Konstantinos Bampatsikos

●Holistic: Depending on what you find useful, we approach your difficulties by exploring: •your thoughts, feelings, and inner experiences •your bodily and emotional experiences •important relationships in your past or present life •past and present experiences and life transitions •the communities, cultures, and social and political contexts that shape your life •spirituality or religion ●Systemic & Non-Pathologising: I do not see problems as existing “inside” people. Instead, we explore together how the ways you relate to others in the present —or have related to them in the past— shape how you think, feel, and act. Through this process, new understandings may emerge that might feel important to reflect on further. You may also begin to notice new possibilities or choices that feel more aligned with who you are and how you would like to live. ●Narrative & Social Justice: Our conversations aim to support you in choosing what will —and what will not— define your emotions, your decisions, your relationships, and ultimately who you prefer to be. Through our conversations, we can look at which ideas, beliefs, norms, and expectations about who you are and who you should be may be limiting how you see yourself or your future, and which ones may open space for new possibilities that might have previously been unclear or distant. When it feels helpful for you, our work may also consider how broader social factors —socioeconomic class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, race, age, religion, disability, and others— may influence different aspects of your life. ●Collaborative & Person-Centered You are welcome to influence the direction of our conversations, the pace of the work, the topics we focus on, the way we approach them, the way we relate to each other, and the goals we explore. The goal in our work is not for me to impose ideas about what is right or wrong for you. Throughout our work together, I am interested in learning about what feels helpful for you and what does not. I view therapy as a relationship between two people working together to make sense of experiences and discover possibilities that may support change and well-being. ●Strenghts-Based You may be finding it difficult to recognize the ways you have managed to cope and continue moving forward. Part of our work together involves paying attention to your strengths, values, and abilities that may have been overshadowed. These are often the foundations for creating the life you would prefer to live. Resilience does not mean being like a rigid metal that never bends. Rather, it is more like being a flexible material that bends under pressure but can return to its form and continue to live and grow, even when things are difficult. Importantly, resilience develops within relationships and communities — with people who believe in us and help us imagine possibilities for our future that may not have always felt visible or realistic. The future we are able to imagine plays an important role in shaping the present we live. You can text me or book a first free session where we can discuss about whether my approach might be a good fit for you.

2022 Nov - 2023 Feb Psychoeducational and Training Projects Developer - Intern, @ NGO IASIS 2023 - Ongoing Psychotherapist in private practice Online & In-person Therapy and Counselling for individuals both in Greece and abroad Jan 2024 - Ongoing Therapist - Counsellor @ Milamou.gr Brief online counselling for individuals in Greece Mar 2024 - Ongoing Therapist @ ItsComplicated Online & In-person individual therapy July 2024 - Ongoing Therapist @ Clicktotherapy.gr Online therapy for individuals in Greece

(2023-2027) International Postgraduate Training in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Systemic, Narrative, Collaborative-Dialogical Approaches (Appreciative & Solution focused approaches) | University of Athens - CLL, in collaboration with The Taos Institute, Evanston Family Therapy Center - Illinois, Houston-Galveston Institute - Texas (2016-2023) Bsc (Hons.) Psychology | Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences