Individual Psychotherapy

Individual psychotherapy offers a safe and confidential space where emotions, thoughts, and relationships can be explored and worked through. Entering the process of psychotherapy or counseling is often triggered by a period of stress or emotional pain, a loss, a separation, or sometimes by a more diffuse experience, such as a sense of emptiness or an undefined emotional heaviness. At other times, there is a wish to change relational patterns that are noticed to repeat themselves with the same outcomes. In every case, however, there is an emotional need that calls for care, a deep desire for understanding and connection with aspects of the self, or for their further development.

Psychotherapy is grounded in a relational field. The psychotherapist and the client work together to shed light on and give meaning to recurring patterns, internal conflicts, or past experiences that continue to influence the individual’s relational present or hinder their natural development and maturation. This therapeutic relationship constitutes a safe field for exploring new ways of relating and being—first with the psychotherapist, and subsequently with oneself and with others.

All of us carry within ourselves the child we once were. Our early experiences-the way we were care for, presence or absence—and the quality of our early interactions shape how we experience safety and trust, as well as how we regulate our emotions and tolerate frustration or loss. As Winnicott emphasized, a child needs a “holding environment,” a context in which they can be authentic without fear. When such a framework is lacking, the adaptive patterns and defense mechanisms that develop may continue to influence us in adulthood, even when they have become dysfunctional. Psychotherapy offers a space for reworking and rewiring all that did not unfold in the way we needed as children—a space where unmet needs, fears, and hopes can be recognized and cared for.

The psychotherapeutic relationship operates in the “here and now” and offers a steady presence that allows trust to develop, enabling an experiential understanding of old patterns. The Gestalt approach emphasizes in awareness of the present moment—how the body, emotions, and thoughts interact in the here and now. Psychotherapy is not something done to the client; it is a co-creative process. Each session and each therapeutic relationship develops in its own rhythm and course; change occurs when we see ourselves clearly in the present moment, and from this awareness emerge authenticity, freedom, and responsibility.

Common areas of focus

• Emotional difficulties such as anxiety, sadness, or a sense of emptiness.
• Recurring problems in relationships.
• Issues of identity, self-esteem, or life direction.
• Working through losses, trauma, or significant changes.
• Physical symptoms connected to emotional states.
• Addictive or impulsive behaviors.

Structure and duration

Sessions usually take place once a week or every two weeks, depending on what you bring and what you need. The duration varies: from short-term support to a longer-term exploration of the self and of relationships.

Safety and confidentiality

All sessions are conducted with respect for the Code of Ethics of Psychologists and of the Hellenic Association of Gestalt Therapy, strictly maintaining privacy and ensuring confidentiality at every stage of therapy.