Psychotherapists in the Eastern suburbs of Athens

Elena Georgakopoulou is a Counseling Psychologist - Psychotherapist for children, adolescents, and adults. She holds a professional license to practice in England (HCPC Register PYL 15025) since 2006, and a professional license in Greece since 2008. She is also a regular member of the Hellenic Psychological Society and has worked as a Psychologist in the National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS), providing therapy to adults and children with severe clinical symptomatology. She has worked with adults and children and utilizes an eclectic and integrative model combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), systemic, and person-centered approaches. Her work often involves collaboration with parents, as well as coordination with other agencies such as educational settings, while in Greece she works remotely. She is interested in and can assist in areas such as autism and autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, anxiety and depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), low self-esteem and self-confidence, loss of meaning and direction in life, relational and attachment difficulties, and parental counseling. Sessions are also provided in English.

Η Μαίρη Προκοπίου Δέδε είναι Κοινωνική Λειτουργός-Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και δραστηριοποιείται επαγγελματικά μεταξύ Αθήνας και Λευκωσίας. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στον χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας και της ψυχοκοινωνικής υποστήριξης, με έμφαση στην ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων και εφήβων και στη διαχείριση απαιτητικών συνθηκών ζωής, άγχους και συναισθηματικής επιβάρυνσης.

Στόχος της είναι η δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και εμπιστευτικού θεραπευτικού πλαισίου, μέσα στο οποίο ο θεραπευόμενος μπορεί να κατανοήσει βαθύτερα τις σκέψεις και τα συναισθήματά του και να αναπτύξει πιο λειτουργικούς τρόπους αντιμετώπισης των δυσκολιών της καθημερινότητας.

Κατέχει Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Σπουδών στην "Οργάνωση και Διαχείριση Ανακουφιστικής και Υποστηρικτικής Φροντίδας Χρόνιων Πασχόντων" από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Έχει εξειδικευτεί στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία (CBT) στο Ινστιτούτο Ψυχοθεραπείας, Επαγγελματικής και Προσωπικής Ανάπτυξης (ΙΨΕΠΑ) στη Λευκωσία, ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει Κλινικό Φροντιστήριο εκπαίδευσης δεξιοτήτων στις Διαταραχές Προσωπικότητας από την Εταιρεία Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών Σπουδών.

Στο πλαίσιο της συνεχούς επιστημονικής της κατάρτισης έχει παρακολουθήσει εξειδικευμένα προγράμματα επιμόρφωσης, μεταξύ των οποίων Συμβουλευτική Εξαρτήσεων από το ΕΚΠΑ (2011), ετήσια μετεκπαίδευση στην Παιδοψυχολογία από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου (2021), καθώς και το πρόγραμμα «Βασικές Αρχές Ψυχοθεραπείας – Ψυχοδυναμική Προσέγγιση» του Κέντρου Επιμόρφωσης και Δια Βίου Μάθησης του ΕΚΠΑ (2023–2024). Επιπλέον έχει ολοκληρώσει πρόγραμμα επιμόρφωσης στις Ψυχολογικές Προσεγγίσεις του Παιδικού Σχεδίου από το Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων (2024). Παράλληλα, βρίσκεται σε εξέλιξη των σπουδών της στο πρόγραμμα BSc (Hons) in Psychology του University of Essex.

Από το 2012 έως το 2023 εργάστηκε ως Συντονίστρια Κλινικών Μελετών στο Α΄ Παθολογικό και Ογκολογικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Αντικαρκινικού - Ογκολογικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών «Ο Άγιος Σάββας», ως επιστημονική συνεργάτης της Ελληνική Ογκολογική Εκπαίδευση και Πράξη, αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία στην ψυχοκοινωνική υποστήριξη ασθενών και οικογενειών στο πλαίσιο της ογκολογίας. Στο παρελθόν έχει εργαστεί στη ΜΚΟ "Πνοή Αγάπης".

Έχει ενεργή παρουσία στην επιστημονική κοινότητα μέσω συμμετοχής σε συνέδρια, ως μέλος οργανωτικών και επιστημονικών επιτροπών αλλά και ως ομιλήτρια, ενώ υπήρξε Επιστημονικά Υπεύθυνη της ετήσιας Ψυχοκοινωνικής Ημερίδας στην Ογκολογία που διοργανωνόταν από την επιστημονική εταιρεία Ελληνική Ογκολογική Εκπαίδευση & Πράξη. Είναι συν-συγγραφέας της ελληνικής έκδοσης «Οδηγός Επιβίωσης Ασθενών με Καρκίνο», ενώ εργασίες και δημοσιεύσεις της έχουν παρουσιαστεί σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια και έχουν δημοσιευθεί σε ελληνικά και αγγλόφωνα επιστημονικά περιοδικά, συμπεριλαμβανομένων συνεδρίων της Εταιρείας Παθολόγων Ογκολόγων Ελλάδος καθώς και διεθνών οργανισμών όπως η European Association for Palliative Care, η MASCC/ISOO και η International Psycho-Oncology Society.

Παράλληλα διατηρεί ενημερωτική παρουσία στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης μέσω της σελίδας “@another_point_of_psychoview”, όπου μοιράζεται ψυχοεκπαιδευτικό περιεχόμενο σχετικά με τη λειτουργία του νου, τις ανθρώπινες σχέσεις και την ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα.

Revekka Mpelimpasaki is a Mental Health Counselor who conducts in-person and online sessions. She holds a degree in Humanities from the University of the Aegean and is certified in Psychology by the American College of Greece. Additionally, she has completed a postgraduate program titled Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy at the American College of Greece. Simultaneously, she holds a certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Theory and Clinical Practice from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has participated in seminars and supervision on Psychodynamic Approaches. She has completed her practical training and volunteered in institutions such as the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center of Vyronas/Kaisariani at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Clinics of the Municipality of Athens and Kypseli, the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," and the Counseling Center of the American College. Since 2017, she has worked as a Psychotherapist in collaboration with a Psychiatrist in the areas of Piraeus and Agia Varvara. She offers individual sessions, couples therapy, and family therapy and deals with the treatment of anxiety, panic, grief, depression, interpersonal difficulties, phobias, personality disorders, psychosis, psychosomatic symptoms, family problems, dependency - autonomy issues, separation difficulties, simple everyday management issues, encouragement of assertive behavior, and finding ways and solutions for a more satisfying and joyful life.

Aslanidou Lydia is a Psychologist, licensed to practice (License No.: 241760). She studied Psychology at Deree - The American College of Greece, simultaneously obtaining a degree from the Open University of the United Kingdom, and continued with postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents at Utrecht University. Concurrently, she is training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society for Cognitive Behavioral Studies.

She began her professional career in 2021 with an internship at the Hellenic Institute of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (RECBT). In 2022, she worked as a trainee psychologist at the International School Delft (ISD) in the Netherlands. Since 2023, she has collaborated with the “Enaysma” Center in Chalandri, providing support to children and parents, while from 2024 she offers psychotherapy services to adults via an online platform. From 2025, she has been collaborating with the Psychosynthesis Center in Vari, continuing her work with children and parents. Today, she continues to provide psychological support services to children and adolescents, counseling to parents, as well as psychotherapy to adults, both in-person and online. 

Her work focuses on emotional regulation, improving self-esteem, enhancing adaptability, and developing healthy interpersonal relationships, aiming for clients to recognize their potential and acquire practical tools for daily life. For continuous improvement and ensuring the quality of the support she provides, she is engaged in personal psychotherapy and receives clinical supervision.

Maria Kokkinou BSc, MA is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist with 20 years of experience and maintains a private practice in Lagonisi. She is a graduate of the Psychology Department of the British Open University and holds a postgraduate degree in "Humanistic Integrative Counseling & Psychotherapy" from Middlesex University, with specialized training in the Gestalt psychotherapeutic approach. She provides individual and group counseling to adults, parents, adolescents, and couples, specializing in self-awareness, personal and psychological development, psychological trauma, panic attacks, depression, and anxiety disorders. Her goal as a psychotherapist is to help the client realize, through her authentic presence, thoughts, feelings, and observations, that no one else can bring about change in their life except themselves. Additionally, she specializes in adolescent mental health and their psychological responses, which are directly influenced by the biopsychosocial changes of puberty, combined with the psychosocial issues stemming from their cognitive and emotional capacities.

Xatzikonstantinidou Nikoleta is a Psychologist MSc and Systemic Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Neapoli. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She completed postgraduate studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the field of Liaison Psychiatry. She has completed four years of training in Systemic Psychotherapy at KEDITHAS and holds a professional practice license.

She provides individual sessions & couple sessions, in person as well as online, addressing issues such as anxiety management, panic attacks, psychosomatic symptoms, emotional difficulties, relationship and communication challenges, depression, grief, chronic illness, parental counseling, and more. Additionally, she specializes in the field of perinatal mental health, offering support and counseling for infertility, as well as during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

As part of her ongoing professional development, she has attended numerous seminars and training programs related to clinical mental health, stress management, parental counseling, psychological trauma, and others. Throughout her professional career, she has collaborated with mental health centers and facilities in Athens and Thessaloniki, gaining valuable clinical experience in hospitals such as the University General Hospital "Attikon," the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, and the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of A.U.Th. at the General Hospital "Papageorgiou." She has also worked for five years as a psychologist on a 24-hour psychological support hotline and as a coordinator of mental health seminars.

Kollia Mairi is a psychologist. She holds a professional practice license with protocol number 4346/07-11-2019. She graduated with honors from the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Athens. She specialized at the postgraduate level in Clinical Psychology (MSc in Clinical Psychology) at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she graduated with distinction cum laude. She has completed a four-year study program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ). Additionally, she has been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), also provided by the Society of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies (ΕΓΣΣ). Furthermore, she has specialized in trauma therapy using the EMDR method at the Institute of Trauma Therapy. She has also received training in "Counseling and Mental Health in Infertility, the Perinatal and Reproductive Period" at the University of West Attica, focusing on psychological support regarding infertility, pregnancy, and transition to parenthood (postpartum depression, perinatal anxiety, tokophobia, birth trauma, etc.). Currently, she works privately, conducting individual therapy sessions with adults, both in-person and online. She also collaborates with a clinic based abroad, providing psychotherapy online to clients worldwide. In parallel, she maintains a collaboration with an assisted reproduction (IVF) clinic and is a member of an interdisciplinary team at a gynecological clinic in central Athens. Sessions are conducted in Greek and English.

Karavasilis Vasilis is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Pallini. He is a graduate of the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. During his postgraduate studies, he specialized in Neuropsychology at the University of Bristol and subsequently in Health Psychology at Leiden University. His psychotherapeutic training includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Schema Therapy, in which he has also obtained supervisor certification. In his private practice, the specialist provides services such as psychotherapeutic sessions for adults and couples, clinical supervision for colleagues and mental health professionals. He has also authored the book “My Kingdom in Danger,” a work based on the scientifically supported principles of Schema Therapy, serving as a valuable guide for developing emotional resilience in children and adolescents.

Sourina Karina is a Clinical Psychologist-Psychotherapist and operates her private practice in Gerakas. She holds a Bachelor of Science Honours degree from the University of Derby and has completed postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology at Hellenic American University. In her practice, she handles a wide range of cases, always focusing on providing the best possible service tailored to the individual needs of each client she undertakes.