Health Psychology Services

Dr. Konstantinos Kostas is a health psychologist who is available to assist patients and their families in coping with the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of medical conditions and surgery. This includes helping patients and their families navigate through sometimes difficult medical procedures and providing them with assistance  when making important medical decisions.

Experience indicates that providing people with an opportunity to talk with a psychologist about their health concerns can lead to improved quality of life, an increased sense of well being, and reduced levels of emotional distress.

Clinical Practice

In addition to working with people who present with depression and anxiety, Dr. Kostas has over 15 years of experience in the psychological treatment of numerous neurological conditions and neurosurgical procedures.

Neurological Conditions

• Brain tumors

• Chiari malformation

• Multiple sclerosis

• Normal pressure hydrocephalus

• Parkinson's disease

• Seizure disorder

• Spine disease

• Stroke and neurovascular

• Traumatic brain injury

• Acute and chronic pain

• Arachnoiditis

• Fibromyalgia

• Spine disease

• Sports injuries

Pre-Surgery Assessment

With the goal of offsetting a poor coping response in those who are facing surgery, Dr. Kostas is available to evaluate and treat patients and their families before surgery or hospitalization and after they are discharged from the hospital.  Emphasis is placed on helping patients and their families understand the surgical experience and the challenges of recovery.