Who am I 

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Welcome. I'm Anna Terajewicz LaRose, M.D. — my friends call me Ania, and my kids call me mom. ​I'm a Holistic (Integrating Mind and Body health) Psychiatrist based out of Delmar, New York, a suburb of Albany.

 

I am not only a psychiatrist but also a patient. I started learning about psychiatry during my first year of medical school when I had a depressive episode and was asked to get treatment while continuing my studies. My journey toward wellness began there.​ I've learned firsthand that psychiatric treatment works best when it's combined with other interventions that address the whole person. Over the years I've honed my skills with medications and psychotherapy, and also learned complementary skills to improve mental and physical wellness.​

 

By starting this practice, I hope to create a space where I can use a variety of modalities — Western medicine, psychotherapy, mind-body interventions, and Eastern philosophy — to help others face their suffering and find joy in their lives again.​

 

Philosophy​

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I believe that mental health is not just the absence of mental illness. Mental health is living a life of purpose and meaning while feeling all of the emotions we were meant to feel — including fear, anger, sadness, happiness, and surprise. My hope is that by treating the whole person, I can help others reconnect with themselves in body, mind, soul, and spirit. In this way, I can make an impact in my small corner of the world and affect change in a way that I find meaningful.​

 

My Training & Professional Journey​

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As a first-generation immigrant, I was taught early on the value of formal education and hard work. I've been curious about people, science, and the natural world since childhood — but my path to psychiatry wasn't straightforward.​I earned my bachelor's degree from Boston University, majoring in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Philosophy, and Psychology. As the first in my family to attend college, I had no roadmap for what came next, so I spent a few years in immunologic research and traveling before realizing that lab work, however interesting, wasn't the right long-term fit.​

 

Wanting to combine my interest in science and people into more direct work with others I began medical studies at Albany Medical College. During my training, I also began facing my own struggles with depression and intergenerational trauma — work that ultimately shaped how I practice today. I completed my M.D. in May 2011 and chose psychiatry because I was drawn to people's stories and the complexity of the human mind.​

 

I continued my medical training with a residency in General Adult Psychiatry in Boston (2011–2015), focusing especially on trauma-informed care at Boston Medical Center, the Boston VA, the Bedford VA, and the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights, including seminars led by trauma expert Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. I went on to complete an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and a fellowship with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, deepening both my harm-reduction and psychodynamic skills.​

 

I joined the Boston VA Medical Center as an outpatient psychiatrist and Instructor of Psychiatry in 2015. As my family grew — and with our second child on the way — my husband and I moved to Albany, NY in 2018 to be closer to family. I joined the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center and became faculty at Albany Medical College, eventually serving as Site Director for psychiatry residents.​​

 

Concise CV​

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Undergraduate  studies— Boston University, interdisciplinary studies in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Philosophy, and Psychology; several years as a laboratory assistant in an immunology research lab

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2011 — M.D., Albany Medical College

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2011–2015 — Residency in General Adult Psychiatry, Boston University

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Trauma-informed care at Boston Medical Center, the Boston VA, the Bedford VA, and the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights

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Outpatient elective, Danielsen Institute — integrating spiritual and existential dimensions into psychotherapy

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Training, Women's Stress Disorder Treatment Teams, Jamaica Plain VA — CPT and DBT for veterans with complex trauma

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2015- 2016 Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Boston Medical Center & Boston VA (one year)​ and Fellowship, Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute — psychodynamic psychotherapy (one year, concurrent)

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2015–2018 — Outpatient Psychiatrist, Boston VA Medical Center; Instructor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

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2018–2024 — Outpatient Psychiatrist, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and later Site Director for psychiatry residents, Albany Medical College

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September 2024 — Transitioned to solo private practice, built as a deliberate, sustainable, part-time model

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January 2026 — Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship, Psychiatry Redefined

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Ongoing — 20+ years of personal yoga and mindfulness meditation practice; certified in Deep Play for Kids; trained in Let Your Yoga Dance (currently teaching monthly children's classes at the local public library)​​​