Online support,
without stepping away from your work, your home, your family, your life.
The same cycle, every night. Until you break it. With psychologists and people who have lived it, from your own space.
One session. Then you decide.
Fifty minutes by video, from wherever you can talk quietly. What brought you here, what it costs you, what you would like to be different.
- Under the name you choose
The receipt goes to your email only.
- A day and time that suit you
You book online, even at two in the morning. You can move the session up to 24 hours before.
- Across from you, someone from the team
A psychologist or a peer support partner, depending on availability. In English or Greek.
People who function. And struggle.
You go to work. You pay what you owe. Nobody has complained. And yet you live two lives. You don’t need to have lost something to talk.
Tap whatever sounds like you. It stays on your screen only.
Start with one session
Addiction never stays with one person. The whole home lives it. You see it up close and have no one to tell. The first session is yours, about how you are living it.
Tap whatever sounds like you. It stays on your screen only.
Book a session for yourselfIf you are both going through it, write to us before you book. We set up a session for the two of you.
Write to usYou live in Germany, in London, in Melbourne. Work is going well. Home is far away. Here you talk in English or Greek, with people who understand where you come from.
Tap whatever sounds like you. It stays on your screen only.
Start with one sessionEvery Wednesday at 19:00. Free.
An online support group for people living alongside someone who is going through it. Our psychologists facilitate it, together with people who have lived it. You listen, you ask, you don’t have to speak. The group runs in Greek, at 19:00 Athens time.
What we work on
- How to talk without starting a fight.
- Which kind of help breaks the cycle and which keeps it going.
- How to encourage your person to ask for help, without pressure.
- What to do on the hard night.
- How to keep your own life standing too.
- You join under any name you like.
- They will not hear about it from us.
Four steps. The first one is yours.
- 01You book the first session.
Online, by card, at a time that suits you. The confirmation comes to your email.
- 02You talk with someone from the team.
By video, from wherever you are, in English or Greek. What brought you here, what it costs you, what you would like to be different.
- 03You choose what comes next.
One-to-one sessions, on the day and at the time you choose. Or you start the Apex protocol. You decide.
- 04You carry on, inside your life.
At your own pace, with people who know. The notifications never say anything that gives you away.
Your life doesn’t go on pause. It finds a rhythm.
For the first time, the protocol follows the rhythm of your life. You don’t follow it. Eight parts, all week, around your work. All in one app, which on your phone is simply called “Apex”. One-to-one sessions in English or Greek. Groups in Greek.
- 5 yearstested in practice
- Firstin Greece to bring psychologists, people with lived experience and an app together
- Every daythe team beside you, not only during session hours
The daily text
A short text on your phone, before the day begins.
Why it’s thereThe first thought of the day is yours, not the habit’s.
Who does what, around you.
The psychologist
Licensed to practise. Holds one-to-one sessions and facilitates groups. Looks with you at where you are and what you want. A psychologist’s work is done by a psychologist.
The person who has lived it
A peer support partner, with personal experience and training. Knows the road from the inside, because they have walked it. Walks beside you between sessions.
The small group
A few people, the same ones each time, by video, with a facilitator. They work, they have families, they have a name to protect. You join only if you want to. The groups run in Greek.
Psychologists with years in practice. And people who have lived it.
Each in their own role. You always know who you are talking to, and in what capacity.
- Psychologists
They have worked with us for years, with people like you and their families. Their knowledge did not stay in theory. They are licensed to practise and follow the Code of Ethics for Psychologists.
- Peer support partners
With personal experience and training. They know the road from the inside. They walk beside you in the hard moment and between sessions.
- One team, one plan
Psychologist and peer partner work towards the same goals: yours. You don’t tell your story from the beginning again.
With the know-how of its founders, since 2008.
How do I know if I have a problem?
It isn’t defined by how much, how often or what form it takes. It is defined by persistence. It causes you problems, you know it, and you go back. In the first session you see it more clearly.
Does it count if it’s only at weekends? Only in the evenings?
Yes, it counts. It doesn’t have to happen every day. If it is on your mind, it is worth talking about.
How do I know if it’s a gambling addiction?
It isn’t only about the amount. It’s whether you chase your losses, whether you hide it, whether you borrow to play. If it is on your mind, it counts. In the session you see it more clearly, without judgement.
Do I need to have decided what I want?
No. You come as you are. What you want, we look at together in the session.
What happens if I stop drinking suddenly?
If you drink heavily and every day, stopping suddenly can be dangerous. Shaking, sweating, a racing heart or confusion need a doctor. With seizures or hallucinations, call your local emergency number (112 in Europe, 166 in Greece). Before you stop, talk to a doctor first. In the session we look together at whether you need one, and tell you where to go.
Will anyone find out?
Not from us. You join under any name you like. The notifications on your phone never say anything that gives you away.
How much does it cost? Can I cancel?
You see the price of the first session on the booking page, before you pay. There is no commitment to continue. You can cancel or move the session up to 24 hours before.
There are children at home. Does that matter?
It matters, and it is one of the most common reasons people come. In the session we talk about that too, without leaflet advice.
My husband drinks every day. What do I do?
Start with yourself. You don’t have to convince him first. Pressure and arguments usually bring the opposite. Every Wednesday at 19:00 Athens time there is a free family support group, in Greek. If you want something more personal, book a one-to-one session for yourself. There we find ways for you to talk to him, together.
My son smokes weed. What do I do?
You don’t need to know exactly what he uses to ask for help. Interrogation and threats usually shut the conversation down. In a session just for you, we find how to talk to him. Every Wednesday at 19:00 Athens time there is also the family support group, in Greek.
We’re a couple. Can we come together?
Yes. Write to us before you book, so we can set up a session for both of you.
I live abroad. Can I join?
Yes. Everything happens online. One-to-one sessions are in English or Greek. You book in your own time zone and pay by card, from wherever you are.
Do I have to turn my camera on in the group?
In your first group, no. You join however you feel comfortable, under any name you like. The groups run in Greek.
Is everything in English?
The first session and the one-to-one sessions, yes, in English or Greek, whichever you prefer. The small group and the family support group run in Greek.
For the things that are not easy to say.
You go to work, you pay what you owe. Next to the worst you know, you always come out fine. There is a more honest measure.
You check pockets, you count money, you call at three in the morning. You press the brake in a car you are not driving.
“No, I can’t” is a complete sentence. A boundary doesn’t punish the other person. It looks after you.
Your mood rises and falls with their day. It isn’t a flaw. It is a way of relating.
On Monday the decision is clear. By Friday it has faded. What holds is the rhythm of the day.
We are here.
For you.
Book a session or write to us whatever you want us to hear. Nobody will judge what you say.
If you are in danger right now, call your local emergency number: 112 in Europe, 999 in the UK, 911 in the US and Canada, 000 in Australia. In Greece, 166, or the 24-hour suicide helpline 1018.
Two lines are enough.
Your message is read only by the people on the team who need it to reply to you. The reply comes from apexartisionline@gmail.com. You can write in English or Greek.
Or call: +30 693 748 0916, every day 10:00–21:00 Athens time. If we don’t pick up, leave a message with your name and number. We will call you back.