Meet Alexis

Alexis Meade is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Spanish, bilingual therapist at Hauser Family Therapy. She earned her Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University and believes that effective change can be facilitated in a safe, welcoming environment that is inclusive of multiple perspectives. Alexis values collaboration and encourages her clients to lead the changes they wish to see in their families and relationships.

Alexis earned 500+ clinical hours while in training at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Her work with school aged children and their families aims to help manage anxiety, depression, ADHD, as well as coping with bullying, school year transitions, and developmental delays. Alexis practices with a culturally informed approach to her work taking into consideration the context of each person’s circumstances. She has collaborated with teachers, social workers, and school administration as a family advocate for those in treatment.

Additionally Alexis has also worked with individuals, couples, and families coping with immigration issues or long distance relationships, military families including deployment and reintegration phases of the family lifecycle, multicultural and interfaith couples and families, families and couples going through divorce, and blended families.

Alexis is a pre-clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), as well as a member of the Illinois Affiliation for Marriage and Family Therapy (IAMFT).