Dr Iro Fragkaki PhD, MSc, BSc
Psychologist,
Amsterdam-Centrum, Amsterdam.
Services
We all have our unique background and we go through various different experiences in our life. Sometimes we may experience negative emotions, have to deal with difficult situations, adjust to new environments, or need to understand ourselves better.
Taking care of ourselves is a priority we often neglect. Do you feel stressed, overwhelmed, sad? Do you live in a foreign country and have trouble adjusting? Do you have difficulties meeting the demanding expectations of your work? Did you experience difficult situations that you cannot stop thinking about?
I provide psychological therapy rooted in Gestalt therapy and positive psychology to help you take control of your mental health, understand yourself, and support you. I focus on anxiety and stress-related issues, burn-out, depression, trauma, and emotional problems for adults.
MY FEES:
- Direct payment
Online Consultation
- Online consultations offered
I AM FLUENT IN:
- English
- Greek
I WORK WITH:
- Adults
CORE SERVICES:
- Assessment
- Awareness
- Psychology
- Research
- Therapy
SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
- Adjusting to Change/Life Transitions
- Anxiety Disorders
- Behavioural and Emotional Problems
- Cross Cultural Issues
- Depression
- Expat Living
- Trauma
Approach
GESTALT THERAPY
Gestalt therapy is an experiential, existential, dialogical, and relational approach. It focuses on the 'here and now', how we live and understand our experiences at the present moment and the main goal is to cultivate our self-awareness; how we experience and understand ourselves and the environment around us.
Awareness connects our experience with our emotions, thoughts, and sensations giving us a chance to fully experience and understand ourselves. We can then be in a meaningful contact and interaction with ourselves and others, recognize our behavioral and emotional patterns, and embrace all parts of ourselves.
Together we engage in an authentic dialogue to increase your awareness, receive support, and try new paths in a safe therapeutic environment. The therapist is not an authority figure who knows it all, but an equal part in your therapeutic journey. I am here to engage in a genuine and meaningful dialogue with you, collaborate with you, and stand by you.
The goal of Gestalt therapy is to increase self-awareness and self-acceptance. This way you will understand and integrate all parts of yourself, work on past situations that make you feel stuck, take personal responsibility for your life, find ways to make meaningful contact with the environment, and cultivate your internal support. By understanding and accepting how we are, we can use our energy and capabilities to live an authentic life.
POLICY & PRICES
I offer a free introductory appointment to discuss together your specific needs and goals and see if it's a good fit.
I do not work with insurances companies, which means that you have to pay the costs yourself and they will not be reimbursed by your insurance company. It also means that you do not need a referral from your GP to receive treatment.
The rate is 110 euros per session.
Adult therapy is provided in-person and online.
You can find more information about my work on https://www.spilea.nl/ and you can book a free introductory appointment: https://www.spilea.nl/book-online
ABOUT
I am a psychologist, lecturer, researcher, and Gestalt psychotherapist trainee. I hold a PhD in in Biological and Developmental Psychopathology with the distinction of Cum Laude from Radboud University, a Master in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology (MSc) from VU University Amsterdam, and a Bachelor in Psychology (BSc) from the University of Athens, Greece. I am also a Gestalt psychotherapist trainee at the Gestalt Foundation and a certified positive psychology practitioner by the School of Positive Transformation. I live in the Netherlands since 2012 and I teach Cross-Cultural Psychology at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in Amsterdam.
As an expat in the Netherlands, I have personal experience on the difficulties in adjusting to a different culture and the personal growth that comes with it. My mission is to provide support and therapy to individuals from all over the world, promote self-awareness, support multicultural communities, and fight the stigma of mental illness.
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