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

Supporting psychosis research, implementation, and training through an academic intermediary-purveyor organization.
(2024 Apr 4)
Psychol Serv
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 Feb 7)
Early Interv Psychiatry
Ipekci B, Thibeau H, Barnard E, Keshavan MS, Bye AV, Kline ER
Drivers of and Solutions for the Overuse of Antidepressant Medication in Pediatric Populations.
(2020)
Front Psychiatry 11(): 17
Cosgrove L, Morrill Z, Yusif M, Vaswani A, Cathcart S, Troeger R, Karter JM
Unexamined assumptions and unintended consequences of routine screening for depression.
(2018 Jun)
J Psychosom Res 109(): 9-11
Cosgrove L, Karter JM, Vaswani A, Thombs BD
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