Lei Raiza Zervoulakos, M.A.

Lei Raiza Zervoulakos is a fourth-year doctoral student in Clinical Forensic Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles. She is a practicum intern at IVAT serving both clinical and forensic clients, offering professional training, and assisting the research department.

She received her B.A in Psychology at Loyola Marymount University in 2017 and her M.A in Forensic Psychology with a police concentration at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2019. Lei has experience working as a substance use counselor and managing both detoxification and maintenance programs for a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program in Los Angeles. She currently works as an Associate Professional Counselor at a group private practice focused on providing individual therapy to clients experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, and PTSD.

Lei is passionate about advocating for others, and is committed to empowering individuals who have suffered abuse in silence, raising awareness and reducing the mindset of victim blaming, victimization, and stigma attached to mental illnesses. Her research interests include sexual assault, abuse, trauma, PTSD, and sex offenders.