Mental Health Counselors

Dr. Papasavva Eui is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist and Communication Specialist, maintaining a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She has completed studies in Communication and Mass Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as Therapeutic Counseling at ICPS, and has attained postgraduate education in Visual Communication at the University of Derby. She has completed specialized training programs in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Behavioral Psychotherapy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she has attended specialized training seminars at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Medical Psychology, Gender Identities, Borderline Personality Disorder, Social Clinical Psychology of Addictions, Mental Health concerning traumatic events and the management of loss and grief, Couple and Family Counseling Therapy, Panic Disorders – theoretical framework and practical management, as well as Sleep Disorders. Furthermore, she has participated in postgraduate seminars at Panteion University in Positive Psychology, and in the Theory and Techniques of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at Deree. Concurrently, she has earned a Professional Diploma in Group Psychotherapy and Counseling, as well as in Relationship and Couples Counseling from the European International University.

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.

Villy Paulidi is a Psychotherapist practicing privately, while also collaborating with a Mental Health Center. Her personal concerns quickly led her to the journey of psychotherapy, initially as a client and subsequently as a trainee in Mental Health. She completed her studies in Mental Health Counseling at the Athens Synthesis Center and holds certifications in COSCA, Counselling Skills, and Integrative Counselling. She completed postgraduate studies in Integrative Psychotherapy, where she obtained the European Certificate for Psychotherapy (EAP) from the European Association for Psychotherapy and the European Society for Integrative Psychotherapy. She addresses issues such as anxiety management and treatment, interpersonal relationships, grief, work-related stress, parental counseling, brief couples counseling, psychosexual disorders, personal development, self-improvement and self-awareness, bullying, among others. Additionally, she continues to attend numerous seminars as part of ongoing professional development and participates in training groups for psychotherapists (dream groups, supervision, etc.).

As part of her continuous education, she undertakes annual training in supervision with the ultimate goal of obtaining the title of "Supervisor" and supervising fellow psychotherapists and trainee colleagues.

Her initial studies were at Deree College in the Department of Business Administration. She worked in this field for 10 years at well-known commercial companies.

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.

"Epilysi" - Ksifara Konstantina MSc is a Mental Health Counselor and the Scientific Director of the "Epilysi" center, a space dedicated to psychoemotional health located in Ilioupoli. She is a graduate of the American College of Greece and holds a master's degree in Health Psychology from the University of Bath, UK. She is a well-trained systemic-family psychotherapist for individuals, couples, families, and groups and is a member of the European Association of Systemic Therapists. Additionally, she specializes in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of specific learning disabilities and in the therapeutic technique of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She has also been trained in career assessment and vocational counseling. She has professional experience working with patients with chronic conditions and psychosomatic issues. She has worked at the Athens Naval Hospital providing psychological support to neurological patients and their families. She has conducted research on Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease as an external scientific collaborator of the Athens Military Hospital. She has experience with psychotic and borderline patients through her internship at the Rehabilitation Center of Aiginiteio Hospital. She has worked with children and adolescents with learning difficulties, psychoemotional challenges, behavioral problems, ADHD, communication difficulties, and low self-esteem, serving as the lead Mental Health Counselor at a center for special therapies and rehabilitation. Finally, she is the creator of Epilysi: Space for Psychoemotional Health. Her primary commitment is the promotion of psychoemotional development and maturation, self-improvement, and the enhancement of human relationships. She focuses on resolving difficulties related to behavior and health issues concerning the individual as well as the broader community to which they belong.

Mpourtzinakou Xrysoula is a Psychotherapist - Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology, specializing in Psychology, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her postgraduate studies (MSc) were completed at Leiden University in the Netherlands, in the field of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, with a specialization in Solution Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Her further training in the Clinical Specialization Program in Systemic Psychotherapy (SANE - System Attachment Narrative Encephalon) took place at “Logo Psychis” - Institute of Education and Research in Systemic Psychotherapy, which is a certified body by the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA).

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.

Vamvaka Marina is a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist who maintains a private practice in Kozani, providing compassionate and personalized care to her clients. She holds a degree in Psychotherapy and trained in Gestalt psychotherapy at the Gestalt Foundation of Thessaloniki. She is a Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders and Obesity and is a certified Mindfulness Instructor. She has attended experiential workshops at the Institute of Drama Therapy of Northern Greece and educational seminars in Gestalt psychotherapy, gaining experience in the use of valuable therapeutic tools and techniques. She is a member of HAGT (Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy) and EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy). She has collaborated with the YWCA, providing psychological support to women, in parenting schools, with Arsis, and as a coordinator of psychological support groups, with the Cancer Patients Association of Macedonia–Thrace and Ptolemaida, and she is a collaborator of EAP Hellas. She has offered and continues to offer volunteer work related to her specialty.

Mpoura Eugenia is a Mental Health Counselor with postgraduate studies (MSc) in Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy from the University of Derby (UK) and specialization in Systemic Counseling. She has completed the three-year program "Skills and Interventions in Systemic Counseling" at the Laboratory for Exploring Human Relationships led by Dr. Haris Katakis and holds a Certificate of Specialization in the Systemic Approach. Her counseling philosophy focuses on empowering the authentic self and deconstructing limiting beliefs, aiming for each individual to discover and follow their own path, free from social roles and traditions that impose what one "should" be. With particular dedication and passion, she supports women who feel restricted in their choices and lives, helping them to gain voice, confidence, self-esteem, and freedom of personal expression. She offers individual sessions and group support on issues such as low self-esteem and confidence, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, challenges in the parenting role, grief and loss, anxiety, and personal empowerment. She has also been trained in energy therapy approaches, emphasizing the strengthening of the inner child and the healing of wounds. She has conducted experiential workshops and talks in nurseries and companies, and was a member of the scientific team of Teen-up, an online support program for adolescents, young people, and parents, through which she led seminars on the parent-child relationship, self-confidence, and personal development. She is an active member of the Hellenic and European Counseling Associations.

Η Σγουράκη Δήμητρα BSc είναι Ψυχοθεραπεύτρια και Σύμβουλος Ψυχικής Υγείας με εξειδίκευση στην Ψυχοτραυματολογία και την Ψυχοδυναμική Ψυχοθεραπεία, συνδυάζοντας με εξαιρετική αποτελεσματικότητα τις δύο προσεγγίσεις για την ολιστική κατανόηση και θεραπεία των ψυχικών τραυμάτων. Η προσέγγισή της επικεντρώνεται στην επεξεργασία τραυματικών εμπειριών και στη βαθύτερη κατανόηση των ασυνείδητων διεργασιών του ατόμου, επιδιώκοντας να ενισχύσει τη σύνδεση των βιωμάτων με τις ψυχικές διαδικασίες. Εστιάζει στη δυναμική αλληλεπίδραση μεταξύ του παρελθόντος και του παρόντος, βοηθώντας τους θεραπευόμενους να αναγνωρίσουν τις βαθύτερες αιτίες των δυσκολιών τους και να αναπτύξουν πιο λειτουργικές στρατηγικές διαχείρισης. Έχει εμπειρία στη συμβουλευτική ενηλίκων, παρέχει θεραπεία σε ασφαλές θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο βασισμένο στην εμπιστοσύνη, την ενσυναίσθηση και τη σταθερότητα σε άτομα που αντιμετωπίζουν ζητήματα άγχους, κατάθλιψης, φοβιών, συναισθηματικών διαταραχών, διατροφικών θεμάτων καθώς και δυσκολιών στις διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις. Με δέσμευση στη διαρκή επιμόρφωση και επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη, παρακολουθεί τακτικά εξειδικευμένα σεμινάρια και εργαστήρια, παραμένοντας ενημερωμένη για τις τελευταίες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις στον τομέα της ψυχολογίας και της ψυχοθεραπείας. Στόχος της είναι να προσφέρει ένα ασφαλές, υποστηρικτικό και θεραπευτικό περιβάλλον, όπου οι θεραπευόμενοι μπορούν να επεξεργαστούν τις εμπειρίες τους, να κατανοήσουν βαθύτερα τις ψυχικές τους ανάγκες και να χτίσουν μια πιο ισχυρή, ισορροπημένη και αυθεντική ζωή.

Η Ματίνα Λαδικού είναι αφοσιωμένη στην ενδυνάμωση των ατόμων ώστε να ξεπεράσουν τις προκλήσεις της ζωής και να αξιοποιήσουν πλήρως τις δυνατότητές τους. Με μια συμπονετική και ολιστική προσέγγιση, καθοδηγεί τους πελάτες σε ένα ταξίδι αυτογνωσίας, εσωτερικής δύναμης και ουσιαστικής μεταμόρφωσης.

Μια δέσμευση για την κατανόηση της ανθρώπινης συμπεριφοράς και την παροχή ολιστικής φροντίδας

Η ακαδημαϊκή διαδρομή της Ματίνας ξεκίνησε με πτυχίο Κοινωνιολογίας από το Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και ακολούθησε μεταπτυχιακό στην Εγκληματολογία από το ίδιο ίδρυμα. Καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια των σπουδών της, συνέβαλε σε πρωτοβουλίες με βάση την κοινότητα που επικεντρώθηκαν στη βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής, ενισχύοντας τη βαθιά της δέσμευση για κοινωνική ευημερία και ενσυναίσθηση. Το πάθος της για την κατανόηση της ανθρώπινης συμπεριφοράς την ενέπνευσε να εξερευνήσει περαιτέρω την ψυχολογία και τη συμβουλευτική.

Η Ματίνα έχει ολοκληρώσει ένα ευρύ φάσμα εξειδικευμένων πιστοποιήσεων, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του Διπλώματος στη Συμβουλευτική Ψυχικής Υγείας και των πιστοποιήσεων στην Ψυχική Υγεία του Παιδιού και στην Παιγνιοθεραπεία. Είναι Πιστοποιημένη Επαγγελματίας NLP από το Πανεπιστήμιο NLP στη Σάντα Κρουζ της Καλιφόρνια και είναι κάτοχος Διπλώματος Advanced Practitioner στην Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεία και τη Βιοθυμική Ψυχοθεραπεία, εξοπλίζοντάς την με ποικίλες θεραπευτικές δεξιότητες.

Έχει επίσης αποκτήσει Παιδαγωγική Επάρκεια (ΑΣΠΑΙΤΕ) και ακολούθησε εξειδικευμένη εκπαίδευση στη Διαχείριση Διαζυγίων και Ομαδική Ενδυνάμωση. Η ακαδημαϊκή της διαδρομή περιλαμβάνει πιστοποιητικά εξειδίκευσης στην Παιδοψυχολογία: Ολιστική Προσέγγιση και στη Σεξουαλική Αγωγή & Ψυχολογία Σχέσεων Νέων, αμφότερα από το Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών.

Επιπλέον, η Ματίνα έχει ενισχύσει περαιτέρω την τεχνογνωσία της με πιστοποιήσεις από το Εθνικό & Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και το Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων στην ψυχική υγεία και τη συμβουλευτική. Αυτός ο συνδυασμός εκτεταμένης εκπαίδευσης, κλινικής πρακτικής και συνεχούς επαγγελματικής εξέλιξης διασφαλίζει ότι η Ματίνα προσφέρει μια ολοκληρωμένη και ολοκληρωμένη προσέγγιση στους πελάτες της.

Βασικά Διαπιστευτήρια

• Πτυχίο Κοινωνιολογίας, Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
• Μεταπτυχιακό στην Εγκληματολογία, Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
• Δίπλωμα Συμβουλευτικής Ψυχικής Υγείας
• Πιστοποιήσεις Παιδικής Ψυχικής Υγείας & Παιγνιοθεραπείας
• Πιστοποιημένη NLP Practitioner, NLP University Santa Cruz, California
• Δίπλωμα Advanced Practitioner στην Κλινική Υπνοθεραπεία και Βιοθυμική Ψυχοθεραπεία
• Παιδαγωγική Επάρκεια (ΑΣΠΑΙΤΕ)
• Εξειδικευμένη εκπαίδευση στη Διαχείριση Διαζυγίων & Ομαδική Ενδυνάμωση
• Πιστοποιητικό Ειδίκευσης στην Παιδοψυχολογία: Ολιστική Προσέγγιση, Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
• Πιστοποιητικό Ειδίκευσης στη Σεξουαλική Αγωγή & Ψυχολογία Σχέσεων Νέων, Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
• Περαιτέρω πιστοποιήσεις από το Εθνικό & Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και το Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων σε θέματα ψυχικής υγείας και συμβουλευτικής.

Προσέγγιση και βασικές αξίες

Στο έργο της, η Ματίνα συνδυάζει τεχνικές που βασίζονται σε στοιχεία όπως η Βιοθυμική Ψυχοθεραπεία, η Κλινική Ύπνωση και ο NLP για να αντιμετωπίσει βαθιά ριζωμένα συναισθηματικά μοτίβα και να ενισχύσει τη διαρκή συναισθηματική ευεξία. Συμπληρώνει αυτές τις προσεγγίσεις με συμβουλευτική ψυχολογία και μια σειρά από άλλες θεραπευτικές μεθόδους, προσαρμόζοντας κάθε συνεδρία στις συγκεκριμένες ανάγκες του πελάτη. Η Matina διασφαλίζει ένα υποστηρικτικό, μη επικριτικό περιβάλλον όπου οι πελάτες αισθάνονται ότι ακούγονται και έχουν τη δύναμη να κάνουν ουσιαστικές αλλαγές.

Βασικές αξίες:

1. Αυθεντικότητα – Διαφανής και γνήσια επικοινωνία σε κάθε βήμα.

2. Σεβασμός – Τιμώντας το μοναδικό ταξίδι και ρυθμό κάθε ατόμου.

3. Ενσυναίσθηση – Παροχή ενός ασφαλούς, φιλόξενου χώρου για να εξερευνήσετε δύσκολα συναισθήματα.

4. Δέσμευση – Αφιερωμένο στο να βοηθά τους πελάτες να επιτύχουν πραγματική και διαρκή μεταμόρφωση.

Γιατί να επιλέξετε το Art of Mind;

Στο Art of Mind, δεσμευόμαστε να παρέχουμε υποστηρικτική, εξειδικευμένη φροντίδα. Να τι μας ξεχωρίζει:

1. Προσαρμοσμένη θεραπεία:

Προσαρμοσμένη στις ατομικές προκλήσεις και στόχους, εξασφαλίζοντας ουσιαστική πρόοδο.

2. Ολιστικές μέθοδοι:

Ενσωματώνουμε τη βιοθυμική ψυχοθεραπεία, την κλινική ύπνωση και το NLP για ολοκληρωμένη υποστήριξη.

3. Ζεστό, επαγγελματικό περιβάλλον:

Μια χαλαρωτική ατμόσφαιρα που βασίζεται στην εμπιστοσύνη και την ενσυναίσθηση.

4. Αποδεδειγμένη επιτυχία:

Η Ματίνα έχει βοηθήσει εκατοντάδες πελάτες να ξεπεράσουν το άγχος, την κατάθλιψη και τις προκλήσεις της σχέσης.

Είστε έτοιμοι να ξεκινήσετε το ταξίδι σας;

Κάντε το πρώτο βήμα προς μια πιο υγιή, πιο ικανοποιητική ζωή. Κλείστε σήμερα μια συνεδρία με τη Ματίνα Λαδικού και ζήστε τη μεταμορφωτική δύναμη της εξατομικευμένης θεραπείας.

Κλείστε την συνεδρία σας

Κάντε το πρώτο βήμα προς έναν πιο υγιή και ευτυχισμένο εαυτό σήμερα.

Zotou Aikaterini is a Mental Health Counselor and maintains a private practice in Corfu. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the American College of Greece and an MSc in Applied Child Psychology from Kingston University, London. Additionally, she has completed the distance education program in Addiction Counseling at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Moreover, she has undertaken her practical training at the "Dromokaitio" Mental Health Center and the Adolescent Health Unit of the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia." She is also certified to administer the Athena Tests (early detection of learning difficulties) and the EDEPPE (Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Adjustment Questionnaires for children and adolescents) and is a Marte-Meo Practitioner (certification title from Marte-Meo International). Finally, Ms. Zotou is a member of the British Psychological Society.

Sgouromalli Dimitra graduated from the Psychology Department of the University of Crete in 2018. Subsequently, she completed her postgraduate studies in the program "Counseling Psychology & Counseling in Special Education, Training & Health" at the University of Thessaly. She is currently training as a Systemic Psychotherapist at the "Logou Psychis" Training Institute. Simultaneously, she has been working as a Psychologist and Psychotherapist in private and public institutions for the past 5 years, providing Counseling & Psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, adults, and parents. These activities facilitate a deeper understanding of issues such as self-awareness and self-acceptance, relationships and parenting, crisis management, and the handling of dysphoric symptoms.

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.

Gianneli Mara is a Psychologist - certified Systemic Psychotherapist and holds a professional practice license. She studied Psychology at Panteion University and is pursuing her postgraduate studies in the Human Resources Management department at the University of Northampton, UK. She has attended seminars on stress management, eating disorders, and positive psychology. She has worked in initiatives and organizations with individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as with mental health disorders. She provides online sessions to adolescents, adults, as well as couples and families.