Our Training Team

Gignesthai | Hellenic Association for Existential Psychology

Meet the Founding and Directing Team and the Program Trainers

Our team of trainers represents the most dynamic and evolving element of the training process. It shapes a learning community that respects the unique qualities of each member and encourages personal development as well as the creation of strong and lasting relationships among trainees. It provides essential opportunities for reciprocal learning and growth while promoting the development of personal and professional skills. Through this experiential approach, the team creates a rich and informed environment that reinforces the value of human uniqueness and responsibility in relationships. At the core of its work is the creation of a human-centered framework capable of fostering authentic and responsible relationships, with the primary goal of highlighting and developing the unique potentials of each trainee, thereby promoting their growth and self-awareness. In this context, the team of trainers encourages open dialogue and the exchange of perspectives focused on human values, communication, and mutual understanding among trainees, ultimately becoming an integral part of the safe environment where trust is nurtured and existential psychotherapeutic practice is cultivated.

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The Founding and Core Training Team of Gignesthai

Gignesthai is currently led by its three main founders: Evgenia Georganta, Psy.D., ECP, Katerina Zymni-Georgalou, Ph.D., ECP, and Alex Charisiadis, Ph.D., M.Sc. All three possess extensive training experience in the existential approach, with numerous significant publications of articles and books on existential psychotherapy. They frequently organize or participate in conferences and workshops in the field and have built a remarkable trajectory both as existential therapists and as supervisors for other psychotherapists.

Evgenia Georganta

Psy.D., ECP | Psychologist
& Existential Psychotherapist

Katerina Zymni

ECP | PhD in Clinical Psychology,
Panteion University

Alex Charisiadis

M.Sc. | PhD in Clinical Psychology,
Panteion University

Trainers and Trainee Trainers

In addition to the core founding trainers, Gignesthai is today supported by a large team of psychologists, mental health counselors, existential psychotherapists with significant experience in the existential psychotherapeutic approach. All of our trainers are actively involved in the design, teaching and supervision of the training program, offering valuable insight cultivated by both their common and unique individual professional backgrounds.

Trainers, Trainee Trainers, and Trainee Practitioners

Dimitra
Athanasakou

Psychologist & Existential Psychotherapist

Anna
Kourtis

Psychologist & Existential Psychotherapist

Christina
Boufali-Bavella

Psychologist & Existential Psychotherapist

Mirka
Plessa

Psychologist & Existential Psychotherapist

Danai
Stamatopoulou

Psychologist & Existential Psychotherapist

Nantia Giannari

Mental Health Counselor

Anna Maria Diapouli

Mental Health Counselor

Giorgos Zamanidis

Psychologist

Maria Kostoula

Psychologist

Lorela Llanaj

Psychologist

Angeliki Lianou

Psychologist

Ioulia Margeti

Mental Health Counselor

Efi Boni

Psychologist

Dimitra Tagara

Psychologist