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Η Τασσιοπούλου Μαρία MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Βέροια.

Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος άδειας άσκησης επαγγέλματος. Συνέχισε τις σπουδές της στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου απέκτησε μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο (MSc) στην Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχοπαθολογία από το Durham University. Έχει επίσης ολοκληρώσει μετεκπαίδευση στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία στο Ινστιτούτο Έρευνας και Θεραπείας της Συμπεριφοράς στην Αθήνα. Διαθέτει πολυετή θεραπευτική εμπειρία και είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Έρευνας της Συμπεριφοράς.

Aria Stathi is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist, holding a degree in Psychology from the University of East London. She is trained in the integrative model of Cognitive Behavioral and Person-Centered Psychotherapy and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki.

She has completed a one-year postgraduate training in Child Psychology and has undertaken a six-month internship at the Hellenic Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association Day Center "Agia Eleni". Additionally, she served as a Psychologist for two years at the counseling center of the Metropolitan College.

In her private practice, she addresses a wide range of cases, with extensive experience in anxiety disorders, life transition periods, panic attacks, grief, self-esteem, communication skills, and more.

Athanasiou Katerina Kai Synergates is a Mental Health Consultant, Systemic Psychotherapist with private practices in Ioannina and Kolonaki. Simultaneously, she is a founding member and Therapist at the Systemic Therapy and Counseling Center Ke.Sy.The.S. in Ioannina, a recognized Training Center of the E.F.T.A. She is specialized in Systemic Family and Human Systems Therapy (individuals, families, organizations) from the Society of Systemic Therapy and Human Systems Intervention. Additionally, she has specialized in Neuro-Linguistic Programming at Reframe Greece and has attended numerous trainings in Systemic Thinking & Coaching. She is a member of the HEAP (Hellas Employee Assistance Programs) network, a regular member of EFTA (European Family Therapist Association), and a member of the European and Hellenic Counseling Association. She works as a Systemic Coach and Mindset Motivator, with expertise in Family Businesses, work-related stress, and guiding Executives and Entrepreneurs in their personal development and fulfillment of their vision. Her focus areas include: management and improvement of quality of life and well-being (Weight Management Groups), anxiety management for employees and others, life change management, depression, life meaning, conscious separation from marriage or relationships, empowerment for achieving relationship or professional success, family conflicts and creating new family goals, support and empowerment for Entrepreneurs, Business Executives and teams interested in developing themselves, their teams, and consequently their businesses, Family Businesses and succession management issues, conflicts with relatives, single parents dealing with partner and child management issues, etc. Finally, she contributes articles to magazines such as Psychology Now, Alternative Action, Epixeiro, Metalogos, and regularly participates in conferences and seminars.

Marina Papadogianni is a Psychologist-Psychotherapist, holder of a valid professional license in Greece, and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. She graduated in Psychology from the University of East London, UK, with postgraduate studies in Human Resource Management from Canterbury Christ Church University, UK, and in Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology from the public University of Strasbourg, France. She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, holding a diploma from the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (KE.PSY.SY), and is trained in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) from the Hellenic Center for Compassion-Focused Therapy. She has worked as a Psychologist in drug rehabilitation centers, mental health facilities in Athens, and day centers supporting individuals with dementia as a Neuropsychologist. Currently, she collaborates with neurological-psychiatric clinics of General Hospitals and mental health centers. She also conducts Psychotherapeutic and Counseling sessions for adults and adolescents, Neuropsychological assessments, and Neuropsychological rehabilitation sessions for individuals with neurological conditions. She has participated as a speaker in awareness seminars related to the brain and attends conferences, workshops, and training sessions aimed at professional development and knowledge enhancement. She is a member of the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society (ENPS).

Creating Narratives is a team of therapists providing support to individuals interested in their mental health. Common difficulties arising in human relationships (family, romantic, professional, friendships) can be addressed within a safe environment of understanding and empowerment. Psychotherapy is not only about managing mental health challenges and symptoms. It involves the effort to change a situation into one that is more functional, both for ourselves and for those around us. Furthermore, it can lead to an improvement in an individual's quality of life as well as the discovery of new ways to connect with others. The scientific collaborators of Creating Narratives include Psychologist Jo Grigoriadou, Sociologist Konstantinos Galazios, and also Psychologist Katerina Manioti.

Rapti Agapi is a Psychologist - Narrative Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ilion, Attica. She conducts individual psychotherapy and counseling sessions for children, adolescents, and adults, either in person or online. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Crete. Additionally, she has earned a postgraduate degree in "Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in "E-Learning" from the University of Piraeus. She also specializes in Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice from the Institute of Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Dulwich Centre in Australia. Concurrently, during her studies, she has participated in numerous seminars, such as Play Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Counseling and Vocational Guidance, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and First Aid. From 2017 to 2023, she has provided voluntary counseling and psychotherapy services at the social clinics of the Municipality of Ilion. From 2020 to the present, she has worked in settings such as the social service of the Municipality of Ilion, specialized therapy centers, primary education school units, School Educational Support Networks (S.D.E.Y.), as well as Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support Centers (K.E.D.A.S.Y.) in Athens, with primary responsibilities including the psycho-emotional and psychometric assessment of children and adolescents, parental counseling, and psychoeducation of children and adolescents.

Katsikia Iliana is a Mental Health Counselor, HND Psychology (University of Derby) - Psychotherapist specializing in Psychodynamic - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, maintaining a private practice in Aigaleo. She graduated from the Mediterranean College (Higher National Diploma in Psychology) and has completed a three-year training program in Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for adults and children at DI.K.E.PSY (Interdisciplinary & Research Psychosocial Support for Children and Adults). Additionally, she has been trained in Cognitive Approach Techniques for the Management of Panic Attacks, Anxiety Disorders, and Anxiety Crises. Furthermore, she completed her training in Grief and Loss Counseling, providing counseling to adults as well as training groups on managing and understanding loss and self-care. Over the past ten years, she has volunteered at the Association for Abused Women and Minors "ELPIDA," offering empathetic counseling support to abused women. Finally, she has attended numerous educational seminars and is currently training in Gestalt Group Therapy.

Elina Dolloglou is a Psychologist with a private practice in Piraeus, near the Metro and Tram stations. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with extensive clinical experience. Since 2020, she has been a permanent member of the Mental Health and Social Service Department at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens (401 GSNA), and since 2019, she has worked as a Psychologist in treatment centers for children, adolescents, and adults. She is trained through educational seminars in the psychoanalytic approach and is a trainee member of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of Children and Adolescents. Additionally, she has attended seminars on Special Education, the diagnosis of learning disabilities, and play therapy. Concurrently, she has been trained in the psychodiagnostic evaluation of children, adolescents, and adults using psychometric and projective tools [Intelligence Tests and projective assessments such as the Thematic Apperception Test (T.A.T.), Children's Apperception Test (C.A.T.)]. Finally, as part of her work at the 401 GSNA, she has taken on the support of oncology patients and their families, gaining significant clinical experience in grief management and the challenges arising from the diagnosis of an illness. She has also participated in psychometric test committees for the selection of students for productive schools.

Το AXIOM - Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής Υγείας είναι ένας χώρος ψυχολογίας, ψυχοθεραπείας και εκπαίδευσης στη Θεσσαλονίκη, με ιδρυτή και Clinical Director τον Κλινικό Ψυχολόγο Θεόδωρο Δημητριάδη.

Κεντρική θέση στη θεραπευτική και επιστημονική προσέγγιση του Ινστιτούτου κατέχει το Triple Focus Model, που έχει αναπτυχθεί από τον Θεόδωρο Δημητριάδη. Το μοντέλο προσεγγίζει τον άνθρωπο μέσα από τρεις αλληλένδετους άξονες: τη σκέψη, το συναίσθημα και τη συμπεριφορά. Μέσα από αυτή την οπτική, το AXIOM εστιάζει όχι μόνο στην αντιμετώπιση του εκάστοτε συμπτώματος, αλλά στην κατανόηση των επαναλαμβανόμενων μοτίβων και της προσωπικής ιστορίας που βρίσκεται πίσω από αυτά.

Βασική φιλοσοφία του AXIOM είναι ότι κάθε ψυχολογικό σύμπτωμα μπορεί να αποτελεί ένδειξη ενός βαθύτερου μοτίβου και ότι πίσω από κάθε μοτίβο υπάρχει μια προσωπική ιστορία που αξίζει να κατανοηθεί και να ακουστεί. Με αυτό το πλαίσιο, το Ινστιτούτο επιδιώκει να δημιουργεί ένα ασφαλές και ουσιαστικό περιβάλλον, μέσα στο οποίο κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να κατανοήσει καλύτερα τον εαυτό του, να αναγνωρίσει τα μοτίβα που επαναλαμβάνονται και να οδηγηθεί σε μια πιο ουσιαστική και διαρκή αλλαγή.

Η ομάδα του κέντρου:

Ο Θεόδωρος Δημητριάδης είναι Κλινικός Ψυχολόγος, NLP Master και ιδρυτής και Κλινικός Διευθυντής (Founder & Clinical Director) του Axiom Institute στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Παρέχει συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας διά ζώσης και διαδικτυακά, στην ελληνική και την αγγλική γλώσσα. Είναι πτυχιούχος Ψυχολογίας (BSc Psychology) του University of East London (UEL), μέσω του Μητροπολιτικού Κολλεγίου Θεσσαλονίκης, και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία (MSc Clinical Psychology) από το ίδιο πανεπιστήμιο. Διαθέτει άδεια άσκησης επαγγέλματος ψυχολόγου. Έχει εξειδίκευση στη Δικαστική Ψυχολογία και έχει εργαστεί ως Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας σε ποινικές υποθέσεις, παρέχοντας ψυχολογικές αξιολογήσεις και συμβουλευτική σε νομικά πλαίσια. Η ευρύτερη εκπαίδευσή του περιλαμβάνει τη Γνωσιακή Αναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεία (CAT), τεχνικές Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφορικής Θεραπείας (CBT), την κλινική αξιολόγηση και τη διαχείριση της επαγγελματικής εξουθένωσης. Είναι NLP Master, με επιπλέον εκπαίδευση στην Timeline Therapy και στο Business Coaching. Έχει αναπτύξει το Triple Focus Model, που συνδέει την παρούσα δυσκολία με τα επαναλαμβανόμενα μοτίβα και την προσωπική ιστορία. Η συνεργασία στηρίζεται στον σαφή διάλογο, στην ενεργή συμμετοχή και σε συγκεκριμένους θεραπευτικούς στόχους. Ως Founder & Clinical Director του Axiom Institute, έχει την ευθύνη της κλινικής κατεύθυνσης και του συντονισμού της ομάδας, ενώ συμμετέχει στην εκπαίδευση και την εποπτεία των συνεργατών του. Δίνει έμφαση στη σχέση εμπιστοσύνης, στον σεβασμό της ιστορίας κάθε θεραπευόμενου και στη σύνδεση της αυτογνωσίας με εφαρμόσιμες αλλαγές στην καθημερινή ζωή.

Η Χρύσα Μασλαρλή είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος. Το επαγγελματικό της ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στο πένθος και την απώλεια, στις οικογενειακές και διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, καθώς και στις δυσκολίες που συνοδεύουν τον χωρισμό, το διαζύγιο και τις σημαντικές αλλαγές ζωής. Ασχολείται επίσης με ζητήματα εφηβείας και επικοινωνίας μέσα στην οικογένεια. Στη θεραπευτική συνεργασία δίνει έμφαση στη δημιουργία ενός χώρου εμπιστοσύνης, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να εκφράσει όσα το δυσκολεύουν, να κατανοήσει τις συναισθηματικές του ανάγκες και να διερευνήσει επαναλαμβανόμενους τρόπους σύνδεσης με τους άλλους. Στόχος είναι η ενίσχυση της αυτογνωσίας και η διαμόρφωση λειτουργικότερων τρόπων διαχείρισης των καθημερινών δυσκολιών. Συνεργάζεται με την ομάδα του Axiom Institute, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη το παρόν αίτημα, τα μοτίβα των σχέσεων και την προσωπική ιστορία του ατόμου.

Η Δέσποινα Μαγγουνή είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος. Το επαγγελματικό της ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στο άγχος, στην υπερανάλυση, στην αυτοεκτίμηση και στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνει στις δυσκολίες θέσπισης προσωπικών ορίων, στη συναισθηματική εξάρτηση και στη διαχείριση της απόρριψης ή της συναισθηματικής πίεσης μέσα στις σχέσεις. Στη θεραπευτική συνεργασία επιδιώκει τη δημιουργία ενός περιβάλλοντος αποδοχής και εμπιστοσύνης, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να αναγνωρίσει τα συναισθήματα και τις ανάγκες του, να κατανοήσει τα μοτίβα που επαναλαμβάνονται στην καθημερινότητά του και να επεξεργαστεί διαφορετικούς τρόπους ανταπόκρισης στις δυσκολίες. Ως μέλος της ομάδας του Axiom Institute, συνδέει το σημερινό αίτημα με τις σχέσεις και την προσωπική ιστορία, με στόχο την αυτογνωσία, την ενίσχυση της αυτονομίας και τη διαμόρφωση πιο λειτουργικών σχέσεων.

Mitsi Eriola is a Psychologist and certified Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist, licensed to practice in Greece and the United Kingdom. She completed her Psychology studies at Panteion University and her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at University College London and King’s College London. She has extensive experience in treating anxiety disorders and depression, having worked for eight years in the public mental health system in London and currently in the private sector. Her goal is to create a safe, supportive therapeutic environment where each individual can be heard, understand their difficulties, and learn to manage them better in order to achieve their goals.

Magka Katerina is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ioannina. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specializes in Psychoanalytic - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for children and adults at the Interdisciplinary and Research Psychosocial Support for Children and Adults (D.I.K.E.P.S.Y.). She has attended numerous seminars of both psychoanalytic and broader psychotherapeutic interest to enhance her knowledge across the full spectrum of psychotherapeutic interventions. She has significant experience working with vulnerable populations as a psychologist in refugee accommodation facilities and in a specialized therapy center for children and adolescents.

Katerina Rogga BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Livadeia. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's degree (MSc) in Health Psychology from the University of Bath, UK. She has completed postgraduate specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has finalized her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adults at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies. Additionally, she has completed training seminars in Sexual Education and Special Education at the University of the Aegean.

She maintains a private practice in Livadeia and has significant experience in primary and secondary school settings as a Psychologist within the framework of the Special Education Support Services (EDY). She has worked in special education institutions as well as in multiple primary schools and kindergartens in the regions of Boeotia and Phocis. She served as a Psychologist at the International Organization for Migration, providing support to vulnerable populations, and has collaborated with Doctors Without Borders in Samos.

Moreover, she has experience in local government and social services, as well as professional work in the United Kingdom as a Support Worker and research assistant. Finally, she has contributed voluntary work and internships in mental health and social support facilities, developing comprehensive skills in clinical intervention and counseling.

Konstantina Garoufali is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. She completed her studies at the Department of Psychology of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received further training in Clinical Psychopathology at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, Aeginiteio Hospital. She pursued the Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapeutic (CBT) approach, in which she was trained at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling. She is currently in the final year of her postgraduate studies in Forensic Psychology (M.Sc. Forensic Psychology) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), England. Her professional experience was gained at the Day Care and Day Service Center for People with Disabilities "Iliaktida" in Agrinio and as an independent individual psychotherapist under the supervision of a Psychologist with a Cognitive-Behavioral orientation. She completed her practical training at the Prevention Center for Substance Abuse of the Municipality of Zografou and at the Care Station for Addicted Individuals of OKANA, while also volunteering as a Mental Health Counselor at ELEPAP Agrinio. As part of her continuous education and training, she has attended numerous postgraduate programs, seminars, and conferences related to the advancement of psychological research, grief, the phenomenon of substance addiction, the social & legal aspects of criminality, among others.

Sarri Kalliopi is a Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Athens. She is a graduate Psychologist from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and has been trained in Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Focusing Center. From 2011 to 2016, she worked as a Psychologist at the Dialexesthai Center. She has attended numerous seminars and training sessions, such as the clinical seminar on "Child Psychopathology" organized by the Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents and specialization in Adolescent Medicine and Psychosomatics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has contributed articles to several magazines and websites addressing mental health topics (e.g., Mommy magazine). In her practice, she works with children, adolescents, and adults, assisting them through her person-centered and experiential approach in their therapeutic journey. Always guided by her scientific knowledge, she aims to empower and promote the development of individuals.