Child psychologists

Patrinou Venetia is a Psychologist maintaining a private practice in Peristeri. She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University and holds a diploma in Counseling from the ICPS College of Humanities. She has also been trained in Career Counseling and Vocational Guidance at the Social Psychology Laboratory of Panteion University. Furthermore, she completed her postgraduate studies in School Psychology at the University of Essex. Committed to lifelong learning, she continuously attends conferences and seminars on mental health, psychosexual disorders, anxiety disorders in children, adolescents and adults, neuroscience, and counseling. Notably, she has participated in conferences organized by the Hellenic Psychological Society, KESYTHE, Aeginiteion Hospital, and Panteion University. Professionally, she has experience working in public and private institutions such as the Child Mental Health Center of Athens (IKA), the Petroupoli Counseling Station, and specialized therapy centers, while also being active in the field of parallel support. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults with typical development as well as with individuals on the autism spectrum, intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties, anxiety disorders, and psychosocial issues. Additionally, she provides private psychological support and counseling sessions to children, adolescents, young adults, and parents, and organizes online anxiety management seminars and parenting workshops. She is distinguished by her social and communication skills, empathy, and flexibility. Lastly, the specialist applies counseling techniques based on the person-centered approach, emphasizing authenticity, unconditional acceptance, and empathy, always aiming at the psychosocial empowerment and meaningful support of the individual.

Stergiopoulou Georgia, licensed Psychologist in Greece (Reg. No. 3997), completed her undergraduate studies at the Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She then pursued postgraduate studies in Developmental Psychology at the University of Crete, graduating with distinction. She has completed theoretical training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Studies, in accordance with the criteria of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).

She possesses clinical and practical experience in various mental health institutions, such as the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, the Mobile Mental Health Unit of Lasithi, and the “Athena” Residential Facility of the Panhellenic Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Vocational Reintegration (PEPSAEE).

Additionally, she has worked for three years in a Center for Special Therapies, providing psychotherapy services to children and adolescents as well as Parent Counseling.

She works privately, offering individual psychotherapy sessions to adults, children, and adolescents with a wide range of interpersonal difficulties (separation, grief), depression, anxiety disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Phobias), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She also provides parent counseling sessions.

Kapoulea Katerina is a Child Psychologist with a private practice in Pangrati. She holds a master's degree in counseling psychology (MSc) and psychotherapeutic training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, specializing in children and adolescents. She is experienced in pain management and stays updated on developmental, counseling, and clinical psychology issues through continuous participation in advanced training seminars, conferences, and workshops. Having worked in various mental health facilities, she has gained clinical experience with a wide range of psychological difficulties in adults, children, and adolescents. At the psychological center Opsis, she offers individual counseling and psychotherapy sessions for adults, children, and adolescents, as well as parent counseling and couples counseling. Additionally, she organizes parent support groups with specific themes in collaboration with other mental health professionals.

Alixontzoti Vera is a graduate of Psychology from the University of Crete with postgraduate studies in child and adolescent psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. For years, she collaborated with the Peristeri Mental Health Center (KPSY) in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of learning difficulties. Since 2016, she has been working with special education centers, providing both educational and psychological support for children and adolescents as well as parent counseling, gaining extensive experience in the field. Additionally, she has worked as a psychologist in secondary schools in the Southern suburbs. She currently runs her own practice, offering support to children, adolescents, and their families. Furthermore, the office includes specially designed spaces for individual and group psychotherapy for adults and guardians of companion animals. These specific services are provided by Skrembou Paraskevi – Psychologist, MSc, Integrative Psychotherapist, a collaborator of Ms. Alixontzoti.

Agapi Rapti is a Child Psychologist - Narrative Psychotherapist and maintains her private practice in Ilion, Attica. She provides individual psychotherapy and counseling sessions to children, adolescents, and adults, either in-person or online. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Crete. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in "Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as in "Electronic Learning" from the University of Piraeus. Furthermore, she is specialized in Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice from the Narrative Psychotherapy and Community Practice Institute of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Dulwich Centre in Australia. Concurrently, during her studies, she has participated in numerous seminars, such as Play Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Counseling and Career Guidance, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as First Aid. From 2017 to 2023, she has volunteered counseling and psychotherapy services at the social clinics of the Municipality of Ilion. From 2020 to the present, she has worked in settings such as the social service of the Municipality of Ilion, specialized therapy centers, as well as in primary education schools, School Educational Support Networks (S.D.E.Y.), and Interdisciplinary Assessment, Counseling, and Support Centers (K.E.D.A.S.Y.) in Athens, with primary responsibilities including the psychoemotional and psychometric assessment of children and adolescents, parent counseling, and psychoeducation for children/adolescents.

Kouroumpli Aikaterini is a Child Psychologist and the scientific director of the Center for Special Therapies "Metagnosi" in Kallithea. She holds a Psychology degree from London Metropolitan University and a master's degree in Child Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. She attended an educational program on Contemporary Issues in Child Psychiatry at the child psychiatry department of the General Children's Hospital. She received training in the Management of Emotional Psychological Trauma in the Psychology department, as well as in Special Education, Learning Difficulties, and Dyslexia at the Department of Special Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She worked as a volunteer psychologist with the association "Together for the Child" and provided parallel support at the 19th Kindergarten of Kallithea. Additionally, she worked as a child psychologist at the Pedagogical Center for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties and participated in seminars as part of her ongoing professional development. Finally, she manages cases across the entire spectrum of child psychology, with a specialization in anxiety disorders, emotional disorders, and pervasive developmental disorders.

Eίναι Κλινικός Αθλητικός Ψυχολόγος και Ψυχοθεραπευτής Ενηλίκων & Παιδιών – Εφήβων.

Έχει σπουδάσει στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, κατέχοντας άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος ψυχολόγου .

Η αγάπη του για τον αθλητισμό και την άσκηση τον ώθησε να εξειδικευτεί στην Αθλητική Ψυχολογία, ολοκληρώνοντας το πρώτο μεταπτυχιακό του στο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας του Τμήματος Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού.

Τα τελευταία χρόνια έχει συνεργαστεί ως Αθλητικός Ψυχολόγος με αθλητές που συμμετέχουν στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες αλλά και με αρκετά αθλητικά σωματεία και συλλόγους, και με επαγγελματικά ποδοσφαιρικά σωματεία, όπως ο Νέστος Χρυσούπολης, αποτελώντας μάλιστα και μέλος της ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ και των Ακαδημιών της, το 2016. Από το 2020 έως το 2023 συνεργάστηκε και με τον Ναυτικό Όμιλο Ιωαννίνων ως εξωτερικός συνεργάτης παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης στους αθλητές/τριες του ΝΟΙ, ενώ από τις αρχές του 2025 συνεργάζεται με την Κολυμβητική Ομοσπονδία Ελλάδος.

Ο κ. Βερτουδάκης τους τελευταίους 10 μήνες, ήτοι από την εκκίνηση του 2025 ανέλαβε επισήμως Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης-Αθλητικός Ψυχολόγος της Κολυμβητικής Ομοσπονδίας Ελλάδος.

 Η πρόσφατη κατάκτηση του χρυσού παγκοσμίου μεταλλίου (καλοκαίρι 2025) από την Εθνική Ομάδα Γυναικών του Πόλο αλλά και η κατάκτηση της 3ης θέσης – χάλκινο μετάλλιο από το αντίστοιχο συγκρότημα των Ανδρών της Εθνικής Ελλάδος Πόλο τον βρήκε στο επιτελείο, ήτοι να συμμετέχει ενεργά στην Ψυχολογική Υποστήριξη των αθλητών-αθλητριών της ΚΟΕ. Η επιστημονική ομάδα που έχει αναλάβει την ψυχολογική υποστήριξη των αθλητών-αθλητριών της Κολυμβητικής Ομοσπονδίας Ελλάδος γίνεται υπό την επίβλεψη και την επιστημονική καθοδήγηση του Εργαστηρίου Αθλητικής Ψυχολογίας με έδρα το Τμήμα Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού στα Τρίκαλα.

Επιπρόσθετα για 5η συνεχόμενη σεζόν συνεργάζεται ως Αθλητικός Ψυχολόγος με τις ακαδημίες μπάσκετ AEK BC Academy.

Παράλληλα, υποστηρίζει αθλητές και προπονητές τόσο ατομικά όσο και ομαδικά, σε επίπεδο συμβουλευτικής και διαχείρισης καταστάσεων εντός και εκτός του αθλητισμού, συμβάλλοντας στην ψυχολογική τους ενδυνάμωση.

Επιπλέον, την τελευταία 10ετία έχει εργαστεί και ως Ψυχολόγος σε δημόσια σχολεία της χώρας, στον Διεθνή Οργανισμό Μετανάστευσης , ενώ έχει συνεργαστεί επί διετία και με Κέντρο ειδικών θεραπειών, υποστηρίζοντας τόσο ψυχοθεραπευτικά όσο και συμβουλευτικά παιδιά τυπικής, και μη τυπικής ανάπτυξης και τους γονείς τους.

Ο Β. Βερτουδάκης έχει στην κατοχή του και το δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό του, με αντικείμενο εξειδίκευσης την Κλινική Ψυχική Υγεία, του Τμήματος Ιατρικής, του Α.Π.Θ., ενώ το πάθος του για τον αθλητικό χώρο, τον οδήγησε να δουλεύει για αρκετά χρόνια και ως προπονητής ποδοσφαίρου, κατέχοντας το δίπλωμα ποδοσφαίρου Uefa C αλλά και πιστοποίηση Personal & Group Training του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

Είναι πιστοποιημένος Ψυχοθεραπευτής Γνωσιακής Συμπεριφορικής Ψυχοθεραπείας, με επιπλέον μονοετή εκπαίδευση στη Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεία και διατηρεί γραφείο Ψυχολογικής Υποστήριξης και Ψυχοθεραπειας Ενηλίκων, Παίδων & Εφήβων και έχει συμμετάσχει ενεργά ως ομιλητής σε περισσότερα από 25 συνέδρια, τόσο στον ελλαδικό χώρο, όσο και σε συνέδρια σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη.

Daktylidi Flora, MSc, is a Clinical Psychologist - Child Psychologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi, providing psychotherapy and psychological support to adults, adolescents, and children, as well as parental counseling and couples therapy. Her goal is to create a safe and supportive environment where each individual can freely express themselves, gain deeper self-understanding, and develop their personal strengths.

She is a graduate of the undergraduate Psychology program and the postgraduate Clinical Psychology program at the European University Cyprus.

During her training, she gained significant clinical experience by completing her internship at the Refugee Department of the Red Cross, while also completing over 1000 hours of practical training at the Toxotis Foundation, which supports adults with intellectual disabilities, as well as at the Psychiatric Services of Cyprus.

Simultaneously, she continuously updates her knowledge through seminars and specializations in modern therapeutic approaches, such as couples therapy, aiming to provide comprehensive and scientifically validated mental health services.

She has also collaborated as a psychologist with businesses, supporting employees' mental well-being and professional development.

She believes that psychotherapy can be a vital tool for change and personal growth, helping individuals manage difficulties, strengthen their psychological resilience, and improve their quality of life.

Aleksandra Krasari is a Child Psychologist, Parent Counselor, and conducts online sessions. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Suffolk University and a master's degree in Play Therapy from Roehampton University.

She has worked in Special Therapy Centers in Greece, as well as providing parallel support to children with learning difficulties and other developmental challenges both in Greece and abroad. 

Additionally, she has worked as a Play Therapist in schools in the United Kingdom, as well as a Hippotherapist at the Scientific Society of Therapeutic Riding & Hippotherapy of Greece.

Furthermore, she has previously conducted forensic psychological evaluations in specific cases. To date, she continues her professional career as a Child Psychologist - Play Therapist - Parent Counselor at the Special Therapy Center "Helios".

Korkokiou Magia is a Child Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a degree in Psychology from Paris 7, Denis Diderot University in France. She has two master's degrees from the same university, in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and in Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis. She had many years of supervisory collaboration with psychoanalyst Geneviève Haag, who was a member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society and an expert in autism-related issues. Korkokiou Magia has completed various clinical practices in public mental health facilities in France. She has collaborated for several years as a psychotherapist with the Center for Mental Health Hygiene and Research and is an external associate at the Penteli Children's Hospital. She cooperates with the Institute of Personal Development and Mental Health, Galinos, as well as with the Center for Neurodevelopmental Child Education. She is a member of the Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of the Child and Adolescent and a member of the International Coordination of Psychotherapists and Psychoanalysts working with individuals with autism. She has participated with her lectures in many conferences both in Greece and abroad. She deals with all psychopathology and has a particular interest in the clinical aspects of autism.