Psychologists in Marousi

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.

Kyriakou Thomai is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Marousi and Argos. She also collaborates with the Center for Speech, Language, and Learning "Spell" as a Family Counselor and Psychoeducator and is the co-founder of the company "Morfogenesis," which provides counseling, training, support, guidance for individuals and groups, and training through seminars in workplace environments. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Open University of England, focusing on developmental psychology and the role of the father in the Greek family. Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies in Psychology at the same university, specializing in criminology, prevention, and semiotic analysis. Throughout her career, she specialized as a family and group therapist in the Synthetic - Systemic approach at the Laboratory of Human Relations and as a couple therapist in the Emotionally Focused Therapy direction at the EFT Greek Network. Additionally, she recently completed the Gestalt Coaching in Business & Organizations Program to enhance her awareness of workplace issues and conditions, which are highly relevant in today's era. With children, she works psychotherapeutically using the Therapeutic Play method and is a Certified Play Therapist from Play Therapy Greece. To date, she has continuously updated and further educated herself on scientific topics related to psychology, psychotherapy, and education, considering their contribution essential to her professional practice. Finally, her extensive studies, experience, and collaborators enable her to work psychotherapeutically with individuals at different life stages, concerns, and needs. She works with adults, couples, families, and groups addressing issues such as the management of negative or intense emotions, low self-esteem, the creation and maintenance of functional relationships, and existential matters.

Kyrkou Margarita is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Kifisia. She holds a degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, possesses a license to practice as a Psychologist, and is a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society. She has completed a four-year specialization in the Integrative Model of Systemic - Family Therapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations of Ch. Kataki and concurrently holds a master's degree (MSc) in Organizational Psychology from Panteion University. She is also a certified trainer of Effective Parenting Workshops from Gordon Hellas. In a clinical context, she has completed internships at the Community Mental Health Center of the Central Sector of Thessaloniki and in the Psychiatric Department of the Attikon General Hospital "Sismanogleio." She has also worked at the DIKEPSY center as a Psychologist - Systemic - Family Psychotherapist, providing individual psychotherapy and parental counseling services. Currently, in her private practice, she offers individual psychotherapy, parent and family counseling, as well as couple counseling. Additionally, she coordinates psychotherapy and counseling groups. At the same time, she has extensive experience as an Organizational Psychologist in large organizations and collaborates with a well-known provider of Employee Assistance Programmes, undertaking initiatives for the prevention and management of psychosocial risks and providing counseling, training, and psychological support services to employees and their families.

Drandaki Aliki is a Psychologist with a private practice in Marousi. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and holds a master's degree in Counseling Psychology (MSc Counseling Psychology) from the University of London. In her private practice, she treats cases of agoraphobia, anxiety disorders, aerophobia, self-awareness, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, panic attacks, depression, social phobia, and stress. Additionally, she provides parent counseling, divorce counseling, and couples counseling. She also has extensive experience, having worked in psychiatric hospital units, outpatient clinics, and therapeutic communities, as well as in public and private organizations, conducting workplace interventions such as coordinating self-awareness groups and delivering seminar series presentations. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the British Psychological Society, the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools, and the Hellenic Society for Counseling and Guidance.

Deligiannis Giorgos - Aleksandros is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with Cum Laude distinction from Deree - The American College of Greece, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with Second Class Honours from the Open University of the United Kingdom. Concurrently, he is pursuing postgraduate studies in Drama Therapy at the Psychotherapeutic and Educational Center "to Erma," where he also completed his internship. He has worked as a Psychologist at the Ranch in Sofiko, Corinth, as well as a parallel support companion for a child with ADHD in Athens. Additionally, he has served as a Psychologist at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 414 Military Hospital of Special Diseases and at the 80th Health Battalion of the National Guard (TYETH) on the island of Kos, and has also worked as a Student Assistant at Deree - The American College of Greece. With a commitment to continuous professional development in his field of expertise, he attends numerous seminars and conferences. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each client.

Kazepi Mikaela - Ermioni is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specializes in stress and anxiety disorders through her postgraduate studies in the "Science of Stress and Health Promotion" program at the Medical School of Athens. She is specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with certification from Aeginiteio Hospital, the Research University Institute of Mental Health. She has been a member of Aeginiteio Hospital of Athens in the "Early Intervention in Crisis" department and in the hospital’s regular outpatient clinics. Additionally, she has previously served as a Psychologist at the Mental Health Center of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas". Subsequently, she completed the postgraduate seminar in Clinical Psychopathology "Panagiotis Oulis" of the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed her academic training in the annual postgraduate Clinical Training Program for Psychologists of the same institution. Concurrently, she conducts psychotherapy sessions with adults and adolescents, providing support for issues related to anxiety, stress, and other psychological difficulties.

Aidinis Anastasios is a Psychologist and maintains a private office in Maroussi. He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London, and has been trained as a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology & Psychotherapy from the University of East London, as well as at the Armed Forces Transnational Mental Health Centre, where he worked as an assistant in the Department of Treatment and Rehabilitation. He has worked as a Synthetic Psychotherapist at the Centre for Human Research and Psychotherapy (C.R.P.T.A.) in Heraklion, Attica, and as a Mental Health Counsellor at the Metropolitan College Community Counselling Centre in Maroussi. At the same time, he has offered his services as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist at the Interbranch Mental Health Center of the Armed Forces (DKPSYED) and has participated as a volunteer in Creative Employment for Children in the program The Smile of the Child. With his multifaceted professional background and academic training, the specialist offers psychological support to adults and families to enhance mental well-being and address mental disorders.

Megagianni Iria Xoros Symvouleutikis Kai Psyxotherapeias Only Human is a Psychologist specializing in Clinical Neuropsychology and trained in Systemic Psychotherapy, maintaining a private practice in Marousi. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and continued with two postgraduate degrees in Clinical Neuropsychology at Leiden University (Netherlands) and the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has collaborated with leading health institutions such as Aeginiteio Hospital, Attikon Hospital (Neurology and Psychiatry Clinics), ELEPAP, Alzheimer Athens, and the SKEPSYS center, gaining extensive experience in clinical practice. Concurrently, she is actively involved in research with publications in international journals and presentations at international conferences (AAIC, Alzheimer’s Disease International, Congreso Iberoamericano de Neuropsicología). Within the scope of her professional activities, she offers: Psychotherapy, Neuropsychological assessments for diagnosis and monitoring of cognitive functions, and Group therapy.

Η Ιωάννα Ράννου είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος (MSc.) και παρέχει υπηρεσίες ατομικής ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες, εφήβους και παιδιά. Παράλληλα, πραγματοποιεί συνεδρίες συμβουλευτικής γονέων, με στόχο την καλύτερη κατανόηση των συναισθηματικών αναγκών των παιδιών, την βελτίωση της επικοινωνίας στο οικογενειακό σύστημα, την ομαλότερη διαχείριση των συγκρούσεων που μπορεί να προκύπτουν στην καθημερινότητα και την ενίσχυση του γονεϊκού ρόλου. 

Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ενώ ολοκλήρωσε με άριστα το τριετές Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία του ίδιου Πανεπιστημίου. Διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως ψυχολόγου (3954/2018). Στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσής της πραγματοποίησε κλινική άσκηση στη Β’ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου «Αττικόν», στην Ψυχιατρική Κλινική Παιδιών και Εφήβων του Σισμανόγλειου Γενικού Νοσοκομείου και στο Παιδοψυχιατρικό Τμήμα του Κέντρου Ψυχικής Υγείας Περιστερίου.

Διαθέτει επαγγελματική εμπειρία σε Κέντρα Ειδικών Θεραπειών, όπου εργάζεται θεραπευτικά με παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες που αντιμετωπίζουν άγχος, διαταραχές διάθεσης, νευροαναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, δυσκολίες στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις, κ.ά. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, πραγματοποιεί ατομικές συνεδρίες, ομάδες ανάπτυξης κοινωνικών δεξιοτήτων σε παιδιά και εφήβους και συμβουλευτική γονέων. 

Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη χορήγηση, βαθμολόγηση και ερμηνεία ψυχομετρικών δοκιμασιών που χρησιμοποιούνται κατά τη διαγνωστική αξιολόγηση ενηλίκων, παιδιών και εφήβων (WISC-III, WAIS-IV, TAT, CAT, Rorschach, House-Tree-Person, κ.ά). 

Έχοντας ως βασικό άξονα τη συνεχή επιμόρφωση και ενημέρωση για τις εξελίξεις στην επιστήμη της, έχει παρακολουθήσει σύγχρονα εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα, όπως: το Μετεκπαιδευτικό Σεμινάριο στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία «Παναγιώτης Ουλής», το Μετεκπαιδευτικό Σεμινάριο Κλινικών Δεξιοτήτων στην Ψυχοπαθολογία «Παναγιώτης Ουλής», το διετές εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα «Άβατον»: Ψυχοδυναμική Κλινική της Ψυχοσωματικής Νόσου, την Εισαγωγική Εκπαίδευση στην Υποστήριξη Εφήβων με Συμπτώματα Δυσφορίας Φύλου ή Ασυμφωνίας Φύλου, το πρόγραμμα επαγγελματικής επιμόρφωσης και κατάρτισης «Παιγνιοθεραπεία: Θεωρητικές Προσεγγίσεις, Πρακτικές Εφαρμογές και Βιωματικές Ασκήσεις». 

Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής και ακαδημαϊκής της πορείας, έχει συμμετάσχει σε ερευνητικές εργασίες που αφορούν, μεταξύ άλλων, τον ρόλο του τύπου προσκόλλησης και της αυτοσυμπόνιας στην αυτοκτονικότητα σε άτομα με μείζονα καταθλιπτική διαταραχή, τις επιπτώσεις της πανδημίας στην ψυχική υγεία, την ευημερία κατά την Τρίτη Ηλικία, τα ψυχολογικά συμπτώματα νέων ενηλίκων μεταναστών και Ελλήνων, καθώς και την ψυχική επιβάρυνση φροντιστών ατόμων με ψυχική νόσο.

Στο πλαίσιο της ερευνητικής της δραστηριότητας, έχει συμμετάσχει σε μελέτες που έχουν παρουσιαστεί σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια, καθώς και στη συγγραφή εργασιών που έχουν δημοσιευθεί σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Παράλληλα, έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος επιστημονικών συνεδρίων και σεμιναρίων με θεματολογία που καλύπτει ένα ευρύ φάσμα της ψυχικής υγείας.

Από την έναρξη της επαγγελματικής της διαδρομής, εργάζεται υπό συστηματική εποπτεία και ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία, με στόχο την επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη και τη διαρκή βελτίωση της θεραπευτικής της πρακτικής.

Kostis Nikos is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Marousi. He holds a BSc in Psychology from Swansea University in Wales, and has completed postgraduate studies (MSc Abnormal and Clinical Psychology) at the same university. Subsequently, he trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. He has worked as a Clinical Psychologist in a Private Psychiatric Clinic as well as in a Residential Care Facility, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Clinical Psychology, and Anxiety and Mood Disorders.

Parisi Androniki is a Psychologist and conducts online sessions. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The specialist offers online sessions, supporting adults with issues such as anxiety, emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and personal development. She provides a safe and confidential environment, tailored to the needs of each individual, aiming to improve mental well-being and quality of life.

Thomaidi Paulina is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist, a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society (HPS), and maintains a private practice in Kypseli, Athens. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a postgraduate diploma in Forensic – Criminal Psychology from Coventry University. She trained in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and has specialized in addressing issues related to anxiety, depression, personality disorders, as well as couples counseling and family therapy. She has consistently invested in her scientific development through numerous seminars and training programs covering topics such as trauma therapy, autoimmune diseases and mental health, domestic violence, and contemporary, revised guidelines for mental health treatment, ensuring that her services are based on the most reliable psychological practices. Academically, she has conducted research on the social stigma of LGBTQ+ community members, as well as on attitudes and behaviors toward sexual violence against women and double standards. She addresses issues of anxiety, depression, psychological trauma, eating disorders, addictions – dependencies, obsessive-compulsive disorders, personality disorders, and provides counseling services. Additionally, she offers couples and family counseling and therapy. Her treatment is LGBTQ+ friendly and tailored to cases of neurodiversity (ADHD, ASD, etc.).

Η Μαλανδρή Ματίνα είναι Ψυχολόγος – Παιδοψυχολόγος- Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Μαρούσι. Διαθέτει πτυχίο ψυχολόγου (ΒSc Psychology) από το Πάντειο πανεπιστήμιο (αρ.άδειας 13/391) και έχει ολοκληρώσει τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην Ψυχική Υγεία Παιδιού-Εφήβου (MSc Child Adolescent Mental Health). Παράλληλα, ολοκλήρωσε διετή εκπαίδευση στη Λογικοθυμική και Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική θεραπεία σε παιδιά και εφήβους στο ελληνικό Ινστιτούτο Λογικοθυμικής και Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφορικής Θεραπείας, θυγατρικό εκπαιδευτικό κέντρο του Ινστιτούτου Albert Ellis στη Νέα Υόρκη. Επίσης, πραγματοποίησε τετραετή εκπαίδευση μεταπτυχιακού επιπέδου στην Εικαστική Ψυχοθεραπεία (Art Psychotherapy) στο Κέντρο Τέχνης και Ψυχοθεραπείας. H Εικαστική Ψυχοθεραπεία απευθύνεται σε όλες τις ηλικίες, καθώς μέσα από την λεκτική και μη λεκτική έκφραση, προσφέρει ένα ασφαλές πλαίσιο, μέσα στο οποίο το άτομο μπορεί να επεξεργαστεί τις δυσκολίες του και να εκφράσει τις σκέψεις και τα συναισθήματά του. Ακόμη, έχει ολοκληρώσει ετήσιο εκπαιδευτικό επιστημονικό σεμινάριο, στην «Ψυχική Υγεία Παιδιών και Εφήβων» στο Τμήμα Ψυχιατρικής Παιδιών και Εφήβων του Γενικού Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών Σισμανόγλειο - Αμαλία Φλέμινγκ. Τέλος, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στον επαγγελματικό προσανατολισμό (Άριστον Τεστ Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού), σε κλίμακες ψυχολογικής αξιολόγησης (CAT, TAT), σε κλίμακες αξιολόγησης της νοημοσύνης (WISC III) καθώς και σε τεχνικές mindfulness. Στόχος της θεραπευτικής της δουλειάς είναι να παρέχει επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένες υπηρεσίες ψυχολογικής φροντίδας σε παιδιά - εφήβους και ενηλίκους, με υπευθυνότητα, αίσθημα δέσμευσης, και αφοσίωσης στην υψηλή ποιότητα. Η αποτελεσματικότητα της θεραπείας αποσκοπεί στη βελτίωση της ψυχικής υγείας, μέσω της αλλαγής του τρόπου σκέψης, την ενίσχυση της δημιουργικότητας και της ψυχικής ανθεκτικότητας. Έχει εργαστεί για ιδιωτικούς και δημόσιους χώρους, διατηρώντας την πρακτική και θεωρητική της κατάρτιση σε αρμονία. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων, με στόχο να εξελίσσει τις γνώσεις της και να στοχεύει στην καλύτερη κατάρτισή της στον τομέα που εξειδικεύεται.