Psychologists in Piraeus

Zourna Xristina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology at Leiden University. She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the EMDR method. She specializes in the Treatment of Eating Disorders and is a scientific collaborator at the Eating Disorders unit of Aiginiteio Hospital. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) at the Hellenic Society for Behavior Research. In her practice, she works with adolescents and adults, addressing, among other issues, the management of phobias, psychosomatic symptoms, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, other anxiety and mood disorders, as well as borderline personality disorder.

Ο Ζέππος Ιωάννης MSc, BACP είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό του γραφείο στον Πειραιά. Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου στην Εφαρμοσμένη Ψυχολογία (BSc Honors Applied Psychology) με Μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Συνθετική Συμβουλευτική και Ψυχοθεραπεία (MSc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy) τις οποίες ολοκλήρωσε στην Μεγάλη Βρετανία στο πανεπιστήμιο του Derby. Αντιμετωπίζει πλήθος περιστατικών που άπτονται στο σύνολο του φάσματος της ειδικότητας ενώ αξίζει να αναφερθεί ότι εξειδικεύεται στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία, την Εφαρμοσμένη Ψυχολογία καθώς και τη Διαχείριση Πένθους και πως είναι ενεργό μέλος του Βρετανικού Συλλόγου Ψυχοθεραπευτών (BACP) από το 2017. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών του, παρακολούθησε ένα Βρετανικό πρόγραμμα μετεκπαίδευσης στην Ψυχολογία και Ψυχοθεραπεία του Πένθους μέσω της Κλινικής “Cruse Bereavement Care” όπου και διακρίθηκε. Στη συνέχεια, εργάστηκε εκεί για ένα χρόνο. Παράλληλα, προσέφερε συνεδρίες Ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης και Ψυχοθεραπείας στο Βρετανικό σχολείο εφήβων “The Bemrose School”. Το 2020 προσλήφθηκε από την Βρετανική κλινική “Vestige Healthcare” για να βοηθήσει στην ανοικοδόμηση του θεραπευτικού μοντέλου της σχετικά με την ορθή προσέγγιση νέων θεραπευόμενων . Εργάστηκε εκεί για σχεδόν 2 χρόνια και προσέφερε ατομικές και ομαδικές συνεδρίες στους θεραπευόμενους της κλινικής που είχαν διαγνωσθεί με διάφορες διαταραχές όπως η διαταραχή προσωπικότητας, η σχιζοφρένεια, ο αυτισμός, η κατάθλιψη και η διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής και υπερκινητικότητας (ΔΕΠΥ). Επιπλέον, διεξήγαγε ομαδικές ασκήσεις αυτοφροντίδας και Mindfulness τόσο για τους θεραπευόμενους, όσο και για τους εργαζόμενους της κλινικής. Παρείχε κλινική εποπτεία και Ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε συνεταίρους ψυχολόγους και διεξήγαγε ψυχο-εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια στους συναδέλφους του με σκοπό την διαχείριση απαιτητικών περιπτώσεων εντός της κλινικής. Στην Ελλάδα προσέφερε τις υπηρεσίες του διαδικτυακά κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας COVID-19 στο εθελοντικό πρόγραμμα του milamou.gr, ολοκληρώνοντας 105 συνεδρίες. Με την επιστροφή του στην Ελλάδα, ίδρυσε το ιδιωτικό του γραφείο στο κέντρο του Πειραιά και συνεργάζεται με την Εταιρεία Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης Θεραπείας και Εκπαίδευσης (Ε.Ψ.Υ.Θ.Ε)

The "Nimatos Akri - Kentro Psyxotherapeias Kai Symvouleutikis Enilikon Kai Efivon", guided by understanding, confidentiality, and respect for your needs, provides individual and group psychotherapy and counseling services for adults and adolescents aged 14 and over. Additionally, psychometric testing is available, including personality tests (MMPI-II, Rorschach, CAT), autism screening tests (AQ test), anxiety screening tests (STAI), and depression screening tests (BDI-2). The center is staffed by graduate Psychologists - Psychotherapists with ongoing training and specialized expertise in therapeutic approaches such as cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic/psychoanalytic, integrative, and clinical hypnosis according to Erickson. The professionals of the Center are Suridi Maria, Manesi Sophia, Kouroupaki Dimitra, and Teisanou Katerina.

Papailia Rena is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Keratsini. She holds a degree in Psychology from Panteion University and specializes as an Existential-Systemic Psychotherapist at the "Antistixi" Institute. She has undergone postgraduate training in the one-year Special Education program titled "Special Education-Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia" at NKUA and has completed the one-year training in the Postgraduate Program "Couples Therapy" at the Education and Research Institute "Logo Psychis." She has served as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist at the "Logos & Communication" center in Peristeri and has provided private parallel support to a child with Asperger syndrome in schools in Chalandri. In her private practice, she undertakes a variety of cases, tailoring to the needs of each client. Her therapeutic approach seeks the difficulty within relationships rather than the problem within the individual, emphasizing their will to overcome prescribed roles and past experiences that cause distress in the here and now. Care is focused on providing meaning to each person's symptom with trust, understanding, respect, and reverence for their difficulty, walking alongside them to define and effect the change they desire for a healthy relationship with themselves and significant others in their life. After all, in love, there are no ready-made paths; we create them ourselves!

Ο Κώστας Τσατταλιός είναι Ψυχολόγος - Συστημικός και Οικογενειακός Ψυχοθεραπευτής με άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Κερατσίνι. Αποφοίτησε αρχικά από το τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και στη συνέχεια από τη σχολή Ψυχολογίας του University of Aberdeen της Σκωτίας. Στη συνέχεια έλαβε μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο ειδίκευσης στην Ψυχολογίας της Υγείας από το University of St. Andrews (Σκωτία) και διδακτορικό τίτλο από το Robert Gordon University (Σκωτία) (πρόσβαση στη διδακτορική διατριβή μέσω του Εθνικού Αρχείου Διδακτορικών Διατριβών). Κατά την επιστροφή του στην Ελλάδα, συνέχισε την μετεκπαίδευσή του στη Συστημική και Οικογενειακή Ψυχοθεραπεία στο Εργαστήριο Διερεύνησης Ανθρωπίνων Σχέσεων. Επίσης έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην μέθοδο αντιμετώπισης ψυχικού τραύματος EMDR (Εye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) από την Tact Hellas. Η κλινική/επαγγελματική του εμπειρία, ξεκίνησε από το 2013 σε διάφορα πλαίσια ψυχοκοινωνικής παρέμβασης και υποστήριξης, σε Μεγάλη Βρετανία και Ελλάδα. Ενδεικτικά πλαίσια αφορούσαν την παρέμβαση σε, και υποστήριξη: παιδιών και εφήβων στο φάσμα του αυτισμού και άλλες αναπτυξιακές δυσκολίες, προσφυγικού πληθυσμού (προσωρινές δομές φιλοξενίας ανήλικων και υποστήριξη οικογενειών ως προς τη διαβίωσή τους), νέων με νοητική υστέρηση και αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές (π.χ. σύνδρομο Down) με έμφαση στην ενίσχυση της κοινωνικοποίησης και αυτονομίας τους, καθώς και μαθητικού πληθυσμού σχετικά με τον προσδιορισμό των εκπαιδευτικών και ψυχοσυναισθηματικών τους αναγκών (σε Κέντρα Διεπιστημονικής Αξιολόγησης, Συμβουλευτικής και Υποστήριξης καθώς και σε Γυμνάσια της Αττικής). Έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος σεμιναρίων, έχει λάβει μέρος σε συνέδρια με προφορικές ανακοινώσεις και γραπτές εργασίες και έχει δημοσιεύσει άρθρα σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Έχει λάβει το βραβείο Elaine Graham Robertson για την καλύτερη προφορική παρουσίαση, με τίτλο «Παρεμβάσεις με επίκεντρο την οπτικοποίηση στον τομέα των λοιμώξεων που σχετίζονται με την υγειονομική περίθαλψη: μία ολοκληρωμένη ανασκόπηση», στο 6ο Διεθνές Συνέδριο ACIPC, Καμπέρα, Αυστραλία (20–22 Νοεμβρίου 2017). Προσφέρει, διαδικτυακά και δια ζώσης, υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοθεραπείες ατομικές, ζεύγους και οικογένειας.

Spanou Thomais is a Psychotherapist – Person-Centered Approach Counselor and maintains a private practice in Agios Ioannis Rentis. She holds a degree in Intercultural Education from the Democritus University of Thrace and completed this program with attendance at a summer seminar at Moscow State University, Lomonosov. Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies and obtained an M.Sc. in Person-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, with a research focus on parental traumas of a client during psychotherapy. After four years of training in the Person-Centered Approach, she acquired the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) from the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP), of which she is a member. She is also a founding member of the Panhellenic Association of Professionals of Person-Centered & Experiential Approach. She has volunteered with Gefyra Zois working with children and adults with disabilities, and within the framework of volunteering, she has supported breastfeeding and motherhood (completion of Effective Parenting seminar by Gordon Hellas). She has attended clinical hypnotherapy seminars and remains active and engaged in the areas of education, research, and her own personal development.

Liami Anna is a Mental Health Counselor and operates the private Counseling and Psychotherapy Center "SyneDRO" in Agios Ioannis Rentis, where she conducts in-person sessions and also accepts online appointments. She ensures the safeguarding of mental balance, which is achieved through self-understanding. The goal of Mental Health Counseling is to care for the part of oneself that we may sometimes cease to listen to. She has completed her studies in Counseling and Psychotherapy at Metropolitan College, as well as a postgraduate degree.

The Kentro Mesini is a Specialized Therapy Center located in Keratsini, with Scientific Director Eva Mesini. The Center is staffed with experienced and specialized Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, a Special Educator, and a Psychologist. More specifically, Ioannis Manafas is a Psychologist with a B.A. (Hons) Double Major in Psychology from York University Toronto, Canada. Additionally, he has completed postgraduate studies (MSc) in International Medicine - Health Crisis Management (Disaster Medicine) Emergency Intervention at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has experience and concurrently serves as a Lecturer and Instructor of Applied Psychology at the American College City Unity. Lastly, he specializes in individual therapy, child psychology, and parental counseling.

Goumpiou Virginia Msc is a Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist of the Synthetic Model, maintaining a private practice in Keratsini. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Metropolitan College and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Clinical and Community Psychology at the Metropolitan College. Her private practice offers individual, family, couples counseling, and group therapy sessions. Additionally, the specialist is a court-appointed expert and specialist consultant, providing technical reports for courts. The private practice offers expert assessments and evaluations using the most advanced tools for various purposes, such as courts, benefit committees for children and adults, etc.

Liamis Nikos is a Psychologist - Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist.

He holds a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Psychology at the Metropolitan College of Piraeus, with a specialization in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy from the Institute of Education and Research "Logos Psyche," following the SANE model (System Attachment Narrative Encephalon). This specific model is an enriched systemic psychotherapy model that integrates elements from attachment theory, the narrative approach, and findings from neuroscience into therapeutic practice.

Additionally, he holds a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and a Master's degree (MA) in "Child Psychology in Education." Concurrently, he works and has extensive experience at the Franco-Hellenic School "Saint Joseph," frequently engaging with the needs and concerns of students.

His practice is located in Piraeus, at the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center "SyneDRo," where he hosts adult and adolescent clients, respecting their individual needs and concerns.

He believes that psychotherapy is a journey of relief and gradual healing of past wounds. Every wound has its own magnitude and its own time toward healing. He approaches this process with care and understanding alongside each client, so that at their own pace, they are guided toward a healthier mental everyday life.

Ms. Mponikou Eirini is a Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in N. Faliro.

She is a graduate of the Department of Social Work at the School of Administrative, Economic & Social Sciences and has completed numerous postgraduate training programs and seminars.

Her patients describe her as warm, approachable, and empathetic, creating a safe environment. Many report feeling comfortable to speak from the very first session.

She is not merely a professional; she is someone who truly listens and strives to understand without judgment.

Targeted Specialization in Issues That May Concern You

• Specializes in anxiety disorders, panic attacks, grief, psychosomatic symptoms.
• If you feel pressured, disorganized, or want to organize your thoughts and emotions, this is her expertise.

Extensive Scientific Training — Without Being Detached

• She does not settle for her degree alone: she has invested in dozens of postgraduate trainings, specializations, and conference participations.
• Her knowledge is up-to-date and evidence-based but is conveyed without using “wooden” language. She will speak with simplicity and understanding, not with jargon.

She can support you on an individual, family, or couples level.

She does not offer “standard” sessions. Everyone talks about the heart with which she approaches each person, as if they were the only one at that moment.

Η Κωνσταντοπούλου Διαμάντω Ψυχολογία - Ψυχοθεραπεία ΕΟΠΠΥ βρίσκεται στη Νίκαια και στον Κορυδαλλό. Παρέχει υπηρεσίες ατομικών Ψυχοθεραπειών για παιδιά και ενήλικες καθώς και Θεραπείας Οικογένειας. Παρέχονται επίσης ΕΙΔΙΚΕΣ ΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΕΣ (ΕΡΓΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΕΣ, ΛΟΓΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΕΣ, ΨΥΧΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΕΣ, ΘΕΡΑΠΕΊΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΑΥΤΙΣΜΟ - ΣΥΝΔΡΟΜΟ DOWN ) ΜΕΣΩ ΕΟΠΠΥ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΕΠΙΠΛΕΟΝ ΕΠΙΒΑΡΥΝΣΗ. Οι συνεδρίες πραγματοποιούνται από μια ομάδα Διαπιστευμένων Ψυχολόγων. Στόχος και κύριο μέλημα αποτελεί η καλύτερη δυνατή εξυπηρέτηση των εξατομικευμένων αναγκών του κάθε θεραπευόμενου/ης, αξιοποιώντας την επιστημονική αρτιότητα, την πολυετή πείρα και την αγάπη για τον άνθρωπο. Τέλος, αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι τα Κέντρα παρέχουν ένα πλήρες θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο σε οικογένειες με παιδιά έως 18 χρονών, σε νέους αλλά και σε ενήλικες που αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα όπως: Άγχος, Κατάθλιψη, Πένθος, Διαζύγιο, Φοβίες αλλά και Προβλήματα λόγου, ομιλίας, άρθρωσης, Προβλήματα κοινωνικότητας & επικοινωνίας, Δυσλεξία - Μαθησιακές δυσκολίες, Διάσπαση προσοχής καθώς και Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού.

Κατέχει πτυχίο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχολογίας, πιστοποίηση στη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολογία και μεταπτυχιακό στη Κλινική Ψυχολογία, με εξειδίκευση στη Γνωσιακή – Συμπεριφοριστική θεραπεία. Επιπλέον έχει συμμετάσχει σε μια πληθώρα σεμιναρίων όπως ‘ΚΕΘΕΑ: Εθισμός και αντιμετώπιση’ (2019), ‘Η Μαύρη Ντάλια: Το χρονικό μιας κακοποίησης’(Med. College 2021), ‘Παιδική κακοποίηση και παραμέληση: Αναγνώριση, πρόληψη και αντιμετώπιση’ (Med. College 2021), ‘Σεξουαλική βία’ (Med. College 2018), ‘Κοινωνική φοβία’ (Roots wellness center, 2023), ‘Αυτοεκτίμηση’ (Roots wellness center 2023), ‘Διαταραχές αυτιστικού φάσματος: Από την αξιολόγηση στην παρέμβαση’ (Κέντρο συμπερίληψη 2024). Παρέχει υπηρεσίες ατομικής ψυχοθεραπείας σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες, καθώς και συμβουλευτική οικογενειών και ζευγαριών. Στόχος της είναι να δημιουργήσει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό πλαίσιο, όπου κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα, να επεξεργαστεί τα συναισθήματά του και να ανακαλύψει νέους τρόπους αντιμετώπισης των δυσκολιών του. Οι συνεδρίες απευθύνονται σε άτομα που βιώνουν καταθλιπτικά ή αγχώδη συμπτώματα, φοβίες και κρίσεις πανικού, σε όσους περνούν δύσκολες καταστάσεις όπως πένθος, απώλεια, διαζύγιο ή χωρισμό, αλλά και σε ανθρώπους που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες στις σχέσεις, στην επικοινωνία και στην κοινωνικότητά τους. Παράλληλα, υποστηρίζονται μαθητές με μαθησιακές δυσκολίες, καθώς και όσοι παλεύουν με χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση ή έλλειψη αυτοπεποίθησης. Πιστεύει βαθιά ότι κάθε άνθρωπος διαθέτει μέσα του τις δυνάμεις για αλλαγή και εξέλιξη. Με οδηγό την επιστημονική γνώση, την εμπειρία αλλά και την αγάπη για τον άνθρωπο, επιδιώκει να στηρίξει κάθε θεραπευόμενο στην πορεία του προς την αυτογνωσία, την ψυχική ισορροπία και την προσωπική ανάπτυξη. 

Karolidi Pinelopi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She has been trained in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Human Relations Exploration Laboratory (E.D.A.S). She specializes in Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Emotional Overeating) at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital. Her clinical practice took place at O.K.A.N.A. at the General Hospital of Piraeus, Tzaneio, as a counselor for individuals with substance dependencies. She has conducted research on the investigation of family relationships through the postgraduate program "MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health" at the European University Cyprus. She provides psychotherapeutic treatment to adults and couples. In therapy, she addresses a range of issues including psychosomatic conditions, panic attacks, eating disorders, anxiety, phobias, depression, couples therapy, relational problems, obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCD), and others. She handles cases of eating disorders in the outpatient clinics of Aeginiteio Hospital, as well as in private practice. The psychotherapy model she follows is based on the Systemic Approach. The therapy focuses on a stable and strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation for its developmental and progressive course.

Karagianni Aggeliki is a Psychologist – Integrative Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. She holds a postgraduate degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy (MA Counselling and Psychotherapy) and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Metropolitan College. The specialist provides individual counselling and psychotherapy for adults, both in-person and online, within a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. Her goal is to offer a space where each individual can work through difficulties, anxiety, relationship issues, and self-esteem, with the therapeutic process tailored to their unique needs, in accordance with the principles of the integrative approach.

Mary Zempi is a psychologist, graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Korydallos. She is the founder of Psychoregulation, a modern mental health center. She holds postgraduate studies at the Medical School, specifically in Liaison Psychiatry: Integrated Care of Physical and Mental Health at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with specialization in Clinical Psychopathology certified by the B' Psychiatric Clinic of Attiko Hospital. She has also received further training in Forensic-Psychiatric Psychology. She is a Integrative Psychotherapist specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral, Psychodynamic, and Systemic-Family approaches at the Piraeus Institute of Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy (E.PSY.THE.). She has clinical experience through her internship at Klimaka–Organization for the Development of Human and Social Capital and as a psychologist at Attiko Hospital, B' Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens. Additionally, she has worked in the field of psychodermatology, specifically studying psychosomatic manifestations in allergy patients. Finally, as part of her ongoing professional development, she has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars and continues to diligently attend advanced training programs related to developments in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. Currently, she is undergoing further training in Clinical Hypnosis-Hypnotherapy.

Mr. Eustathiou Lazaros is a Mental Health Counselor and operates his private practice in Nikaia. He holds a Level 5 BTEC Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from Pearson and is a graduate of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Promotion program at the University of West Attica. Additionally, he has received specialized training through seminars at KDBM Tsaousis on the pathology of intimate partner relationships and possesses extensive experience with cases involving substance addictions and all forms of contemporary dependency. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, leveraging his many years of experience while always prioritizing the best possible service to meet the individualized needs of each client.

Maria Sopasoudaki is a Psychologist - Integrative Psychotherapist practicing privately in Keratsini. She completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. After completing her studies and wishing to further expand her knowledge, she enrolled in a four-year postgraduate training program in Integrative Psychotherapy, a model that combines all theories of Psychology (Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Existential, and Systemic). As part of her professional development, she has attended a significant number of seminars and lectures related to the field of mental health. Her goal is the personal development and cultivation of the individual and the creation of foundations for a happier life.

Foteini Liva is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist, licensed to practice professionally. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for adults at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling in Athens. She is currently completing the postgraduate program “Clinical Mental Health” at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, she has obtained a certification from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) on the topic of "Self-Improvement and Assertive Behavior".

Regarding her professional experience, she has worked as a psychologist at the NGO “Xenios Zeus” and has also worked in secondary education delivering counseling and group interventions for adolescents and parents. She completed internships at the "Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, at K.E.PSY.SY., and at the Saint Eleftherios Memory Center. Furthermore, in 2023, she served as a member of a special committee for the evaluation of individuals with disabilities applying to the "Personal Assistant" program. She has volunteered as a psychologist for the Hellenic Cancer Society, enriching her professional experience concerning the interaction between psychology and severe physical illnesses. Since 2025, she has been practicing privately and has collaborated externally with the Psychotherapy Center "InnerThrive". She currently maintains a private practice in Korydallos. Finally, her clinical work is supported by systematic supervision.