Dr. Aisha Mitchell Washington

(she/her)

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Accepts 64 insurances

LCSW

28 years of experience

Virtual

LCSW

28 years of experience

Virtual

Welcome to Dr. Mitchell's safe and brave space! I began my career working with "at-risk children and youth" and families in 1995. Many struggling with substance abuse, poverty, child abuse, and neglect. While maintaining the person in the environment perspective throughout my career, I supported antiracist policies, ideas, and actions. This is why I continue to practice in a manner that promotes self-awareness and self-reflectiveness for myself and with clients in a healing journey to self-care and resilience. I believe it is important to use narrative therapy and other therapies with the theory of intersectionality to remain person-centered. My practice is also focused on treating trauma and/or race-based stress that has shaped a person’s inner world; so the use of Feminist therapy, Queer Theory, and Liberation Psychology are introduced as appropriate. I welcome everyone who values peace to come and try with me.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

The initial visit is a period for you and me to get to know each other and get an idea of how to proceed.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Creating an atmosphere; finding and being able to hold space with clients who have similar experiences can be healing. This is why I am committed to working with BIPOC individuals that are having a difficult time coping with race-related stress by addressing negative thoughts, building a support network, and building a sense of identity.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color ) Military Veterans ALAANA (African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, or Native American) LGBTQ+ community People vulnerable to poverty People affected by Trauma

About Dr. Aisha Mitchell Washington

Dr. Aisha Mitchell Washington offers therapy covered by Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal in California; Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal) in California; CalViva Health (Medi-Cal) in California; Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal) in California; Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal) in California; Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal) in California; Health Net (Medi-Cal) in California; Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal in California; L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal) in California; Orange County Mental Health Plan (Medi-Cal) in California; Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal) in California; San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal) in California; Medicaid - Peach State Health Plan in Georgia; Peach State Health Plan (Managed Medicaid) in Georgia.

Identifies as

Black / African American Christian

Specializes in

Trauma and PTSD

Serves ages

Licensed in

Alabama California Georgia New Jersey Washington

Accepts

Aetna Aetna - Medicare All Savers Ambetter of Georgia Amerihealth Amerihealth Administrators Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage AvMed Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare Blue Shield Blue Shield (MHSA) Magellan Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal Blue Shield of California - Medicare Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)Cash Central California Alliance for Health (Commercial)Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)Cigna Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)EAP:Cigna EAP:Evernorth EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum Evernorth Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)Golden Rule Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare Health Net (Medi-Cal)Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal Horizon Horizon - Medicare Humana - Medicare Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)Independence Administrators Independence Blue Cross Independence Keystone 65 HMO Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente - Medicare L.A. Care Covered L.A. Care Covered Direct L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)L.A. Care PASC-SEIU Medicaid - Peach State Health Plan Optum OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions Orange County Mental Health Plan (Medi-Cal)Oscar Oxford Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)Peach State Health Plan (Managed Medicaid)San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)Scripps Health Plan Sharp Health Plan Surest (formerly Bind)Tufts Health/Cigna United Medical Resources UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance UnitedHealthcare Shared Services UnitedHealthcare StudentResources UnitedHealthcare/Optum UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare WellCare of Georgia

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

Narrative

I use narrative therapy and other frameworks for various populations such as people of color, those who have experienced trauma, and those with PTSD, severe depression, ADHD, Bipolar, sexual identity challenges, relationship conflicts, and severe anxiety. It allows for cultural humility and sensitivity to be utilized when working with clients in various interventions as well as giving importance to the bio-socio-psychological development of the clients.