Dr. Young is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in depth psychotherapy with a focus on helping people understand themselves. He is particularly interested in how psychedelics and mindfulness practices enhance the process of self understanding and self realization.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Florida State University (1997), master’s degree in psychology at San Diego State University (2005), and doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2010). He completed a 2-year course of study in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Dallas Psychoanalytic Center (2009), and has completed the MAPS training in MDMA-assisted therapy (2021).

Dr. Young is in private practice in Asheville, providing psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and psychedelic assisted therapy.