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About Konstantinos
Konstantinos Stavropoulos is an Illinois-licensed therapist (LCPC) with 15 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
He brings a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate presence to the therapeutic relationship and adapts conversations and treatment plans to the individual needs of each client. He emphasizes empowerment and practical support so clients can take meaningful steps toward improved wellbeing.
His work addresses a wide range of concerns including relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, intimacy and self-esteem struggles, sleep and eating difficulties, career questions, and attention-related challenges. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, body image, co-morbidity, and several personality-related concerns.
Sessions are offered in English and Greek and Konstantinos accepts international clients, tailoring methods to fit cultural context and personal goals.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Konstantinos uses client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own goals and insights direct the pace and focus of sessions; this approach is helpful for building self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing practical skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress.He also incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotions are intense or regulation skills are needed; DBT offers concrete strategies for managing strong feelings and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and he collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single model.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow clients to schedule sessions around work, family, and travel, and to engage in a way that suits their communication style. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill-building to these modalities so therapy remains practical and goal-oriented.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
He works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, relationship and family matters, trauma and grief, intimacy and self-esteem issues, and ADHD among others.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
His style is respectful, sensitive, and compassionate, and he tailors dialogue and treatment plans to the unique needs of each person while focusing on empowerment and practical steps.
What is his professional background and experience level?
He has 15 years of professional experience delivering therapeutic care across a variety of clinical concerns and settings.
Where is he licensed and what are his credentials?
He holds an Illinois LCPC credential with licence number IL LCPC 180014526 and maintains his practice in Illinois.
Can clients who speak other languages work with him?
Yes, he provides services in English and Greek and also accepts international clients, which can help accommodate different language and cultural needs.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to engage in therapy.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Greek