Lazaros Bakirtzoglou is a psychologist, a graduate of the Department of Psychology (BSc) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has completed the postgraduate specialization program in clinical skills based on relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy (PgD) from the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy. At present, he is in his final yera of the postgraduate course ‘Psychotherapy: Theoretical Frameworks, Clinical Applications and Comparative Approaches’ (MSc) at the N.C.P.A. Medical School. In addition, he has completed the training program in screening tests (Rorsach, TAT) at the Institute of Child and Adult Mental Health P.Sakellaropoulos. The approach he follows and works psychotherapeutically is the relational psychoanalytic approach, while possessing the way of thinking and main knowledge that can be utilized from other therapeutic approaches (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Systemic-Family Therapy).
His professional experience begins from 2016-2022 when he worked as a psychologist in various programs and structures of non-governmental and international organization in the refugee sector, mainly with psychosocially vulnerable populations. During his military service he was employed as a psychologist at the 24-hour SOS hotline for psychological support and crisis intervention for armed and civilian personnel at the 414 military hospital. He has also worked at the K.E.F.I. Cancer Association as a psychologist, providing counseling, psychological support and palliative care services to oncology patients and patient caregivers. Currently, he works privately providing individual sessions in person and online and collaborates with psychotherapy centers in Athens. He participates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team at “Vima Koino”, conducting individual sessions for adults.
He is a registered and active member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP).
