Psychologists in Athens

Maria Galani is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Patissia. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the University of Wales and holds a master's degree in Child Development from the University of London. Additionally, she possesses a specialization certificate in Systemic and Family Therapy from the Laboratory of Human Relations Investigation (Dr. Harris Katakis). She has completed a program in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), as well as a training program in the Systemic approach at the Family Therapy Center (MA, Alia Samara). Furthermore, she holds a certificate of attendance from a training program in Vocational Counseling (ISON Psychometrica). She has completed an internship involving the application of group and individual counseling, theoretical and practical knowledge of psychometric tests, within a preadolescent and adolescent creative activity group with a therapeutic character, at the Family Therapy Center and the Family Care Center of the Municipality of Nea Ionia. Additionally, she has attended numerous seminars aimed at her continuing education in her field and has participated in authoring books. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the European Family Therapy Association, the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy, and the British Psychological Society.

Η Βασιλική Δημαρά είναι Ψυχολόγος και εκπαιδεύεται στην ψυχοθεραπεία στο Ανοιχτό Ψυχοθεραπευτικό Κέντρο (ΑΨΚ).

Έχει εργαστεί σε νοσοκομειακά και κοινοτικά πλαίσια ψυχικής υγείας, καθώς και σε δομές που αφορούν τις νευρογνωστικές διαταραχές, αποκτώντας εμπειρία στην υποστήριξη και τη συνοδεία ανθρώπων με διαφορετικά αιτήματα και μορφές δυσκολίας.

Στο θεραπευτικό της έργο δίνει ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη διαμόρφωση ενός σταθερού και αξιόπιστου πλαισίου, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να εκφραστεί με τον δικό του ρυθμό. Η εργασία εξελίσσεται μέσα από την προσεκτική κατανόηση της εμπειρίας του κάθε ανθρώπου και τη σταδιακή διερεύνηση όσων τον απασχολούν.

Το ενδιαφέρον της για τη φιλοσοφία επηρεάζει τον τρόπο που προσεγγίζει την ψυχοθεραπεία, ως μια διαδικασία που αφορά όχι μόνο την κατανόηση των δυσκολιών, αλλά και τη σχέση του ανθρώπου με τον εαυτό του και τους άλλους.

Ασχολείται με ζητήματα άγχους, σχέσεων και αυτοεκτίμησης.

Filippos Altanopoulos is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist holding a degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Derby, UK.

He attended and completed his internship in the 3-year postgraduate specialization program in clinical skills based on Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

He has participated in numerous seminars and lectures as part of continuous professional development and has presented as a speaker at the 2nd Symposium on Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy (2024), the presentation of the 2nd collective volume ISOPS (2025), and the Panhellenic Counseling Conference (2025).

He is a member of the international associations IARPP (International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy),

& AGPA (American Group Psychotherapy Association).

He has been under supervision and personal therapy since 2019. He holds professional rights granted by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. He maintains a private practice as a Psychologist-Psychotherapist in the Kypseli area.

Serra Sofia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens, in the Syntagma area. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from Paris 7–Denis Diderot University in the Doctoral School of Research in Psychoanalysis. In her postgraduate research, she studied emotional disorders, specifically focusing on depression, deepening her understanding of the psychopathology according to psychoanalytic theory. She has worked in various public psychosocial support organizations as well as in private clinical settings. Since 2009, she has been working as a clinical psychologist at the ANASA Day Center (an organization for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders). At the day center, she provides psychotherapy for adults and adolescents as well as parental counseling, having gained extensive therapeutic experience in the psychopathological spectrum of eating disorders. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with the Eating Disorders Unit of the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. She has been trained in the administration and qualitative analysis of the projective tests T.A.T. and Rorschach test at the Society for Psychosocial Health of Children and Adolescents. Since 2003, she has participated in annual seminar cycles on psychoanalysis under the auspices of the International Winnicott Association, the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society, the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and the Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. She has delivered lectures and presentations at educational seminars as well as at national conferences related to the clinical approach and understanding of the psychopathology of eating disorders.

Konstantina Skourla is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice at the Megaron Concert Hall. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and has completed postgraduate training in Clinical Psychopathology and Clinical Skills in Psychopathology "Panagiotis Oulis" at the First Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Research University Institute of Mental Health & Promotion of Knowledge in Mental Disorders), as well as postgraduate training in "Early Intervention in Psychosis" at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPI Psy). Furthermore, she is completing her clinical specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (C.B.T.) at the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior (I.E.TH.S.) and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy at the Hellenic Society for Behavioral Research (EEES). She works as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist in the Adult Therapy Department of the Institute for Research and Therapy of Behavior and in her private practice. Previously, she has collaborated with the Animus Corpus Psychotherapeutic Center and has worked as a Psychologist at the Mental Health Center of Peristeri and at the Special Child Care Center of the Naval Hospital of Piraeus. Lastly, sessions are conducted both in-person and remotely.

Kontrafouri Elisavet-Aleksandra is a Psychologist with a private practice in Syntagma. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in "Global Health – Disaster Medicine" (MSc in Crisis Management) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she is currently specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies. She is a member of the organization “Touch of Life,” where she provides psychological support to oncology patients and their support networks. She works with a wide range of mental health issues, including individuals experiencing panic attacks, phobias, anxiety and mood disorders, stress, relationship problems, and those seeking personal development. She collaborates with the Friends Association of the Obstetrics-Gynecology Clinic of Aretaieio Hospital, offering psychological support to oncology patients. Her professional experience is strongly marked by volunteer work, including participation at the University Psychiatric Clinic of Papageorgiou Hospital and at the therapeutic center in Leros.

Staurou Pilios - Dimitris is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist, specialized in psychodynamic and integrative approaches to clinical psychopathology. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Director of the Student Psychological Counseling Laboratory.

He also teaches at the Medical and Dental Schools of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a member of the core teaching staff of the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA). His scientific work has been published in reputable international and Greek journals, he has contributed to collective volumes, and has served as scientific editor for independent publications.

Staurou Pilios - Dimitris is an honors graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and holds a master's degree in psychology from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France). He earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Sorbonne Paris Descartes (France) and holds a European doctoral degree in Clinical Psychopathology from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France).

Finally, he is a member of associations, institutes, and societies that promote knowledge and collaboration in the psychologist's fields of interest, both in Greece and abroad.

Galani Ioanna is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist (MSc, LCMFT) with studies and professional experience in the USA, University of Maryland, College Park, providing support to adults, couples, families, and adolescents. She maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi and specializes in couples and family therapy, management of anxiety and depressive symptomatology, personality disorders, family trauma, as well as a wide range of relational issues such as difficulties in communication and emotional connection, commitment, conflicts, infidelity, divorce, and premarital counseling. Additionally, she handles cases of parental counseling for those needing support in managing parental anxiety and guilt, differences in parenting styles, boundary setting within the family system, and adolescent management. Furthermore, she is a trainee psychoanalytic group psychotherapist at the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy (EEPSYO) and a member of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA). She has worked as a Senior Research Assistant under the supervision of American psychologist Michele Gelfand on issues of cross-cultural psychology. She integrates internationally recognized models always adapted to the needs and cultural background of each client, couple, or family. She holds a professional license to practice in the state of Maryland, USA. She offers sessions in Greek and English, within a safe, professional, and supportive framework, where clients can feel trust and achieve meaningful personal growth. Lastly, the specialist holds certifications in Gottman Level 1, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prepare-Enrich, Discernment Counseling, and EFT (externship).

Elisavet Diakatou BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ilisia, Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich, UK, and a master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Lancaster University, UK. The therapeutic approach adopted by the specialist is Systemic Psychotherapy, with particular expertise in individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, empowerment of LGBTQI+ individuals, parent and child counseling, and child and adolescent mental health. Finally, Ms. Diakatou is a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Family, Individual, and Group Therapy (ELESYTH).

Ioanna Saxa is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Athens. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston and continued her postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where she specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Additionally, she has received advanced training in Clinical Psychopathology and in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). Concurrently, she has completed comprehensive training as a Mindfulness Specialist from EKISYP. In her private practice, she provides individual sessions for adolescents and adults, as well as family support sessions. Her goal is to help clients develop new perspectives, liberate themselves from restrictive thought patterns, and build a meaningful relationship with themselves and others, with authenticity and compassion.

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.

Η Κωνσταντίνα Κανέλλου είναι Ψυχολόγος της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας (ΕΛ.ΑΣ.) και Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφοριστικής Προσέγγισης. Αποφοίτησε από το Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και στη συνέχεια ολοκλήρωσε το διετές Μεταπτυχιακό του Πανεπιστημίου Βρυξελλών (Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB) στη Νευροψυχολογία. Στο πλαίσιο των μεταπτυχιακών της σπουδών, πραγματοποίησε την κλινική της άσκηση στη Νευρολογική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Brugmann στις Βρυξέλλες. Έχει ολοκληρώσει την 4ετή εκπαίδευση στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφοριστική Προσέγγιση (CBT) στο Ινστιτούτο Έρευνας και Θεραπείας της Συμπεριφοράς. Παράλληλα, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη χορήγηση και ερμηνεία της Κλίμακας Νοημοσύνης WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children), η οποία χρησιμοποιείται για την αξιολόγηση της νοητικής ικανότητας παιδιών και εφήβων. Την περίοδο αυτή, παρακολουθεί το μετεκπαιδευτικό ετήσιο σεμινάριο «Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία – Παναγιώτης Ουλής». Έχει εργαστεί σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας, μονάδες φροντίδες ηλικιωμένων, εκπαιδευτικά ιδρύματα, οργανισμούς για τα ναρκωτικά και κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών. Τα κλινικά και θεραπευτικά της ενδιαφέροντα επικεντρώνονται στις αγχώδεις διαταραχές, τις διαταραχές διάθεσης, τις κρίσεις πανικού, τις φοβίες, τη διαχείριση τραυματικών εμπειριών και την αντιμετώπιση δυσκολιών στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις σε πληθυσμούς ενηλίκων και εφήβων.

Ο Αδαμόπουλος Γεώργιος είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Είναι Πτυχιούχος Ψυχολογίας και Κοινωνικής Εργασίας, κάτοχος άδειας άσκησης επαγγέλματος Ψυχολόγου και άδειας άσκησης επαγγέλματος Κοινωνικού Λειτουργού. Διαθέτει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στη Σχολική Ψυχολογία σε Πανεπιστήμιο της Ιταλίας και είναι Πιστοποιημένος Ψυχοθεραπευτής (ECP). Έχει ολοκληρώσει τετραετή εξειδικευμένη εκπαίδευση στη Συνθετική Συστημική και Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία στο Εργαστήριο Διερεύνησης Ανθρώπινων Σχέσεων. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στους Αμπελόκηπους, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης και ψυχοθεραπείας σε ενήλικες, εφήβους, οικογένειες και ομάδες. Από το 2015 υπηρετεί στο Υπουργείο Παιδείας, στο Κέντρο Διάγνωσης, Αξιολόγησης, Συμβουλευτικής και Υποστήριξης (ΚΕ.Δ.Α.Σ.Υ., πρώην ΚΕ.Σ.Υ.), όπου έχει αναπτύξει μακρόχρονη και τεκμηριωμένη εμπειρία στην αξιολόγηση, ψυχοκοινωνική υποστήριξη και συμβουλευτική παιδιών, εφήβων και των οικογενειών τους στο πλαίσιο του δημόσιου εκπαιδευτικού συστήματος. Στο πλαίσιο της θέσης του, συμμετέχει σε διεπιστημονικές ομάδες, στη διαδικασία αξιολόγησης εκπαιδευτικών αναγκών και στην καθοδήγηση γονέων και εκπαιδευτικών. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με ιδιωτικό παιδοψυχιατρικό ιατρείο, συμβάλλοντας στην πολυεπίπεδη υποστήριξη ανηλίκων. Επιπλέον, δραστηριοποιείται ως μέλος της Επιτροπής Διεπιστημονικής Υποστήριξης (Ε.Δ.Υ.) σε σχολεία της Ανατολικής Αττικής, παρέχοντας συνεχείς υπηρεσίες ψυχοκοινωνικής ενδυνάμωσης σε μαθητές και σχολικές κοινότητες. Η επαγγελματική του διαδρομή περιλαμβάνει επίσης εργασία σε θεραπευτικό κέντρο για παιδιά και εφήβους με αυτισμό, καθώς και συνεργασία με την Ένωση «Μαζί για το Παιδί», με επίκεντρο την ψυχολογική και κοινωνική υποστήριξη ανηλίκων και των οικογενειών τους. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στην ατομική και ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία, στη συμβουλευτική γονέων και στην εφαρμογή της συστημικής προσέγγισης. Έχει ολοκληρώσει μακροχρόνια προσωπική θεραπεία, τόσο σε ατομικό όσο και σε ομαδικό πλαίσιο, και συμμετέχει σταθερά σε επαγγελματική εποπτεία.

Giannou Dimitra is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Psychology from Royal Holloway University of London and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health from University College London. Furthermore, she is undergoing training in the Systemic - Dialectical - Multilevel - Multifocal Approach at the Athens Center for the Study of the Human (AKMA), with a specialization in Systemic Family and Group Psychotherapy. Professionally, she has worked as a psychologist and psychotherapist in various settings, including the Child Neurodevelopmental Care Center, The HOME Project, and the "Hatzipaterio" Child Rehabilitation and Support Center. Additionally, she has collaborated with the organization E.K.PO.S.P.O. "Nostos," and since 2025, she has been working as a Psychologist - Family Psychotherapist at the Day Center for Eating Disorders "Elpizo" of EPAPSY.

Katsari Christina is a Psychologist - Existential Psychotherapist specializing in individuals with cancer experience and maintains a private practice in central Athens. She was born in 1971 in Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire and is a trainee member of the Hellenic Society of Existential Phenomenological Psychotherapy Daseinanalysis. She coordinated a group in the EPIPSY (Research University Institute of Mental Health)/Ministry of Culture Cultural Prescription program for the years 2024-25, while volunteering at Pnoi Agapis in the mental empowerment program for individuals with cancer experience and caregivers "Leafy Relations" during the same period. She draws inspiration from Nature, Art, and Philosophy, incorporating their patterns into the psychotherapeutic encounter. Having personally undergone the trial of cancer, she has focused on research and therapeutic approaches for the psychological support of cancer patients.

Ο Καραβασίλης Ηλίας είναι Ψυχολόγος MSc - Ψυχοθεραπευτής με Συστημική και Υπαρξιακή Κατεύθυνση και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στα Πατήσια. Αποφοίτησε με «Άριστα, 9,22» από το τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Πανεπιστήμιου Κύπρου (EUC) και συνέχισε τις ακαδημαϊκές του σπουδές στο Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας ολοκληρώνοντας το πρώτο του Μεταπτυχιακό στον τομέα της Εκπαιδευτικής Ψυχολογίας και αυτή την περίοδο συνεχίζει με το δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό στο Χαροκόπειο Πανεπιστήμιο στο τομέα της Παιδαγωγικής Ψυχολογίας. Έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος σεμιναρίων και έχει συμμετάσχει σε επιστημονικές διημερίδες και συνέδρια σχετικά με τον ευρύ κλάδο της ψυχικής υγείας. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε ποικίλες Ψυχοθεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις, αλλά εμβάθυνε στη Συστημική-Υπαρξιακή (Ινστιτούτο Αντίστιξη). Έχει προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του εθελοντικά στο κέντρο ΑμΚΕ IASIS για 2 χρόνια, υποστηρίζοντας ασθενείς με άνοια καθώς και τις οικογένειες τους (ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία, νοητική ενδυνάμωση, εκτίμηση νευροψυχολογικών λειτουργιών). Έχει προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του στον Ελληνικό Ερυθρό Σταυρό (ΕΕΣ) όπου εργάζοταν ως Ψυχολόγος για σχεδόν 3 χρόνια. Παράλληλα, έχει δραστηριοποιηθεί στον Δήμο Αγίων Αναργύρων-Καματερού (Διαδημοτικά Κοινωνικά Δίκτυα “ΦΡΟΝΤΙ-ΖΩ” και “ΥΓΕΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΟΛΟΥΣ”) όπου προσέφερε τις υπηρεσίες του ως Ψυχολόγος παιδιών, εφήβων, ενηλίκων (Ψυχοθεραπευτής Οικογένειας). Τα τελευταία χρόνια, παράλληλα με το ιδιωτικό του γραφείο, δραστηριοποιείται στην πρωτοβάθμια και την δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση, προσφέροντας τις υπηρεσίες του στην αξιολόγηση, την ενδυνάμωση και την υποστήριξη των μαθητών αλλά και των οικογενειών τους, στην πρωτοβάθμια/δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση και στα ΚΕ.Δ.Α.Σ.Υ.