Psychotherapists in Agia Paraskevi

Η Μαρία Μπριάνη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Εκπ. Ψυχαναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και πραγματοποιεί διαδικτυακές συνεδρίες. Είναι απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και μεταπτυχιακή φοιτήτρια στο ΠΜΣ «Έγκαιρη Παρέμβαση στην Ψύχωση» της Ιατρικής Σχολής του ΕΚΠΑ, με εστίαση στην έγκαιρη αναγνώριση, αξιολόγηση και παρέμβαση στο ψυχωτικό φάσμα. Στο πλαίσιο της κλινικής της κατάρτισης, έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία στην Α΄ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών - Αιγινήτειο Νοσοκομείο, μέσα από το πρόγραμμα «Παναγιώτης Ουλής», εμβαθύνοντας στην κατανόηση της ψυχοπαθολογίας, την επεξεργασία κλινικών ιστορικών και τη διαφορική αξιολόγηση. Έχει ολοκληρώσει το Δια-τμηματικό Πρόγραμμα Κλινικής Μετεκπαίδευσης στα Δυναμικά Ομάδας σε Ψυχιατρικά Πλαίσια της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Ψυχαναλυτικής Ψυχοθεραπείας Ομάδας (ΕΕΨΨΟ) και της Α΄ Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής του ΕΚΠΑ. Παράλληλα, εκπαιδεύεται στην Ψυχαναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεία Ομάδας στην ΕΕΨΨΟ, συνεχίζοντας την εκπαίδευσή της στην ψυχαναλυτική κατεύθυνση. Έχει παρακολουθήσει επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια και εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα γύρω από την ψυχαναλυτική σκέψη και πρακτική, το άγχος και την κατάθλιψη, καθώς και τις διαταραχές προσωπικότητας. Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Ψυχολόγος στο Σικιαρίδειο Ίδρυμα, όπου παρέχει ατομική και ομαδική ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες με νοητική αναπηρία και αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές. Η εμπειρία της περιλαμβάνει ακόμη την κλινική αξιολόγηση, τον σχεδιασμό εξατομικευμένων παρεμβάσεων και τη συμβουλευτική γονέων, ενώ έχει εκπαιδευτεί στη χορήγηση και ερμηνεία της κλίμακας νοημοσύνης WAIS-IV. 

Merantza Maria is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a Person-Centered Approach and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She was born and studied in Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from Panteion University and is a graduate of the Master’s Program in Child Psychology (MSc in the Psychology of Child Development) at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Additionally, she has completed a three-year training program in Person-Centered Counseling/Psychotherapy, earning a Postgraduate Diploma in Person-Centered Counselling/Psychotherapy from ICPS College in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. She acquired clinical experience at the University Child Psychiatry Clinic at the “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital through collaboration with the multidisciplinary team of the Outpatient Unit, participating in the collection of children’s psychosocial histories and administration of diagnostic tests, as well as in the operation of the Special Clinic for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Moreover, she attended an annual training program in Special Education and Training organized by the Developmental Pediatrics Unit of the University Clinic of Athens and received certification for her training in the Children’s Apperception Test (C.A.T.) and Thematic Apperception Test (T.A.T.) projective testing programs for children and adults, respectively. Furthermore, she participated in the pilot adult mental health program within the framework of support and health promotion programs of the Municipality of Athens, in collaboration with the NGO “Aktaia.”

Gaki Aspa is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She holds a degree in Psychology and a master's degree (MSc) in Clinical Mental Health from the School of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Additionally, she has specialized in Systemic Therapy at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relationships. She has also attended numerous continuing education seminars in the fields of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy (for children, adolescents, and adults). Furthermore, she has volunteered in the creative engagement of children with autism spectrum disorders.

Currently, she is training in Systemic Synthetic Couples Therapy and continues to enhance her knowledge as well as her therapeutic tools.

Revekka Hatzisavva is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens and specialized in the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." Additionally, she has specialized in Systemic Family Therapy. Finally, with extensive experience in the field, the doctor aims for the prompt and effective treatment of various psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and psychotic disorders, using methods including psychotherapy through the biosynthesis technique.

Clinical Psychologist Vlaseros Spyros holds a degree in Psychology and a scholarship from the University of Derby (B.Sc Honours Applied Psychology) and pursued his postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology in London at Kingston University London, where he graduated with distinction (M.Sc Clinical Applications of Psychology). He completed his internship in London, where he trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while serving as a coordinator at an adult mental health center. As a coordinator, he was responsible for the psychotherapeutic practice and organization of postgraduate students, as well as for developing supportive approaches under supervision. Subsequently, he returned to Greece and completed a four-year training program in Integrative Psychotherapy at the Society for Psychological Support, Therapy, and Training (E.PSY.THE.). He is a member of the British Psychological Society (British Psychological Society - GMBPsS) and a founding member and Vice President of the Attica Mental Health Association "Synodoiporos." Alongside his private practice in Agia Paraskevi, he has collaborated with a military hospital and participated in a research project published in a global scientific journal. Spyros Vlaseros and his colleagues offer: individual psychotherapy and counseling, supportive programs/interventions for children, adolescents, and adults, parental counseling, assessment of children/adolescents using the WISC-V Intelligence Scale, and adult assessment using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory MMPI-2.

Η Εύη Μπαλταδάκη είναι Ψυχολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Χαλάνδρι. Είναι απόφοιτη του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (Α.Π.Θ.) και Στρατιωτικός Ψυχολόγος. Παράλληλα, πραγματοποιεί την ειδίκευσή της στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία ατόμου, ομάδας και οικογένειας. Έχει ολοκληρώσει μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Κοινωνιολογία στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου και στη Θετική Ψυχολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο. Έχει, επίσης, παρακολουθήσει μετεκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια σε θέματα ψυχικής υγείας, μεταξύ των οποίων η «Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία» από το ΕΠΙΨΥ και η «Στήριξη και συμβουλευτική πένθους για παιδιά, εφήβους και οικογένειες που θρηνούν» από τη Μέριμνα. Διαθέτει πολυετή επαγγελματική εμπειρία σε δομές των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων πρωτοβάθμιων μονάδων υγείας και κέντρων ψυχικής υγείας. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών και αναπτυξιολογικά ιατρεία.

Στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στο Χαλάνδρι παρέχει υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και ψυχοθεραπείας σε εφήβους, ενήλικες, ζευγάρια και οικογένειες, καθώς και υπηρεσίες ψυχομετρικής αξιολόγησης νοημοσύνης σε παιδιά και εφήβους. Προσεγγίζει κάθε θεραπευόμενο άτομο με σεβασμό, με στόχο τη δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς θεραπευτικού πλαισίου, προσαρμοσμένου στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες και τους στόχους του κάθε ατόμου. Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στις αρχές της επαγγελματικής δεοντολογίας και στη δημιουργία μιας σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης και συνεργασίας.

Kourou Dimitra is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She studied Psychology at the University of Crete and holds a master's degree in "Stress Management and Health Promotion" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she has been trained in the "Effective Child & Family Programme" methods, within the framework of the "Health Promotion for Parents with Mental Disorders" program at the Child Psychiatry Clinic of the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital, as well as in Clinical Psychopathology at the Mental Health Research Institute and at the 1st University Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteion Hospital. Furthermore, she is specialized in Counseling and Guidance and in Cognitive Psychotherapy. She possesses extensive experience and training, having worked at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," the Child Protection Center of Attica "The Mother," a private school, NGOs, as well as a Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adolescents. Finally, she specializes in stress management, individual psychotherapy, and panic attacks - phobias.

Maria Kotsidi is a Psychologist (BSc, MA) - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Chalandri.

She studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and completed postgraduate training in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling.

She completed her internship at GNA "KAT". Additionally, she has collaborated with the NGO "Together for the Child," the Psychogeriatric Society "NESTOR," as well as with specialized therapy centers. She has participated as a speaker at a conference. Concurrently, she has attended training seminars and scientific conferences and continues to pursue further education aimed at ongoing professional development.

Within the framework of the psychotherapeutic process, she emphasizes the creation of a relationship of trust and acceptance, where the individual can freely express their thoughts and feelings and discover new ways to understand and manage their difficulties.

Alatsi Xristina is a certified Mental Health Counselor, Psychotherapist, and Hypnotherapist. Additionally, she provides alternative therapies which, combined with Integrative Psychotherapy, constitute a holistic approach to addressing various issues. She completed her studies with Excellent distinction in Integrative Counseling and Psychology as well as Clinical Hypnosis - Hypnotherapy at OLON Education - KDBM1, Institute of Academic and Professional Studies. She holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy from Amsterdam International College with Excellent distinction. Within the framework of alternative therapies, she has also attended and passed with Excellent distinction the annual seminar on Anatomy - Physiology - Pathology with a Holistic approach. Furthermore, she has been trained in Bach Flower Remedies, Auricular Neuroreflexology Method, and Gua Sha. Since 2024, she has been active in the adult education of mental health counselors and psychotherapists. She is a member of the charitable association Agkalia and the Social Solidarity Network - Syn-Yparxi.

Gerontidi Eleanni BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist for Children & Adults with a professional license. Her undergraduate and postgraduate studies were conducted and completed through the University of Central Lancashire in England, with full recognition by the corresponding Greek authorities. Subsequently, she trained in Cognitive and Behavioral techniques related to procrastination, assertiveness, mental imagery, among others, through seminars conducted by distinguished PhD holders. Additionally, through the Hellenic Society of Cognitive & Behavioral Studies, she has been trained in the approach of Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy for children and adolescents. Her personal and professional principles focus on mutual respect, unconditional acceptance of people, empathy, and collaboration as essential components for building a strong therapeutic relationship. A good therapeutic relationship - collaboration is defined in the literature as one of the most important factors for the positive outcome of therapy - counseling (Flückiger, Del Re, Wampold, & Horvath, 2018). Professionally, she has worked in Human Resources Management aiming to improve working conditions by conducting relevant research. However, she has placed greater emphasis on psychotherapy, aiming to support individuals in finding and obtaining what they need to live a full and healthy life. In her clinical experience, she has focused, among others, on trauma, ADHD, self and body image, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, emotion regulation, assertiveness, and more. Finally, in addition to individual therapy for adults and adolescents, she provides counseling for parents, couples, and career (e.g., interview preparation) in both Greek and English.

Παναγιώτα Θεολόγου | Κλινική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια

Η Παναγιώτα Θεολόγου είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Χαλάνδρι Αττικής, στα σύνορα με τα Βριλήσσια.

Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου BSc Psychology από το University of East London και μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου MSc in Clinical Psychology, με εξειδίκευση στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία και Ψυχοπαθολογία. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στη Γνωσιακή-Συμπεριφορική Θεραπεία (CBT) και είναι μέλος του British Psychological Society. Διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος από την Περιφέρεια Αττικής και κλινική εμπειρία σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας, καθώς και στο 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο.

Παρέχει ψυχοθεραπευτική υποστήριξη σε ενήλικες και εφήβους, με κλινική εμπειρία στη διαχείριση αγχωδών διαταραχών, κρίσεων πανικού, Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστικής Διαταραχής (ΙΨΔ), ΔΕΠΥ, συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών και προβλημάτων που αφορούν τη διαπροσωπική λειτουργικότητα.

Η θεραπευτική της προσέγγιση βασίζεται στις αρχές της Γνωσιακής-Συμπεριφορικής Θεραπείας, μιας δομημένης και τεκμηριωμένης μορφής ψυχοθεραπείας, η οποία εστιάζει στη σύνδεση μεταξύ σκέψεων, συναισθημάτων και συμπεριφορών. Η θεραπευτική διαδικασία προσαρμόζεται στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες και στους στόχους κάθε θεραπευόμενου, με έμφαση στην αναγνώριση και τροποποίηση δυσλειτουργικών μοτίβων και στην ανάπτυξη αποτελεσματικότερων στρατηγικών αντιμετώπισης.

Στόχος της είναι η δημιουργία μιας θεραπευτικής σχέσης συνεργασίας και ασφάλειας, μέσα στην οποία ο θεραπευόμενος μπορεί να κατανοήσει σε βάθος τις δυσκολίες του και να ενισχύσει τη λειτουργικότητα και την ποιότητα ζωής του.

The office manager is Diamantis Akis Kai Synergates, Psychologist – Psychoanalyst, PhD, graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University, member of the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytic Association. He has completed postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at Paris 7 – Denis Diderot University, in the Doctoral School of Research in Psychoanalysis.

From 2008 to 2018, he worked at the University Child Psychiatry Clinic of the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia," where he served as head of the Center for Adolescent Training and Psychosocial Support. He has extensive clinical experience in adult psychoanalysis and psychotherapy for children and adolescents.

The psychological office in Cholargos operates as a modern clinical setting for psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, oriented towards scientific validity, the therapeutic relationship, and respect for the uniqueness of each patient. Therapeutic work is conducted within a stable and organized clinical framework, supported by collaborators with diverse psychotherapeutic specializations, sharing a common foundation in clinical reasoning and mental health ethics.

The office functions as a dynamic space for clinical practice, dialogue, and collaboration, offering comprehensive psychotherapeutic care for adults, children, and adolescents.

Kouvara Aggeliki MSc is a Psychologist - Existential Systemic Psychotherapist licensed to practice and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She completed her studies at the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and subsequently pursued postgraduate studies at the same university with a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation. From 2010 to 2016, she trained in the Existential - Systemic Approach at "Antistixi". She is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society (SEPS) and the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy (ELESYTH). Additionally, she specializes in systemic psychotherapy, counseling, anxiety disorders, and career orientation. Throughout her career, she has worked as a Mental Health Counselor in numerous clinics and associations, gaining valuable experience, which enables her today to provide sessions in her private practice addressing anxiety management, depression, relationship problems, behavioral and communication issues, loss and grief, low self-esteem, anger management, and eating disorders. With a primary focus on creating an atmosphere of trust, acceptance, and genuine interest for each individual, she helps harness each person's strengths to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. Finally, Ms. Kouvara is a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy and the Hellenic Psychological Society.

Kapota Nikela MSc is a Psychologist - Somatic Psychotherapist, with a private practice in the Chalandri area. She studied psychology at the University of Warwick and holds a master's degree in Organizational and Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (L.S.E). She has completed the 4-year Practitioner training program in Bodynamic somatic psychotherapy. She attends numerous seminars and training sessions on advanced psychotherapy techniques, archetype analysis, and dream interpretation. Additionally, she participates in a large number of seminars on the development and impact of trauma on personality and has completed specialized training in the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.) through the Bodynamic system. She has volunteered with the Prevention and Addiction Treatment Center "Stathmos" of the municipalities of Kallithea, Moschato, and Tavros, primarily participating in the transition program to middle school for sixth-grade students. Moreover, she has completed the training program for group coordinators of adolescents and parents from the Panhellenic Association of Parent Schools. She has experience in human resources management as well as in providing psychological support to individuals with cancer and their relatives. She has also completed programs at the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M.) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA): Career Counseling, Divorce Management, and Sports Psychology. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the Panhellenic Association of Somatic Psychotherapy, the Association of Bodynamic Psychology, and the British Psychological Society.