Message me below, or email hello@rivermoss-ak.com.

I offer a free 15-minute consultation to see if we're a good fit, and we can easily schedule that by email.

I provide in-person sessions in my Anchorage office and telehealth services for clients anywhere in Alaska. We can work together to choose the best mix of both to fit your needs.

I work one-on-one with clients aged 15 and older.

Parents or guardians of clients age 15-17 must attend the first session to give permission for services and agree on treatment planning. We will talk about the next steps in treatment during that session.

Families may include children of any age.

I am an in-network provider Blue Cross Blue Shield (including any BCBS plan) and Aetna.

In either case, I am able to bill insurance directly.

To determine your coverage, please contact your insurance company to inquire about your outpatient mental health benefits.

Initial 15-minute consultation: no charge

Mental health assessment (60+ minutes): $300

Individual sessions (50-55 minutes): $250

Couples & Family Therapy (50-55 minutes): $300

In compliance with the Good Faith Estimate requirements of the No Surprises Act (H.R. 133), River & Moss Counseling will provide Good Faith Estimates once services begin at your request in consultation with your therapist. For more information about this, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

If you notify me at least 24 hours before your appointment, I am happy to reschedule or cancel for free.

If you don’t give 24 hours’ notice, arrive more than 11 minutes late to a scheduled appointment, or miss a scheduled appointment, you will be charged the full session self-pay fee, $250. Insurance does not cover this charge.

That said, you may miss one appointment per year without a charge, and I am always happy to discuss extenuating circumstances with you. I know that life happens. I, too, am human.

Reaching out for therapy is a vulnerable thing. Talking to someone you don’t know about your inner world takes courage — and it’s normal to feel nervous. If you’re here reading this, you’ve already begun.

You don’t have to be certain. You just have to be willing.

We’ll start with a free 15-minute consultation by phone or telehealth. I’ll ask a few questions about what’s bringing you to therapy, and you’ll have space to ask anything you’d like. The goal is simple: to see whether working together feels like a good fit.

Fit matters.

If it turns out I’m not the right therapist for you, that’s okay. I’m happy to help you find referrals to other providers, agencies, or community resources that may be a better match.

If we do move forward, I’ll send you a brief questionnaire to complete before our first session. This gives me some helpful background so we don’t have to start from scratch when we sit down together.

You don’t have to carry the whole story in with you.

Your first full session is about getting oriented and beginning to know each other. I’ll ask about you, your history, your relationships and community, and what you’re hoping for from therapy. We’ll talk about what feels most important right now and what support might look like going forward — which may include therapy, collaboration with other providers, or community-based resources, depending on your needs.

There’s no right way to begin.

A few important things to know:

• You are always in control of what you share. You won’t be pushed to say anything you’re not ready to say.

• I may ask brief, surface-level questions about trauma, but I won’t ask you to go into detail in the first session. It matters to me that you leave feeling grounded and safe.

• You are free to pause or end therapy at any time, for any reason.

You are not trapped here.

If questions or concerns come up at any point, you’re welcome to reach out. Therapy is a collaborative process, and my role is to offer a space that is steady, thoughtful, and human where we can move at a pace that feels right for you.

We’ll take this one step at a time.

Clients usually have a 50+ minute session once a week. This can be adjusted depending on their availability, individual needs, and personal preferences. We will discuss and tailor this arrangement during the first session to ensure it best supports your goals and schedule.

Unfortunately, I am only licensed in Alaska at this time. If you are not living in Alaska, I cannot be your therapist.

Depending on where you are and what you’re looking for in a therapist, I may be able to help point you in a helpful direction. Feel free to message me below. I’ll do what I can!

No — I’m not a medical provider and can’t prescribe medication. Therapy is one part of a larger picture, and when medication or medical care is relevant, I’m happy to work alongside your other providers or help you connect with one.

I approach therapy with the understanding that you are a whole person. Mental health doesn’t exist in isolation from physical health, relationships, or life circumstances.

When medication or other kinds of healthcare are parts of your treatment, I’m glad to collaborate with your healthcare providers so your care feels coordinated and supportive rather than fragmented. If you need help finding a provider or thinking through next steps in treatment, that can be part of our work together.

From Brainspotting.com:

“Brainspotting gives us a tool, within this clinical relationship, to neurobiologically locate, focus, process, and release experiences and symptoms that are typically out of reach of the conscious mind and its cognitive and language capacity.”

Learn Online: Brainspotting.com

Read a Book: Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change by David Grand, PhD

From the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute:

“IFS is a transformative tool that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Just like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles within us. Self is in everyone. It can’t be damaged. It knows how to heal…”

Learn More Online: IFS Institute

Read a Book: No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, PhD

From the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute:

“Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) is a therapeutic modality for trauma and attachment issues. SP welcomes the body as an integral source of information which can guide resourcing and the accessing and processing of challenging, traumatic, and developmental experience. SP is a holistic approach that includes somatic, emotional, and cognitive processing and integration.”

Learn Online: SP Institute

Read a Book: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, and Clare Pain

It's normal to seek help when you're unhappy, uncomfortable, or unsure why life isn't going as you hoped, and it’s normal to not know what kind of help you need exactly. We can work through it together.

Your privacy matters here. This notice explains how clients’ health information may be used and shared, how it's protected, and clients’ rights, including how to get a copy of client records or file a complaint. Clients will also receive a copy when we begin working together, and clients can ask for one anytime.

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THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT RECORDS, MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Effective date: 10 Oct 2026

WHO THIS NOTICE COVERS

In this notice, "the Practice" means Refuge Counseling Collective LLC, doing business as River & Moss Counseling, including Bahiyyih Young, LPC (AK License #138659, NPI 1124577499). The Practice's "Privacy Officer" is Bahiyyih Young, LPC, who is responsible for this notice and for answering questions about it. "You" means the client or the client's legal representative.

Mailing address: PO Box 230712, Anchorage, AK 99523 · Office: 700 W 41st Ave, Suite 206, Anchorage, AK 99503 · Phone: 907-313-6403 · Fax: 907-931-6430 · Email: hello@rivermoss-ak.com

THE PRACTICE'S DUTIES

The Practice understands that information about your health and care is personal and is committed to protecting it. The Practice keeps a record of the care you receive, which is needed to provide quality care and to meet legal requirements. This notice applies to all records of your care created or kept by the Practice.

The Practice follows the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and applicable Alaska law. Substance use disorder records the Practice receives from programs covered by 42 CFR Part 2 ("Part 2 records") have additional federal protections, described under Substance Use Disorder (Part 2) Records below.

The Practice is required by law to:

• keep your protected health information (PHI) private;

• notify you promptly if a breach compromises your PHI;

• use and disclose Part 2 records only as permitted by 42 CFR Part 2;

• give you this notice of its legal duties and privacy practices; and

• follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

The Practice may change this notice, and any changes will apply to all information it holds about you. The current notice is available on request, posted in the office, and at rivermoss-ak.com.

USES AND DISCLOSURES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE YOUR AUTHORIZATION

The categories below describe how the Practice may use and disclose your PHI without your written authorization. Not every use in each category is listed, but every permitted use falls within one of them.

Treatment, payment, and health care operations.

• Treatment: The Practice may use and share your information to provide and coordinate your care, such as consulting with another licensed provider or coordinating with your physician.

• Payment: The Practice may share information with your health plan, such as dates of service and diagnosis, so the Practice can be paid for your care.

• Health care operations: The Practice may use your information to run the practice, such as reviewing the quality of care or working with business associates, like its electronic health record provider, who are bound by contract to protect your information.

Other permitted uses and disclosures. Subject to limits in the law, the Practice may also use or disclose your PHI:

1. When required by federal or state law, limited to what that law requires.

2. For public health and safety, including reporting suspected abuse or neglect of a child, elder, or vulnerable adult, or preventing or lessening a serious threat to anyone's health or safety.

3. For health oversight activities, such as audits and investigations.

4. For judicial and administrative proceedings, in response to a court or administrative order, or to a subpoena or other lawful request when reasonable efforts have been made to notify you or to obtain a protective order. The Practice's preference is to obtain your authorization first.

5. For law enforcement purposes, including reporting crimes that occur on the Practice's premises.

6. To coroners or medical examiners performing duties authorized by law.

7. For research, when permitted by law.

8. For specialized government functions, such as military, national security, or correctional institution purposes.

9. For workers' compensation, as required by those laws. The Practice's preference is to obtain your authorization first.

10. To contact you with appointment reminders or information about treatment alternatives and other services the Practice offers.

USES AND DISCLOSURES THAT REQUIRE YOUR AUTHORIZATION

1. Psychotherapy notes. The Practice may keep "psychotherapy notes" as defined in 45 CFR § 164.501, which are kept separate from the rest of your record. Using or disclosing them requires your written authorization, except: for the Practice's own use in treating you; for training or supervising mental health practitioners; for the Practice's defense in a legal proceeding you bring; for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate HIPAA compliance; when required by law; for health oversight of the notes' author; for a coroner performing duties authorized by law; or to help avert a serious threat to health or safety.

2. Marketing. The Practice will not use or disclose your PHI for marketing purposes.

3. Sale of PHI. The Practice will not sell your PHI.

4. All other uses. Any use or disclosure not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent the Practice has already acted on it.

DISCLOSURES YOU MAY OBJECT TO

The Practice may share your PHI with a family member, friend, or other person you identify as involved in your care or in paying for it, unless you object in whole or in part.

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (PART 2) RECORDS

If the Practice receives records about you from a substance use disorder treatment program covered by 42 CFR Part 2, those records receive additional federal protection. 42 CFR Part 2 prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of these records.

• With your consent. With your written consent, the Practice may use and disclose Part 2 records for treatment, payment, and health care operations. Once disclosed for those purposes, recipients that are HIPAA covered entities or business associates may redisclose the records as HIPAA permits.

• Legal proceedings. The Practice will not use or disclose Part 2 records, or testimony describing their contents, in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding by any federal, state, or local authority against you, unless you consent or a court orders it after giving you notice.

• Medical emergencies. In a medical emergency, the Practice may disclose Part 2 records to medical personnel as needed to treat you.

YOUR RIGHTS

1. Request limits. You may ask the Practice not to use or share certain information for treatment, payment, or operations. The Practice is not required to agree and may decline if it would affect your care. If you pay for a service in full out of pocket, you may ask the Practice not to share that information with your health plan, and the Practice will agree unless the law requires otherwise.

2. Confidential communications. You may ask to be contacted in a specific way or at a different address, and the Practice will agree to all reasonable requests.

3. Access and copies. Except for psychotherapy notes, you may request a paper or electronic copy of your record or a summary of it. The Practice will respond within 30 days of your written request and may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.

4. Corrections. You may ask the Practice to correct or add to your record. The Practice may decline but will explain why in writing within 60 days, or within 90 days if it notifies you of a delay.

5. List of disclosures. You may request a list of disclosures the Practice made in the six years before your request, other than for treatment, payment, health care operations, or disclosures you authorized. To the extent required by 42 CFR Part 2, you may also request a list of disclosures of your Part 2 records for the past three years. The Practice will respond within 60 days.

6. Copy of this notice. You may request a paper or electronic copy of this notice at any time, even if you received it electronically.

7. Questions. You may contact the Privacy Officer to discuss this notice.

HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Practice or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

• With the Practice: in writing to Bahiyyih Young, LPC, Privacy Officer, PO Box 230712, Anchorage, AK 99523 · 907-313-6403 · hello@rivermoss-ak.com

• Online with the HHS Office for Civil Rights: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/cp/wizard_cp.jsf

• By mail: Centralized Case Management Operations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201

• By email: OCRComplaint@hhs.gov

Thanks for asking! Since you asked…

Phonetically, it’s ba-HEE-yeh… “a” as in “bat”, emphasis on the second syllable, and the “yeh” rhymes with “bed.”

For Americans, it often comes out more like buh-HEE-yuh… “uh” in both cases as in “butter.” That’s ok, too.

The closest recording I could find online is the introduction of this lovely woman: Bahiyyih

She and I were named after the same person and have some life experiences in common.… and yes, it’s ok to ask again when we see each other!