Psychotherapists in Athens

Η Κόλλια Νικολέττα είναι Ψυχίατρος με ολοκληρωμένη κλινική εκπαίδευση στην Ψυχιατρική Ενηλίκων. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στην Κοινοτική Ψυχιατρική και ιδιαίτερο κλινικό ενδιαφέρον στη Διασυνδετική Ψυχιατρική, τον κλάδο δηλαδή που εστιάζει στη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση των ψυχικών διαταραχών σε ασθενείς που πάσχουν από οξέα ή χρόνια σωματικά νοσήματα. Διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στους Αμπελοκήπους. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε πλήθος νοσοκομειακών ιδρυμάτων της Ελλάδας, όπως το Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής, το 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Ειδικών Νοσημάτων και το Αττικό, αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση όλου του φάσματος της κλινικής ψυχοπαθολογίας. Η επαγγελματική της πορεία στο Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής, σε συνεργασία με καταξιωμένους κλινικούς του κλάδου, της επέτρεψε να ειδικευθεί στην αντιμετώπιση σοβαρών ψυχικών παθήσεων, με έμφαση σε σύνθετες και ανθεκτικές στη φαρμακοθεραπεία περιπτώσεις. Παράλληλα, κατά τη θητεία της στη Β' Πανεπιστημιακή Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Π.Γ.Ν. «Αττικόν», εμβάθυνε στο πεδίο της Ψυχοσωματικής Ιατρικής. Ως μέλος της Διασυνδετικής Ομάδας, απέκτησε εκτενή εμπειρία στη διαχείριση ασθενών με οργανικά νοσήματα και συνοδά ψυχιατρικά συμπτώματα, ανταποκρινόμενη αποτελεσματικά στις ιδιαίτερες κλινικές προκλήσεις της πανδημίας COVID-19. Σήμερα συνεργάζεται με υπηρεσίες κοινοτικής ψυχικής υγείας, εφαρμόζοντας προσαρμοσμένες θεραπευτικές παρεμβάσεις σε επίπεδο πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου στην Ψυχική Υγεία από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και συνεχίζει την ακαδημαϊκή της εξέλιξη στον τομέα της Ιατρικής Ακριβείας και των Νέων Θεραπειών στο Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει ενεργά στην επιστημονική κοινότητα μέσω ειδικών εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων καθώς και επιμορφωτικών σεμιναρίων. Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών και της Ελληνικής Ψυχιατρικής Εταιρείας.

Tsanaktsidi Areti is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist specializing in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and maintains a private practice in Athens in the Panormou area, where she provides individual psychotherapy sessions for adults and parent counseling sessions. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed postgraduate studies in Developmental Psychology at the British University of Uclan (University of Central Lancashire, UK). She has completed a 4-year training program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for adults, children, and adolescents at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies and is certified according to the Training and Supervision Standards of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). She has also been trained in Basic Training in Compassion-Focused Therapy at the Hellenic Center for Compassion-Focused Therapy. She has experience working as a psychotherapist for adults, children, and adolescents in Urban Non-Profit Organizations, Private Centers providing Psychotherapeutic Services, and in Primary Education. Finally, she specializes in anxiety disorders and interpersonal relationship management.

Konstantina Garoufali is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. She completed her studies at the Department of Psychology of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and has received further training in Clinical Psychopathology at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, Aeginiteio Hospital. She pursued the Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapeutic (CBT) approach, in which she was trained at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy & Counseling. She is currently in the final year of her postgraduate studies in Forensic Psychology (M.Sc. Forensic Psychology) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), England. Her professional experience was gained at the Day Care and Day Service Center for People with Disabilities "Iliaktida" in Agrinio and as an independent individual psychotherapist under the supervision of a Psychologist with a Cognitive-Behavioral orientation. She completed her practical training at the Prevention Center for Substance Abuse of the Municipality of Zografou and at the Care Station for Addicted Individuals of OKANA, while also volunteering as a Mental Health Counselor at ELEPAP Agrinio. As part of her continuous education and training, she has attended numerous postgraduate programs, seminars, and conferences related to the advancement of psychological research, grief, the phenomenon of substance addiction, the social & legal aspects of criminality, among others.

Oikonomou Eirini is a Psychologist with a private practice in Panormou. She studied Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey. She has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Research and Therapy of Behavior. She served as a Researcher at the University of Oxford, gaining significant research and teaching experience. Her scientific interests include chronic diseases, eating disorders, and more. In her practice, she handles cases related to interpersonal relationships, trauma recovery, self-improvement, obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment, anxiety disorders, phobias, eating disorders, addictions, and others.

Anagnostou Xrysanthi is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a psychoanalytic orientation, providing sessions for adults. She is also a collaborator at a Social Clinic in Athens, offering services in the field of mental health. In the past, she has worked at the Center for Vocational Preparation and Psychosocial Rehabilitation of the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University Hospital of Athens, Aeginiteio, and at the Hellenic Society for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (ELEPAP), in the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Department for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI ELEPAP) in collaboration with the Brain Injury Day Treatment Program of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York Medical School, and Aeginiteio Hospital. She has also worked as a Psychologist in the International Organization for Migration - Filoxenia Project. She studied Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and completed postgraduate studies in the History of Philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. For several years, she attended Clinical Training at the Forum of Lacanian Psychoanalysis, International Forums – School of Psychoanalysis of the Lacanian Forum, and more recently, she has been training at the Center for Psychoanalytic Research Athens, Clinical Branch of the NLS (New Lacanian School), the Freudian Field, and the Ecole de la Cause Freudienne (ECF), where she is an active member, engaging in ongoing training, presentations, participation in study Cartels, clinical conferences, workshops, seminars, etc. Simultaneously, she has completed a two-year program in "Psychoeducational Interventions - Behavioral Family Therapy in Psychosis" at the Research University Institute of Mental Health, and attended the postgraduate seminar on "Clinical Psychopathology 'Panagiotis Oulis'" at Aeginiteio Hospital. She is a regular member of the Association of Greek Psychologists.

Danai Kousta is a Psychologist - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist for adults, adolescents, and young adults, maintaining a private practice in Zografou while also working as a school psychologist. She holds a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master's degree from the Medical School of Athens in "Promotion of Mental Health – Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders." She has received training in Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice in the "Epekeina – Psychoanalytic Practice" program, where she is also a collaborating member. She has conducted scientific work at Aeginiteio Hospital as an external collaborator of the Personality Disorders Unit and the Psychological Laboratory. Finally, she has worked in secondary education as well as in KEDASY (Centers for Differentiated Diagnosis, Diagnosis, and Support).

Makris Vasileios is a Military Physician-Psychiatrist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in the Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens 'Evangelismos.' He serves as a consultant in the Psychiatric Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens. He has attended postgraduate seminars covering a broad range of topics, including the two-year program 'Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders' at EPIPSY. Appointments are available by prior arrangement, with the option for home visits.

Elisavet Diakatou BSc, MSc is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Ilisia, Athens. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich, UK, and a master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Lancaster University, UK. The therapeutic approach adopted by the specialist is Systemic Psychotherapy, with particular expertise in individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, empowerment of LGBTQI+ individuals, parent and child counseling, and child and adolescent mental health. Finally, Ms. Diakatou is a member of the Hellenic Society of Systemic Family, Individual, and Group Therapy (ELESYTH).

Η Λυμπεροπούλου Φωτεινή είναι Ψυχίατρος ενηλίκων και Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια ψυχοδυναμικής κατεύθυνσης, με πολυετή εμπειρία στην ατομική κι ομαδική θεραπεία, καθώς και στη θεραπεία ζεύγους και οικογένειας. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και ειδικεύτηκε στην Ψυχιατρική και Ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο της Γενεύης (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève), στην Ελβετία. Ολοκλήρωσε το μετεκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα στην ψυχοδυναμική ψυχοθεραπεία του Πανεπιστημίου της Γενεύης, ενώ παράλληλα έχει εξειδικευτεί στην αναλυτική ομαδική ψυχοθεραπεία και το ψυχόδραμα μέσω του φορέα Association Romande pour la Psychothérapie Analytique de Groupe (ARPAG). Έχει παρακολουθήσει σεμινάρια σχετικά με τη mentalisation-based therapy (Université de Genève, University College London, Anna Freud National Centre, RF-TBM), η οποία αφορά τη θεραπεία ασθενών με οριακή διαταραχή προσωπικότητας. Εργάστηκε ως Επιμελήτρια επί σειρά ετών στο Τμήμα Διασυνδετικής Ψυχιατρικής του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου της Γενεύης, με ειδίκευση στην περιγεννητική ψυχική υγεία της γυναίκας, καθώς και στα Εξωτερικά Ιατρεία του Κέντρου Διατροφικών Διαταραχών (Espaces de soins pour les troubles du comportement alimentaire - ESCAL) του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου της Γενεύης. Από το 2017 έως το 2022 διετέλεσε Υποδιευθύντρια του Τμήματος Γενικής Ψυχιατρικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας κι Επιστημονική Υπεύθυνη του Κέντρου Βραχείας Θεραπείας του ψυχιατρικού ιδρύματος Fondation de Nant - Secteur Psychiatrique de l'Est Vaudois, όπου συντόνιζε ένα πρόγραμμα βραχείας θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης στην κρίση, ένα πρόγραμμα βραχειών ψυχοδυναμικών θεραπειών κι ένα πρόγραμμα θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης για νέους 18-25 ετών. Παράλληλα, από το 2019 διατηρούσε και ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Γενεύη. Από τον Απρίλιο του 2025, λειτουργεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους, στην Αθήνα.

Προσφέρει εξατομικευμένη υποστήριξη σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα θεμάτων ψυχικής υγείας, εστιάζοντας στους εξής τομείς:

• ψυχική υγεία γυναικών (ειδικά θέματα ψυχικής υγείας σε σχέση με τη γονιμότητα, την κύηση και τη λοχεία)
• διαχείριση της κρίσης/στρεσογόνων γεγονότων στη ζωή
• διαταραχές πρόσληψης τροφής (ψυχογενής ανορεξία, βουλιμία, υπερφαγία)
• αγχώδεις διαταραχές
• διαταραχές διάθεσης (κατάθλιψη, διπολική διαταραχή)

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.

Psychiatrist - Systemic & Family Psychotherapist

He maintains a private practice in Koukaki providing psychiatric services, individual adult psychotherapy, as well as family and couple therapy with a systemic approach.

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2015). Following successful participation in the Spanish medical specialty exams (MIR), he completed his residency at the Psychiatry Clinic of the University Hospital La Paz in Madrid.

After completing his specialty, he was offered a Consultant position at the same hospital. He served as the Scientific Director of the Mental Health Center Colmenar Viejo, affiliated with Hospital Universitario La Paz, where he established and developed a family intervention program as well as therapeutic patient groups.

During his professional career in Spain, he also acquired significant clinical experience in Child Psychiatry and, following examinations, obtained recognition of the corresponding specialty title according to the Spanish healthcare system.

Concurrently, he completed a four-year training in Systemic and Family Therapy at the recognized training center Centro de Terapia Familiar Zurbano, certified by FEATF, with active participation in workshops and scientific conferences.

In the private sector, he collaborates with the Tranquilamente clinic in central Madrid as a Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist.

He has specialization and extensive experience in addiction treatment, having served as the responsible Psychiatrist at the Detoxification and Addiction Center - Centro Árbor.

He is fluent in Greek, Spanish, and English. His goal is to provide personalized, scientifically grounded, and humane care, respecting the needs of each patient.

Pliakou Maria BSc, MSc is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Kaisariani (near Karavel - Evangelismos metro station). She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, completing her fourth year of studies at Universität Konstanz in Germany, following a scholarship she received. During her studies, she completed clinical training at the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki (P.H.Th.) and at the Day Care Center for Individuals with Memory Disorders. After completing her undergraduate studies, she gained significant experience in the assessment and support of patients with severe mental disorders, within the framework of clinical training in mental health at the Psychiatric Clinic of Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki. She specialized in Clinical Psychology through postgraduate studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands, completing clinical training at the Leiden University Treatment and Expertise Centre, providing psychological support to university students. She followed a four-year specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies (SCBS), and received theoretical training in therapy for children and adolescents. She worked for several years as a psychotherapist in the Adult Therapy Department of the Institute for Research and Behavior Therapy (IRBT), and has worked in numerous therapy centers, providing individual psychotherapy to adults, children, adolescents, as well as counseling for parents.

Antonopoulou Despoina is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She is also a scientific collaborator at the Special Women's Mental Health Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She specialized in adult psychiatry at Aeginiteio Hospital and the Hellenic Center for Mental Health and Research.

Dr. Papadimitriou Ilias, MD, PhD, is a Psychiatrist who maintains a private practice at Mavili Square.

He is a graduate and holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina.

Since 2024, he has been a postgraduate student in the Master's Program "Early Intervention in Psychosis" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He has specialized in clinical practice related to trauma and trauma disorders at the Trauma Research Foundation in the USA. He completed his Psychiatry residency at the State Psychiatric Hospital of Leros and at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he also served as an assistant psychiatrist. He collaborates with the "Babel Day Center" within the framework of the "Prometheus" program for the psychosocial support of individuals with torture experiences, and with the "Galinos" Mental Health Institute, working with individuals facing mental health challenges and seeking mental health support services in the community.