Akansha Vaswani-Bye, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Acting Assistant Professor

avb9@uw.edu

I am a counseling psychologist interested in developing and implementing culturally responsive, evidence-informed, family-centered, and non-pathologizing interventions. My practice and research are informed by postmodern ideas, especially narrative therapy. I provide clinical services at the Madison Clinic at Harborview Medical Center.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Psychosis Treatment and Recovery, University of Washington, 2021
Psychology Internship, Massachusetts Mental Health Center/Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2020
PhD, University of Massachusetts-Boston, 2020



Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs
Training Programs

Psychology Internship Program

Scholarly Expertise

  • Narrative therapy

Recent Publications

Cultural adaptation and preliminary evaluation of the psychosis REACH family intervention in Pakistan.
(2026)
Glob Ment Health (Camb) 13(): e15
Kopelovich SL, Rathod S, Blank J, Iqbal R, Vaswani-Bye A, Turkington D, Hardy K, Haider II, Shepard V, Phiri P, Javed A
Co-production of a state-funded centralized psychosis and psychosis risk screening, assessment, and referral service.
(2025 Jan)
Schizophr Res 275(): 196-207
Kopelovich SL, Straub K, Vaswani-Bye A, Brian RM, Monroe-DeVita M
Supporting psychosis research, implementation, and training through an academic intermediary-purveyor organization.
(2024 Nov)
Psychol Serv 21(4): 916-927
Kopelovich SL, Brian RM, Vaswani-Bye A, Chwastiak L, McCain C, Shepard V, Zhang W, Tennison M, Fikre S, Monroe-DeVita M
A Thematic Analysis Investigating the Inaugural Psychosis REACH Family Ambassador Peer Training Program.
(2024)
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 20(): 233-245
Vaswani-Bye A, McCain C, Blank JM, Tennison ME, Kopelovich SL
First episode psychosis caregiver perspectives on motivational interviewing for loved ones training: A qualitative study.
(2024 Jul)
Early Interv Psychiatry 18(7): 553-560
Ipekci B, Thibeau H, Barnard E, Keshavan MS, Bye AV, Kline ER
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