Dr. Jamila Young is a licensed clinical psychologist providing psychotherapy, psychological/diagnostic assessment, and consultation across private practice and university counseling settings. She is licensed in California (CA PSY30366) and the District of Columbia (PSY1000984). Her work centers on adult and couples therapy, with attention to intergenerational and relational dynamics, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive practice. She treats concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, and life transitions, and has specialized experience supporting college and graduate students, law students, and legal professionals.

Since April 2015, Dr. Young has served as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Jamila Young PhD LLC in Los Angeles, California. She provides individual and couples psychotherapy to adults in California in person and via telehealth, and to adults in Washington, DC via telehealth. Her practice also includes psychological evaluations and assessments, consultation, and care coordination as needed.

From August 2013 through January 2016, Dr. Young was a Staff Psychologist at Georgetown University Counseling & Psychiatric Service in Washington, DC, where she provided assessment, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and referral services, and led outreach and prevention programming. She consulted with administrators and faculty regarding student mental health, supervised junior staff psychologists, and guest lectured in undergraduate courses. She also served as Adjunct Faculty at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland (January 2013–December 2014), teaching General Psychology and designing curriculum covering major psychological theories and research methods. Earlier, she held teaching roles at Loyola University Chicago as a Part-Time Faculty Instructor (August 2010–May 2011), Guest Lecturer (April 2009), and Teaching Assistant (2006–2008).

Dr. Young earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology (Child–Family Subspecialty) from Loyola University Chicago (December 2012), an MA in Psychology from Loyola University Chicago (May 2009), and a BA in Psychology from Emory University (2006). Her clinical training includes a Psychology Externship at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital (July 2009–June 2010) and a Pediatric Neuropsychology Externship at the University of Chicago (July 2008–June 2009). Her dissertation examined adaptation among African American adolescents exposed to racial discrimination, and she served as a Graduate Research Assistant/Project Coordinator in Loyola University Chicago’s PACCT Lab (2006–2012).