| We offer services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families Lena Kastrisiou, Μ.Εd,Psy.D Clinical Psychologist & Marriage / Relationship Therapist
Psychotherapy Psychotherapy and Counseling provide a confidential setting in which emotional difficulties can be explored. This process requires regular meetings and a commitment from both the patient and the therapist.Psychotherapy's main goal is to reduce symptoms that a person might feel. These symptoms include anxiety, sadness, difficulties communicating at home, work or with friends. A person may also feel incapable of regulating his emotions, have many somatic preoccupations and lack energy and organization to complete daily tasks. A person may seek psychotherapy if he/she has:
Psychotherapy is a process where one understands himself through intense discussions, dream analysis and involves a new understanding of the environment (family and society) that he was raised in. Through psychotherapy a person becomes aware of his capacity for learning to live in harmony with others and with society. As this innate potential for social connectedness becomes conscious a feeling of genuine security emerges rooted in a deep sense of belonging. The main criterion for mental health is a feeling of human connectedness and a willingness to develop oneself fully and contribute to the welfare of others. Choosing a psychotherapist is a very important issue. It is important to check the credentials and experience of the person you are about to see, and to make sure that "chemistry" between the two of you exists. The relationship that you will develop with your therapist is crucial to the treatment outcome and relief of your symptomatology. Psychotherapy can take few sessions or few years depending on what kind of problem you are faced with and what decision you and your therapist will make. This decision is usually made in the first sessions of therapy in the development phase of treatment planning. If the focus of treatment is a specific problem, psychotherapy will take fewer sessions than when the treatment request has to do with personal growth.
If you are troubled with relationship issues, married or not, it is a good idea to consider discussing your thoughts with a professional licensed relationship therapist because your personal situation is affecting your happiness more than anything else. All life aspects can be handled a bit easier if you have peace at home. Relationship or marriage counseling can teach you effective ways of communicating, understand yourself and your partner better and ultimately it can help you decide whether or not to stay in your relationship. Couples come into counseling with a variety of issues to address including communication & conflict resolution, sexual & intimacy issues, fighting and anger problems, identity and role conflict, dependence vs. independence, religion, ethics and values, jealousy, parenting, infidelity, money and finances, addiction, family and in-law struggles, step family issues, gender roles, infertility / adoption, and many more. Relationships deteriorate gradually. If you experience the following signs, your relationship is in trouble. The early signs are:
Couples counseling can help resolve conflicts and heal wounds. If you are at the point where you consider separation, if you feel sad, or angry, or fear, or resentment, if you do not know how to handle your relationship, it is important to seek professional help so that can decide which way to go. My belief is that both partners need to understand their needs and evaluate what is keeping them in the relationship. Sometimes, as the years go by, both or one partner becomes too close to the other, or to the children and loose parts of themselves. The relationship is blamed, or the partner is blamed without taking personal responsibility of how the relationship has evolved. If you come in to therapy early, when the problems begin to arise, you have more chances in saving your marriage/relationship. I also believe that intimacy is a key issue in a relationship which is often not dealt with. Couples therapy can be short term. You may need only a few sessions to help you weather a crisis. Or you may need couples therapy for several months, particularly if your relationship has greatly deteriorated. As with individual psychotherapy, you typically see a marriage counselor once a week. It may be time for couples therapy or marriage counseling. Couples therapy can help you rebuild your relationship. Or decide that you'll both be better off if you separate. Either way, couples therapy can help you understand your relationship better and make well-thought-out decisions.
Nowadays even though relationships are extremely meaningful to attain, nobody can live through life totally alone. Unfortunately, we have become cautious and fearful in meeting new people. The dating process for many reasons has become a scary proposition. Regardless of someone’s age, personality and personal circumstances, life conditions have played a negative role in the development of relationships. The issue of time restriction, fear of intimacy, and negative thoughts connected with past relationships that have not worked, lead people to prefer not to risk closeness and intimacy. In our office we believe that it is well worth the effort to try to establish partnership in our life. Αll our staff are very experienced with issues around relationships. We can help you by providing individual or group psychotherapy or counseling so that you can feel confident about the dating process. Additional Personalized Services
Referral to OnePlusOne Singles, a Dating Club which provides personalized matchmaking services. International Online Singles Community, events, Personal VIP services. Parenting Seminars This group meets every week and consists of different types of parents: single, step or married. It gives advice on parenting and deals with everyday decisions that parents have to make.
Addiction Counseling
Psychotherapy and support to individuals suffering from eating disorders, alcohol or drug addictions. Are you at risk of being an alcoholic? Take the Test. Early intervention and drug education for teenagers. Read about what happens to your body after you smoke your last cigarette.
Practice rules
The duration of each session is 50 minutes.
When we are out of town, emergency coverage is provided by another clinician and this information can be obtain by calling the office: 210 8082 490
How to make an appointmentTo arrange an appointment for individual or marriage counceling you can call us at the office at +30 210 8082 490 from 1 to 9 pm, or leave a message at the answering machine and we will get back to you as soon as we can, usually on the same day.
How to deal with an emergencyEmergencies are considered to be:
If you are in an emergency psychiatric situation and in need to get to a hospital, you can call information at 11880 or 11821 and ask which hospital is accepting emergency psychiatric patients at this particular day. In Greece not all hospitals respond to all emergencies at any given time. |
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