Alissa Yamasaki, PhD, is a licensed psychologist. She founded Ayama Psychotherapy in 2016, which is a group practice in Lemont, Pennsylvania, serving the area of Penn State University and known for its thoughtful care and mind-body approach. Dr. Yamasaki holds a doctorate from Penn State University, and she primarily works with adults with chronic and complex anxiety, integrating mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), relational insight, and CBT. Outside of the therapy room, she regularly mentors, teaches, and collaborates, including with those in the arts, female-identifying small business owners, and other clinicians, physicians, and healers.