Occupational Therapists

The Special Therapies Center "Logopaixnidismata" in Nea Ionia offers speech therapy, occupational therapy, special education, psychological support, and parental counseling services, with Scientific Director Speech Therapist Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Logopaixnidismata. She studied Speech Therapy at the School of Health Sciences of the Higher Technological Educational Institute of Ioannina and holds a master's degree in Special Education from the University of Nicosia. She has experience working in Special Therapy Centers and specializes in learning disabilities, speech delay, as well as developmental disorders.

Eui Dourou - Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Ena Dis Abilities is an Occupational Therapist and the scientific director of the Special Therapy Center "1 Dis Abilities" in Vyronas. She is a graduate of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Athens, with a specialization in School Psychology from the University of the Aegean and postgraduate studies in Education and Technology through the Hellenic Open University. In recent years, she has worked with passion and dedication in the field of Special Education, both in private special therapy centers and in public educational institutions. As an occupational therapist, she has the privilege of working with children, adolescents, and young adults. She has experience with children facing developmental and neurodevelopmental challenges, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, Down syndrome, motor or sensory difficulties, as well as challenges in writing and social interaction. She designs creative and targeted interventions that enhance skills at the motor, sensory, cognitive, and social levels. Each session represents an opportunity for progress, respecting the unique needs and abilities of each child. Her goal is the substantial empowerment and improvement of quality of life through a personalized and functional approach. Interventions are conducted either individually or in small groups, within a safe, creative, and supportive environment. Her purpose is for every child to discover their capabilities, enhance their functionality, and enjoy daily life with autonomy and confidence.

Occupational Therapist – Physiotherapist | Home Rehabilitation | Specializing in the rehabilitation of neurological disorders

Provides specialized occupational therapy and physiotherapy services at home for patients with neurological, orthopedic, and geriatric disorders, focusing on rehabilitation following:

• Stroke
• Surgeries
• Geriatric cases
• Dementia and Alzheimer's disease

The process includes:

1. Comprehensive assessment of functional abilities
2. Therapeutic plan design with clear goals
3. Implementation of individualized interventions
4. Continuous reassessment and adjustment

The aim is to enhance the autonomy and quality of life of each patient.

Kalliopi Gkouma - Logotherapy and Special Education BSc, MSc is based in Nea Smyrni. The center's mission is to create a properly equipped, warm, safe, and pleasant environment for children, adolescents, and their parents. As well-trained therapists in modern scientific methods and continuously educated in new scientific developments, they prevent, evaluate, and design individualized therapeutic programs, respecting each child and their family. Their tools include speech therapy, occupational therapy, sensory integration, special educational rehabilitation, play therapy, psychological support, and parental counseling. Their vision is to improve the quality of life for children and adolescents, fostering self-confidence, joy, and self-actualization, as well as providing informed and supportive assistance to parents and guardians through an honest, collaborative relationship aimed at empowering them. Relying on the strengths of children and adolescents, they create scaffolds to eliminate cognitive, learning, emotional, and behavioral weaknesses. Their tools include speech therapy, occupational therapy, sensory integration, special educational rehabilitation, play therapy, psychological support, and parental counseling. Gradually, activities such as music and movement led by a music educator, theatrical play, and other creative group activities are introduced, with inclusion as a fundamental characteristic.

The Paidiatrika Kentra Therapeion Iliaxtida are modern facilities with specialized teams that provide holistic support to each case. The owner of the center is Paidiatrika Kentra Therapeion Iliaxtida. Moving beyond traditional intervention frameworks, they aim for a profound psychotherapeutic approach to 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 fully recognize the medical profile of each child, we support the development of the child and family separately. The Paidiatrika Kentra Therapeion Iliaxtida provide services including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Special Education, Child Psychological intervention, specialized physiotherapy, parental support, and English for learning difficulties.

Epi Paidon Ergo - Mpouka Xrysoula is an Occupational Therapist and the scientific director of the Special Therapy Center "Epi Paidon Ergo," located in Glyfada, Attica.

She possesses extensive training and experience in her field. She is a graduate of the University of West Attica, a member of the Panhellenic Association of Occupational Therapists, and is pursuing postgraduate studies in Developmental Psychology. She holds certifications in Sensory Integration (S.I.T.), administration of the EDALFA test, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2, Greek version), Logometro, Achenbach for preschool and school age, BAYLEY-4 Scales, RAVEN'S Educational CPM/CVS, as well as in dysgraphia. Additionally, she has completed the theoretical component of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Bobath (N.D.T.) method.

Her professional experience includes working with children and adolescents with various diagnoses, as well as participating as a member of Special Evaluation Committees within the framework of the "Personal Assistant for Persons with Disabilities" program. Continuous education and dedication to professional development are her primary objectives to provide high-quality occupational therapy services.

Η Πατερίτσα Ραφαηλία είναι Παιδιατρική Εργοθεραπεύτρια. Αποφοίτησε το 2023 από το Πανεπιστήμιο Queen Margaret University της Σκωτίας και είναι μέλος του Πανελληνίου Συλλόγου Εργοθεραπευτών. Διαθέτει επαγγελματική εμπειρία ως παιδιατρική εργοθεραπεύτρια και έχει τη χαρά να συνεργάζεται με παιδιά και εφήβους. Διαθέτει εμπειρία με παιδιά που αντιμετωπίζουν αναπτυξιακές και νευροαναπτυξιακές δυσκολίες, όπως το φάσμα του αυτισμού (ΔΑΦ), νοητική υστέρηση, σύνδρομο Down, κινητικές ή αισθητηριακές δυσκολίες, καθώς και προκλήσεις στη γραφή και στην κοινωνική αλληλεπίδραση. Σχεδιάζει δημιουργικές και στοχευμένες παρεμβάσεις που ενισχύουν δεξιότητες στο κινητικό, αισθητηριακό, γνωστικό και κοινωνικό επίπεδο. Κάθε συνεδρία αποτελεί ευκαιρία για εξέλιξη, με σεβασμό στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες και δυνατότητες του κάθε παιδιού. Στόχος της, είναι η ουσιαστική η βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής μέσα από μια εξατομικευμένη και λειτουργική προσέγγιση. Σκοπός της είναι κάθε παιδί να ανακαλύψει τις δυνατότητές του, να ενισχύσει τη λειτουργικότητά του και να απολαμβάνει την καθημερινότητά του με αυτονομία και αυτοπεποίθηση. Η αφοσίωση και η αγάπη της για την επιστήμη της Εργοθεραπείας, την οδηγεί στη συνεχή ενημέρωση μέσα από την παρακολούθηση πλήθους σεμιναρίων για την Κλινική Συλλογιστική στην Εργοθεραπεία, την Στοχοθεσία στην Εργοθεραπεία, την Δυσπραξία, τη Δυσγραφία, την Παιδιατρική Οπτομετρία, τον Αυτισμό, το Παιχνίδι, το Παιδικό ιχνογράφημα και λοιπά θέματα. Συμπληρωματικά παρακολουθεί τις επιστημονικές εξελίξεις και σεμινάρια για προσεγγίσεις της εναλλακτικής και συμπληρωματικής ιατρικής, καθώς και πως αυτές θα μπορούσαν να ενταχθούν στα θεραπευτικά προγράμματα των παιδιών. Μέσα από την συνεργασία με πλήθος οικογενειών, με μικρά και μεγάλα παιδιά, μέσα από την παρακολούθηση ποικιλίας σεμιναρίων, την έρευνα και τη μελέτη της ευρύτερης βιβλιογραφίας αναγνώρισε την αναγκαιότητα της ολιστικής προσέγγισης των ατόμων και καταστάσεων.

Lymperopoulos Vaggelis is an Occupational Therapist and maintains a private practice in Gyzi. He holds a degree in Occupational Therapy from the Athens University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Athens). He has served as Head of the Occupational Therapy Department at the Thiseas Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, and it is worth noting that, in addition to his private practice, he also offers home visit services.

Animus Land - Paspati Vasiliki is a special education teacher and runs a private center for specialized therapies and systemic approaches in Aigaleo, Animus Land. She is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Education, and Psychology at the University of Ioannina, holds a postgraduate specialization in special education from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and a postgraduate degree in stress management and health promotion from the medical school of NKUA. She has extensive experience working with children with learning difficulties, ADHD, ASD, and provides counseling support to parents on issues related to learning difficulties. Her approach is based on providing individualized learning materials tailored to each child, using intervention and rehabilitation methods for generalized learning disorders, attention deficit disorders, and social interaction and behavioral problems in children with pervasive developmental disorders.

At Animus Land, every child and family find a space to be heard, to feel, to flourish. Play and psychotherapy become a journey of discovery and connection. At Animus Land, not only the child is treated, but the entire system around them. Through play, care, and a systemic approach, the family becomes a strength, and development a shared joy. Play becomes therapy, the family a bridge, and development a shared journey.

Logos Praksi Noisi Xristina Georgiadou is an Occupational Therapist employed at the Logos Praxis Noisi Special Therapy Center in Triandria, Thessaloniki. She holds a degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc with Honours in Occupational Therapy). Throughout her professional career, she has gained versatile clinical experience through internships at Creative Employment Centers for People with Disabilities, Special Therapy Centers, as well as at Social Care Centers for the Elderly (KAPI) in the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Since 2023 and continuing to the present, she has been working in Special Therapy Centers while also maintaining a private practice in Triandria. She has attended numerous educational seminars and conferences covering topics ranging from Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Special Education, and Training, to Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Approaches in Health, and Equal Participation in Leisure, Sports, and Tourism activities for individuals with Intellectual and Autism Spectrum Disorders. She has also shown particular interest in subjects such as Mental Health during the pandemic, Health Crisis Management, Human Rights, and Clinical approaches to Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal diseases through participation in national medical conferences. Finally, she is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Occupational Therapists.

The Logos Kai Ekfrasi Center is a Special Education Center that has been operating for 17 years and has been based in Kaisariani since 2008. It provides occupational therapy services for children aged 2 to 18 years.

It serves children with: specific developmental motor function disorders, activity and attention disorders, hyperactivity, delayed expected normal development, autism, graphomotor difficulties, difficulties in fine and gross motor skills, memory, and visual-motor coordination.

Occupational therapy sessions are individual, personalized, and tailored to the needs of each child.

The facility is appropriately equipped to implement the suitable activities. The sensory integration method is used in cases where it is required, and the therapists are specialized and certified in this method.

Ergotherapei - Center for Special Therapies is based in Galatsi. The founders and scientific directors of the Center are Dimitra Efthymiou, a qualified occupational therapist, and Georgia Paschali, a qualified speech therapist.

The Ergotherapei center is a specialized therapy facility focusing on the assessment and intervention of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with motor, neurological, developmental, psychosocial, and learning difficulties. The center offers specialties in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Special Education, Early Intervention, and Psychological Support for children. Additionally, counseling services and psychoeducation for parents and caregivers are provided, which, combined with individualized programs for each patient, aim to enhance the individual's functionality, independence, emotional and communication maturation, and autonomy.

The directors and the center's team, guided by their scientific and specialized training, offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches for assessment and intervention.

The Psychoeducational Support Center Psychagogein offers comprehensive services for prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention, targeting children, adolescents, and families. The Center is headed by Kentro Psyxopaidagogikis Ypostiriksis Psyxagogein, Psychologist-Child Psychologist-Specialized Systemic Couple & Family Psychotherapist, graduate of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holder of a professional practice license. The team of collaborators consists of Stavroula Papageorgiou – Pediatric Occupational Therapist and Dimitrios Tsarantanis – Occupational Therapist. The philosophy of the Center and its collaborators is characterized by the uniqueness of each individual and respect for their specific needs. Individualized programs are provided to address difficulties in a pleasant and appropriately designed environment, with scientific accuracy, professionalism, and a genuine care for people permeating the entire spectrum of services offered.

The Speech Therapy - Occupational Therapy - Psychological Support Center En Arxi In O Logos Lygkouri Athanasia Kai Synergates is located in Aigaleo. En Arxi In O Logos Lygkouri Athanasia Kai Synergates is an Occupational Therapist holding a degree in Occupational Therapy from the School of Health and Welfare Professions at the Athens University of Applied Sciences. She has completed a training seminar in "Special Education and Training" at the University of the Aegean. She has extensive experience and has worked in Centers for Special Therapies. She specializes in cases related to autism and attention deficit disorder. The fundamental principle of the Center is the complete understanding of the problem faced by the individual who seeks its services. The proposed solution is tailored to each case and is achieved through the implementation of the appropriate therapy program. The Center's therapists stand by the individual and provide support throughout.

The Center for Special Therapies Development of Speech and Work is located in Kaisariani, with the Special Educator Kentro Eidikon Therapeion Anaptyksi Logou Kai Ergou as its scientific director. The Center for Special Therapies is staffed by highly qualified therapists with many years of experience, covering a wide range for a more effective approach and treatment of each patient. Specifically, there is a Speech Therapist, Psychologist, Special Educator, and Occupational Therapist providing individualized therapeutic programs tailored to the needs of each person, respecting their personality and unique characteristics. Some of the services offered at the Center for Special Therapies Development of Speech and Work include the treatment of articulation and phonological disorders, the management of learning difficulties, autism, ADHD, as well as psychological support and counseling for children and adolescents.

Therapy Peristeri is a modern Therapeutic Intervention Center located in Peristeri, offering psychotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services both on an individual and group basis.

Therapy Peristeri - Xarisis Euthymios Kai Synergates is the founder and scientific director of the Therapy Peristeri Center for Special Therapies and is an occupational therapist, providing great dedication to his work.

At Therapy Peristeri, treatment begins with the human relationship. The center's team consists of experienced and dedicated therapists who are passionate about their work and truly care for each individual. Through collaboration, respect, and a personalized approach, they create an environment of safety and trust where everyone can progress at their own pace. The team comprises Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists.

Specialized therapeutic services are provided for children, adolescents, and adults, aiming at skill development and improving quality of life. A key objective of the center's team is to deliver high-quality care tailored to the specific needs of each individual.

The team approaches each patient with utmost responsibility, comprehensive understanding, and always with individualized care.