The Management Team

Gignesthai | Hellenic Association for Existential Psychology

Eugenia Georganta, Psy.D., ECP

Short Biography

Evgenia Georganda, Psy.D., ECP, is an Existential–Humanistic psychotherapist trained in the United States. She has been a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and Division 32 of Humanistic Psychology since 1987. Dr. Georganda is a certified psychotherapist and a member of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP), the Federation for Existential Therapy in Europe (FETE), the Hellenic Psychological Society (HPS), and the Association of Greek Psychologists (SEPS).

She has taught psychology in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at private colleges and at the Greek University. She gives lectures and organizes seminars at local and international conferences. Dr. Georganda is the author of four books and two photo albums from her solo photography exhibitions. She has written many articles for journals and collective volumes both in Greece and abroad.

In her effort to promote existential psychotherapy in the Greek community, she co-founded in 2004 the Hellenic Association for Existential Psychology “Gignesthai,” where she is a trainer and supervisor. She has worked extensively with individuals with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and has served as Secretary of the Board of the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF). Dr. Georganda has also served as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Psychotherapists of Greece (NOPG) and as Membership Secretary and member of the Board Trustees of the Federation for Existential Therapy in Europe (FETE). She is an honorary member of the Board of Advisors of “The Humanistic Psychologist”, the official Journal of Div. 32 of Humanistic Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA), and an honorary member of the International Advisory Board of the Existential Movement (EM).In 2023, she received the Charlotte and Karl Bühler Award for her and her association’s “outstanding and lasting contributions to humanistic psychology” from Div. 32 of APA.