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Asil Yassine, Ph.D. |
We are creatures incredibly capable of both tuning out and tuning in. We can be masters at suppressing thoughts and feelings — and alternatively, we can be superb at actually listening to ourselves, even the most subtle of sensations. And often, the better we get at listening, the more we realize that we hold contradictions within ourselves. “I really want this, but I’m expected to be that” or “This relationship never felt right, but it’s all I’ve ever known”. These dilemmas are not easy to navigate, but they are often the doors that lead to living a life that feels more free and authentic to you. In therapy, we can identify some of the subconscious fears and desires that have shaped our patterns. I see therapy as a space in which we can arrive at these dilemmas and turn them over in your hands together, to look at them from every angle. To both feel and think through them. Doing this is an act of courage on your end, and an honor to walk with you on my end.
Education & Training
Dr. Yassine earned a doctorate degree at UCLA in the area of Human Development and Psychology. She earned her Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor’s Degree from Austin College. Asil has been an educator for many years — as a K-12 public school teacher in Detroit, Michigan, an educator in Somerville, Massachusetts, a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, a Teaching Associate at UCLA, and a Lecturer at California State University in Northridge. In each of these spaces she supported students with both their academic and personal needs, often connecting them to social services on campus and beyond. Asil is continuing her research with Arab American Muslims and how they create possibilities for themselves, specifically inquiring into how they practice legibility, refusal, and revolutionary optimism.
Asil Yassine, Ph.D. is a Registered Psychological Associate (PSB94026942) under the supervision of Ryan Janis, Psy.D. (PSY23195).
Dr. Yassine earned a doctorate degree at UCLA in the area of Human Development and Psychology. She earned her Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor’s Degree from Austin College. Asil has been an educator for many years — as a K-12 public school teacher in Detroit, Michigan, an educator in Somerville, Massachusetts, a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, a Teaching Associate at UCLA, and a Lecturer at California State University in Northridge. In each of these spaces she supported students with both their academic and personal needs, often connecting them to social services on campus and beyond. Asil is continuing her research with Arab American Muslims and how they create possibilities for themselves, specifically inquiring into how they practice legibility, refusal, and revolutionary optimism.
Asil Yassine, Ph.D. is a Registered Psychological Associate (PSB94026942) under the supervision of Ryan Janis, Psy.D. (PSY23195).