Rakisha Bush (she/her/hers)

I’ve treated eating disorders like binge eating, emotional eating, anorexia, and bulimia in hospital settings alongside doctors, dietitians, and psychiatrists. I’m especially passionate about supporting women of color, who often face these struggles in silence due to cultural stigma and lack of recognition. As someone personally connected to this work, I’m here to offer compassionate, culturally aware care that helps you heal your relationship with food and yourself.

Extensive training and experience treating generalized and social anxiety in adults who struggle with excessive worry, irritability, and avoiding situations that trigger nervousness. Using evidence-based approaches like CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), I help clients challenge unhelpful thoughts, manage emotions, and build confidence in social and everyday situations.

I have years of experience treating depression in adults across inpatient and outpatient settings through both individual and group therapy. Using CBT, I help clients understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected and how these patterns impact their current struggles. I also incorporate ACT to guide clients in managing difficult emotions and taking steps that align with their values to build a more hopeful, fulfilling life.

I specialize in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a gold-standard approach for treating trauma. In higher levels of care, I’ve used CPT to facilitate structured trauma-focused treatment for clients with severe PTSD. Through this work, many of my clients experienced a significant reduction in symptoms—often cutting their distress scores by more than half—demonstrating powerful shifts in their thinking, emotional regulation, and overall functioning.

I have extensive experience using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in both group and individual settings across all levels of care—from inpatient to outpatient. Through this work, I’ve helped clients identify and connect unhelpful thought and emotion patterns that fuel behaviors keeping them stuck. Many experienced significant improvement, with symptom scores often reduced to the minimal range, as they gained insight and tools to shift their thinking, emotions, and make meaningful changes.

I have used ACT across various levels of care to help clients struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and disordered eating. By teaching mindfulness, emotional acceptance, and values-based action, I’ve supported clients in reducing avoidance, increasing psychological flexibility, and making choices that align with what matters most to them. Many experienced a noticeable shift in their functioning and sense of purpose as they learned to navigate difficult thoughts and feelings better.

I’ve treated eating disorders like binge eating, emotional eating, anorexia, and bulimia in hospital settings alongside doctors, dietitians, and psychiatrists with CBT, ACT, and ERP. I’m especially passionate about supporting women of color, who often face these struggles in silence due to cultural stigma and lack of recognition. As someone personally connected to this work, I’m here to offer compassionate, culturally aware care that helps you heal your relationship with food and yourself.

I specialize in treating generalized and social anxiety in teens and adults who struggle with excessive worry, irritability, and avoiding situations that trigger nervousness. Using evidence-based approaches like CBT, mindfulness techniques, and Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), I helped clients challenge unhelpful thoughts, manage emotions, stay in the present, and build confidence in social and everyday situations. Evidenced by significant decreases in assessment scores.