Psychologists in the Western suburbs of Athens

Nous Kai Psyxi - Neuropsyxologiki Aksiologisi Noitiki Endynamosi Kai Apokatastasi is a modern mental health center located in Korydallos, offering Psychotherapy, Psychoeducation, and Counseling. Services include individual psychotherapy sessions, assessment of memory and cognitive functions, as well as cognitive strengthening and rehabilitation programs. A wide range of needs are addressed, such as dementia, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, brain injuries, and other cognitive or psychological challenges.

In parallel, support is provided to patients and families through specialized counseling and psychoeducation. The experience is based on many years of individual/private collaborations, practical training, and partnerships with specialized institutions, such as the Athens Alzheimer’s Society, care units for elderly patients with dementia, and intervention units for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.

The scientific training of the founder Maria Kalafata includes studies in Psychology (BSc, MSc, PhD) and specializations in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Forensic Psychology, Medical Psychology, and Integrative Therapeutic Counseling, with emphasis on the person-centered approach, along with certifications from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and international organizations such as Pearson–Edexcel.

By combining a high level of scientific knowledge and practical experience, Nous Kai Psyxi - Neuropsyxologiki Aksiologisi Noitiki Endynamosi Kai Apokatastasi offers targeted and individualized care, empowering people to face their difficulties and improve their quality of life.

The Paediatric Therapy Centers "Iliaxtida" are modern facilities with specialized teams that provide a holistic approach to each case. The center is owned by Paidiatrika Kentra Therapeion Iliaxtida. Moving beyond traditional intervention frameworks, they aim for an in-depth psychotherapeutic approach for children and parents, fully aligned with the principles of contemporary parenting. Every child is unique and requires the upbringing that suits them. Using standardized as well as informal assessment tools that thoroughly recognize each child's medical profile, we support the development of the child and family individually. At the Paediatric Therapy Centers "Iliaxtida", services provided include Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Special Education, Child Psychological Intervention, specialized gymnastics, parental support, and English for learning difficulties.

Argyri Eirini is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, she specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Adults, Adolescents, and Children at the Institute of Research and Therapy of Behavior. Additionally, she specialized in Art Therapy, with an emphasis on Visual Arts, at the University of the Aegean. She possesses extensive experience, having worked in various institutions such as Special Therapy Centers, Primary and Secondary Education, as well as hospitals. Finally, she served as a Psychology Professor at Metropolitan College.

Η Τσαντουλή Σοφία είναι Ψυχολόγος, Παιδοψυχολόγος και Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος και ασχολείται με την συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη παιδιών, εφήβων και ενηλίκων. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στον χώρο, ενώ το κλινικό της ενδιαφέρον και η εξειδίκευσή της εστιάζουν στην Ειδική Αγωγή, στις αναπτυξιακές δυσκολίες, στον Αυτισμό, στην ψυχολογική υποστήριξη των φροντιστών, στη διαχείριση συμπεριφορικών δυσκολιών και στην εκμάθηση λειτουργικής συμπεριφοράς. Διατηρεί τρία σύγχρονα και πλήρως στελεχωμένα γραφεία Ειδικών Θεραπειών, Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής γονέων, παρέχοντας ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες λογοθεραπείας, εργοθεραπείας και παιδοψυχολογικής υποστήριξης. Τα γραφεία Ειδικών Θεραπειών βρίσκονται στον Πειραιά, στον Κολωνό και στη Νεάπολη Λακωνίας, προσφέροντας υπηρεσίες που καλύπτουν ένα ευρύ φάσμα ψυχολογικών αναγκών σε ένα πλαίσιο αποδοχής, ενσυναίσθησης και ανθρωποκεντρικής προσέγγισης. 

Το κάθε γραφείο διακρίνεται για το υψηλό επίπεδο επιστημονικής κατάρτισης, τον σύγχρονο θεραπευτικό εξοπλισμό και την εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση. Στόχος είναι η ενίσχυση της επικοινωνίας και των διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων, η συμπεριφορική σταθερότητα και η συναισθηματική ισορροπία των παιδιών. Παράλληλα, προσφέρεται συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη και καθοδήγηση των γονέων, αξιοποιώντας έτσι τον συστημικό τρόπο προσέγγισης που αντιμετωπίζει το άτομο όχι απομονωμένα αλλά ως μέρος ενός συστήματος που επηρεάζει και επηρεάζεται. Η Τσαντουλή Σοφία έχει εργαστεί σε σχολεία, θεραπευτικά κέντρα, κοινωνικές δομές, ειδικά προγράμματα και δομές ΑμεΑ, τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και στο εξωτερικό. Παράλληλα έχει αναπτύξει σημαντική κλινική εμπειρία στην εποπτεία γονέων, στη συμβουλευτική οικογένειας και στη στήριξη παιδιών με μαθησιακές και επικοινωνιακές δυσκολίες και προβλήματα προσαρμογής. Το επιστημονικό της υπόβαθρο περιλαμβάνει πτυχίο Ψυχολογίας, μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Ψυχολογία & Ειδική Αγωγή, καθώς και εκτενή εξειδικευμένη επιμόρφωση στη διαχείριση συμπεριφοράς, στη νοηματική γλώσσα, στη συμβουλευτική, στην υποστήριξη μαθησιακών δυσκολιών και στην αντιμετώπιση αναπτυξιακών διαταραχών. Η προσέγγισή της είναι εξατομικευμένη και εστιάζει στη συνεργασία με την οικογένεια, προκειμένου να επιτευχθούν τα καλύτερα δυνατά θεραπευτικά αποτελέσματα βάσει πάντοτε των διαφορετικών ψυχολογικών αναγκών.

Stergiopoulou Georgia, licensed Psychologist in Greece (Reg. No. 3997), completed her undergraduate studies at the Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She then pursued postgraduate studies in Developmental Psychology at the University of Crete, graduating with distinction. She has completed theoretical training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Studies, in accordance with the criteria of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).

She possesses clinical and practical experience in various mental health institutions, such as the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, the Mobile Mental Health Unit of Lasithi, and the “Athena” Residential Facility of the Panhellenic Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Vocational Reintegration (PEPSAEE).

Additionally, she has worked for three years in a Center for Special Therapies, providing psychotherapy services to children and adolescents as well as Parent Counseling.

She works privately, offering individual psychotherapy sessions to adults, children, and adolescents with a wide range of interpersonal difficulties (separation, grief), depression, anxiety disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Phobias), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She also provides parent counseling sessions.

Agapi Rapti is a Child Psychologist - Narrative Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Ilion, Attica. She provides individual psychotherapy and counseling sessions to children, adolescents, and adults, either in-person or online. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Crete. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in "Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in "Electronic Learning" from the University of Piraeus. Furthermore, she is specialized in Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice from the Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice Institute 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 Career Guidance, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as First Aid. From 2017 to 2023, she has volunteered 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, as well as in primary education schools, School Educational Support Networks (S.D.E.Y.), and Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support Centers (K.E.D.A.S.Y.) in Athens, with primary responsibilities including the psychoemotional and psychometric assessment of children and adolescents, parent counseling, and psychoeducation for children/adolescents.

Kyriazi Liana is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently obtained a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the Department of Primary Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, graduating with distinction (9.15/10). Throughout her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, for more than 15 years, she has worked in both the public and private sectors with children and adolescents of all levels, parents, and families in the fields of assessment, diagnosis, and counseling. Additionally, she has collaborated for many years with educators in General Schools and Special Education Units in Attica as a Psychologist for the Ministry of Education, as well as at a Center for Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support (KE.D.A.S.Y.). She served as Head of the Parents’ School of Western Attica and has also worked in public mental health institutions and hospitals. As part of her ongoing education and training, she has attended numerous seminars and educational programs. In her private practice, she provides counseling to children and adolescents, their parents and families, educators, as well as individuals with disabilities, both children and adults. Her guiding principles in psychological support are always respect, improvement of quality of life and interpersonal relationships, personal development, and well-being.

The Center for Emotional Development and Special Education Ek Vatheon - Ziotopoulou Euaggelia is located in Peristeri. The founder and director of the center is Ms. Ek Vatheon - Ziotopoulou Euaggelia Kai Synergates, Psychologist – Family Counselor with postgraduate studies in Counseling & Person-Centered Psychotherapy, Certified Trainer of the Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) Workshop. She has been trained in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and has received further training in Special Education & Education of individuals with disabilities from the Association of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health (APPPHA). At the Ek Vatheon Center, the vision shared by all collaborators is a world where parents are properly prepared for their new role, welcome their children into their embrace as they have dreamed, and have a support network of people beside them to help raise their children in an atmosphere of empathy and love! A specialized team of psychologists and child psychologists supports parents in developing trusting relationships with their babies by educating them in positive and gentle parenting through Attachment Parenting (support with breastfeeding, sleep difficulties, nutrition, separation, etc.). Additionally, experienced speech therapists, occupational therapists, and special educators welcome children and adolescents and help them fully develop their potential, uniqueness, and individuality.

Kourti Euaggelia is a psychologist, a Regular Member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and attended the Clinical Psychopathology program at the Research University Institute of Mental Health Hygiene of Aiginiteio Hospital. She holds a postgraduate degree in Special Education from the University of Derby in the UK and has completed training programs in Applied Counseling and Psychotherapy (Academy of Counseling and Psychotherapy), Emotional Psychological Trauma Management (NKUA), Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopathology (NKUA), and Parental Separation and Divorce Management (NKUA and NGO GONIS). Additionally, she has completed the training "Parenting Schools: Training of Trainers and Staff" (Educational Association, Official Body of the Ministry of Education) and "Psychotherapeutic Support for Children, Adolescents, and Families in Illness and Death" (non-profit organization Merimna). She continues her professional development with training in the four-year Systemic Family Psychotherapy program at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations. She provides support for a wide range of mental health issues. She works psychotherapeutically in individual sessions with adults, adolescents, and children. Additionally, she offers counseling support to couples, parents, and educators.

Η Παπακωνσταντίνου Ελένη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος και διατηρεί Ιδιωτικό Γραφείο στην Ελευσίνα.

Είναι Πτυχιούχος Ψυχολογίας του Γαλλικού κρατικού Πανεπιστημίου του Στρασβούργου- Université de Strasbourg [SCG] και διαθέτει εκτεταμένη μετεκπαίδευση σε ποικίλους τομείς της Ψυχοθεραπείας, της Εγκληματολογίας, της Ειδικής Αγωγής και της Σχολικής Ψυχολογίας από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών.

Έχει αποκτήσει σημαντική εμπειρία μέσα από τη συνεργασία της με φορείς όπως το Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Θριάσιο" στο Τμήμα Ψυχιατρικής και το ΚΕΘΕΑ Κυψέλης, εστιάζοντας στη Συμβουλευτική Υποστήριξη Αποφυλακισμένων και στην Απεξάρτηση.

Ως Επιστημονική Συνεργάτιδα έχει προσφέρει Υπηρεσίες Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης σε διάφορα περιβάλλοντα, όπως Κέντρα Φροντίδας Ηλικιωμένων, Κέντρα Δημιουργικής Απασχόλησης Παιδιών (ΚΔΑΠ) και Ιδιωτικούς Φορείς.

Παράλληλα, έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα Σεμιναρίων και Συνεδρίων με θεματολογία που περιλαμβάνει, μεταξύ άλλων, το Άγχος, την Ενδοοικογενειακή Βία, τις Διαταραχές Αυτιστικού Φάσματος, την Παιγνιοθεραπεία και την Άνοια.

Έχει διατελέσει Συντονίστρια Ημερίδας σχετικά με την Οργάνωση Παιδικών και Βρεφονηπιακών Σταθμών, ενώ έχει πραγματοποιήσει ομιλία με θέμα την Ψυχοκοινωνική Υποστήριξη Ατόμων με Νοητική Αναπηρία στην Τρίτη Ηλικία. Η επαγγελματική της πορεία χαρακτηρίζεται από διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση, διαρκή επιμόρφωση και σταθερό προσανατολισμό στην ποιοτική παροχή ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης σε παιδιά, ενήλικες και ευάλωτες κοινωνικές ομάδες.

Επιστημονική Πιστοποιημένη Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος, Αναλύτρια Ψυχομετρικών Εργαλείων Νοημοσύνης, Προσωπικότητας

Τέστ Νοημοσύνης:

WAIS-IV, WISC-V, WPPSI-III, Raven's Educational

Τέστ Προσωπικότητας:

MMPI-2, MMPI-3, SCID-5-CV, SCID-5-PD

Κλίμακες Achenbach (ΣΑΕΒΑ) Σχολικής και Προσχολικής Ηλικίας

Μέλος Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας - Hellenic Psychological Society

Εθελόντρια Ψυχολόγος στη Φιλανθρωπική Οργάνωση ΄΄Φροντίδα του Παιδιού΄΄.