Hi, 👋🏽 I'm Dr. Ali Mattu
I teach people how to build a life bigger than their fears.
Start Lesson #1Clinical psychologist Dr. Ali Mattu spent 10 years at New York City's best hospitals, treating hundreds of patients with anxiety disorders.
Frustrated by how many people mental healthcare left behind, he quit his position at Columbia University to focus on creating media for those who can't access quality mental health information.
Dr. Ali Mattu's story.
Now, his YouTube channel has grown to over 300,000 subscribers. He created Good At Anxiety to more deeply explore how anxiety works and what to do about it.
Dr. Ali has been called a "forward thinker" in psychology. His work has been described as "simple, thoughtful, and actionable." He was one of The Mighty's mental health heroes of 2015.
Dr. Ali lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and son.
Dr. Ali is an expert at treating anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (hair-pulling disorder, skin-picking disorder) using cognitive behavioral therapy.
He was trained as a child clinical psychologist. While he's worked with people across the age spectrum, he specializes in teenage and young adult mental health.
Dr. Ali was an assistant professor at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the director of mental health at Loop, a startup dedicated to social anxiety.
Dr. Ali is licensed to practice clinical psychology in California (PSY34269) and New York (020357).
Dr. Mike and Dr. Ali explore the mental health crisis.
Dr. Ali was the co-host of PBS's Emmy Nominated Self-Evident.
He was featured on Netflix + Vox's The Mind Explained: Anxiety, HBO's Doctor Commentaries, and A&E's The Employables.
He has been interviewed by the New York Times and appeared on Doctor Mike, Buzzfeed, MTV, CBS, and NBC. His TEDx is titled Making Mental Health a Part of Your Story.
He has the honor of being made fun of by John Oliver on HBO's Last Week Tonight.
Dr. Ali received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in psychology and minored in Asian American studies.
He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
He completed a doctoral internship at New York's Bellevue Hospital Center and a post-doctoral fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Dr. Ali Mattu explains social anxiety.
Dr. Ali has served in a variety of leadership roles within the American Psychological Association, including:
- Board of Directors.
- Council of Representatives.
- Council Leadership Team.
- Policy and Planning Board.
- Good Governance Project.
- The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.
He also served on the Board of Directors of The Story Collider and continues to serve on its Artistic Advisory Board.