Alexis Aytekin

Alexis Aytekin is a highly professional child, adolescent and adult psychotherapist. She is also a qualified individual, couples and family therapist who is committed to guiding her clients towards positive change. Alexis taught Child Development at Monash University and is currently a Teacher Associate at Melbourne University. 

Alexis upholds the highest standards of professional and ethical guidelines. She is fully registered with several professional associations including the Australasian Confederation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies. Criteria for membership demand rigorous standards of practice through academic excellence and accreditation.

Alexis has expertise in working with clients from babies to elderly to find better outcomes, having gained practice wisdom grounded in specialist knowledge of development across the lifespan. Alexis recognises that relationships early in life are emotionally important for all family members and the theories of attachment, systems theory, and neuroscience provide caring ideas and fresh insights into the roller coaster emotional world of children. Alexis provides family-centred care building on strengths and develops capacity for healthy social, emotional, and intellectual development.

• Master of Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Bachelor of Social Work
• Diploma of Couple and Family Therapy