Life coaches

Dermou Elina specializes in personal empowerment and development. She is a certified Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holds certifications as an NLP Master Practitioner (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Mindfulness Coaching. She has extensive experience in the coaching field and has worked with individuals from various professional backgrounds, focusing on each person's needs and aspirations, providing appropriate support and enhancement to help them discover their potential and achieve their goals. Through various tools and methods, confidence is strengthened, positive beliefs are cultivated, and self-improvement is achieved.

Nikoletta Damaskinou BSc is a Life & Business Coach conducting online sessions. She holds a degree in Business Administration & Organizations from the Hellenic Open University and a coaching certification (Certificate in coaching - AC Accredited) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she holds certifications in Business Coaching and Leadership Coaching from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an EMCC Global accreditation as a Senior Practitioner. Ms. Damaskinou is a member of the European and Hellenic Mentoring and Coaching Associations (European Mentoring & Coaching Council), EMCC Global and Greece, an international organization for mentors and coaches. Finally, she has served as a Life Coaching Seminar Instructor at Evdokimos Educational Group.

Ellie Tsatsou-Palmer is a certified Life Coach and maintains a private practice in Pangrati, Athens. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Deree – The American College of Greece, and a Master’s degree (MA) in Digital Media Productions from the University of the Arts London. She has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Art, Design & Communication, specializing in Technology Enhanced Learning. Currently, she is training as a Mindfulness Mentor through the Banyan Mindfulness Mentor Training program. Professionally, Ellie is the founder of two pioneering platforms: Integrated Creativity, a holistic approach to personal and creative growth through educational tools and mentoring, and BIRTHED, a digital learning platform offering perinatal education for new parents and healthcare professionals, with a focus on pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. Since 2018, she has been teaching at universities in the United Kingdom, including the University of the Arts London and Ravensbourne University London, delivering courses on creativity, digital media, and personal expression. In parallel, she has worked for over a decade as a Creative Director at her London-based studio, collaborating with international brands, publications, and cultural institutions. Her previous experience includes working in leading creative environments such as Ryan McGinley Studios in New York and SHOWstudio in London.

Eleni Vardaki is a Therapeutic Coach - EFT Practitioner who conducts online sessions.

Her holistic approach to coaching and mentoring helps you regulate your nervous system so that you leave the session calmer and more clear-headed. She is specialized in therapeutic EFT Tapping coaching and has over 1000 hours of EFT Tapping therapy practice. She has helped people overcome their fears and phobias (fear of flying, fear of needles, fear of doctors, fear of invasive medical procedures, emetophobia, fear of surgery, fear of public speaking, fear of going back to school).

People also come to her for assistance with reducing their stress or anxiety so that they can more easily achieve their personal, professional, or academic goals. Other areas in which she has helped people using the clinical EFT Tapping method include:

·   performance anxiety

·   pain (migraines, period pain, lower back pain, stomach)

·   insomnia

·   panic attacks.

Eleni has a Masters in Education from the University of Cambridge and is certified (Level 3) with one of the most recognized EFT training providers, EFT International, which is based in the UK.

Aleksiadou Maria is a Mental Health Consultant and EMCC Global Certified Life Coach, with extensive experience in mental empowerment and the management of personal and professional changes. She holds a Coaching Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring from the Athens Coaching Institute for Greece & Cyprus and is a Certified Career Counseling Consultant from the KEDIVIMP of the University of Patras. She has specialized in Life & Career Skills Development and Couples and Family Counseling and Therapy through an e-Learning program of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed a Psychology program certified by ACTA (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). She specializes in stress management, self-confidence, interpersonal relationships, and work-life balance. Her goal is to help each individual regain stability, clarity, and the strength to act with awareness and confidence. She offers individual and online sessions in Greece and abroad, in both Greek and English.

Elda partners with clients to help them realize their purpose and potential in their educational, professional, and personal environments. Using coaching, NLP, and psychometric testing, she aids in identifying and capitalizing on individual aptitudes, talents, and skills. This facilitates successful management of relationships, life transitions, and academic and career development. Furthermore, she assists in optimizing work-life balance, focus, motivation, stress levels, and decision-making. Elda is an experienced certified life & career coach with a substantial track record of over 1000 hours of coaching practice. She holds esteemed certifications as an AC coach, INLPTA Master certified NLP coach, and as an Ariston psychometrics certified practitioner. Elda holds a BSc in Economics from UCL and an MSc in Management from LSE, complemented by various specialized certifications in education and self-development. Currently, she is actively pursuing certification as a professional coach from CoachU, a globally recognized premier coaching school, and accreditation by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the leading coaching federation worldwide. Her expertise is centered around transition coaching, academic coaching, and career coaching., Elda brings a wealth of experience in both personal and career transitions. Her journey includes successfully raising three children, overcoming a divorce after 20 years of marriage, and seamlessly transitioning across five distinct careers. Notably, she is also a national champion in equestrian show jumping.

Η Μαίρη Γουδή είναι Business, Executive & Career Coach και ιδρύτρια της εταιρίας Mind your Goals που ειδικεύεται στην ανάπτυξη και στην επαγγελματική ενδυνάμωση των ανθρώπων μέσα από την διαδικασία και τα σύγχρονα εργαλεία του Coaching. Είναι διαπιστευμένη Senior Practitioner Coach από το European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) και κάτοχος Diploma in Evidence Based Coaching από τον EMCC & AC (Association of Coaching). Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία μέσα από συνεργασίες με στελέχη εταιριών και ιδιώτες. Ως Coach απευθύνεται σε ανθρώπους που έχουν αναγνωρίσει την ανάγκη να κατανοήσουν βαθύτερα τον εαυτό τους και να βελτιώσουν κάποιες πτυχές τους, προκειμένου να κατακτήσουν τους στόχους που επιθυμούν.

Μέσα από τις ατομικές Coaching συνεδρίες που παρέχει, στηρίζει όσους επιθυμούν να βελτιώσουν συγκεκριμένες δεξιότητες που είναι κρίσιμες στην εργασία τους, να προετοιμαστούν για έναν επόμενο ρόλο, ή επιδιώκουν να πραγματοποιήσουν μια αλλαγή στην καριέρα τους και χρειάζεται να χτίσουν το δικό τους προσωπικό πλάνο ανάπτυξης για να κατακτήσουν τον επαγγελματικό στόχο που επιθυμούν.

Παράλληλα βοηθάει στην ενίσχυση της αυτογνωσίας των πελατών της μέσα από την αυτόνομη μάθηση και την επίγνωση που χτίζει στις Coaching συνεδρίες που είναι απαραίτητο στάδιο για την επίτευξη οποιουδήποτε στόχου αλλά και για την ευημερία του ατόμου. Κάθε συνεργασία βασίζεται στην εξατομίκευση και μέσα από τα διαφορετικά εργαλεία και τις τεχνικές που εφαρμόζει, η Μαίρη βοηθάει τους ανθρώπους να κατανοήσουν τον εαυτό τους, τις αξίες και τα θέλω τους. Με ενσυναίσθηση, μεθοδικότητα, επαγγελματισμό, ουδετερότητα και ειλικρίνεια, χτίζει σχέσεις εμπιστοσύνης που βοηθούν τους ανθρώπους να ξεκλειδώσουν τη σκέψη τους, να δουν με καθαρή ματιά τις ανάγκες τους και να συνειδητοποιήσουν οι ίδιοι τις αλλαγές που χρειάζεται ατομικά να κάνουν, ώστε να μπορέσουν να φτάσουν τον εαυτό τους σε ένα καλύτερο σημείο από αυτό που βρίσκονται σήμερα.

Η επαγγελματική επάρκεια που διαθέτει στο Coaching μέσα από την βαθιά γνωστική της κατάρτιση και την συνεργασία που έχει χτίσει με ένα πλήθος πελατών, σε συνδυασμό με την μακρόχρονη εμπειρία που έχει ως διοικητικό στέλεχος μέσα από τα 20 χρόνια καριέρας σε ρόλους αυξημένης ευθύνης, σε ελληνικές και πολυεθνικές εταιρίες στους κλάδους του Μάρκετινγκ και του Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού, της έχει δώσει ένα ευρύ φάσμα γνώσεων, δεξιοτήτων και εμπειριών. Έτσι μπορεί να ανταποκριθεί στις προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν οι άνθρωποι στον επαγγελματικό τομέα και να προσθέτει αξία σε κάθε συνεργασία της, ενισχύοντας την ανάπτυξη και την ενδυνάμωση των πελατών της μέσα από τον ρόλο της ως Coach. Διαθέτει ιδιωτικό γραφείο στην Αθήνα και παρέχει συνεδρίες δια ζώσης αλλά και διαδικτυακά υποστηρίζοντας ανθρώπους στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό.

Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε πολλά προγράμματα και δράσεις του European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) που σχετίζονται με το Coaching, είναι μέλος του Επαγγελματικού Επιμελητηρίου Αθηνών παρακολουθώντας δράσεις που αφορούν τις μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις και παράλληλα προσφέρει και εθελοντικά τις υπηρεσίες της σε διάφορες οργανώσεις όπως το Mentoring στο Women on Top/WHEN στηρίζοντας την γυναικεία ανάπτυξη και ενδυνάμωση. Πιστεύει ότι το μεγαλύτερο όφελος που αποκομίζουμε μέσα από το Coaching, δεν είναι μόνο η επίτευξη των στόχων μας, αλλά κυρίως το ποιοι τελικά γινόμαστε στη διάρκεια αυτής της διαδρομής, μια καλύτερη εκδοχή του εαυτού μας!

Despoina Drivakou MSc, PhD(c) is a Life Coach with a private practice in Thessaloniki and 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 Medical Research Methodology - Social Medicine - Public Health and Epidemiology from the Medical School of the same university. She is also a doctoral candidate at the same institution. Additionally, she is trained in Systemic Family Psychotherapy and is a certified Life Coach, regularly attending seminars and conferences on the systemic approach. Other psychotherapeutic programs she has trained in include Symbol Drama - basic training, Emotionally Focused Therapy - couples therapy, and the developmental model for couples in crisis due to substance, alcohol, and medication abuse, domestic violence, and narcissistic personality disorder. She has worked both voluntarily and in paid positions at various therapeutic centers in Thessaloniki focusing on addiction treatment for drugs and gambling. She is the scientific director of the Society for the Dissemination and Research of Systemic Thinking and president of the EP7A Association (Prevention, Art, Intervention). She regularly appears on Vergina TV, on radio stations, and contributes articles to various magazines and her personal blog. Concurrently, she coordinates the Family Health forum, which has been held over the past 3 years covering topics related to family and children, involving numerous professionals from the healthcare 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.

Zervakis Manos is a Life Coach - Mental Health Consultant - Family & Marriage Counselor and maintains a private practice in Athens. He studied and graduated from the Technological Educational Institute of Crete as a Mechanical Engineer T.E. He worked in an international company in the Marketing sector, as well as independently in occupational health and safety. In 2005, he began participating in theatrical performances and summer tours throughout Crete, actively engaging in social and political organizations in Heraklion. In 2013, he graduated from Queen Margaret University of Edinburgh with a B.A. in Performing Arts and worked in theater, film, television, and theatrical play at the Lilian Voudouri Workshop. In 2016, he trained at the University of the Aegean in Counseling, Mentoring, Life Coaching, and subsequently at the Coaching Evolution Int’l Academy, where he obtained an Advanced Diploma in General & Specific Coaching Skills. His training in the fields of Mental Health and Personal Development continued in CBT, Social Anthropology, Counseling & Vocational Guidance, Relationship and Marriage Counseling, and Special Education. In 2022, he also graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in the Department of Social Theology & Religious Studies. In 2023, he began his M.A. in Evaluative Psychosocial Counseling at NKUA. Since 2018, Manos has been a Mental Health and Personal Development Consultant in his private practice, an author of personal development books, a contributor to wellness and personal development websites, and a presenter of seminars and training sessions.

Stauroula Kalapothakou is a Professional Life Coach focused on self-awareness, empowerment, and personal development. As a certified Professional Life Coach, she supports individuals and groups in recognizing their potential, overcoming limiting beliefs, and advancing with confidence in both their personal and professional journeys.

Her professional experience began in the fields of management and sales, where she developed strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Since 2009, she has been working at an advertising agency in Amfissa, handling office organization and client management, gaining deep insight into human behavior and professional needs.

Since 2025, she has also been active as a Life Coach, providing personalized sessions and experiential workshops on personal development. She is certified in Professional Life Coaching by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and continuously invests in lifelong learning, with additional training in special education and human rights.

With empathy, professionalism, and modern coaching techniques, she creates an environment of trust and support, helping each person discover their strength and move toward change and growth.

Her philosophy is based on respect, empathy, and authentic communication. She believes that every person holds the answers and the power to evolve within themselves when placed in the right supportive environment. Her goal is to assist people in connecting with themselves, overcoming obstacles, and creating a life that truly expresses who they are.

The Kentro Coaching Therapyway is a model mental health services center located in Piraeus. It represents an innovative initiative in the field of mental health by integrating the principles and the most up-to-date data of psychotherapy and NLP on a case-by-case basis. Utilizing the capabilities of its interdisciplinary team, it offers a range of diagnostic and therapeutic services on-site, addressing mental health needs in a holistic and individualized manner. The areas of expertise include generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety crisis, grief, depression, panic attack, dilemmas, separation, professional and personal deadlocks, among others. The center's interdisciplinary team consists of psychologists, NLP coaches, and specialized psychotherapists, capable of receiving a request, conducting a comprehensive assessment, and proposing the appropriate therapeutic approach.

Η Κουρουκεχαγιά Ευτέρπη είναι Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας και Προσωπικής Ανάπτυξης. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό γραφείο στη Βούλα, στο Χαλάνδρι και πραγματοποιεί συνεδρίες διαδικτυακά. Η εκπαίδευσή της περιλαμβάνει πληθώρα εξειδικεύσεων, όπως η Ανασυνδυασμένη Εκλεκτική Συμβουλευτική, Συμβουλευτική Γονέων, Συμβουλευτική Ζεύγους, η Ψυχοθεραπεία Gestalt, η CBT και το NLP. Επιπλέον, έχει πιστοποιηθεί στη Διαχείριση Συναισθηματικού και Ψυχικού Τραύματος, στην Ψυχολογία της Υγείας και διαχείριση παθήσεων , στη Συστημική Αναπαράσταση και στην Ψυχοδυναμική Συμβουλευτική. Παράλληλα, έχει αποκτήσει πιστοποίηση στην Παιδοψυχολογία, στην Σχολική Ψυχολογία και στη Σεξουαλική Διαπαιδαγώγηση και Ψυχολογία των νεανικών σχέσεων, ενώ έχει παρακολουθήσει προγράμματα εκπαίδευσης για την ανάπτυξη στρατηγικών Coaching και Mentoring. Επίσης, κατέχει πιστοποίηση στην Συμβουλευτική Σταδιοδρομίας και επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού, Σχολές Γονέων, εκπαίδευση εκπαιδευτών και στελεχών, στη Ψυχοπαθολογία, στη Δραματοθεραπεία, την Κλινική Ύπνωση και τη Συμβουλευτική για τη Διαχείριση της Ψυχολογίας των νέων. Ανάμεσα στις σπουδές της, περιλαμβάνονται και το Mindfulness Meditation and Positive Psychology από το Mandala Institute.Είναι πιστοποιημένη LIfe Coach και τελειόφοιτη στη Θετική Ψυχολογία. Επίσης παρακολουθεί σεμινάρια για την επαγγελματική καθοδήγηση και τον επαγγελματικό προσανατολισμό, με σκοπό την υποστήριξη ατόμων να ανακαλύψουν και να αναπτύξουν το δυναμικό τους στον επαγγελματικό τομέα. Η 30ετής επιτυχημένη επαγγελματική της πορεία στη Διοίκηση επιχειρήσεων και στη Διαχείριση ανθρώπινου δυναμικού, σε μεγάλες και πολυεθνικές εταιρείες στο κλάδο των πωλήσεων, την όπλισε γνώσεις και εφόδια και της δημιούργησε την ακλόνητη πεποίθηση πώς κάθε άνθρωπος διαθέτει τους εσωτερικούς πόρους για να εκπληρώσει τους στόχους του και μέσα από την κατάλληλη προσέγγιση μπορεί να ανακαλύψει το δυναμικό του. Επιπροσθέτως, η ειδικός συμμετέχει ενεργά σε επαγγελματικούς συλλόγους, όπως η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ανασυνδυασμένης Εκλεκτικής Συμβουλευτικής και ο Σύλλογος Συμβουλευτικής Coaching Mentoring Ελλάδας, ώστε να παραμένει ενήμερη για τις τελευταίες εξελίξεις του πεδίου της συμβουλευτικής στην Ελλάδα. Η εμπειρία της και η συνεχής εκπαίδευσή της την βοηθούν να προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες ψυχικής υγείας και προσωπικής ανάπτυξης, προσαρμοσμένες στις ανάγκες των ατόμων και των οικογενειών.