Psychologists PEDY -EOPYY in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Kypraiou Areti is a Psychologist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She specializes in individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and adolescent counseling. Additionally, she coordinates parent groups. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Psychology and Counseling at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Subsequently, she received training in Parent Group Coordination at the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools (a member of the International Federation for Parent Education - Fédération Internationale pour l'Éducation des Parents), with which she collaborates. She continues her education through specialized seminars on various topics related to individual therapy. Finally, she frequently delivers lectures and seminars for parents, adolescents, and educators, contributes articles to newspapers, and serves as a scientific collaborator for websites concerning psychology and child-rearing issues.

Theodosopoulou Sylia is a Psychologist and Child Psychologist / Psychosomatic Therapist. She maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) with further training in "Clinical Psychopathology" and "Early Intervention in Psychosis" from the Faculty of Medicine of NKUA, as well as in "Contemporary Approaches to Supporting Children with Adverse and Traumatic Life Experiences" and other child/adolescent-related fields at NKUA. She received a scholarship for the postgraduate program "MSc Child Development" at University College London (UCL) and worked there. She practices with a Psychoanalytic Orientation, having undergone training in both Lacanian and Freudian approaches in Greece and London, England. She is under supervision with a Lacanian orientation and instructors from the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society (HPS) – through the "Galenos" Institute – specializing in Education and Supervision in Psychosomatic Therapy.

Ioanna-Maria Papatheou is a certified Clinical Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Marousi, near the ISAP station. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with three years of postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology from the same university, and is a trainee member of the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents. She is trained through educational seminars in the psychoanalytic approach for adults, children, and adolescents and has completed clinical training in dynamic group therapy in psychiatric settings from the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy. Additionally, she has been trained in the psychodiagnostic assessment of children, adolescents, and adults using psychometric and projective tools [Intelligence Tests WISC-V, WAIS-IV, and projective tests Thematic Apperception Test (T.A.T.), Children's Apperception Test (C.A.T.), and Rorschach Inkblot Test (R-PAS)]. In private practice, she works with children, adolescents, and adults, providing individual psychotherapy and psychometric assessments. Furthermore, she possesses significant clinical experience, having worked as a Clinical Psychologist in therapy centers for children and adolescents, and as a practicing Psychologist in clinical settings, such as the Day Center for Children "To Litharaki," the Adult Department of the Community Mental Health Center of Vyronas - Kaisariani, and the Adult Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio - Amalia Fleming."

H Άννα Πετράκη είναι Ψυχολογος - Συστημική ψυχοθεραπεύτρια με εξειδίκευση σε θέματα σεξουαλικής υγείας και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Είναι απόφοιτη Ψυχολογίας από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών με θέμα στην πτυχιακή εργασία "Κατάθλιψη σε ασθενείς με σκλήρυνση κατά πλάκας".

Έχει εκπαιδευτεί για τέσσερα χρόνια στη Συστημική Οικογενειακή θεραπεία στο Συστημικό Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης και Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης και είναι μέλος της European Family Therapy Association (EFTA). Επίσης, έχει εκπαιδευτεί για ένα χρόνο στη θεραπεία ζεύγους στο Κέντρο Συστημικής Θεραπείας και έχει εξειδικευτεί στην θεραπεία σεξουαλικών δυσλειτουργιών στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής και Σεξουαλικής Υγείας.

Διαθέτει μεγάλη εμπειρία σε δημόσια και ιδιωτικά πλαίσια, ενώ τα τελευταία χρόνια συνεργάζεται σταθερά με το Ινστιτούτο Γαληνός αναλαμβάνοντας ατομικές συνεδρίες, ζευγάρια και οικογένειες. Στο παρελθόν εχει εργαστεί με παιδιά και εφήβους για την διάγνωση και την συμβουλευτική μαθησιακών δυσκολιών στο Κέντρο Δυσλεξίας του Παιδοψυχιατρικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών. Συνεργάστηκε για τρία χρόνια στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής και Σεξουαλικής Υγείας αναλαμβάνοντας θεραπευτικά άνδρες, γυναίκες και ζευγάρια με ψυχοσεξουαλικά προβλήματα αλλά και ψυχικές διαταραχές.

Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο διενεργεί κατά καιρούς βιωματικά σεμινάρια αυτογνωσίας και σχολές γονέων που σκοπό έχουν την καλύτερη επικοινωνία και την επίτευξη ψυχικής ευεξίας και παράλληλα είναι εθελόντρια Ψυχολόγος στο Δήμου του Ψυχικού- Φιλοθέης.

Έχει παρουσιάσει εργασίες, ανακοινώσεις αναρτημένες αλλά και προφορικές σε συνέδρια Ψυχιατρικής, έχει παρουσιάσει ομιλίες σε ευρύ κοινό, γονείς, φοιτητές και έχει συμμετάσχει στη συγγραφή βιβλίων.

Maria Arvanitaki is a school psychologist and the mother of three children.She studied Psychology at the Department of Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her interest in children and in strengthening their psychological resilience led her to pursue postgraduate studies in School Psychology, also at NKUA. At the same time, she began her training in Existential Systemic Psychotherapy at the Antistixi Institute.Her professional journey began during her undergraduate years, providing creative activity programs for children. Over the years, she has worked at the Municipal Health Clinics of the City of Athens offering psychological support services, in special therapy centers, private educational institutions, and on a voluntary basis at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Attikon University Hospital, as well as in other public sector settings. Since 2016, she has been working in public education as a school psychologist, while also maintaining a private practice.In parallel, she has participated in annual training programs, including Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Play Therapy, and Gestalt Psychotherapy.Her close work with children and families has led her to explore the conditions that promote psychological functioning and resilience, the development of self-esteem, as well as family interaction patterns that contribute to both functional and dysfunctional outcomes.The core of her therapeutic work is grounded in respect for the uniqueness of each individual, the recognition and enhancement of personal strengths beyond difficulties or dysfunctions, the assumption of personal responsibility, and the promotion of functional conditions that support psychological well-being and healthy relationships.