Vasiliki Stratikopoulou, LCSW

Vasiliki Stratikopoulou is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people deal with relationship strain, grief, depression, trauma, and addiction. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, anger, and major life changes. She writes and speaks both English and Greek. Vasiliki practices in Illinois and brings seven years of clinical experience to her work.

She focuses on helping people build practical coping skills and clearer self-understanding. Sessions tend to center on everyday problems and real choices. Vasiliki listens for patterns that cause repeated pain and helps clients try different ways of responding.

Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical change. She aims to match interventions to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Clients can expect steady, goal-oriented conversations that emphasize what to try between sessions.

Vasiliki often supports people coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability and the stresses of caregiving. She also works with issues such as body image, isolation, panic attacks, and midlife transitions. Her background includes helping people through divorce, communication problems, and the fallout from abandonment or betrayal.

People seeking a clearer path forward will find a collaborative therapist who focuses on problem solving and resilience. She helps clients set small, manageable goals and track progress over time. The work is practical, down-to-earth, and paced to the client’s needs.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Vasiliki uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and skill building. One common approach she relies on teaches concrete coping skills for managing mood, panic, and distress. This helps people manage symptoms and develop steadier daily routines. Another approach she uses emphasizes understanding relationship patterns and communication habits to reduce conflict and improve connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients are invited to discuss what feels most useful and to experiment with new strategies between sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats offered before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full in-person session is impractical. It can also let people access an English- or Greek-speaking LCSW from different locations, including international clients, while focusing on the same evidence-based work used in office sessions.