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Tsoukala Nikoletta is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Department of Primary Education of Athens. She specialized in "Psychoanalytic Studies" at the University of Essex, United Kingdom, and in "Special Education" at the Department of Early Childhood Education of NKUA. She is a regular member of the "Hellenic Society of Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy," where she completed her training as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She has many years of experience in the field of Public Education, where she continues to work with Secondary Education children, and concurrently maintains a private practice, where she provides therapy to adolescents and adults, either individually or as a psychoanalytic couple therapist. In the past, she has worked in mental health facilities and in Diagnostic and Support Centers for children with special needs.

Ο Τζαβέλλας Ζαχαρίας είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας στο Χαλάνδρι, με μετεκπαίδευση στη Συστημική Συμβουλευτική Οικογένειας και Ζεύγους (ΕΠΙΨΥ, ΕΚΠΑ) και τελειόφοιτος Ιατρικής του Università degli Studi di Torino της Ιταλίας. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής και Προσανατολισμού (ΕΛ.Ε.ΣΥ.Π.).

Mouskou Eleni is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with a private practice in Nicosia. She holds a degree in Psychology (BSc) and has completed four years of training in Counselling Psychology (MSc, Post MSc). She is certified by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as a Chartered Psychologist. Her primary theoretical approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), but in recent years she has also developed an interest in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Additionally, she uses and practices Mindfulness as a tool for managing various disorders. In her private practice, she provides specialized solutions tailored to the needs of her clients.

Η Θερμού Ξανθίππη BSc, MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια (άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος 142232/9170) και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Ιλίσια, πλησίον του μετρό "Μέγαρο Μουσικής". Ως Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια ειδικεύεται στο Γνωσιακό Συμπεριφοριστικό μοντέλο (CBT), το οποίο αποτελεί πρωτεύον εργαλείο της θεραπευτικής της πρακτικής. Σε συνάρτηση με τις εξατομικευμένες ανάγκες του κάθε θεραπευόμενου, ενσωματώνει στο μοντέλο εργαλεία και παρεμβάσεις, όπως τη θεραπεία σχημάτων, την πρακτική mindfulness, θεραπεία αποδοχής & δέσμευσης, θεραπεία εστιασμένη στη συμπόνοια κ.ά, προερχόμενα από το  τρίτο "κύμα'' των Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών θεραπειών. 

Είναι επιστημονικός συνεργάτης του Ινστιτούτου Έρευνας και Θεραπείας της Συμπεριφοράς (Αθήνα), καθώς επίσης εργάζεται ως Ψυχολόγος στο τμήμα προστασίας του Διεθνή Οργανισμού Μετανάστευσης (Αθήνα) για την υποστήριξη μεταναστευτικού/προσφυγικού πληθυσμού από το 2018. Στο παρελθόν έχει εργαστεί ως Συμβουλευτικός Ψυχολόγος ανηλίκων, θύματα παραμέλησης και κακοποίησης (ΜΚΟ Αρσις, Θεσ/νίκη), ως κοινωνικός επιστήμονας (πεδίου) σε πρόγραμμα της Ύπατης Αρμοστείας του ΟΗΕ (ΙΑΤΑΠ) και τέλος διετέλεσε την πρακτική της άσκηση στο κέντρο πρόληψης των εξαρτήσεων και προαγωγής της ψυχοκοινωνικής υγείας, Πυξίδα (Θεσ/νίκη), καθώς επίσης στο Ψυχιατρικό τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης “Παπαγεωργίου”. Καταληκτικά, έχει συμμετάσχει σε έρευνα του Maastricht University της Ολλανδίας με ειδίκευση στα εργαλεία coaching, διαχείριση συγκρούσεων, burnout, κ.ά. 

Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο παρέχει εξειδικευμένη θεραπευτική υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες με δυσκολίες που σχετίζονται με: το άγχος (γενικευμένο άγχος, κοινωνική φοβία, κρίσεις πανικού, αγοραφοβία, άγχος με θέματα υγείας, ειδικές φοβίες, ιδεοψυχαναγκασμοί), την κατάθλιψη, μετατραυματική διαταραχή, διαχείριση πένθους, τις διατροφικές διαταραχές και διαταραχές προσωπικότητας, όπως επίσης και με τους προβληματισμούς σχετικά με μεταβατικά στάδια, διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, επικοινωνιακά ζητήματα, χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση, έλλειψη ορίων, θυμό και αναβλητικότητα.

Danatsopoulou Keli is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist, holding an M.Sc. in Person-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy, certified by the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP). She works privately as a Psychotherapist, and her personal philosophy is based on trust in the uniqueness of each individual and the personal process of development, therapy, and improvement of their quality of life.

Anastasopoulou Xristina is a Psychologist, licensed to practice professionally, and maintains a private practice in Kalamata. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and a Master's degree in Research in Social and Clinical Psychology (M.Sc.) from the University of Amsterdam, during which she experimentally studied the role of emotions in the development of creativity. Additionally, she has five years of training in Psychodrama from the Psychodramatic Center for Personality Development in Athens. Throughout her professional career, she has worked with youth populations, coordinating adolescent groups in secondary schools in Fokida as part of the Mobile Mental Health Unit, as well as personal development and self-awareness groups with students at Harokopio University. She has served as a collaborator with the Counseling Center of Harokopio University and the Career and Liaison Office of the Hellenic Open University, working both individually and in groups using classical Psychodrama techniques, while volunteering at the Adult Psychiatric Clinic of Konstantopoulio General Hospital "Agia Olga" and the Child Psychiatry Department of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio", where she participated in a research team on atypical autism. Finally, she is an instructor in the Postgraduate Program "Education and Culture" at Harokopio University, where she coordinates personal development workshops for educators. For the past nine years, she has been a collaborator with the Center for Professional and Family Support of the SOS Children's Villages in Kalamata, concurrently working in her private practice. She has numerous presentations at industry conferences and publications in reputable scientific journals. She is a member of the Association of Greek Psychologists.

Η Μαρία Ελένη Ψάρρου είναι Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος με εξειδίκευση στην ψυχοθεραπεία παιδιών, εφήβων και ενηλίκων και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Καλλιθέα και τη Ζωγράφου. Παρέχει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό πλαίσιο, όπου κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα και να δουλέψει ουσιαστικά με τις δυσκολίες του. Εργάζεται με ζητήματα άγχους, συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών, σχέσεων και αυτοεκτίμησης, προσαρμόζοντας την προσέγγισή της στις ανάγκες κάθε ηλικίας. Στόχος της είναι η ενίσχυση της αυτογνωσίας, της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας και η βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής, μέσα από μια σχέση εμπιστοσύνης και σεβασμού.

Papaleksi Xristina is a Psychologist and Systemic and Family Psychotherapist. She maintains a private practice in Koukaki. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master's degree in Applied Child Psychology (M.Sc.) from the University of Nottingham (Nottingham Trent University). She has significant and extensive work experience in Greece and the United Kingdom with children, adolescents, and adults presenting with mental, developmental, and emotional disorders and difficulties, across various clinical and community settings. She conducts individual and group sessions, couples therapy, and parental counseling.

Loukopoulos Pantelis is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He has completed the postgraduate program of the Medical School of Athens, entitled "Addiction Management - Addictology," specializing in the treatment of substance addictions and behavioral addictions.

He specialized in "Systemic - Family Therapy" at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships. He was trained in the postgraduate program "Psychosexual Dysfunctions, Recognition and Treatment" at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, Neuroscience and Precision Medicine "Kostas Stefanis."

He received training in "Early Intervention in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" at DI.KE.PSY.

Mr. Loukopoulos has served as a scientific collaborator at the Social Clinic - Pharmacy of Athens and Piraeus. He has collaborated with the Non-Profit Organization K.S.D.E.O. "Edra" as an external scientific collaborator and has worked in the Special Protection Service and the Child Protection Service at the International Organization for Migration.

Finally, he is an external associate of the Olympic Village Polyclinic as a general psychologist.

Dimitra Smaragda, MSc., PgD., is a Forensic Psychologist, Systemic (Family) and Person-Centered Psychotherapist, licensed to practice professionally. She obtained her primary degree from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete and specialized in individual counseling (PgD Person-Centered Counseling, University of Strathclyde). She holds a postgraduate diploma in Systemic - Family Psychotherapy. She has worked as a Psychologist in the Psychiatric Clinic of Metropolitan Hospital, served as a scientific collaborator at the Agios Nikolaos Clinic (substance abuse rehabilitation program), and was a scientific advisor at the Ministry of Citizen Protection. She was a scientific associate at the "Elpida" Association in the field of parental counseling and since 2006 has maintained a private practice as a Psychologist - Family Counselor. She has participated as a speaker at scientific conferences, attended numerous training seminars, and contributed to the writing of the book "Dictionary of Psychology," 2005. She is a Forensic Psychologist, member of the Hellenic Psychiatric Forensic Society, and exclusive collaborator - expert witness at the Rhodes Prosecutor's Office until 2015 and since then continues in the Athens Prosecutor's Office.

Η Χριστοδούλου Ελευθερία Βαρβάρα είναι Ψυχολόγος, απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών,με άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος. Αυτή την περίοδο συνεχίζει την εκπαίδευσή της στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφοριστική Ψυχοθεραπεία (CBT) στο Αιγινήτειο Νοσοκομείο, με στόχο τη συνεχή επιστημονική και θεραπευτική της εξέλιξη.Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής και εκπαιδευτικής της πορείας, έχει αποκτήσει εμπειρία μέσα από τη συμμετοχή της σε κλινικά και υποστηρικτικά πλαίσια ψυχικής υγείας. Ως εκπαιδευόμενη ψυχολόγος στο Κέντρο Ημέρας ΒΑΒΕΛ, συμμετείχε στην παρακολούθηση συνεδριών, στη συνεργασία με διεπιστημονική ομάδα ψυχικής υγείας και στον σχεδιασμό θεραπευτικών παρεμβάσεων, προσαρμοσμένων στις ανάγκες κάθε ωφελούμενου. Παράλληλα, μέσω ατομικής εποπτείας και βιωματικής εκπαίδευσης, ανέπτυξε ουσιαστικές δεξιότητες επικοινωνίας, ενσυναίσθησης και θεραπευτικής σχέσης.Έχει επίσης συμμετάσχει σε εθελοντικές δράσεις στο Ελληνικό Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής και Ερευνών και στο Κέντρο Ημέρας ΒΑΒΕΛ, διευρύνοντας την εμπειρία της στην υποστήριξη ανθρώπων με διαφορετικές ανάγκες και ψυχικές δυσκολίες.

Παράλληλα, έχει παρακολουθήσει επιμορφωτικά προγράμματα και σεμινάρια στους τομείς της Κλινικής Ψυχοπαθολογίας, της Εγκληματολογίας, της Παιδοψυχολογίας και των ψυχολογικών προσεγγίσεων του παιδικού σχεδίου, με στόχο τη σφαιρική κατανόηση της ανθρώπινης συμπεριφοράς και της ψυχικής λειτουργίας.Η ειδικός παρέχει online συνεδρίες σε ενήλικες, με έμφαση στη διαχείριση άγχους και στρες, στις δυσκολίες διάθεσης, στην ενίσχυση της αυτοεκτίμησης, στις διαπροσωπικές δυσκολίες και στην προσωπική ανάπτυξη. Στόχος της είναι η δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς, υποστηρικτικού και χωρίς κριτική θεραπευτικού πλαισίου, όπου κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα και να επεξεργαστεί τις προσωπικές του δυσκολίες με σεβασμό στον δικό του ρυθμό και στις προσωπικές του ανάγκες.

Tenne Katerina is a Psychologist - Cognitive Behavioral Clinical Hypnotherapist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Galatsi. Concurrently, she provides support to children with learning disabilities and offers parental counseling. She studied Psychology at the University of Middlesex, England, and subsequently completed a postgraduate specialization in Special Education - Training. Additionally, she has been trained in Hypnoanalysis-Analytical Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychosomatic symptoms, depression, obesity, smoking cessation, and sexual disorders. She possesses significant experience providing psychological support to individuals with special needs, having worked at the Supported Living Residence for individuals with disabilities and at the Piraeus Association for Persons with Disabilities. Finally, she has attended numerous continuing education seminars on Individual Psychoanalytic Psychodrama and on Separation-Divorce Management for Parents and has participated in conferences related to the field of Psychology.

Gkatzelia Areti is a Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia. She holds a master's degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from American Liberty University and graduated from the Sociology Department of Panteion University. She completed the basic training program in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy at the Center for Applied Counseling and Psychotherapy. Additionally, she specialized in Special Education, specifically in the Rehabilitation of Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, as well as in Parent Counseling at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Throughout her career, she has gained clinical experience collaborating with specialized organizations such as the Non-Profit Social Benefit Organization "Stay Strong." Furthermore, she has participated in Parenting Schools and Psychotherapy groups, while her clinical practice includes a broad range of individual psychotherapy for adults with personality disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. Finally, she has particular expertise in interventions with children with autism and has attended seminars on pediatric and adolescent epilepsy, addictions, and their prevention within the local community.

Ioanna Kapiri, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist, a graduate of the Department of Psychology at NKUA with a professional license, and specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy. She is concurrently pursuing postgraduate studies in "Child and Adolescent Mental Health" at the European University Cyprus. She has clinical experience gained from her internship at the Vyron Community Mental Health Center (1st Psychiatric Clinic of NKUA), the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, as well as at the University General Hospital of Patras. She has collaborated with the University of Piraeus and the Municipality of Ilioupoli, and participates in research programs at Aeginiteio Hospital. She offers individual online sessions to adolescents and adults, providing support on issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, traumatic experiences, and generally improving mental resilience. Additionally, she is actively engaged in voluntary work in the field of mental health, enhancing care for vulnerable groups. With kindness, scientific expertise, and ongoing professional development, her goal is to create a safe and supportive environment for the client, facilitating their personal growth and well-being.