Tynessa Franks, PhD, earned her doctorate in psychology at the University of Virginia and has worked at VA hospitals in Atlanta, GA and Orlando, FL. Most recently, she has pursued a passion for helping people who have problematic social anxiety with the creation of Bashful & Bright where she aims to make evidence-based treatment strategies for social anxiety more widely available through weekly YouTube videos, group therapy services, and an online program.
If you are in crisis please dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Please note that ADAA is not a direct service organization. ADAA does not provide psychiatric, psychological, or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Founded in 1979, ADAA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through aligning research, practice and education.