Psychotherapists near Arkalochori

Zygaki Aspasia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed postgraduate studies in Social - Clinical Psychology of Addictions at the same university. In 2017, she completed a four-year training program in Gestalt Psychotherapy at the Gestalt Foundation of Thessaloniki, and has also attended courses at Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Psicologia. She specializes in adult psychotherapy with an emphasis on self-awareness processes, anxiety disorders, depression, phobias, panic attacks, addictive behaviors, sleep disorders, and eating and appetite disorders. In recent years, she has also worked in various fields such as special education, refugee issues, and domestic violence. Finally, she consistently ensures to stay updated with developments in her field by participating in educational seminars and workshops.

Kaffetzakis Emmanouil is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist with a Psychoanalytic orientation and maintains a private practice in the center of Heraklion, Crete, where he conducts sessions for adults and adolescents. He is a member of the Borromean Knot Society of the New Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis in Greece and actively participates in its activities.

Psychoanalysis is an invitation to speak. Over time, each person's speech organizes around what is difficult or impossible for them to bear. They speak about their symptom. Lacanian psychoanalysis offers the possibility of inventing a new way to cope with their symptom, with the specific way they suffer. Through the discourse that the analysand addresses to the analyst, they can begin to find personalized and satisfactory solutions to old and repetitive modes of existence and reactions.

Mytautsi Stella is a Psychologist & Child Psychologist – Psychotherapist with two private practices in Heraklion, Crete, and in central Athens. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and holds a master's degree (MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health) from King’s College London, officially recognized by DOATAP.

During her studies in the United Kingdom, she trained at the Institute of Psychiatry and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, gaining valuable clinical experience in modern, scientifically validated therapeutic models. Upon returning to Greece, she specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and completed the postgraduate Clinical Psychopathology program at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Medical School of Athens.

In recent years, she has expanded her clinical training in contemporary therapies, such as Schema Therapy, EMDR trauma therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). Simultaneously, she has specialized in the treatment of Eating Disorders.

Her therapeutic approach is individualized, combining scientific evidence with an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, empathy, and understanding of deeper psychological patterns.

She has been practicing privately as a psychologist since 2016 and holds a professional practice license.

Maraki Aggeliki is a Mental Health Counselor - Systemic Psychotherapist, a member of EFTA (European Family Therapy Association) & ELESYTH (Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy), and maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. After completing her studies at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Department of Sociology), she completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Amsterdam and underwent four years of training in Systemic Family Psychotherapy - Systemic Psychotherapy at the Laboratory of Systemic Thinking in Education. During her studies, she completed her internship at the Prevention Center for Addictions and Promotion of Psychosocial Health "Athina Ygeia". She possesses extensive professional experience, having served as Project Manager at the Hellenic Center for Intercultural Psychiatry and Care "Kostis Ballas," as Administrative Director - Quality Management Responsible for ISO at the Mental Health Clinic Agios Charalampos, where she was responsible for managing and providing care and service to patients, their families, clinic staff, and external outpatient clinics. She has volunteered in the Health Education and Psychosocial Support Program within the Greek and Muslim Roma community at the Hellenic Center for Intercultural Psychiatry and Care "Kostis Ballas," in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and in recording and managing telephone calls at the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals, KETHEA. She has also volunteered for two years by creating support groups through the "Stoxos" – Breast Cancer Prevention initiative, aiming to support individuals affected by the disease and their families. Finally, she actively participates in conferences both in Greece and internationally.

Ranoutsou Georgia is a Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She holds a degree in Sociology from the School of Social Sciences at the University of Crete and a degree in Psychology from the School of Social Sciences at MBS College. She has worked as a Psychologist in the private practice of Ioanna Niakaki, in the breast cancer organization, in the Psychiatric Clinic of Venizeleio - Pananio Hospital, and in the Oncology Clinic of the Regional University General Hospital of Heraklion. Additionally, she has worked as a Psychologist in the Pathology Clinic at the "ALLILEGGYIS" Alzheimer's Center and as a Psychologist - Sociologist at the Mental Health Center of Rethymno. In her practice, she addresses cases across the entire spectrum of psychology and mental health, with a specialization in couples therapy, depression, and anxiety and mood disorders.

Kostas Patsakis MSc is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed a four-year Master's Diploma in Clinical Psychology at the same university. Throughout his professional career, he has worked in numerous mental health facilities. After many years of work as a psychologist in Thessaloniki, he returned to Heraklion where he collaborates as a scientific associate with the private hospitals of Medical Care Crete. He also provides psychotherapy services at the Counseling Center for Students of the University of Crete. Additionally, he is actively involved and a member of the Pan-Cretan Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Neoplasia "The Sunbeam," where he offers counseling services.

Tzouliadaki Terpsixori is a Systemic Psychotherapist & Mental Health Counselor, maintaining a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She has three years of training in Mental Health Counseling (COSCA - Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland, Napier University) and four years of training in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Systemic Thinking and Training Laboratory. She is a member of the European Family Therapy Association. She has performed voluntary work at the “Euzo with Cancer” association, providing family and individual psychotherapy to cancer patients and their families (2016-2018), and completed an internship at the Association of Women’s Organizations of Heraklion - an organization for the protection of women's and children's rights (2015). Finally, she actively participates in conferences in Greece and abroad.

Ms. Vardoulaki Katerina is a psychologist and psychotherapist, maintaining a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete, while her postgraduate specialization in Clinical Psychology was completed at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has attended seminars and continuing education programs from accredited institutions (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ampelokipi Mental Health Center of Thessaloniki, 18 Ano, etc.). She has contributed translationally to scientific texts by Ian Parker, and in 2022, her research on the evaluation of mental health structures was published in the International Journal of Psychology. Throughout her professional career, she has worked in a counseling and therapeutic capacity with children, adolescents, adults, families, elderly individuals, and socially vulnerable groups. Among the professional settings in which she has been employed are schools, short-term adolescent residential facilities, Social Cooperative Enterprises (Koin.S.Pe.), Mental Health Centers, nursing homes, OKANA (Organization Against Drugs), and others. Psychotherapeutically, she has worked individually with adults and families. In her practice, she follows the psychodynamic approach.

Miliaraki Aggeliki - Maria is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. She holds a master's degree in Health Psychology and Social Psychology from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and a degree in Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, she graduated from the 4-year program in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Laboratory of Systemic Thinking and Education in Heraklion, Crete. She has worked as a Psychologist at the Elderly Care Unit "HERA" and as a School Psychologist at the Special Vocational Education and Training Laboratory of Agios Nikolaos. Furthermore, she worked at the 4th SDEY Heraklion, providing assessment and support to children in inclusion classes, parents, and teachers. She has volunteered with KESAN and the volunteer association for prevention "the Team," where she co-organized a personal development group/parent school at a local kindergarten and volunteered in the Psychological Service of the Psychiatric Wing of the University General Hospital of Heraklion. Finally, she participated as a speaker on "Stigma against mental illness" at a KESAN seminar for World Mental Health Day and took part in coordinating and organizing an experiential workshop at the Pan-European EFTA - Tic Conference, on the theme of Unpredictability in Psychotherapy.