OUR TEAM
Yael Mansoor, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Whole-person therapy for adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, and complex, longstanding patterns.
IFS & Parts Work · ACT & Depth Psychology
Neuropsychology-Informed Care
ABOUT YAEL
A Thoughtful, Integrative Approach to Lasting Change
Dr. Yael Mansoor is a licensed clinical psychologist who works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relational difficulties, life transitions, and longstanding patterns that have been difficult to change. Her background spans psychotherapy, neuropsychology, psychological assessment, teaching, and interdisciplinary consultation.
Yael earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (now Palo Alto University), graduating in 2012. She completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Mansoor takes a warm, curious, collaborative, and active approach to therapy. She works integratively, with a strong emphasis on parts work/Internal Family Systems (IFS), depth psychology, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), while drawing from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, somatic, and other evidence-based approaches according to each client’s needs.
Her background in neuropsychology informs her attention to the interplay of emotional, developmental, cognitive, relational, and medical factors.
Dr. Mansoor is a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington, DC.
HOW YAEL WORKS
An Integrative, Individualized Approach
Yael tailors therapy to each person’s needs and goals. Her work is collaborative, compassionate, and attentive to how past experiences, current challenges, and individual differences fit together.
Internal Family Systems
& Parts Work
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Psychodynamic &
Depth Psychology
Relational &
Whole-Person Care
Mindfulness &
Somatic Approaches
Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy (CBT)
SPECIALIZED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
In addition to her broader psychotherapy work, Dr. Mansoor offers specialized services informed by advanced training in neuropsychology, rehabilitation, and work with altered and nonordinary states of consciousness.
Cognitive Rehabilitation After Neurological Illness or Injury
When your brain isn’t working the way it used to, everyday life can feel unexpectedly difficult.
Changes in memory, attention, processing speed, organization, or executive functioning can affect everything from work and relationships to confidence and independence. For adults experiencing cognitive changes related to neurological illness or injury, cognitive rehabilitation can help make daily life more manageable.
Dr. Mansoor completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. She uses individualized strategies to help clients strengthen everyday functioning, adapt to cognitive changes, and develop practical ways of working with their current strengths and challenges.
The goal is not simply to understand what has changed, but to help you function more effectively and feel more capable in your day-to-day life.
ASK ABOUT COGNITIVE REHABILITATION → Psychedelic Preparation & Integration
A psychedelic experience can be powerful, confusing, meaningful, unsettling, or all of those things at once. You do not have to make sense of it alone.
Dr. Mansoor provides psychotherapy for individuals preparing psychologically for psychedelic experiences or seeking to understand and integrate experiences they have already had. She completed training through the MAPS MDMA Therapy Training Program and has particular expertise working with psychedelic, dissociative, meditative, and other nonordinary states of consciousness.
Preparation therapy can help you explore your intentions, expectations, concerns, and emotional readiness before an experience. Integration therapy provides space afterward to process what occurred, make sense of difficult or meaningful material, and consider how emerging insights may connect with your relationships, values, patterns, and ongoing therapeutic work.
The focus is not the experience itself, but helping you approach it thoughtfully and integrate what emerges into the life you are actually living.
ASK ABOUT THIS SERVICE →A NOTE ABOUT THERAPY WITH DR. MANSOOR
Psychedelic preparation and integration are psychotherapy services only. They do not include providing, prescribing, administering, recommending, or facilitating access to psychedelic substances, or guidance regarding the dosing or administration of controlled substances.
Dr. Mansoor may discuss psychological considerations, potential risks, and harm-reduction principles within the scope of psychotherapy. These services do not constitute medical evaluation or clearance for psychedelic use, and Dr. Mansoor does not determine whether psychedelic use is medically safe, supervise its administration, or guarantee the safety of any psychedelic experience. Clients should consult an appropriately licensed medical provider regarding medical risks, contraindications, and medication interactions.
Looking for Therapy That Goes Beyond the Surface?
If you’re navigating complex or longstanding challenges and are looking for a thoughtful, whole-person approach, Dr. Mansoor may be a good fit.
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