Alert Counseling & Therapy

Hi, I'm Dr. Constantine Trela. I'm a licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois and an authorized interstate telehealth provider through PsyPact. I works with individuals across the lifespan (ages 14+) as well as families and couples. I graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. Along with my training at Mizzou, I completed an intensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy internship with WellSpan Health in Pennsylvania and additional postdoctoral training with The Family Center of Central Maryland. Former colleagues and patients have described me and my approach as warm and empathic - the kinds of things you'd want to hear about your therapist, right? - while also encouraging critical self-reflection and injecting some humor into the therapeutic process, when appropriate. In addition to maintaining an open, non-judgmental, and warm stance toward my patients, I also strongly believe in harnessing the power of science to aid in the therapeutic process. My training and experience have given me a great respect for what are called Evidence Based Treatments. Put differently, the approaches and techniques I bring to the table are backed by hundreds of scientific studies including thousands of participants that support their effectiveness. I view the ultimate goal of therapy being to help the people I work with live the lives they want. The best route to that, in my experience, is to combine the therapeutic know-how I bring to the table with the sum of each patient's own experience. After all, who's the better expert on YOU than YOU? I look forward to meeting you soon!