Dr. Deja Alexander, PsyD

About

Psychologist in Chicago, IL. Works with Anxiety, Life Transitions and Coping Skills. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Life Transitions
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• EclecticUses techniques from several approaches, chosen to suit the person and the problem rather than following one model.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Life Transitions, Coping Skills, Career Counseling, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Allegiance, Anthem, Any/Out-of-network Insurance, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Medicaid, Meridian, Meritain Health, Optum, Oxford

Fees

Individual sessions $185

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Group

Communities

Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Adler University

Other offices

Chicago, 60643

Education & qualifications