Psychotherapists in Attica

Η Πανουσάκου Άννα είναι Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στον Νέο Κόσμο, όπου αναλαμβάνει δυαδική θεραπεία σε έφηβους, ενήλικες καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων και θεραπεία ζεύγους. Σπούδασε Ψυχολογία στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών και πραγματοποίησε Πρακτική Άσκηση στο 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Ειδικών Νοσημάτων (ΣΝΕΝ) στην Πεντέλη Αττικής, όπου συνέχισε την συνεργασία της ως Επιστημονική Συνεργάτης για ακόμη ενάμιση χρόνο στο τμήμα της Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής. Ενεπλάκη σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα που αφορούσαν τις πεποιθήσεις για την ψυχική υγείας και το στίγμα στον Ελληνικό Στρατό, όπως και με την παθολογική εμπλοκή στελεχών του Στρατού Ξηράς σε ουσίες (ναρκωτικά, αλκοόλ) και τζόγο. Αποτέλεσε μέλος της τηλεφωνικής γραμμής ψυχολογικής υποστήριξης για τον Στρατό και υπήρξε πρόσωπο αναφοράς ασθενών που νοσηλεύονταν στο κλειστό τμήμα της Ψυχιατρικής Κλινικής, εμπειρία που εμπλούτισε το κλινικό της υπόβαθρο και την έφερε σε επαφή με βαριές μορφές ψυχοπαθολογίας. Παράλληλα, συνεργάστηκε με το κοινοτικό σπίτι «Θέτις» της Εταιρείας Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ψυχικής Υγείας Ε.Π.Α.Ψ.Υ ως πρόσωπο αναφοράς ασθενούς με σκοπό την ψυχοκοινωνική του αποκατάσταση. Το 2013 εισήχθη στο μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών Συμβουλευτικής Ψυχολογίας & Ψυχοθεραπείας του Αμερικανικού Κολεγίου Ελλάδος Deree, όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στη Γνωστική - Συμπεριφοριστική Θεραπεία, στην ομαδική θεραπεία, στη συστημική (οικογενειακή θεραπεία) και σε βασικές αρχές Ψυχοδυναμικής θεραπείας. Εργάστηκε ως Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος για 4 έτη στο Κέντρο Ειδικής Αγωγής "ΠΡΟΝΟΗΣΗ", στην Καλλιθέα Αττικής, αναλαμβάνοντας έφηβους και ενήλικες με ψυχικές διαταραχές (αγχώδεις/φοβίες, καταθλιπτικές, ψυχωτικές, διαταραχές προσωπικότητας). Δραστηριοποιήθηκε, επίσης, στον τομέα των σεμιναρίων για γονείς με έμφαση την ανάπτυξη και εξέλιξη του γονεϊκού τους ρόλου. Ανέλαβε τη συμβουλευτική γονέων στο κέντρο ειδικής αγωγής "Ανάπτυξη και Κίνηση" στην Αργυρούπολη Αττικής. Κλείνοντας, εργάστηκε ως Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολόγος σε Μονάδα Φροντίδας Ηλικιωμένων με έδρα την Νέα Σμύρνη (Οίκος Γαλήνης), παρακολουθώντας και στηρίζοντας τους ενοίκους καθώς και τους συγγενείς των ηλικιωμένων. Τέλος, τα τελευταία δυο χρόνια είναι επιστημονική εξωτερική συνεργάτης στην Πανελλήνια Εταιρεία Ψυχικής Υγείας Παιδιού και Ενηλίκου Π.Ε.Ψ.Υ.Π.Ε, η οποία εδράζεται στην Καλλιθέα Αττικής.

Eleutheria Fourtouni is a Mental Health Counselor and Sociologist with a rich academic background and specialized training in individual support. She holds a degree in Sociology from Panteion University and possesses the EPPAIK diploma (Educational Competence) from ASPAITE.

Her specialization as a Mental Health Counselor was completed through the three-year program at KETHESY, which included intensive supervised practical training and personal therapy. Her approach is based on the model of Recombinant Elective Counseling, a method that strategically combines different types of psychotherapy with a central focus on the psychodynamic approach.

Guided by holistic support,

she has further specialized in key areas such as: Career Counseling, Special Education, the Autism Spectrum and Learning Disabilities, Parent Counseling, Child Drawing Analysis, and Music Therapy.

Sociology plays an important role in her work as it takes into account both the individual's environment and its influence on them, as well as the reciprocal impact.

Combining scientific knowledge with empathy, she works with the aim of empowerment, support, and personal development of her clients, tailoring her tools to the unique needs of each individual.

Ο Οικονομίδης Απόστολος είναι Ψυχολόγος – Ψυχοθεραπευτής και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Είναι κάτοχος πτυχίου Ψυχολογίας από το Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος και το Open University της Αγγλίας και μετέπειτα έλαβε διετή ειδίκευση στη Θεραπεία Συμπεριφοράς Διαταραχών Άγχους, Ιδεοψυχαναγκαστικής και Μετατραυματικής Διαταραχής στο Ερευνητικό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής σε συνεργασία με την Α’ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Επίσης, έχει παρακολουθήσει μονοετή μετεκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία και τις Κλινικές Δεξιότητες από την Α΄ Ψυχιατρική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών σε συνεργασία με την Ελληνική Ψυχιατρική Εταιρεία. Στο παρελθόν συνεργάστηκε με το Ιατρείο Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς καθώς και με τη Μονάδα Θεραπείας Συμπεριφοράς του Ελληνικού Κέντρου Ψυχικής Υγιεινής και Ερευνών, όπου αντιμετώπισε ψυχοθεραπευτικά ως επί το πλείστον περιστατικά αγχωδών και συναφών διαταραχών (διαταραχή πανικού, αγοραφοβία, γενικευμένο άγχος, ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή, κ.α). Συμμετέχει σταθερά σε ομάδες εποπτείας ψυχολόγων, ενώ έχει εμπειρία στην διοργάνωση ψυχοεκπαιδευτικών ομάδων με έμφαση στις δεξιότητες διαχείρισης ψυχοπιεστικών καταστάσεων.

Bpokou Anastasia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Kifisia. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Subsequently, she completed her postgraduate studies (MSc), earning a master's degree in Liaison Psychiatry from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As part of her psychotherapeutic training, she participates in the Educational Program in Cognitive Psychotherapies at the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPIΨY). She has also completed basic training in EMDR Therapy at TACT HELLAS as well as in the administration, interpretation, and scoring of diagnostic tools (WAIS-IV, WISC, SCID II, SCID-5, MMPI II). She has gained experience through her internship in Psychology and Psychotherapy at the Hellenic Institute for Rational Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and collaborates with the Neurodevelopmental Disorders department of the 1st Psychiatric Clinic at Aeginiteio Hospital. Finally, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy and clinical psychology.

Eustathiou Elina is a Mental Health Counselor - trainee Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Panormou. She shows a particular interest in the connection between the individual and themselves as well as others—both on a personal and professional level. In her work, she creates a space where the individual can pause and turn inward—where the answers they seek already reside, even if they are not always easy to recognize or express. She collaborates with people who have difficulty understanding their desires, expressing their emotions and needs, or relating with greater clarity and authenticity—whether in their personal relationships or work environment. Her approach combines self-understanding with the use of imagination, visualization, bodily awareness, and creative methods such as art, offering a more immediate and experiential way to connect with what already exists within the individual. Through the sessions, she focuses on recognizing recurring patterns and fostering more meaningful and balanced relationships, both in life and at work. Individual sessions are offered online and in person.

Papadopoulou Georgia (Tzia) is a Psychologist - Integrative Psychotherapist, graduate of the Department of Psychology at the University of East London and holder of a master's degree in Counseling & Psychotherapy. She applies the integrative psychotherapy model, tailoring the approach to the unique needs of each individual client. She combines techniques from cognitive, psychodynamic, and person-centered approaches with the aim of improving emotional well-being, personal development, and self-understanding. She provides individual sessions for adults and young people over 18 years old who wish to address issues such as anxiety, stress, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, losses, or identity crises.

She does not undertake a diagnostic role but focuses on psychological support and counseling, offering a safe, confidential, and warm environment for the client. She deeply believes in the power of acceptance, authenticity, and internal change. Her goal is to provide high-quality and scientifically supported psychological care, with humanity, empathy, and respect for each person's needs.

“I am not here to tell the client what to do. I am here to explore together what is happening within and around them, and to find, step by step, the path that fits their unique personality.”

O Κολέσης Χρήστος MSc είναι Ψυχολόγος με προσέγγιση στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία, παρέχοντας συνεδρίες σε ενήλικες, ζευγάρια και οικογένειες, δια ζώσης και online. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην κατανόηση των σχέσεων, των μοτίβων επικοινωνίας και του τρόπου με τον οποίο το ευρύτερο πλαίσιο της ζωής ενός ανθρώπου επηρεάζει τη συναισθηματική του εμπειρία. Στη θεραπευτική του δουλειά δίνει έμφαση στη δημιουργία ενός ασφαλούς και υποστηρικτικού χώρου, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να επεξεργαστεί τις δυσκολίες του με σεβασμό, συνέπεια και επαγγελματισμό. Παράλληλα, το ακαδημαϊκό του υπόβαθρο στην Ψυχολογία και στη Business Psychology ενισχύει την κατανόησή του γύρω από τη λειτουργία των ομάδων, την επαγγελματική πίεση και τη σύνδεση προσωπικής και εργασιακής ζωής.

Simigdali Ioanna is a Psychologist conducting online counseling and psychotherapy sessions for children, adolescents, and adults. She is a graduate of the University of Ioannina (2022) and holds a professional license to practice. She holds a Master’s Degree in “Clinical Mental Health” from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2025) and has completed a three-year training program in Psychodynamic Approach (2022–2025), certified by the Hellenic Counseling Society. She maintains a strong commitment to continuous education and professional development, having attended numerous seminars, webinars, and specialized training programs. Since 2022, she has gained valuable clinical experience in public mental health facilities, working in two hospitals and a Mental Health Center, and subsequently in the private sector at Centers for Special Therapies, working with children, adolescents, adults, and families, as well as patients with mental disorders. Additionally, she has been involved in the administration and evaluation of psychometric tools. Concurrently, she actively participates in scientific conferences and presentations. Her research focuses on issues of parental attachment, childhood trauma (abuse – neglect), and psychological resilience, topics that deeply sensitize her and enhance her sense of responsibility towards people. Her goal is to provide a space of safety, authentic connection, and psychological support, with empathy and respect for the uniqueness of each individual.

The Psychotherapeutic Center "Eso" - Psyxotherapeutiko Kentro Eso Drpriovolou Aggeliki and collaborator Skordyli Danai Maria (Psychologist - Psychotherapist) is based in Artemida. Dr. Priovolou Aggeliki has been working as a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist since 2001. She has completed all academic training (BSc, PGDip, PhD) in England and practical training in Greece. She trained at the "Dromokaitio" Psychiatric Hospital in the fields of diagnosis and psychotherapy for 3 years (1998 - 2001) and at the "Aeginiteio" University Hospital for 2 years (2000 - 2001 & 2008 - 2009) in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders and personality disorders. Her doctoral thesis (2006) is based on Schema Therapy (J. Young), an evolution of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Maladaptive schemas result from an individual's life experiences, are subconscious, and include negative recordings and emotions derived from these experiences. They typically lead to depression, anxiety, relationship problems, substance use, weight gain or loss, and many other issues. The therapeutic approach examines both early and current life experiences, placing significant emphasis on the therapist-client relationship. This approach aims at maximizing life satisfaction for individuals facing simple or more complex psychological issues.

Group psychotherapy focuses on the common problems of the group, as well as the thoughts and emotions. Its goal is to improve relationships and change dysfunctional behaviors. It guides group members toward higher self-understanding and self-confidence.

The Mental Health and Cognitive Empowerment Center “Thymisis” in Neo Psychiko was established with the aim of providing substantial support and care to individuals with memory difficulties, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, and Parkinson’s Disease.

It offers specialized programs for assessment, support, and intervention, tailored to the needs of each individual. Additionally, it provides counseling for caregivers and families, as well as prevention and memory enhancement programs on both individual and group levels.

The scientific director of the “Thymisis” Center, Kentro Psyxikis Ygeias Kai Noitikis Endynamosis Thymisis - Mpaltouka Konstantina, is a graduate of Psychology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. She holds a postgraduate degree in “Neurosciences and Neurodegenerative Diseases” from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

She possesses extensive experience in supporting individuals with dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders, having worked in care and rehabilitation facilities. Furthermore, she has participated in scientific conferences and seminars and is actively involved in voluntary mental health programs.

She is a member of the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society and collaborates with the Aiginiteio Hospital, participating in clinical and educational activities in the field of neuropsychology.

Georga Anastasia is a Psychologist with a private practice in Ano Patisia. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently completed her postgraduate studies in Clinical Health Psychology at Strathclyde University. She has received clinical training at the Center for Psychoanalytic Research in Athens and has applied psychoanalytic principles in various settings: mental health facilities in Greece and Scotland, a chronic pain unit, residential structures for minors and individuals with autism/disabilities, and specialized therapy centers, providing assessment, psychotherapeutic intervention, psychosocial support, and coordination of therapeutic programs.

At the same time, she possesses extensive experience in psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children. In her practice, she provides a safe space for adults and adolescents to be heard and to explore their history through psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy views the individual as a unique subject and works to support them in finding their own solution to distress, respecting their pace and guided by their desire.

Karopoulos Konstantinos is a Psychotherapist - Integrative Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. His foundational studies in the field of Psychology were completed at the Metropolitan University of London and the Athens University of Economics and Business. Additionally, he holds a degree in counseling psychology and psychotherapeutic counseling from the Pearson certification body in the UK, as well as a diploma in occupational psychology from TUV Austria. He also has a certification in specialized training in medical psychology from the University of Athens. With the aim of continuous professional development, since 2011 he has been attending specialized seminars in the field of mental health.

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.

Dimitrios Mpoukas is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a master's degree from University College London (UCL) (MSc Cognitive and Decision Sciences), and completed his undergraduate studies in Psychology and secondarily in Computer Science at the University of La Verne, California. He has been trained in various areas of Applied Psychology, particularly in Family Psychotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) by Richard Bandler, John Grinder, and others. Additionally, he is the founder of the Human Relationships Counseling Center "MetaMorfosis" and a Trainer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). His experience includes working with youth and families and delivering artistic metaphors in laboratory seminars. Finally, he participated in the authorship of the first original Greek book on NLP, "Technology of Change," has been a speaker at scientific seminars, and continues to follow international contemporary trends in Counseling Psychology, which he applies in his practice.