Mrs Eleni Pateraki

Mental Health Counselor

“Mental Health Counseling Services in Greek/English live & online. Parent Effectiveness Training Services in Greece live & online. LGBTQIA+ affirmative and trauma-informed therapy sessions. I have a Humanistic Integrative approach (NDI: non-directive intervention). Feel free to contact me via email/phone for an appointment.”

About Me

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Oasi, Crete, Greece. I work with you through life transitions, LGBTQI+ concerns, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. I provide advocacy, dream analysis, supervision, and group therapy in a confidential setting.

Approach

In my therapy practice, I follow a Humanistic Integrative approach called NDI, ie a Non-Directive Intervention Method. With LGBTQI+ clients I use the affirmative model. For parental consultation and training, I use the Thomas Gordon Methodology of Parent Effectiveness Model. In trauma sessions, I use a combination of mindfulness techniques and inner-child work. Feel free to contact me via phone/email for an appointment.

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Basic Information

Heraklio, Greece

In-person & Online

Services

Mental Health Counseling Services in Greek/English live & online. Parent Effectiveness Training Services in Greece live & online. Specialized in LGBTQIA+ Counselling and in Psychotraumatology. Feel free to contact me via email/phone for an appointment.

Services Offered:

Trauma Counselling
Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.
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Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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Support Groups
Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.
Counselling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Works With:

Adults
Communities
Groups
Individuals
Parents
Adolescents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.
Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
Procrastination
The habitual delay of important tasks despite knowing the consequences, often driven by underlying anxiety, perfectionism, or fear of failure.
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Codependency
A relational pattern in which a person's sense of identity and self-worth becomes excessively tied to caring for or controlling another person, often at their own expense.
Gender Identity & Self-Image
A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth, and the distress or exploration that can accompany this.