Eleni Chaidou

Welcome

My name is Eleni Chaidou. I'm a psychologist and systemic psychotherapist, specialising in addiction.

I named my psychotherapy practice "sympraxis", and it is built around meeting one another: a space where we can take time with whatever is on our minds, explore the relationships and patterns that shape our experience, and look for new possibilities.

One cannot not communicate.

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The space

Sympraxis

syn (with, together) + prátto (to act)

A psychotherapy space built around meeting one another.

Each of us is part of a web of relationships, stories, experiences and meanings, and that web shapes the stories we tell about our lives.

Therapy is not a solitary journey; it is a sympraxis, something we do together.

Here, "syn" stands for relationship, connection, coexistence and collaboration, and "prátto" stands for movement, change and taking an active part in creating a different reality.

Change can come from meeting one another. When people meet, familiar stories can be told again, seen from a different angle, and open up new possibilities. Sympraxis doesn't offer ready-made answers; it makes room for new stories to emerge.

  • A leather sofa with two pictures on the wall, plants and a round wooden coffee table.
  • A yellow armchair against a light wall with a single picture.
  • The therapy room, with a wooden desk, the sofa and a rug.
  • A wooden desk in front of a window, with a floor lamp and plants.
  • The entrance hallway, with black-and-white pictures and a vase of dried wheat.
  • The Sympraxis business card in front of a vase of dried grasses.

The approach

What is systemic psychotherapy?

Systemic psychotherapy sees each person within the context of their relationships: family, partner, work, friends. Rather than looking for someone to blame, it looks for patterns that repeat and for new possibilities for change.

Even when you come on your own, the relationships and stories you carry are part of the therapeutic conversation.

Learn more about systemic therapy

Sessions

In person or online

At the practice

Sessions in a quiet, welcoming room in Athens, where you can feel comfortable and safe.

Address and contact

Online

Sessions by video call, wherever you are, with the same confidentiality and care.

How sessions work

The first step is often the hardest

If you feel it's time to talk to someone, get in touch so we can meet and see whether we can work together.

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