Dr. Elena Papathanassiou

Elena Papathanassiou is a Supervisee in Social Work in Virginia who is practiced in providing therapeutic care to teens and adults seeking help with depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidality, and the LGBTQIA+ community. She strives to maintain a high level of cultural competency while working with diverse groups of people and sensitivity to the unique struggles of those with intersecting identities. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pittsburgh and her Master of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University. Elena utilizes strengths-based and person-in-environment theories while collaborating with the client to ensure their unique needs are met. These inform her usage of solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical-behavioral techniques to provide evidence-based therapy that is flexible, responsive, and tailored to the individual. Elena seeks to provide a warm, supportive therapeutic relationship with her clients that invites openness and insight to …achieve your goals. Through collaboration and building on your strengths, she will assist you in developing a meaningfullife in accordance with your values.