Child psychologists

Diamantis Akis PhD is a Child Psychologist, Doctor, and a graduate in Psychology from Panteion University, maintaining a private practice in Holargos. He completed postgraduate studies in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University Paris 7-Denis Diderot within the Doctoral School of Research in Psychoanalysis. Since 2008, he has been working at the University Child Psychiatry Clinic of the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia," and for a period, he served as the head of the Training and Psychosocial Support Center for Adolescents. He possesses specialized knowledge in psychoanalysis and adult psychotherapy, as well as child psychotherapy. He has published articles in psychoanalytic journals and has presented papers at Greek and international conferences. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytic Association.

Soulakoudis Stylianos is a Child Psychologist practicing professionally in Volos. He graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of East London in England. Subsequently, he pursued postgraduate studies in Child Psychology with a specialization in educational settings at the same university. Additionally, through the e-learning programs of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he holds certification and specialization in counseling management, treatment, and therapy for children as well as adults with autism. Furthermore, he attends specialization programs at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens related to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Psychotherapy. Moreover, he is an external collaborator at Speech Therapy Centers in the Volos area. Finally, he has volunteered at a Disease Center for individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

The Special Therapy Center "1 Dis Abilities" is located in Vyronas and offers services in Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychological Support, Psychotherapy, and Special Education. Within the safe environment of the center, the word disabilities transforms into 1 dis abilities! The center is managed by Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Ena Dis Abilities, specialized in the field of Occupational Therapy. The center's team also comprises specialized professionals in Speech Therapy, Psychological Support, and Special Education, who individually address and collaboratively manage each child's developmental, learning, or communication difficulties, highlighting their uniqueness through a modern, thoughtfully designed therapy program. The center creates a world of possibilities for each child, with targeted therapies leading to their substantial progress. The aim is meaningful empowerment and improvement of quality of life through a personalized and functional approach. Interventions by the center's team are conducted either individually or in small groups, within a safe, creative, and supportive environment. Their purpose is for each child to discover their capabilities, enhance their functionality, and enjoy daily life with autonomy and confidence.

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.

Το Κέντρο ΚΕ.ΘΕ.ΣΥ - Γεροντή Ανδριάννα βρίσκεται στην οδό Παπανικολή 146 στο Χαλάνδρι. Η Γεροντή Ανδριάννα ξεκίνησε τις σπουδές της στον τομέα της Ψυχολογίας στο University of Bedfordshire της Αγγλίας και συνέχισε στο South Eastern College στην Ελλάδα. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Κλινική Ψυχοπαθολογία, στη Συνθετική Ψυχοθεραπεία, στην Ομαδική Αναλυτική Ψυχοθεραπεία, στην Ατομική και Οικογενειακή Συστημική Αναπαράσταση, στην Κλινική Ύπνωση, Gestalt Therapy, στο Body Mirror System και στο Theta Healing Level 1 &2. Επιπλέον, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στον Συντονισμό Ομάδων Σχολικών Γονέων, στις Διαταραχές Λόγου, στις Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες, στη Χοροθεραπεία για ενήλικες (Laban Analysis) και στην κινητική θεραπεία για παιδιά (Veronica Sherborne). Έπειτα από 20 χρόνια εμπειρίας στο χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας, έμαθε πως αυτό που χρειάζεται κάθε άνθρωπος είναι να τον κοιτάζεις στα μάτια και να νιώθεις τη βαθύτερη ανάγκη του. Για το λόγο αυτό δημιούργησε και το ΚΕ.ΘΕ.ΣΥ. Αυτήν την ανάγκη έχει στόχο να καλύψει εκείνη και οι συνεργάτες της, αγκαλιάζοντας τον άνθρωπο με αγάπη και κατανόηση και κοιτάζοντας το πρόβλημά του σα να είναι δικό τους. Βασικά εργαλεία σε αυτή την προσπάθεια αποτελούν η Ανασυνδυασμένη Εκλεκτική Συμβουλευτική, αλλά και η μέθοδος "Όταν συνάντησα Εμένα!", μέσω της οποίας μπορεί κάποιος να δουλέψει και να λύσει θέματα αυτοπεποίθησης. Το ΚΕ.ΘΕ.ΣΥ ξεκίνησε να λειτουργεί το 2001 με κύριο στόχο, την προαγωγή της Ψυχικής Υγείας, παιδιών, εφήβων και ενηλίκων, μέσω Συμβουλευτικής Αγωγής - Αυτογνωσίας και Εκπαιδευτικών Σεμιναρίων. Η Δημιουργός του Κέντρου, Ανδριάννα Γεροντή, δεν έπαψε στιγμή όλα αυτά τα χρόνια να ενδιαφέρεται για την ορθότερη λειτουργία του Κέντρου και την καλύτερη δυνατή προσφορά στους ανθρώπους. Σαν αποτέλεσμα όλης αυτής της προσπάθειας, ένας αρκετά μεγάλος αριθμός παιδιών και ενηλίκων, έχουν μάθει να αξιοποιούν τις δυνατότητές τους, ενισχύοντας την αυτοπεποίθησή τους και αντιμετωπίζοντας επιτυχώς τις δυσκολίες της καθημερινότητας τους. Το Κέντρο στελεχώνεται από μια έμπειρη ομάδα ειδικών: Ψυχολόγων, Παιδοψυχολόγων, Λογοπαιδικών, Εργοθεραπευτών, Διατροφολόγων οι οποίοι επιλέχθηκαν με κριτήρια όχι μόνο βάση της εμπειρίας και των ικανοτήτων τους, αλλά και ανθρωπιάς, αγάπης και ευαισθητοποίησης προς τον συνάνθρωπο.

Η Μαρία Κωστάκη είναι Ψυχολόγος - Παιδοψυχολόγος, απόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και διαθέτει άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος. Έχει ολοκληρώσει τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στο πρόγραμμα «Ψυχική Υγεία και Ψυχιατρική Παιδιών και Εφήβων» του Τμήματος Ιατρικής του ΕΚΠΑ, όπου εξειδίκευσε τις γνώσεις της σε ζητήματα που αφορούν την παιδική και εφηβική ηλικία.Ειδικεύεται στη Γνωσιακή Συμπεριφορική Ψυχοθεραπεία, μέσω του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος που παρακολούθησε στο Κέντρο Εφαρμοσμένης Ψυχοθεραπείας και Συμβουλευτικής, όπου ενίσχυσε περαιτέρω την κατάρτισή της και στην ψυχοθεραπεία ενηλίκων. Στο πλαίσιο της συνεχούς επαγγελματικής της ανάπτυξης στην Ψυχολογία, έχει παρακολουθήσει επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια σχετικά με την ανάλυση παιδικού ιχνογραφήματος, τη χορήγηση του τεστ νοημοσύνης WISC-V, καθώς και άλλες θεματικές που αφορούν την ψυχική υγεία.Κατά την πρακτική της άσκηση εργάστηκε σε δομές αξιολόγησης και διάγνωσης δυσκολιών, όπως το ΚΕΔΑΣΥ και η Παιδοψυχιατρική Κλινική του νοσοκομείου Παίδων «Αγία Σοφία». Τα τελευταία έξι χρόνια διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο, όπου πραγματοποιεί ψυχοθεραπευτικές συνεδρίες με ενήλικες, εφήβους και παιδιά, ανταποκρινόμενη σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα αναγκών που σχετίζονται με την ψυχική υγεία.Παράλληλα, συνεργάζεται με κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών, όπου παρέχει τις υπηρεσίες της ως ψυχολόγος και πραγματοποιεί συναντήσεις συμβουλευτικής θεραπείας με γονείς, καθώς και ατομικές συνεδρίες με ενήλικες, παιδιά και εφήβους που αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα διαταραχών, όπως νευροαναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, αγχώδεις διαταραχές, συναισθηματικές δυσκολίες και προβλήματα συμπεριφοράς.

Nikolidaki Eleni is a Child Psychologist, School Psychologist, and Systemic - Family Psychotherapist. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she trained in Synthetic – Systemic and Family Psychotherapy (SY.MO.SY.TH) at the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations. Concurrently, she holds certifications in Special Education from the University of Patras, in the Psychology of Children's Drawing from the Hellenic Open University, and in School Psychology from the University of Western Attica. She works as a Psychologist in public school units and institutions in both Primary and Secondary Education, while also collaborating privately with special education centers, nursery, and kindergarten schools, providing psychological support to children and parental counseling. She also conducts parenting schools as well as training sessions for educators and parents. Moreover, she volunteers as a psychologist at the Non-Profit Organization "EXARTISI," based in Thessaloniki, which aims to promote mental health and combat addictions. Together with the team, she has created a series of children's books concerning the addiction cycle and the "Smoking Cessation Diary for Adolescents aged 15-18." Previously, she has worked as a psychologist and mental health counselor on the nationwide counseling line 11525 "Union, Together for the Child," with the "Health Allies" of the Medical School of the University of Athens, and as a trainee psychologist at the Hellenic Center for Mental Hygiene and Research in the child and adolescent unit (E.KE.PSY.E.). She currently practices in her private office in Neo Psychiko, primarily conducting individual sessions with adolescents and adults.

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.

Christina Toli - Manetou is a Child Psychologist with a private practice in Alimos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in school psychology - child psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a master's degree specializing in Systemic Family Psychotherapy (Family Therapist) from the 1st Psychiatric Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital.

Drivakou Despoina MSc, PhD(c) is a Child Psychologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She also provides supervision to early-career psychologists and mental health professionals in the initial stages of clinical practice. She holds a degree from the Department of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master's degree in Basic Methodology of Medical Research - Social Medicine - Public Health and Epidemiology from the Medical School of the same university. Additionally, she is a PhD candidate at the same institution. She has also trained in Systemic Family Psychotherapy, is a certified Life Coach, and consistently attends seminars and conferences related to the systemic approach. Other psychotherapeutic programs she has trained in include Psychodrama - basic training, Emotionally Focused Therapy - couples therapy, and developmental models specifically for couples in crisis due to substance, alcohol, and medication use, domestic violence, and narcissistic disorder. She has worked as educational staff in private adult education and currently works with children, adolescents, and couples, conducting systemic approach therapies and services related to young parents (parenting), fatherhood education, parental divorce, children's social skills, and sexuality. She regularly appears on Vergina TV, radio stations, and contributes articles to various magazines and her personal blog. Concurrently, she coordinates the Family Health forum, which has been organized over the past three years addressing issues related to family and children, involving many professionals from the health sector. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society, the Systemic Society of Northern Greece, as well as other associations in Thessaloniki.

The Paediatric Therapy Centers "Iliaxtida" are modern facilities with specialized teams that provide a holistic approach to each case. The center is owned by Paidiatrika Kentra Therapeion Iliaxtida. Moving beyond traditional intervention frameworks, they aim for an in-depth psychotherapeutic approach for children and parents, fully aligned with the principles of contemporary parenting. Every child is unique and requires the upbringing that suits them. Using standardized as well as informal assessment tools that thoroughly recognize each child's medical profile, we support the development of the child and family individually. At the Paediatric Therapy Centers "Iliaxtida", services provided include Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Special Education, Child Psychological Intervention, specialized gymnastics, parental support, and English for learning difficulties.

Argyri Eirini is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, she specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Adults, Adolescents, and Children at the Institute of Research and Therapy of Behavior. Additionally, she specialized in Art Therapy, with an emphasis on Visual Arts, at the University of the Aegean. She possesses extensive experience, having worked in various institutions such as Special Therapy Centers, Primary and Secondary Education, as well as hospitals. Finally, she served as a Psychology Professor at Metropolitan College.

Karanika Elli, Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist for children, adolescents, and young adults, maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. She studied Educational Sciences (Dipl.-Päd.) at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and Psychology (B.Sc.) at Goethe University. She also completed postgraduate studies in Psychology (M.Sc.) at the same university, focusing on Clinical Psychology in the field of Psychoanalysis, and received further training as a Psychotherapist for children, adolescents, and young adults, specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy, at the Rhein Main Seminar training institute. She has extensive clinical experience at the Psychiatric Center and Clinic of Dr. Härtling in Frankfurt and completed her clinical internship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University Hospital Frankfurt. Additionally, she undertook further clinical training in child and adolescent psychiatry at the General Hospital Hippokration of Thessaloniki.

Η Παπαδάτου Έφη είναι Παιδοψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, εκπαιδευμένη στο Συνθετικό Συστημικό μοντέλο Ψυχοθεραπείας (Εργαστήριο Διερεύνησης Ανθρώπινων Σχέσεων) με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην Παιδοψυχολογία στο UCLAN και πιστοποίηση στη συμβουλευτική θεραπεία ζευγαριών. Eπίσης, η ειδικός κατέχει Πτυχίο Κλινικής Ψυχολογίας: " Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology -University of Central Lancashire" Αναγνωρισμένο από το Υπουργείο Παιδείας και έχει πραγματοποιήσει επιμορφωτικό πρόγραμμα 50 ωρών στην "Στήριξη και Συμβουλευτική πένθους για παιδιά, εφήβους και οικογένειες που θρηνούν" στη "Μέριμνα" - Συμβουλευτικό κέντρο Θεσσαλονίκης, εταιρεία για τη φροντίδα παιδιών και οικογενειών στην αρρώστια και στον θάνατο. Στο γραφείο της σε ένα χώρο άνετο και φιλικό προς τον θεραπευόμενο/η αναλαμβάνει ατομική και ομαδική συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία (εφήβων και ενηλίκων), συμβουλευτική και θεραπεία ζεύγους, οικογενειακή ψυχοθεραπεία, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων για τη βελτίωση της επικοινωνίας, δημιουργική επίλυση των συγκρούσεων, αποτελεσματική διαχείριση προβλημάτων συμπεριφοράς.

In a warm and bright space, we host the Child Psychology Center "Internus," where we offer our services to our young friends and their parents. Preschool and school-age children experience positive and negative emotions daily, just like adults. It is a great mistake to believe that because they are young, they do not understand, as children perceive things in their own unique and innocent way. With this in mind, our center strives to provide the child and their family with a healthy psychological environment through its services, enabling them to express themselves spontaneously and freely through play, drawing, and our other activities.

Safe Space Angkeliou Frinta-Filothei Kai Synergates is a Psychologist - Child Psychologist who maintains a private practice in the Marousi area. She is a distinguished graduate of Psychology, with honors, from the University of Greenwich in London, and holds a master's degree in Clinical and Developmental Child Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. Additionally, she has specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy following four years of training at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling. Throughout her professional career, she has worked in companies within the Pharmaceutical sector and clinical research as a Mental Health Consultant and Human Resources Manager. Furthermore, she has served as a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist in therapy departments at the Center for Applied Psychotherapy and Counseling, providing services to adults, children, and adolescents.

Η Χαριτωνίδου Αφροδίτη είναι Ψυχολόγος – Παιδοψυχολόγος και Συστημική Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, με ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Νέα Ιωνία.

Σπούδασε Ψυχολογία στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης και συνέχισε με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο στην “Εφαρμοσμένη Γνωστική και Αναπτυξιακή Ψυχολογία” από όπου αποφοίτησε με άριστα. Ειδικεύτηκε με τετραετή μετεκπαίδευση στην Συστημική Οικογενειακή Θεραπεία και επίσης έχει λάβει πιστοποίηση Εκπαιδευτών-Συντονιστών Σχολών Γονέων από τον Πανελλήνιο Σύνδεσμο Σχολών Γονέων.

Έχει παρακολουθήσει πλήθος σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων σχετικά με την ψυχική υγεία και την ανάπτυξη παιδιών και εφήβων, την συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη, την επιλεκτική αλαλία, τις απώλειες και την διαχείριση του πένθους, τις ειδικές εκπαιδευτικές ανάγκες, τις μαθησιακές δυσκολίες και την αξιολόγησή τους, τις συμπεριφοριστικές δυσκολίες, τη χρήση του παιχνιδιού ως διαγνωστικού και θεραπευτικού εργαλείου κ.α.

Διαθέτει επαγγελματική εμπειρία από το 2008 σε ιδιωτικά κέντρα ειδικών θεραπειών, δομές προσχολικής αγωγής, σχολεία δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης και Κέντρα Διεπιστημονικής Αξιολόγησης, Συμβουλευτικής & Υποστήριξης (ΚΕ.Δ.Α.Σ.Υ) παρέχοντας ψυχολογική υποστήριξη, συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία σε παιδιά, εφήβους και οικογένειες. Έχει επίσης εργαστεί στον χώρο της εκπαίδευσης, διδάσκοντας μαθήματα ψυχολογίας σε Δημόσια ΣΑΕΚ.

Από το 2017 έως σήμερα εργάζεται ως Παιδοψυχολόγος στον Δήμο Μεταμόρφωσης, αναλαμβάνοντας την ψυχολογική υποστήριξη και συμβουλευτική παιδιών, εφήβων, γονέων και εκπαιδευτικών, ενώ παράλληλα συντονίζει Σχολές Γονέων και δράσεις ενημέρωσης για την ανάπτυξη και την ψυχική υγεία των παιδιών. Έχει, επίσης, συμμετάσχει ως ψυχολόγος για τρία χρόνια στην πιλοτική έρευνα του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος «Activage».

Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Συστημικής Σκέψης και Ψυχοθεραπείας Οικογένειας (ΕΕΣΣΚΕΨΟ) και παρέχει στο ιδιωτικό της γραφείο ατομικές συνεδρίες ψυχοθεραπείας σε παιδιά, εφήβους και ενήλικες, καθώς και συμβουλευτική γονέων και οικογένειας τόσο δια ζώσης όσο και διαδικτυακά.

The Special Therapies Center “Words and Actions” is a space created with love, awareness, and care for children. The primary goal of the team is to meet the therapeutic needs of each child and to guide parents in order to enhance and develop the child's skills. The center provides specialized services for assessment, diagnosis, and therapy for children, adolescents, and adults presenting developmental disorders, speech and language problems, learning difficulties, behavioral issues, as well as psychological support and parental counseling. The founder and Scientific Director of the Center is Darla Eleni, a graduate of the Speech Therapy department of the School of Health Professions at the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, a member of the Association of Speech Pathologists-Speech Therapists of Greece, and holds a professional license. She has been providing speech therapy services for the past 14 years to children and adults with communication, speech, and language disorders. She specializes in the assessment and therapeutic intervention for children with disorders such as delayed speech and language development, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, autism spectrum disorders, stuttering, and hearing impairment. She has attended numerous seminars related to Speech Therapy and Special Education and continues her professional training both theoretically and practically. Notably, she has been certified in widely recognized therapeutic methods such as TEACCH, Makaton, among others. She has also completed a 9-month training seminar on “AUTISM” at the University of Patras.