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Christina Alexakos, Psy.D.

Psychologist
15 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Stress management, Relationship issues, Women's issues
  • Individual therapy, Couples therapy, Child or adolescent therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

Dr. Christina Alexakos is a Clinical Psychologist with over 19 years of experience

providing psychotherapy to individuals across the lifespan from childhood to geriatric.

She has experience in assisting clients with adjustment issues ranging from changes in

occupation, education, grief, relocation, providing skills in parenting, stress and pain

management, health and wellness, mindfulness, increasing self-esteem and

assertiveness. She has worked with anxiety and depressive disorders, bipolar disorder,

trauma, anger management, personality disorders, and severe mental illness.

Dr. Christina Alexakos earned her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology

from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She provided inpatient

psychological assessments and group psychotherapy at Hartgrove Psychiatric Hospital.

She trained in Health Psychology in the pain clinic at Swedish Covenant Hospital as

well as providing inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy to hospital patients. The

University of Chicago and The University of Illinois at Chicago provided comprehensive

training in neuropsychological evaluations with adults and children experiencing a wide

range of clinical concerns. She completed an internship at Southlake Community Mental

Health Center and a postdoctoral fellowship at Hopewell Academies, a therapeutic day

school for special needs/troubled teenagers.

My approach to therapy

Dr. Christina Alexakos has a passionate, sincere belief that everyone desires

happiness, peace, and a fulfilling life. She is dedicated to working collaboratively with

clients to explore experiences, thoughts and beliefs that are barriers to reaching their

potential. She provides a warm, caring, nonjudgemental space to facilitate change in

order to allow each client become the best version of themselves.

What you can expect from me

The first session is a space to shsre background information and current life circumstances. Exploration into past and current psychological concerns take place in a warm and nonjudgmental environment. A treatment plan including goals will be established in order to forge a path to healing.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Warm, Open Minded, Empowering

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    15 years of experience
  • Training
    PsyD (Doctor of Psychology) at Chicago School of Professional Psychology
  • License type
    CP (Clinical Psychologist) (Illinois)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Stress management, Relationship issues, Women's issues
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family issues, Anger management, Panic disorders, End of life care, Grief or loss, Physical health issues, Maternal mental health, Trauma, PTSD, Infertility, Diabetes, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Positive Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Humanistic, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Solution Focused Couples Therapy, Play, Experiential, Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), Parent Management Training (PMT), Relational, Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Couples therapy, Child or adolescent therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Children, Seniors, Infants / Toddlers, Adults, Adolescents
  • Languages
    English