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. If it’s not a good fit, we’ll help you meet with a different therapist at no additional cost.
Start your care
From there, you’ll meet with your therapist regularly to make progress toward your goals.
You can book health coaching sessions to build new habits, manage daily routines, and get more hands-on support between therapy sessions.
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, intake are $99, and regular sessions are $125. Self-pay services may be eligible for reimbursement through HSA, FSA, and out-of-network benefits.
Whether insurance or self-pay, all intake sessions come with a satisfaction guarantee. That means that if you’d like to try another intake session, we will help you meet with a different Anise Health provider at no additional cost.
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We partner with insurance to make mental health care more accessible for our community. We accept the following plans:
California
Aetna
Optum
Anthem Blue Cross of California
Blue Shield of California
Health Net (formerly MHN)
Wellfleet
Florida
Aetna
Optum
Carelon
Quest Behavioral Health
Massachusetts
Aetna
Optum
Point32Health
New York
Aetna
Optum
Anthem BCBS (formerly Empire)
Carelon
Highmark BCBS of Western NY
Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern NY
New Jersey
Aetna
Optum
Carelon
Quest Behavioral Health
Washington
Aetna
Optum
Premera Blue Cross
Regence BlueShield
Carelon
Texas
Aetna
Optum
Quest Behavioral Health
Your session costs will depend on your specific insurance plan and benefits.
If you don’t see your plan or have questions about whether we accept your insurance, our team is happy to help you figure it out! Just send us an email at info@anisehealth.co
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Your treatment is tailored to your needs. You and your therapist will collaborate to figure out what works best for you. That could look like meeting once a week, every two weeks, or even multiple times a week if you need.
As you continue your care, you can discuss whether to adjust how often you’ll meet and change your schedule if it makes sense.
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Coaching is a separate offering that you can add as part of your care. Coaching is a useful way to build new habits, manage daily routines, or get more hands-on support between therapy sessions. To ensure a seamless experience, your coach works closely with your therapist to provide fully integrated care. You can book your coaching sessions directly through the Patient Portal for a flat fee of $30 per session.
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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.
Note: We currently do not offer medication management, couples/family therapy, or in-person care. -
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!
“Therapy had not worked for me before as an Asian American, but after meeting with my Anise clinician, I have regained confidence in the process and am excited to continue working with them.”
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