Elena Makarova, MFT Psychotherapy in Palo Alto, South Bay and Mid-Peninsula

Services

My services and areas of treatment cover a wide range of emotional difficulties and issues, and my approach is psychodynamic, which is one of the most effective and common methods of psychotherapy shown to be effective with a diverse clientele.

Areas of treatment:
  • Anxiety, worry, phobias and panic
  • Body image and weight concerns
  • Chronic mental illness
  • Consequences of early trauma: physical, sexual, and emotional abuse
  • Counseling for aging parents
  • Depression and dysthymia, including during pregnancy and postpartum depression
  • Emotional extremes, including uncontrollable anger, persistent worry
  • Sadness, hyperactivity, overbearing sense of guilt, and low self-esteem
  • Employment/academic-related concerns
  • Geriatric issues
  • Grief and Loss
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Immigration and acculturation
  • Impulse-control disorder, Explosive disorder
  • LGBTQ issues
  • Loss of interest and pleasure in life
  • Marriage problems
  • Parenting issues
  • Personal growth
  • Personality Disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Stress with everyday life
  • Somatoform disorder
  • Trauma: acute, chronic, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
I have particular specializations in:
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Immigration issues