About

Dr. Alex Ajayi

Licensed Psychologist and Proprietor

Alex is a generalist clinician with training and expertise in working with a variety of presenting issues and mental health conditions. These include:

• Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Anxiety and stress

• Relationship issues

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Identity development and existential concerns

• Career and academic concerns

• Disordered eating

Alex is committed to providing compassionate and individually-tailored care that reflects the current state of scientific knowledge. As such, he works from an integrated framework and utilizes a range of research-based modalities including:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for PTSD

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

In addition to psychotherapy, he enjoys conducting career assessments and psychosocial evaluations for bariatric and gender confirmation surgeries.

Alex holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Minnesota. He has provided psychotherapy and assessment services in diverse clinical settings including hospitals, community clinics, private practice, and academic centers. He has extensive experience working with a broad range of concerns and tailoring treatment to meet an individual’s unique needs and goals.

Teaching

In addition to clinical practice, Alex is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota where he conducts research, teaches courses, and advises graduate and undergraduate students. He teaches a variety specialized courses in counseling psychology.

Research

Alex also directs psychology research laboratory at the University of Minnesota, where he works with a team of graduate and undergraudate students conducting research focused on the intersection of identity, culture, and well-being. The lab’s current research interests include:

• Social networking and online communities

• Social identity development

• Health psychology

• Innovative psychological interventions

This research integrates different sub-disciplines of psychology—counseling, cultural, social-personality, developmental—and employs quantitative and qualitative methods. For Alex’s recent publications, visit his Google Scholar page.