Living far from Greece and want to talk about what is on your mind in your own language? Live video sessions in Greek with Matina Ladikou, at a time that fits your day.
Prefer English? Sessions in English are with a therapist from our team. All sessions abroad are online.
Every online session lasts 45 minutes. Fees for sessions in Greek are on our Greek pricing page.
Why the language matters
You may work, study and live comfortably in another language. But when you talk about what touches you, your first language often makes the difference.
Many people find that their earliest memories, family conflicts and strongest emotions are tied to the language in which they were lived, so talking about them in Greek can unlock something that feels muted in a second language.
Family, expectations, the holidays, the “home” you left. You can talk about all of it without explaining from scratch what it means to you.
Those born or educated abroad often find English more precise and less loaded, and some move between the two. What matters is that you can speak freely and feel understood (Flückiger et al., 2018).
What you can work on
It doesn’t need to be a crisis for you to want to talk about it. It is enough that it is on your mind.
Distance from family and the guilt or worry about ageing parents; family expectations about careers, marriage and children; feeling “too Greek” in one place and “not Greek enough” in the other; relationships across cultures and raising children between two languages.
How it works from abroad
What you need to know before you start: Greek or English, time zones, how you join and how you pay.
Sessions in Greek are with Matina Ladikou, psychotherapist and founder of Art of Mind. You book them directly on our booking site, which is in Greek, where you choose an available date and time and pay online.
Sessions in English are with a therapist from our team. They start with a short enquiry, and we reply within 24 hours with suggested times.
Sessions take place by video on Google Meet, Monday to Friday, 09:00–21:00 Athens time. On a computer you join from your browser, with nothing to install.
Sessions are not covered by the NHS, Medicare or US and Canadian insurance plans. We issue a receipt for every session, which some private policies may reimburse.
Free support in Greek: Greece’s national psychosocial support line 10306 is free and anonymous, and Greeks abroad can reach it through WhatsApp on +30 695 596 6715, 09:00–21:00 Greek time (10306.gr). For how we handle your data, read our privacy policy.
Who you will work with
Art of Mind is a psychotherapy and counselling centre founded by Matina Ladikou in Patras in 2019. In Greek you work with Matina; in English, with a therapist from our team. Either way, we start from your own experience: what brought you here, what is hard right now and what you would like to change, with confidentiality and clear boundaries. Online sessions also mean you can keep the same therapist if you move again or spend summers in Greece.
Trained in Biothymic Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnosis, in Mental Health Counselling and in NLP, with an MSc in Criminology from Panteion University.
About Matina and the centreQuestions that can help you choose
In which language do you argue with your family, and in which do you talk to your closest friends? Which language do your thoughts arrive in? There are no wrong answers, and some people start in one language and later change.
Greek with Matina, or English with a therapist from our team. Unsure? Tell us in your enquiry and we will talk it through.
Greek sessions are booked and paid online; for English, we reply within 24 hours with suggested times.
Your history, your needs and an initial plan, agreed together.
How often you meet is shaped around what you need and reviewed as you go, with no fixed number of sessions.
Time zones and country guides
Sessions run Monday to Friday, 09:00–21:00 Athens time. The gap can shift by an hour for a few weeks in spring and autumn, so we always confirm times in your own time zone.
| Where you live | Athens 09:00–21:00 is roughly | Detailed guide |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 07:00–19:00 | Greek therapist in the UK |
| Germany and most of Europe | 08:00–20:00 | — |
| New York, Toronto, Montreal | 02:00–14:00 | USA and Canada |
| Melbourne, Sydney | 16:00–04:00 to 18:00–06:00, depending on the season | Australia |
Your country isn’t listed? Online sessions are available there too: book a time in Greek or send an enquiry. Our Greek-language page for Greeks abroad lists more countries.
Frequently asked questions
Sessions in Greek are with Matina Ladikou, psychotherapist and founder of Art of Mind. You can book them directly on our booking site, which is in Greek.
English-language sessions are with a therapist from our centre. Send us an enquiry and we will reply within 24 hours.
Choose the language in which you can say what you mean with the least effort. Many second-generation Greeks prefer English for therapy; others find that some things only make sense in Greek. If you are unsure, tell us in your enquiry and we will talk it through.
Our sessions are self-pay and are not covered by the NHS, Medicare or US and Canadian insurance plans. We issue a receipt for every session, and some private policies may reimburse it; please check with your insurer.
