Elena Molokotos, Ph.D.

Elena trained at both the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute (OCDI), McLean Hospital, Affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and at the Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She completed her doctoral internship at McLean Hospital’s Behavioral Health Partial Program. During her years at McLean Hospital, she worked under the guidance of leading experts in the field of OCD and anxiety treatment, among other diagnostic presentations.

Her approach to treatment is primarily from a cognitive behavioral perspective, incorporating tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Elena has years of experience leading groups on a variety of therapeutic topics and runs several groups at CBTeam. Her therapeutic style is honest, genuine, organized, and collaborative, often blending in some humor and wit. She prioritizes making people feel human and normalizing scary internal experiences that people often feel shame around.

Throughout her training, she focused primarily on exposure-based approaches for disorders involving strong avoidance behaviors, such as OCD, anxiety-spectrum disorders, and major depressive disorder.

Born in Massachusetts and raised in Athens, Greece until the age of 3, Elena then moved to Easton, Connecticut. Her favorite pastimes are skiing in Vermont, running, reading, cooking, and traveling, both locally and internationally. She visits Greece each summer to visit her family and friends.

“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind—you are the one who hears it.” — Michael Singer

Elena enjoys working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and identities, including differences in ethnicity, socioeconomic status, nationality, immigration status, religion, gender identity, sexuality, neurodivergence, and disability. She strives to understand how each person’s unique experiences shape their mental health, and she works collaboratively to tailor treatment with respect, curiosity, and care.