνεδρίες και συμβουλευτική γονέων.Δραστηριοποιείται ψυχοθεραπευτικά με παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες, μέσω online συνεδριών και δια ζώσης στο γραφείο της.

Robert Ian Kibet Ouko Babu is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist with private practices in Cholargos and Patissia, Athens. He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire and a Master’s degree (MSc) in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from the University of East London. He is currently completing his training in Person-Centered and Focusing-Oriented Experiential Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Focusing Center.

He is certified in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy by ICEEFT and the EFT Greek Network, and is also a certified Effective Parent Trainer through Gordon Hellas. In addition, he is currently completing a Master of Science in Global Health and Disaster Management at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.His clinical practice is grounded in the individual needs of each client and serves a diverse range of people. He actively supports diversity and inclusion, fostering a therapeutic environment where clients feel respected, heard, and understood.His therapeutic style is open, collaborative, and paced according to each client’s readiness and goals. He approaches every session with creativity and personal engagement, viewing therapy as a shared and evolving process. With many years of experience in psychotherapy, he follows a holistic approach, integrating multiple therapeutic models and methods to meet each person’s unique needs. He places emphasis not only on thoughts and emotions but also on bodily experience, recognizing the individuality of each client and their life context.

Mparlou Klea BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Cholargos and serves as a Supervisor of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Westminster and a master's degree in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths College - University of London. Additionally, she has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for patients with Eating Disorders and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder at the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic of Aiginiteio Hospital. Furthermore, she received training in Behavioral Interventions for the management of somatic symptoms from the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research. She has worked as a Scientific Collaborator at the RECBT - Hellenic Institute of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and as a Psychologist at the Athens Alzheimer Association. Finally, she has served as a Teaching Psychologist in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy program at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling (KEPSYSY). In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each individual patient.

Zigka Katerina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Cholargos. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Hull, UK, and a Master's degree in Occupational and Organizational Psychology from the same university. She has completed a 5-year training in Somatic Psychotherapy using the Biosynthesis method. After 10 years of working in the business sector focusing on human resource development, she decided to concurrently practice privately, oriented towards psychological support and personal development. She works by helping individuals achieve a harmonious experience with their will and capabilities, while simultaneously evolving optimally by charting an increasingly conscious path within any system to which they belong. At the same time, she continues her collaboration with employers, contributing to the optimal mental health of their employees by providing assistance during moments of personal or professional crisis. Lastly, it would be remiss not to mention her particular interest in cases of psychosomatic symptoms as well as interpersonal relationships.

Panagiota Sampalou is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with extensive experience in individual psychotherapy for adults and young adults, maintaining a private practice in Cholargos. She has been active in the field since 2014, concurrently engaging in academic teaching and participating in Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic programs. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She possesses a professional psychologist license valid throughout the country issued by the General Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare. She teaches "Psychodynamic Models" and "Psychodynamic Developmental Theories" at the Greek Center for Training – Psychotherapy through Arts. She specializes in Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy as well as classical Psychoanalytic thought and practice. She has participated as a speaker at conferences and workshops.

Patargia Eirini is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Cholargos. Simultaneously, she is a scientific associate at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens at Aiginiteio Hospital. She has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Institute of Research and Therapy of Behavior and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Behavioural Tech, Linehan Institute, Seattle US). At the postgraduate level, she has completed the program "Promotion of Mental Health - Prevention of Mental Disorders" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has completed the training program titled "Forensic - Psychiatric Forensic Psychology" at the same university, and has completed courses related to Family Therapy at the University of California, Pacifica Graduate School USA. She has worked at the private eating disorders clinic “Pacific Shores Hospital” in California, USA. In 2013, she created the website "SelfCare.gr", aimed at informing, supporting, and communicating with individuals experiencing emotional abuse and individuals suffering from eating disorders. Her clinical practice includes a wide range of individual and group psychotherapy for adults with eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, anxiety and emotional disorders, depression, individuals who have experienced emotional abuse, and counseling support for individuals facing problems in their marriage or interpersonal relationships.

Droumpoulas Theodoridis Nikolaos is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist MA, holder of a Psychology degree from the University of Sheffield. He obtained his Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the same university. He has specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, and has also received additional training in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) at the Greek Center for Compassion-Focused Therapy. He has worked as a Psychologist in unaccompanied minor facilities and has volunteered as a Psychotherapist for the Psychogeriatric Society "Nestor." Additionally, he has completed supervised clinical internships at the Counseling Center of the International Department of the University of Sheffield, at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, and at the Third Psychiatric Clinic of AHEPA Hospital. Furthermore, he fulfilled his military service as a Psychologist at the Military Hospital 212 KIHNE. Since 2015, he has been conducting individual Psychotherapy and Counseling sessions, providing specialized services to adults facing difficulties related to anxiety, depression, grief, anger, interpersonal relationship issues, self-esteem, need recognition, and boundary setting. Finally, he has participated in numerous specialized seminars and trainings, aiming at continuous professional and personal development, within the framework of a commitment to good and ethical practice.

Polyxronakis Nikos is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist, maintaining his private practice in Kifissia, while also seeing patients in a private setting in the Cholargos area. He earned his degree in Person-Centered Counseling Psychology from the Department of Counseling at the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. Subsequently, he obtained a Master's diploma from the same university in Counseling (MSc in Person Centered Counselling) with a primary focus on the experience of fatherhood (Fathers’ Perception of Their Role in Fatherhood: The effects of Counselling. An interpretative phenomenological analysis). Alongside his four-year counseling and psychotherapeutic training, he attended specialized seminars and educational programs in areas such as Clinical Psychopathology, Positive Parenting, and Nonviolent Communication. Additionally, he has been trained and is a certified parent trainer for Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) workshops by Gordon Training International (GTI), while concurrently serving as an official collaborator of Attachment Parenting Hellas. He specializes in issues related to relationships, family, and parenting challenges, currently focusing on adult counseling, delivering lectures on "effective" communication based on the Thomas Gordon model, as well as organizing Parent Effectiveness Training workshops and the "Art of Nonviolent Communication" workshops. Finally, he is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the European Association for Psychotherapy, the Network of European Associations for Psychotherapy and Counseling of Individuals and Sustainable Psychotherapy and Counseling, as well as the European Association for Counseling.

Panagiotis Tsigkris is a certified Systemic Family Psychotherapist - Social Worker licensed to practice and a member of SKLE. He has completed a four-year specialization in the integrative model of family psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations. He has twenty-five years of experience providing psychotherapy and counseling to individuals, couples, families, as well as serving as a coordinator for psychotherapy, counseling, and personal development groups. He has extensive experience in addiction treatment, having worked in addiction care facilities with both adults and adolescents and their families. He has collaborated with educational institutions, conducting presentations and seminars aimed at parents focusing on enhancing communication and strengthening the parental role. In his private practice in Cholargos, as well as through online sessions, he accepts young people, adults, couples, and families. His clinical experience includes support for difficulties related to anxiety management, depression, psychosomatic symptoms, grief, as well as interpersonal issues, intrafamilial conflicts, parenting, identity, and dysfunctional communication.

Papaxristou Andriana is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She studied Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, she completed research on parental models and how they influence children's sexuality throughout their lives. She specialized in Clinical Psychopathology of children, adolescents, and adults at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of Athens at Aiginiteio Hospital and received further training in Psychoanalytic psychotherapy for groups, couples, and families at the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy. In recent years, she has collaborated with various organizations, including the Research University Mental Health Institute (E.P.I.P.S.Y.), providing psychotherapeutic services and participating in research programs. Additionally, she has attended numerous educational seminars and regularly participates in conferences, aiming for continuous education and professional development in the evolving fields of psychology and psychiatry. Concurrently, she has conducted research on depression and psychiatric pharmacotherapy amid the economic crisis.

Keletseki Katerina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Papagou. She completed her studies in Psychology at the University of East London and subsequently a Master's program in Integrative Psychotherapy Model (MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy), focusing on psychoanalytic-type psychotherapy. She provides psychotherapeutic support to adults seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, their emotions, and recurring patterns in their lives and relationships, as well as individuals looking for more joy and balance in their daily lives. Additionally, she supports parents facing difficulties in managing their children and wishing to explore the why and how of family relationships. For her, the therapeutic relationship holds central importance, as her goal is for the people she works with to feel safety, trust, deep understanding, and acceptance. The session time constitutes a space where each person can express themselves freely, without judgment, and through such a therapeutic relationship, significant and profound changes can emerge. She addresses issues such as difficulties and conflicts in relationships, marital challenges, divorce, support during pregnancy and postpartum periods, parental counseling, anxiety management, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, loss - grief, transitional life phases, and eating disorders. Her integrative approach allows her to tailor the therapeutic process to the needs and uniqueness of each client, drawing tools from different therapeutic models, with psychoanalytic understanding as the central axis.

Ο Οικονομίδης Απόστολος είναι Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου Ψυχολογίας από το Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος και το Open University της Αγγλίας και μετέπειτα έλαβε διετή ειδίκευση στη Θεραπεία Συμπεριφοράς Διαταραχών Άγχους, Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστικής και Μετατραυματικής Διαταραχής στο Ερευνητικό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής σε συνεργασία με την Α’ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Επίσης, έχει παρακολουθήσει μονοετή μετεκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία και τις Κλινικές Δεξιότητες από την Α΄ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών σε συνεργασία με την Ελληνική Ψυχιατρική Εταιρεία. Στο παρελθόν συνεργάστηκε με το Ιατρείο Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς καθώς και με τη Μονάδα Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς του Ελληνικού Κέντρου Ψυχικής Υγιεινής και Ερευνών, όπου αντιμετώπισε ψυχοθεραπευτικά ως επί το πλείστον περιστατικά αγχωδών και συναφών διαταραχών (διαταραχή πανικού, αγοραφοβία, γενικευμένο άγχος, ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή, κ.α). Συμμετέχει σταθερά σε ομάδες εποπτείας ψυχολόγων, ενώ έχει εμπειρία στην διοργάνωση ψυχοεκπαιδευτικών ομάδων με έμφαση στις δεξιότητες διαχείρισης ψυχοπιεστικών καταστάσεων.

Piki Eirini works as a psychologist, psychotherapist, family therapist, lecturer and supervisor. She is a member of the ‘Greek Psychological Association’ as well as the ‘Hellenic Association of Systemic Therapy (HELASYTH). She has also obtained the European Certificate in Psychology (EuroPsy), and a work license as a psychologist (No. 5522/07). She completed her undergraduate degree (BSc) at the University of North London and her postgraduate (MA) and doctoral (PhD) studies at Goldsmiths University of London. Furthermore, she completed a training in individual, group and family psychotherapy at the Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations. She has worked for several years in different contexts in the field of psychology, such as in prisons, nursing homes and orphanages. She has given lectures at Goldsmiths University of London (UK) and at Mediterranean College (Greece). Since 2002, she has taken part in several seminars, with the aim of informing either the laymen or specific groups, such as parents, teachers and/or mental health care professionals. Since 2005, she has been working in private practice at her office in Agia Paraskevi, Athens, as a psychologist-psychotherapist for children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, as a group therapist, and also as a supervisor. Moreover, since 2005, she has been cooperating with a number of nurseries and, since 2012, she is in collaboration with the European Network of Women, which is an NGO dealing with issues of interfamilial violence and racial discrimination.