Dr. Anna Yusim
Anna Yusim, M.D. is a Psychiatrist in Manhattan, Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine, an Executive Coach at 100 Coaches Agency, and the Chief Medical Officer at Conscious Health. She is also a Member of the Forbes Coaches Council.
Anna is an internationally recognized, award-winning, Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Executive Coach with a Private Practice in New York City, Connecticut, New Jersey, Colorado, California, and Florida.
Her clients include Forbes 500 CEOs, Olympic athletes, A-list actors and actresses, and the Chairs of academic departments at top universities. Anna helps influential people achieve greater impact, purpose, and joy in their lives and work. Read Dr. Anna Yusim: The Psychiatrist Who’s Turning Traditional Mental Health Upside Down.
Anna is the best-selling author of Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life. Read Positive Prescription: Anna Yusim.
As a Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale Medical School, Anna works with Dr. Christopher Pittenger to create a mental health and spirituality program/center at Yale, which will be a bridge between Yale Medical School and Yale Divinity School. Read Straddling science and spirituality.
Anna is the Chief Medical Officer of Conscious Health, a holistic mental health treatment center in California that bridges ancient psycho-spiritual wisdom with state-of-the-art, evidence-based interventions like ketamine, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and other treatment modalities.
She advocates for a Holistic Paradigm Shift in Mental Health and Leadership at the United Nations (UNGA), NYC Climate Week, Bhutan Innovations Summit, and Leadership events in New York integrating science with Spirituality, Psychedelics, Indigenous Wisdom, and Conscious Leadership. Read Revolutionizing Mental Health: Dr. Anna Yusim Integrates Spirituality, Psychedelics, and Conscious Leadership at Global Summits.
She is the Medical Lead for SuperMind, a mental health startup based in Miami that utilizes personal coaching, binaural beat meditation technology, and EEG-based biofeedback systems to create targeted, precision mental health therapy for depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
In 2023, Anna, through Yusim Executive Coaching, joined the Forbes Coaches Council with like-minded coaches to help empower business communities focusing on connections, visibility, and growth. Read Making Mindful Eating Easier At Work and The Fusion of Science and Spirituality In Holistic Coaching for Personal and Professional Transformation.
Anna has contributed to hundreds of national and international TV shows, radio programs, and podcasts and frequently appears on CNN, Fox News, ABC, and NBC. She has also published over 370 academic articles, book chapters, scientific abstracts, book reviews, and articles for the general public on various topics in psychiatry. She is on the Board of numerous enterprises in the mental health space, including Being Health, Plaey, and Pause + Purpose.
Anna earned her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Biology and Philosophy in 1999 from Stanford University, working as a neurobiology researcher with Dr. Robert Sapolsky.
She earned her M.D. in Medicine from Yale School of Medicine in 2006. In 2010, she concluded her Psychiatry Residency Training Program at New York University.
Anna traveled, lived, and worked in over 70 countries after her studies, seeking something that she felt was missing in her life. During her travels, she studied Kabbalah and Buddhist meditation, and worked with South American shamans and Indian gurus.
In 2020, Anna received the top honor granted to an American psychiatrist, being named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association. Other awards and distinctions she has received include the 1 of 23 Life-Changing Books of All-Time by Forbes Magazine, the National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Research Resident Award, the American Psychoanalytic Association Fellowship, and the William Webb Fellowship from the Academy for Psychosomatic Medicine.
She also received the William F. Downs Fellowship for International Research, the Max Kade Fellowship, the Samuel F. and Sara G. Feinman Scholarship for Leadership, the Foreman Fleisher Foundation Scholarship for Academic Excellence, and the Bessie F. Lawrence International Fellowship, and the National Science Foundation Scholarship.
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Watch If You Want to Find Your Voice, Watch This | Anna Yusim on Women of Impact, Dr. Anna Yusim – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview, and The Key to Improving Your Mental Health.
Listen to How Spirituality Changes Your Brain, How to Cope with Existential Anxiety, and The Role of Spirituality in Healing: Transformative Mental Health Practices.
Read and Listen to The Eye-opening Science of Spirituality | Dr. Anna Yusim. Read her Contributions in Newsweek.
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