Psychologists in Peloponnese

Vasiliki Sotiropoulou is a Psychologist and graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is a postgraduate student in the Applied Developmental Psychology program at the Hellenic Open University and has received further training in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Center for Applied Therapy and Counseling. Additionally, she has been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) at the Institute for Behavioral Research and Therapy. She has also been trained in Special Education and Learning Disabilities as well as in Sexual Education for children and adolescents at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the WISC-VGR. She has worked in a private child psychiatry practice, at the “Eleni Gouvani” Speech Therapy Center, and has completed internships at the KEAT Kallithea (Special School for the Blind), the 1st Gymnasium of Ilion, and the “Nostos” shelter facility. She has also volunteered with the Life Center and the European Women’s Network. She provides online psychotherapy to adults and adolescents on issues such as anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), intrusive thoughts, compulsions, perfectionism, insecurity, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief, loss, burnout, and emotion regulation.

Pitsinis Errikos Dionysios is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist who conducts online psychotherapy sessions while also maintaining his private practice in Kypseli. He has completed studies in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the International Psychotherapy Center "ALYPIA," holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire, and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Forensic Psychology from Coventry University. His professional experience includes work in private practice as well as an internship at the Korydallos Detention Center I. He has specialized through training programs at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the following areas: Couple and Family Counseling and Therapy, Aggressive and Violent Behavior: Professional Risk Assessment and De-escalation Techniques, Anxiety and Depression: Psychoeducation and Management, Psychosocial Support for Prisoners and Reintegration Issues, and Cluster B Personality Disorders (Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders). Finally, the specialist is a regular member of the Hellenic Association of Psychologists.

Dimou Eleni-Maria is a Psychologist - Systemic Psychotherapist with a private practice located in the center of Corinth. She studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, from which she graduated with distinction. Subsequently, she completed a four-year clinical specialization in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Institute of Education and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy "Logo Psychis". She has also completed her postgraduate studies with distinction in the scientific field of Applied Developmental Psychology at the Hellenic Open University. As part of her ongoing professional development, she has attended annual training programs and clinical trainings in areas such as trauma management, mental health of children and adolescents, among others, as well as numerous seminars in her field of expertise. She continues to pursue further education and training to this day. She has worked as a psychologist and psychotherapist in various settings. Specifically, she has served as a psychologist in secondary education schools, as a psychologist and child protection officer in a sports summer camp, as a psychologist and psychotherapist in specialized treatment centers, as well as a psychologist and scientific staff member at a prevention center for addiction and promotion of psychosocial health. In recent years, she has maintained a private practice, offering counseling and psychotherapy services to adults, children, adolescents, parents, couples, and families.

Zerva Stauroula Kai Synergates is a Psychologist - Hypnotherapist with private practices in Marousi and Kalamata. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, holding a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from American Liberty University, training in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and Counseling at the Academy of Psychotherapy & Counseling, and specialization in therapeutic hypnosis, possessing multiple certifications in Clinical Hypnotherapy. She has 18 years of experience conducting individual sessions and group therapy, offering counseling sessions online for clients residing in other parts of Greece and abroad. Furthermore, her team includes trained collaborators specializing in therapeutic hypnosis at both her Marousi and Kalamata offices. Under her supervision and through the tailored therapy programs created by Stauroula based on each client's needs, they conduct individual sessions and couples therapy.

Georgiou Ntina is a Psychologist with a private practice in Corinth. She holds an MSc in Health Psychology from Cardiff Metropolitan University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Skills - Cognitive Analytic Model and Relational Psychotherapy from the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy. Additionally, she holds a BSc in Human Development with a specialization in Psychology from the State University of New York and a certificate in Medical Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Furthermore, she is a certified Counseling Psychologist from City Unity College and holds a Coaching diploma from the Athens Coaching Institute. To date, she is a trainee psychotherapist at the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy and has completed her practical training at the General Children's Hospital of Athens "Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou" and has volunteered at Aktios - Elderly Care Units. Since October 2024, she has been training in a second psychotherapeutic approach in Integrative Psychotherapy at the University of Thessaly (Art of Alipia), which combines systemic, existential, and multicultural approaches. Finally, she has participated in numerous conferences and seminars and is a member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and the American Group Psychotherapy Association.

Η Μπαζίγου Σταυρούλα είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια Ψυχαναλυτικής κατεύθυνσης και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Καλαμάτα. Σπούδασε στο τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου Kοινωνικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών και έλαβε υποτροφία από το Κληροδότημα Π. Τριανταφυλλίδη για την εκπόνηση των μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών της στο εξωτερικό. Πραγματοποίησε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (Master 1 & 2) στην «Κλινική Ψυχολογία και Ψυχοπαθολογία» στο Πανεπιστήμιο Paris V (Descartes) στο Παρίσι και πραγματοποίησε την πρακτική της άσκηση στον Ξενώνα «Cévennes» της Association «Aurore», όπου φιλοξενούνται ενήλικες μετά τη νοσηλεία τους σε ψυχιατρικό νοσοκομείο και το 2014 στο Κέντρο «Myriam David» της «Fondation de Rothschild». Έχει συμμετάσχει σε ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα στο Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής (Δαφνί) και έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη μέθοδο παρατήρησης Esther Bick. Ακόμη, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην ψυχοσωματική προσέγγιση στο Ινστιτούτο ψυχοσωματικής Pierre MARTY και στην ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων, ψυχαναλυτικής κατεύθυνσης στο Κέντρο Ψυχανάλυσης και Ψυχοθεραπείας E. & J. Kestemberg και έχει παρακολουθήσει πολυάριθμα σεμινάρια της Ψυχαναλυτικής Εταιρείας του Παρισιού και του Κέντρου Ψυχικής Υγείας του 13ου διαμερίσματος του Παρισιού, ενώ συμμετείχε σε μια ομάδα θεραπευτών ατομικού ψυχαναλυτικού ψυχοδράματος για παιδιά και εφήβους στο «Κέντρο Alfred Binet». Πρόσφατα μάλιστα εκπαιδεύτηκε στον επαγγελματικό προσανατολισμό και στην χρήση των ψυχομετρικών τεστ «Ερωτηματολόγιο Προσωπικότητας PTQ», «Ερωτηματολόγια Ενδιαφερόντων VIS 2» και «Τεστ Ικανοτήτων CAB» στην εταιρεία Ison Psychometrica. Διαθέτει εμπειρία έχοντας εργαστεί σε διάφορους φορείς όπως το Ψυχο-ιατρικό & Κοινωνικό Κέντρο της Association «l’ Elan Retrouvé» στο Παρίσι και το Νοσοκομείο Ημέρας για Εφήβους «Κέντρο Παρέμβασης στην Εκπαιδευτική Δυναμική», το οποίο προτείνει υπηρεσίες αποκατάστασης ψυχοκοινωνικών δυσκολιών αλλά και φοίτηση με δυνατότητα απόκτησης απολυτηρίου σε εφήβους που δε μπορούν λόγω των δυσκολιών τους να ενταχθούν στο εθνικό σύστημα παιδείας, στην Εταιρεία Κοινωνικής Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχικής Υγείας στο Νομό Φωκίδας και σε σχολεία.

Grigoria Tsopanaki is a Graduate Psychologist from the University of Crete. She has been trained and continues to train in psychotherapy within the Systemic/Family therapy model (a 4-year training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counseling) at the Laboratory of Systemic Psychology and Pedagogy "Rodakino" (member of EFTA). At the same center, she has obtained a certificate in Couple Therapy and Parent Counseling, following the successful completion of a one-year experiential specialization program. Additionally, she attends and participates in independent training sessions, seminars, and conferences related to mental health. Within this framework, she has received a training certificate in Special Education from the University of the Aegean. Concurrently, she participates in weekly group and individual therapeutic supervision. Professionally, she has worked in both public and private sectors. Examples include the Department of Social Solidarity of the Public Health Directorate of the Messinia prefecture, mental health centers/special therapy centers as an external collaborator, and K.D.A.P. MEA (Centers for Creative Activities for People with Disabilities). Currently, she practices privately, conducting individual and couple online sessions. The individuals she works with psychotherapeutically mainly face difficulties in forming/maintaining relationships, establishing boundaries for themselves and their environment, coping with grief, resolving internal conflicts, and managing issues arising primarily within their family system. "My main concern is to collaboratively find with the client the Light behind any difficulty (symptomatology), so that they stop being defined and directed by their 'problem'," she states.

Natalia Moustikidou is a licensed psychologist,a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders through the Center for Education and Treatment of Eating Disorders (K.E.A.D.D.) and holds a Master Practitioner certification in Eating Disorders and Obesity from the National Centre for Eating Disorders in the United Kingdom.She works as a psychologist in a social service setting, providing psychosocial support and counseling to individuals and vulnerable groups. As part of her internship, she has worked with “The Smile of the Child” organization, as well as in a Center for Special Therapies for children and adolescents in Chania.Currently, she is completing her postgraduate studies in Applied Developmental Psychology at the Hellenic Open University, while also training in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Institute of Psychology and Health (I.P.Y.).

She is also a graduate of the Department of Political Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.The sessions she provides are conducted exclusively online, with the option to be held in English as well.

Keramitzi Nelli is a Psychologist who conducts online sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of East London and a postgraduate degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from the same university. She is currently receiving training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, as well as in LGBTQ+ Counseling from the Certified Educational Institute "Peri Psychis". Additionally, she is attending the educational program "Intervention in Psychosis" at "Pnoes" EPAPSY – Society for Regional Development and Mental Health. She has gained significant professional experience, having worked as a research assistant at the Panhellenic Association of Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD Hellas). Furthermore, she has provided creative activities for refugee children at "MetaDrasi" and offered counseling on the 1145 helpline of KETHEA. Currently, alongside her private practice, she is a Psychologist at "Mila Mou".

Η Ανδριάνα Κανελλοπούλου είναι αδειούχος Παιδοψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπέυτρια, απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Διαθέτει Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης -MSc στην «Ειδική Αγωγή και Εκπαίδευση», ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει τετραετή εκπαίδευση στη Γνωσιακή - Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT), με εξειδίκευση στην ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων, εφήβων και παιδιών. Έχει εργαστεί σε παιδοψυχιατρικό πλαίσιο, προσφέροντας συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη σε γονείς και ατομική ψυχοθεραπεία σε παιδιά και εφήβους, αντιμετωπίζοντας ένα ευρύ φάσμα δυσκολιών. Η προσέγγισή της είναι επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη, με στόχο τη δημιουργία μιας ασφαλούς και υποστηρικτικής σχέσης που ενδυναμώνει το άτομο να αντιμετωπίσει τις προκλήσεις της ζωής. Στο πλαίσιο της ιδιωτικής άσκησης του επαγγέλματος, παρέχει ψυχοθεραπεία και συμβουλευτική σε ενήλικες, εφήβους, παιδιά (από 4 ετών και άνω) και οικογένειες, προσαρμόζοντας τη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες κάθε περιστατικού.

Thera Place is a therapy center for children and adolescents located in Patras. It has been operating since 2013 and was relocated and renamed Thera Place (formerly Special Therapeutic Intervention) in 2023. The center features a suitably designed space equipped with modern diagnostic and therapeutic tools, supported by a well-trained interdisciplinary team that actively contributes to providing high-quality services. The primary goal is close collaboration with the family, physicians, and the child’s school to ensure comprehensive development across all areas. Validity, reliability, and above all, trust and care for each child and their family reflect the values that guide us and define how we choose to connect with them. Prior to the start of therapy, a meeting is held with the parents to assess the child and discuss their concerns as well as the objectives they wish to achieve.