Culturally-attuned care for anxiety
Learn about treatment for anxiety and why care that considers your culture is more effective
✔ Therapy tailored for the Asian community
✔ Covered by insurance & HSA/FSA. Affordable self-pay subscriptions.
✔ 9 out of 10 clients improve by week 8
Why anxiety treatment works better when tailored for the Asian community
When your therapist doesn’t get where you’re coming from, they might miss the true root cause for why you feel this way.
Some examples of why anxiety is different for Asian Americans:
Cultural values shape your personal expectations
Navigating between different identities
Immigration related stress
Facing discrimination and feeling like you never belong
Trauma passed down from how your family survived
These aren’t the only ways anxiety might look different for us. Working with a therapist who understands these dynamics means you can go deeper and develop strategies that actually work for you.
You don’t have to explain how you became you. And that’s one less thing to worry about.
There’s no shame in needing support
You were never meant to carry everything alone. 1 in 5 adults experience an anxiety disorder. That number is higher for Asian Americans.
Anxiety is a natural emotion that protects us. When it becomes constant, anxiety stops helping us and interferes with our daily life.
Anise’s care model was designed in partnership with Stanford and UC Berkeley
How Anise works
Tell us about yourself
Fill out a short form then get matched right away. We use your answers to recommend culturally-attuned Anise providers who understand your unique needs.
Meet your match
Book your first session whenever works best for you. Meet your therapist to see if you get along. When you’re ready to move forward, customize your monthly care plan.
Start your care
Kick off therapy and coaching with clear milestones, between-session actions, and progress tracking. Chat with your care team anytime on our secure online portal to adjust your care plan as your journey progresses.
We proudly accept insurance
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*Co-pays, deductibles, and other payments will vary for clients who are in-network with our insurance partners.
Anxiety can show up in many ways.
It might feel like:
Trouble sleeping
Being on edge all the time
You have no control over your life
Difficulty concentrating
Having a hard time relaxing
Always wondering when something will go wrong
Racing thoughts
In cultures that value our mind-body connection but might not know how to voice these as rooted in our mental health, symptoms can show up physically. Anxiety could look like:
Tightness in the chest
Stomach problems
Headaches
Even tiredness all the time
What are the symptoms of anxiety?
What people often ask
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Yes. Research and real-world experience show the client–therapist relationship strongly predicts outcomes. If you keep getting matched to the wrong fit and restarting with new therapists, progress slows.
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Fill out a short intake form and get instantly matched to culturally-attuned Anise providers. Book your first session with no strings attached. Start your 5 min intake here >
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On average, insurance clients will pay a ~$25 co-pay per session if we’re in-network but we recommend contacting your plan for the most accurate estimate. For self-pay clients, sessions are ~$65 on average (billed monthly). At the end of each month, your care team will help you decide whether to stick with your current care plan or switch to one that better addresses your latest needs.
For self-pay subscriptions, the intake appointment costs $99 and comes with a satisfaction guarantee. That means that if you’d like to try another intake session, we will help you meet with a different provider at no additional cost.
Self-pay subscriptions are eligible for HSA, FSA, and out-of-network benefits. -
It will vary based on the care plan you are on. It could range from having 1 therapy session per month and 1 coaching session per month (Integrated-Lite track) all the way to weekly therapy sessions (Deep-Dive track). It all comes down to what best addresses your needs.
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Coaching is included with most of our care plans to help you take a more actionable approach to your therapy goals and see progress. The amount of therapy and coaching will depend on the care plan; the Deep-Dive track is the only care plan that does not include coaching and is primarily for clients with more severe needs. At the end of each month, your care team will help you decide whether to stick with your current care plan or switch to one that better addresses your latest needs.
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Anise supports a wide range of emotional and life challenges, especially those shaped by cultural identity. Clients often seek care for stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, family tension, imposter syndrome, and navigating cultural expectations. Our diverse providers offer therapy and coaching that’s tailored to your lived experience.
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We are confident in our providers’ abilities to meet your needs, but understand that not everyone is a perfect fit! If you’d like to try another intake session, we will help you meet with a different provider at no additional cost.
An integrated approach to mental health that works
Solving the mental health equity crisis requires updating treatment models to account for intersectionality and individualized needs. Prioritizing cultural competence in counseling should be top of mind for every care provider. That’s why we do what we do - and it’s working.
87% continue care for at least 4 weekly sessions
vs. 50% BIPOC who stop support after just 1
96% of clients felt “heard and understood”
vs. 54% with existing standard of care
93% of clients improve by Week 8
vs. 68% using a one-size-fits-all app
10K+ therapy and coaching sessions
We aim to eliminate health disparities in mental health outcomes and our results within the Asian community show that our approach improves engagement rates by 17x!
“The coaching session was extremely helpful in identifying where in my life I wanted to most improve. I liked how my coach let me guide the conversation but steered me in the right direction through asking targeted questions.”
