Hi, I'm Anissa.
It's so good
to meet you.
I'm a Licensed Psychologist who believes that when you truly understand yourself — your patterns, your history, the way you've learned to move through the world — everything begins to shift.
"I want you to achieve your goals, alleviate hardship, and step into a life of greater connection and joy."
— Dr. Anissa YorkThe version of you that is thriving — that's who we're working toward.
I'm a Licensed Psychologist specializing in work with college and graduate students, busy professionals, and adults moving into new stages of their lives. I've always been drawn to the people who, on the outside, appear to have it together — but who privately carry something heavier than anyone around them realizes.
My specialties include anxiety and difficult emotions that show up in the body (headaches, racing heart, chest tightness), relationship concerns — romantic, family, and friendship — self-esteem, imposter syndrome, academic and career stress, financial psychology, and complex trauma, including intergenerational and chronic relational trauma.
My work is holistic, collaborative, and unhurried. I believe deeply that the therapeutic relationship itself is part of the healing — and I take that seriously.
Let's MeetScience-based. Culturally informed. Tailored to you.
I work collaboratively using a relational-cultural and integrative framework — looking at the connections between mind, body, lifestyle, and lived experience. Every modality I use is chosen because it serves your particular goals and history.
Relational & Attachment-Based
Understanding how your earliest relationships shaped the patterns you carry today — in love, work, and the relationship you have with yourself.
Somatic Experiencing
Working with how emotions and stress live in the body — not just the mind — to support deeper, more embodied healing.
Somatic-EMDR
A specialized approach to complex trauma that integrates body awareness with evidence-based EMDR processing for lasting relief.
Nervous System Regulation
Building your capacity to move through stress, overwhelm, and emotional intensity with greater ease and resilience.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Identifying and reshaping the thought patterns that quietly drive self-doubt, avoidance, and anxiety.
Mindfulness-Based
Cultivating present-moment awareness to interrupt the cycles of overthinking, rumination, and chronic stress.
The changes that become possible when the work takes hold.
Therapy isn't just about feeling better in the moment — it's about building something that lasts. Over the years I've had the privilege of watching real, meaningful transformation unfold in clients' lives.
Start Your JourneyImproved emotional and physical health — less anxiety held in the body
Greater relationship satisfaction and more authentic connection
Stronger self-confidence and clearer sense of identity
Achieving major life goals — career shifts, relationships, milestones
A healthier, more empowered relationship with money and success
Greater joy, meaning, and presence in everyday life
Quality care means keeping my caseload intentionally small.
As quality care is a top value of mine, I intentionally limit the number of clients I work with at any one time. This is not standard practice — and it matters.
By maintaining a small caseload, I can dedicate the time, presence, and attention your work deserves. I will know your history, your patterns, your language. Our sessions will never feel generic, rushed, or like you're starting over.
Reserve Your SpotEducation, licensure & certifications.
Licensure
- California Licensed Psychologist (PSY31755)
- Florida Licensed Psychologist (PY9827)
Education
- Doctor of Clinical-Community Psychology — University of La Verne
- Master of Psychology — San Diego State University
- Bachelor of Psychology — San Diego State University
Certifications
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- Somatic-Attachment Therapy Practitioner
- Somatic-EMDR Practitioner