Genna Yakult

From Clinical Psychology to Direct Practice

Genna is a graduate student in the MSW program at NYU's Silver School of Social Work, completing her clinical internship with Steady Compass Counseling Services. She holds a B.A. in Clinical Psychology from Hunter College, which first drew her toward direct clinical practice.

Her clinical training includes work at the Queens Consultation Center, where she counseled young adults and adults through anger, anxiety, grief, trauma, and interpersonal conflict, along with experience as a behavior technician working with adolescents on the autism spectrum, her first exposure to supervised, one on one clinical work.

Genna is Russian speaking and brings an immigrant background to her work, along with the cultural insight that comes with it.

Space to Grow, Without Pressure to Change

Genna wants therapy to feel transformational, a space where people can grow into the best version of themselves and move past what has been holding them back. She also wants it to feel safe enough to simply sit with difficult thoughts and feelings, like anxiety, anger, or grief, without pressure for immediate change.

From there, her role is to support the client's own journey toward that goal rather than direct it.

Where Genna Has Trained

Queens Consultation Center

Provided individual counseling to young adults and adults, building distress tolerance for anger and anxiety, supporting grief and trauma work, and developing skills for interpersonal conflict.

Behavior Technician, Comprehensive Behavior Supports

Worked one on one with adolescents on the autism spectrum under the supervision of a licensed professional, building a strong foundation in direct clinical care.

Bilingual & Multicultural Perspective

Russian speaking with an immigrant background, bringing cultural insight into the therapy room.