Erik Young, LMHC, LPC

Erik Young is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and difficult family situations. He works with adults and young adults who are coping with mood changes, relationship strain, or big life transitions. His approach is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical steps people can use between sessions.

He uses a mix of methods to match each person’s needs, drawing on attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. He also integrates mindfulness and EMDR when trauma processing or emotion regulation are priorities.

Erik emphasizes collaboration in the room. He listens first, then helps set clear goals and small, manageable steps toward them. Sessions focus on building skills for stress management, improving communication, and strengthening emotional coping.

He has experience with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, ADHD, grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, bipolar and depression, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and caregiver stress.

Erik holds LMHC and LPC credentials and works from Florida. He offers therapy in English and does not take international clients. To start, people typically complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to his availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice familiar ways of relating and practice new responses for healthier connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more adaptive choices. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative effort that can change as needs evolve over time.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as arranging meetings around work breaks or reducing travel time. Some formats are better for shorter check-ins while others suit deeper processing work; the therapist can discuss what will work best for a person's goals and daily routine.