Dr. Matsakis is an internationally recognized trauma specialist in post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, clinical depression, and addiction. She has expertise in counseling for how they affect relationships and the family. She has authored twelve books self-help books for clients and therapists and two professional text books, three book chapters, and a book on the Greek-American experience.
Dr, Matsakis has over twenty five years experience counseling individuals, couples, and families and six years experience teaching at the university level. She has conducted trauma-processing, pain-management, anger-management, self-esteem, and guilt processing groups and has presented seminars on these and other topics nationally and internationally to both professional and lay audiences. Following the bombing in Oklahoma City , she was called upon to assist survivors and professionals She's also presented at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on Memorial Day and at national conferences on sexual assault and anxiety management.
Most of her forensic work has involved vehicular accidents, personal injury, medical malpractice, murder, family violence and sexual assault. She has also testified on traumatic and stress reactions, addiction, mood disorders and issues pertaining to racial discrimination
Dr. Matsakis received a BA in history from Washington University in St. Louis , MO; a MA in Secondary Education from Stanford University ( Palo Alto, CA ); and a MA and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland in College Park (College Park , MD).
She currently resides in Wheaton, MD, where she treats individuals with PTSD in her private therapy practice.
