Alexis Armenakis, MD

I am a licensed and board certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical practice. It is my great pleasure and honor to be able to work with people in a patient-doctor relationship.

My call to medicine started with studies in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience. I have always been interested in how we make sense of our existence, create meaning, and fit in to the diversity of life on this planet. 

My studies have taken me across the globe to learn about different traditions of healing. I have the utmost respect for modalities of healing outside of Western medicine and have a long-standing practice in meditation and yoga. I enjoy working in collaboration with providers in fields such as traditional chinese medicine, ayurveda, naturopathy, and allied health professions.

My work as a doctor has always been linked closely to an identity as an educator. Previously as a faculty member at UCSF, I was involved in medical education and attended in both the Women’s Mental Health and General Psychiatry Clinics. I practiced as an embedded psychiatrist in the UCSF Center For Geriatric Care primary care clinics where I enjoyed consulting with colleagues across disciplines and specialties. Now in private practice, I continue to supervise UCSF Psychiatry residents in psychodynamic psychotherapy as a volunteer clinical professor.

In a treatment relationship, I feel it’s important to empower people’s learning by sharing transparently my thought process so we can consider treatment options together. Compassion and curiosity are central for me in being with people. My style is warm, collaborative, and engaged. I am dedicated to helping people live a life full of authenticity, resilience, and connection.