Mental Health Counselors

Xorianopoulou Andriani is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Pangrati. She holds a degree in Sociology from Panteion University and a master's degree in Counseling and Psychotherapy from the University of East London. Additionally, she specialized in Cognitive Psychotherapy at the Kostas Stefanis Research University Institute of Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine, in collaboration with the First Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has also volunteered as a psychotherapist at the Social Protection and Solidarity Organization of the Municipality of Vrilissia and at the Parental Equality for the Child Association. Furthermore, in the context of ongoing professional development, she has attended numerous training programs, workshops, and seminars and is a member of the Hellenic Association of Cognitive Psychotherapies and the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.

Ioanna Psomiadi MSc is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist with private practices in Voula and Acharnes. She holds a degree in Psychology from the American College of Athens and possesses a Certification of Specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Theory & Clinical Practice from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). Continuing her studies, she obtained a Master's degree in Human Resource Management for large enterprises (HR) from Bolton University and completed the Group Psychotherapy program at the Athens Center for the Study of Human Behavior (AKMA), as well as the one-year One-Way Mirror Seminar: Effects of mirrors on individual human behavior program. Subsequently, through a series of seminars and clinical training, she has worked in group psychotherapy programs at various psychological support centers in Athens, where she has developed extensive experience in emotional disorders, interpersonal relationships, mood disorders, separations, management of low self-esteem, and generally psychological monitoring and support of adolescents and adults. Since 2022, she has collaborated and contributed articles as a Scientific Associate on Mental Health topics for health and wellness blogs and magazines (Vita.gr, Shape.gr, etc.). In February 2025, she was awarded by the HEALTH EAGLES for patient preference and trust as a psychotherapist. Finally, she undertakes individual therapies providing flexible sessions outside regular office hours, conducting daily appointments by telephone and via Skype for urgent issues, for individuals residing abroad, and for those with difficult and inflexible work schedules and daily obligations.

Vemvetsou Viky is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist and has maintained a private practice in Glyfada since 2010. She graduated from the American College of Greece (BSc in Psychology) and underwent training in the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." At the same hospital, she continued as a trainee Psychologist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program (COPD) of the 3rd Internal Medicine Department. She has attended annual seminars in Clinical Psychopathology (2005) and Philosophy and Methodology of Psychopathology (2006) at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens at Aeginiteio Hospital. In 2010, she graduated from the 4-year Gestalt Psychotherapy training program (GF Athens). She has volunteered at the Athens Cancer Patients Association KEFI (individual sessions and volunteer training groups for the association), the "Together for Children" Union, supporting and operating the "11525 Together for Children Hotline" (individual sessions and counseling for children, adolescents, and parents), as well as at the "Estia Konstantinoupoleos" Nursing Home, conducting mental empowerment groups for the elderly. She is a regular member of the Hellenic Society of Gestalt Psychotherapy and the European Association for Gestalt Psychotherapy. Particularly sensitive to parenting issues (being a mother of three children), she voluntarily coordinates parent groups in schools and language centers. She continuously attends professional development seminars (trauma, abuse, crisis intervention, couples, group dynamics, loss, grief). She participates in conferences, festivals, and workshops promoting mental health in the community, is engaged in a 15-year study and supervision group, a 2-year Mindfulness group for therapists, and undertakes individual psychotherapy and supervision. She is trained in Storytelling and Mindfulness as tools for stress management. As a mental health professional, she values responsibility, volunteering, and aesthetics in diagnosis.

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.

Η Χαρά Ντούλια είναι πιστοποιημένη Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, σύμφωνα με τις προδιαγραφές της Ελληνική Εταιρεία Συμβουλευτικής. Είναι κάτοχος του Diploma in Integrative Counselling από την COSCA και τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής.Είναι απόφοιτος Φαρμακευτικής Σχολής και εργάστηκε ως φαρμακοποιός για αρκετά χρόνια, πριν στραφεί στον χώρο της Ψυχολογίας. Σήμερα συνεχίζει τις σπουδές της στο Marconi University, όπου είναι τελειόφοιτη στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας. Στο πλαίσιο της συνεχούς επαγγελματικής και προσωπικής της εξέλιξης, παρακολουθεί εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια και επιμορφωτικά προγράμματα, ενώ παράλληλα συνεχίζει την προσωπική της θεραπευτική διεργασία και την επαγγελματική εποπτεία.Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Αθήνα, όπου πραγματοποιεί ατομικές συνεδρίες συμβουλευτικής και συνεδρίες ζεύγους. Παρέχει συμβουλευτική υποστήριξη και σε LGBTQI+ άτομα, με στόχο να προσεγγίσουν τον εαυτό τους με ελευθερία, αποδοχή και ασφάλεια. Παράλληλα, αποτελεί μέρος ενός δικτύου συνεργασίας ψυχιάτρων και άλλων επαγγελματιών ψυχικής υγείας, με σκοπό τη συνολική υποστήριξη της πορείας κάθε ανθρώπου, όταν αυτό κρίνεται απαραίτητο. Οι συνεδρίες πραγματοποιούνται τόσο δια ζώσης όσο και διαδικτυακά, ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες και τη διαθεσιμότητα του κάθε ατόμου.Το ενδιαφέρον της για την ψυχική υγεία, σε συνδυασμό με την προσωπική της εμπειρία, την οδήγησαν να αφοσιωθεί στην Ψυχολογία, αρχικά μέσα από τη δική της πορεία αυτογνωσίας και στη συνέχεια ως επαγγελματίας. Πιστεύει βαθιά ότι κάθε άνθρωπος έχει τη δυνατότητα να κατανοήσει τον εαυτό του και να εξελιχθεί, όταν βρεθεί σε ένα περιβάλλον ασφάλειας και αποδοχής.Ως σύμβουλος ψυχικής υγείας, ακολουθεί τη συνθετική προσέγγιση, ενσωματώνοντας στοιχεία από διαφορετικά θεραπευτικά μοντέλα, όπως η προσωποκεντρική, η γνωσιακή-συμπεριφορική, η ψυχοδυναμική και η Gestalt. Η προσέγγιση αυτή επιτρέπει η θεραπευτική διαδικασία να παραμένει ευέλικτη και προσαρμοσμένη στις ανάγκες του κάθε ανθρώπου, αναγνωρίζοντας τη μοναδικότητά του πέρα από τους περιορισμούς ενός μόνο θεωρητικού πλαισίου.Βασική της πεποίθηση είναι ότι όλοι οι άνθρωποι είναι εκ φύσεως άξιοι εμπιστοσύνης και διαθέτουν τη δυνατότητα αλλαγής, εξέλιξης και αυτοκατανόησης. Πιστεύει στην έμφυτη ικανότητα της αυτοθεραπείας και θεωρεί πως ο ρόλος της είναι να συνοδεύει το άτομο στην αναζήτηση της προσωπικής του σοφίας, με σεβασμό στον δικό του χρόνο και τρόπο.Για την ίδια, κάθε συνεδρία αποτελεί μια μοναδική συνάντηση δύο ανθρώπων που συνειδητά επιλέγουν να συνεργαστούν. Μέσα σε ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό πλαίσιο, δημιουργεί τον χώρο ώστε το άτομο να μπορέσει να δει και να ακούσει τον εαυτό του όπως ακριβώς είναι, με πλήρη αποδοχή για όλα τα συναισθήματα, τις σκέψεις και τη σιωπή. Στόχος της είναι η οικοδόμηση μιας θεραπευτικής σχέσης που βασίζεται στην ειλικρίνεια, τον σεβασμό, την εμπιστοσύνη και την κατανόηση, καθώς πιστεύει ότι η ίδια η σχέση αποτελεί τον σημαντικότερο παράγοντα ανάπτυξης και αλλαγής.Δεσμεύεται να λειτουργεί ως συνοδοιπόρος και υποστηρικτική παρουσία στο ταξίδι της αυτογνωσίας, της συνειδητότητας, της ελευθερίας και της βαθύτερης σύνδεσης με την ανθρώπινη ύπαρξη.

Η Μαστροδούκα Στέλλα είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας, Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεύτρια, Life Coach,

εκπ. Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια & Επόπτρια.

Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στο Περιστέρι.

Τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συμβουλευτικής (ΕΕΣ) και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συνθετικής Συμβουλευτικής και Ψυχοθεραπείας (ΕΕΣΨ).

Σπούδασε στο Εθνικό Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών αποκτώντας τη διεθνή πιστοποίηση επιπέδου Certificate από το Association for Coaching.

Κάτοχος του Διπλώματος Συνθετικής Συμβουλευτικής (Diploma in Integrative Counselling).

Έχει εξειδικευτεί στην Ψυχοσυνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει τις σπουδές της στην Συμβουλευτική Γονέων.

Είναι Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεύτρια, προσφέροντας μια ποικιλία από δυνατότητες για την βελτίωση της φυσικής και ψυχικής υγείας. Επιπλέον, αξιοποιεί και ολοκληρώνει τις γνώσεις της στη Συνθετική Εποπτεία.

Συμπληρωματικά, πραγματοποιεί 15νθήμερες εποπτείες σε ατομικό και ομαδικό πλαίσιο, ώστε να πλαισιώνεται, όσο το δυνατόν, ολοκληρωμένα το θεραπευτικό της έργο.

Επίσης, συμμετέχει σε εργαστήρι διαχείρισης πένθους μέσω αφηγηματικής παραμυθιών και μύθων.

Η συνδυαστική προσέγγιση της δίνει την δυνατότητα να φέρνει τους ανθρώπους στα αποτελέσματα που θέλουν, μέσω σταδιακής επίτευξης μικρών και μεγαλύτερων στόχων. Γράφει συμβουλές αυτοβελτίωσης στο Life Is Yours (Facebook) και lifeisyours_by_stella (Instagram) και τα άρθρα της έχουν δημοσιευτεί στην “‘Όμορφη ζωή”.

Dr Psarropoulou Aikaterini is a Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology and a master's degree (M.A.) in Clinical Psychology. She has been trained in various therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioral, Systemic, and Gestalt therapy. Additionally, she is trained in mindfulness techniques, which she systematically incorporates into her work. Moreover, she has been professionally active for over 14 years in hospitals, universities, clinics, and non-profit organizations in Greece and the United States. Finally, in her private practice, she provides support for a wide range of issues including self-esteem or self-confidence concerns, psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, sexual identity, discrimination issues, grief, and she offers supervision to trainee Psychologists.

Kovatsevits Konstantatou Alexandra is an experienced Mental Health Counselor – Psychotherapist in the field of individual, group, couples, and parent therapy. Since 2014, she has maintained a private practice, offering her support to individuals, couples, and groups.

Her approach is person-centered, humanistic, relational, and informed by attachment theory. She advocates for a non-diagnostic perspective on human distress, working with clients through non-pharmaceutical methods, and building a strong therapeutic alliance with them.

In addition, she specializes in working with couples using the Emotionally Focused Couple’s Therapy (EFT) model. Thanks to her international background and her language skills, she has gained substantial experience working with intercultural couples (mixed couples).

She possesses extensive and long-standing experience in various life situations and has lived and worked in many countries. With an academic background in Economics and professional experience in the business world of shipping—and always believing that life is a continuous process of change and learning—she once again set an example through her own life by training as a Mental Health Counselor, obtaining a Master’s degree in Person-Centered Counseling & Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

She then continued her training as a Parent Counselor with the EAG (Effective Parent Training) model by Gordon Hellas. She also trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) at the Hellenic Focusing Center, completing the Externship in EFT at the Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, as well as the Core Skills program with the EFT Greek Network.

Finally, she has also offered her services voluntarily at the Elderly Care Center “Nea Thalpi”, where she created a psychological support group for relatives of elderly people suffering from dementia, and at the Counseling Center “Together for Children.”

Dimitris Chrysafogeorgos is a Mental Health Counselor and Certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist (FOT), with diverse training and hands-on experience in experiential, person-centered, and positive psychology approaches.

Since 2023, he has been volunteering at the Franco Basaglia Day Center of the Regional Development and Mental Health Company (EPAPSY) in Marousi, Athens. His clinical practice includes internships at the Hellenic Focusing Center (conducting psychotherapy sessions with adults), the early childhood support center “To Megalo Mas Spiti”, ADHD Hellas, and the Hellenic Asperger’s Syndrome Association.

He is certified as a Focusing-Oriented Therapist by the International Focusing Institute in New York (2019–2023), and holds a diploma in Positive Psychology from the Hellenic Society for Positive Psychology. He is currently undergoing further specialization in Group Psychotherapy through Gignesthai – Hellenic Society for Existential Psychology, and pursuing a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at Oxford Brookes University.

Dimitris has attended a wide range of seminars and workshops, including:

Attachment theory and dysfunctional relationship patterns

LGBTQI+ inclusive psychotherapy

Grief counseling

Adult ADHD awareness

Psychological First Aid

The Wisdom of Trauma (with Gabor Maté)

He is a member of the Hellenic Person-Centered and Experiential Association (EPVE) and is particularly interested in the mind–body connection, deep empathic listening, and the transformative potential of the therapeutic relationship.

Spanos Manos is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is trained in Integrative Counseling from KE.TH.E.SY., specializing in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gestalt, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Initially pursuing a professional career in the Hellenic Police, he consciously chose to follow a more humane and authentic path of support through the counseling process. Since 2023, he has been offering individual sessions both in-person and online, and in 2025 he established Mpathy – Emotional Empowerment Space in Charilaou, Thessaloniki. He creates a safe and accepting environment where each person can honestly confront themselves and be empowered through the therapeutic relationship.

Mitsopoulou Maria is a Mental Health Counselor who conducts individual sessions. After completing her studies in the Department of Communication and Mass Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, she continued her education at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling (Kallithea), obtaining a diploma in Mental Health Counseling following three years of training and practical experience, including case management and observation of self-awareness groups and individual sessions. Simultaneously, she complements her academic knowledge and skills by studying for a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the Metropolitan College of Athens in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University (UK). Additionally, the specialist continually enhances her expertise by attending seminars and specialized training programs in various fields of mental health. Finally, she offers online sessions, with in-person counseling services expected to be available soon.

Karagianni Pinelopi is a Psychotherapist - Group Analyst and maintains her private practice in Exarchia. She successfully completed the training program of the Athens Institute of Group Analysis, which includes clinical practice in a Psychotherapeutic Community, coordination of analytic groups, participation in the Child and Family Therapy department, and supervision of therapeutic activities as required by the Hellenic Association of Psychotherapy. She has attended numerous trainings, including those on life coaching, eating disorders, adolescent psychopathology, parental counseling, LGBTQ+ counseling, and career orientation. It would be a significant omission not to mention that she holds a postgraduate degree in health unit management from the Hellenic Open University. In her private practice, she addresses a wide range of cases and specializes in Psychosomatic Symptoms, Individual, and Group Psychotherapy.

Maria Zisaki is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Larissa. She studied Social Sciences with a focus on Psychology and Sociology at the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom, and holds a Master's Degree (MSc) in Clinical and Community Psychology with Distinction from the University of East London. Additionally, she holds a Master's Degree (MSc) in Social Research from the University of Northumbria in the United Kingdom. She has completed a four-year training program in Systemic Psychotherapy and Family Therapy at the Counseling and Psychotherapy Institute NIMA. Furthermore, she has been trained in Psychoeducation and Management of Anxiety and Depression, Couples Counseling and Therapy, Parental Separation Management, and Parenting during School Age at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a one-year training cycle in Gestalt and LGBTQ+ Counseling for Sexual Diversity and Gender Identities at the University of the Aegean. She has been further educated in the introductory model of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom (ISOPS), Psychological First Aid for COVID-19 (Public Health England), and the Development of Strategies for Men Who Use Violence in Personal Relationships (ATV). She provides career counseling services to adults with an emphasis on gender dimensions. Finally, she has authored studies, articles, and educational materials, and her professional development is ongoing.

Konti Aleksia is a Systemic Existential Psychotherapist and Parent Counselor with a private practice in Corinth. She is a Social Worker with postgraduate studies in the Department of Social and Educational Policy at the University of the Peloponnese and has trained in Psychotherapy at the Therapeutic and Educational Institute of Existential Systemic Approach "Antistixi". She possesses significant experience and currently serves as Director at the Special Vocational Education Laboratory of Corinth.