Bahiyyih Young, LPC

I have always been endlessly fascinated by the resiliency of the human spirit. I spent my youth reading every story I could get my hands on about survivors of all kinds of injustice and difficulties, systemic and personal. I was a kid with a lot of questions: What makes people persist despite danger, pain, and suffering? How do human beings manage to hold themselves together—to love, grow, sing, dance, raise families, and simply live through fear, grief, and against all odds? Why do suffering and injustice happen? I don’t have all—or even many—of the answers, but I am still good at asking questions. I continue to be moved and humbled by the stories I have been honored to hold over my years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

I was raised in South Carolina in a multicultural family with a strong tradition of healers. I moved to Anchorage, Alaska one month before the November 2018 earthquake, fell in love, and am grateful to live with my husband and dog on the beautiful unceded land of the Dena’ina Athabascan people. I enjoy theatre, eggplant, singing, anywhere the water meets the land, speaking nonsense to my dog, and poetry.

I believe that humanity is deeply interconnected. The work we do to heal ripples outward, touching our families, neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities across generations. We are all shaped by the currents of the world around us, and each of us carries the responsibility to look within, seek meaning in our lives and journeys in this unique moment in history, and choose how we move forward with intention and care.

Education & Experience

I completed my graduate education in Marriage, Couples, & Family Counseling at the University of South Carolina in 2013. There, I worked in group foster care, nonprofit rape crisis services, and school-based mental healthcare, supporting at-risk youth and their families. Since moving to Anchorage, I’ve worked in group private practice and tribal healthcare, and River & Moss Counseling is my first solo practice.

I am trained in Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and a variety of other therapeutic approaches. My work is attachment-focused, trauma-informed, and eclectic, meeting clients where they are and using the tools and approaches that best support their growth. I am especially drawn to working with Indigenous, immigrant, refugee, Black, and people of the global majority, helping them navigate identity, belonging, and the effects of both personal and systemic trauma.

Clients often say they find me easy to connect with, and appreciate my honesty, compassion, and sense of humor. I strive to create a space that feels steady, safe, and restorative, and I truly love this work—helping people reconnect with their resilience, meaning, and wholeness.

Specialities

  • Complex trauma and PTSD (survivors of childhood, sexual, generational, and/or systemic trauma and other traumatic experiences)

  • Mood disorders

  • Women’s health

  • Helping professionals

  • Grief

  • Indigenous peoples

  • Immigrants & refugees

  • Neurodiversity

I might be the right therapist for you if you…

  • You’ve carried trauma—your own, ancestral, or that of someone close to you

  • You want to explore the many layers of your identity—race, gender, body, culture, spirituality, sexual orientation, relationship structure, neurodiversity—and understand how they shape your life

  • You feel uncomfortable or stuck in your body, your relationships, your work, or the world around you

  • You need a safe place to process how current or historical events are affecting you and those you love

  • You are grieving loss and seeking a gentle, steady space to do so

  • You value compassionate honesty, open exploration, and genuine human connection, and you’re ready to engage in a therapeutic journey that meets you where you are

Contact

email hello@rivermoss-ak.com

call/text 907-313-6403

You can also send me a message below. I look forward to hearing from you!