Mousumi Mallik, LPCC

Mousumi Mallik is an Ohio-licensed mental health counselor with three years of clinical experience and a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bowling Green State University. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Toledo. Her background includes more than two decades in human services across Uganda, India, and Northwest Ohio, which informs her multicultural perspective.

Mousumi has worked with a wide age range, from young children to older adults, and with college students. That range comes from years teaching and from clinical roles that included group and individual work. She has particular experience with the LGBTQ+ community and supports people coping with severe persistent mental health issues and crises.

Her practice addresses common concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, and midlife transitions. She also helps with eating and sleeping concerns, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career-related stress. Mousumi brings lived experience as a cancer survivor when supporting clients facing cancer or serious health conditions.

Her approach is person-centered, humanistic, and influenced by feminist values. She uses narrative techniques, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused strategies to set clear, achievable goals. Sessions aim to build resilience, confidence, and practical coping skills.

Mousumi emphasizes kindness, empathy, and humility in therapy. She works collaboratively to tailor conversation and plans to each person's needs. Taking a first step can feel hard, and she focuses on offering steady support through that process.

Approaches that guide online counseling

Mousumi draws from narrative practices that help people reframe difficult stories. Narrative techniques encourage looking at problems as separate from the person and identifying strengths and alternative life narratives that support change.

She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spotlight unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. These tools work well for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking down problems into manageable steps and practicing new coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before to choose methods that suit each person. That collaborative decision-making helps match techniques to the client’s needs.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and fit brief check-ins into a busy day. It can also allow for different ways of working such as talking therapies or structured skill practice, depending on what the therapist and client agree will be most useful.