Aïcha Cissé, PhD

About

Psychologist in New York, NY. Works with Relationship & Family Issues, Race, Culture & Belonging and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients online only. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Anger Management
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Parenting
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues

Types of therapy

• Afrocentered, liberatory & decolonizing
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Forensic PsychologyPsychology applied to legal matters, such as evaluations for courts, custody or criminal cases.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Psychological Testing and EvaluationFormal assessment with standardized tests, for example for ADHD, learning differences or autism, usually ending in a written report.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma Informed

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship & Family Issues, Race, Culture & Belonging, Trauma and PTSD, Adoption, Anger Management, Burnout, Caregivers, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Neurodivergence, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Personality Disorders, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Sexual Abuse, Substance Use, Teen Violence, Testing and Evaluation

Fees

Individual sessions $250

Payment methods

American Express, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Mixed Race

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Fordham University

Years in practice

9

Other offices

Oakland, 94610

Education & qualifications