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Elene Drakonakis

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Texas

In-network with

Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Loss, and Substance Use / Addiction

Great to meet you!

With over 25 years experience in hospice, substance use and mental health counseling I offer a supportive and collaborative space to heal. I offer counseling services to adult individual and couples. My clients are often dealing with life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and substance use issues as well as communication and loss of connection in relationships. I am a mom to teen boys and a very large dog and love to garden and be in nature.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I believe firmly in the Harm Reduction Model both in our own lives and how we chose to live, and also from a social justice stand point.

What you can expect from our first session

Contemplating any change can be daunting, but here you are, reaching out, exploring. Change takes time, and seeing a therapist can be the first step along a new path. We can go at your pace, walking together on a path you determine. Whether you are looking at a life transition, grieving a loss, or dealing with a chronic illness, together we will begin the process of examining where you are, working together to shift to a place that brings you fulfillment and to help you reach your goals.


Elene's style is

Direct
Affirming
Empowering

Insurance carriers Elene accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
UnitedHealthcare

More about Elene

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Boston University
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Texas)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: ADD/ADHD, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Maternal Mental Health, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues, and Infertility
Modalities: Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Psychodynamic, Attachment Based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Strength-Based, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Relational, and Motivational Interviewing

Location

5808 Balcones Drive Ste 101
Austin, TX 78731