Erik Young, LMHC, LPC
Midlife and life-change focused therapist
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- 30 years experience
- Practical coping skills
- Attachment focus
About Erik
Erik Young is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience helping people navigate big life changes and emotional strain. He focuses on practical, straightforward support for stress, anxiety, relationship pain, trauma recovery, and midlife concerns. Conversations are direct but kind, aimed at untangling what feels overwhelming right now and finding steps forward.
Erik uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than one fixed method. Sessions often center on understanding how past relationships shape current reactions and on building clearer habits for thinking and coping. He helps clients work through attachment wounds, caregiver burden, and challenges tied to neurodevelopmental differences in ways that make sense day to day.
His background spans long-term clinical work across Florida and decades of practice with adults and young adults facing workplace stress, mood disorders, and social anxiety. Erik brings experience supporting people with parenting stresses, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
In sessions he combines mindful awareness with practical exercises and focused conversation. That can mean noticing body and thought patterns, practicing new responses, and testing small behavior changes between meetings. The pace adjusts to each person’s readiness.
People who choose Erik usually want clear guidance plus space to reflect. He asks questions, highlights patterns, and helps set achievable goals. To start, readers should confirm current session options before booking and use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire.
Erik uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than one fixed method. Sessions often center on understanding how past relationships shape current reactions and on building clearer habits for thinking and coping. He helps clients work through attachment wounds, caregiver burden, and challenges tied to neurodevelopmental differences in ways that make sense day to day.
His background spans long-term clinical work across Florida and decades of practice with adults and young adults facing workplace stress, mood disorders, and social anxiety. Erik brings experience supporting people with parenting stresses, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
In sessions he combines mindful awareness with practical exercises and focused conversation. That can mean noticing body and thought patterns, practicing new responses, and testing small behavior changes between meetings. The pace adjusts to each person’s readiness.
People who choose Erik usually want clear guidance plus space to reflect. He asks questions, highlights patterns, and helps set achievable goals. To start, readers should confirm current session options before booking and use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Family of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Florida, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
How Erik’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect how people relate now. In practice this means noticing patterns in close relationships, talking through how they formed, and trying new ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going; it uses clear exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and lift mood. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to present-moment experience and can help reduce reactivity and steady attention during stressful moments.Finding the right approach is part of the clinical process. Erik works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals, symptoms, and daily life. That might mean prioritizing emotion-focused exploration at first, then adding CBT tools or mindfulness practice as homework. The plan evolves based on how someone responds in sessions.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so readers should confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow focused, shorter check-ins when needed. Some methods, like CBT, translate readily into short skill-based exercises, while attachment work and EMDR-informed strategies can be adapted into an online conversation. Overall, online therapy aims to help people apply therapeutic skills between sessions and to bring real-life changes into everyday routines.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Erik commonly help with?
He supports people coping with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, ADHD, relationship struggles, grief, and midlife transitions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is compassionate and direct, mixing conversational work with practical exercises and mindful awareness to address everyday challenges.
How much experience does he have?
He has 30 years of clinical experience working with adults and young adults on mood, anxiety, and interpersonal concerns.
What credentials and region are listed for this clinician?
He holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida under the listed professional licences.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.