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LMHC, LPC

Erik Young, LMHC, LPC

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Erik

Erik Young is a licensed mental health counselor with three decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions. He works with adults and young adults, offering steady support for relationship struggles, mood disorders, workplace pressures, and challenges tied to family dynamics.

Background and approach

Erik draws on a mix of practical strategies and empathic listening to help clients build coping skills and stronger emotional awareness. His practice addresses a broad range of concerns including parenting, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, eating and sleep problems, and compassion fatigue, as well as attachment-related difficulties and caregiver stress.

Erik integrates evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based perspectives, mindfulness practices, and EMDR where appropriate to the client’s goals. He focuses on collaborative problem-solving and tailors interventions to each person’s strengths and circumstances, aiming to promote resilience and clearer pathways forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Erik frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work in his online practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-based therapy explores relational patterns formed in early life and helps clients develop healthier ways of relating and coping with family and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. He discusses options with each person, weighing goals, preferences, and the presenting problems to decide whether CBT, attachment work, mindfulness practices, or EMDR-informed techniques will best support progress over time.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it possible to schedule work around busy lives, continue therapy during transitions, and maintain steady momentum in skill-building and processing regardless of location within Florida.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Erik address?
He works with a wide array of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family and relationship problems, ADHD, grief, mood disorders, and caregiver stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach combines empathic listening with direct, practical strategies drawn from client-centered, attachment-based, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and EMDR-informed techniques.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Erik brings 30 years of professional experience working with adults and young adults across a range of emotional and interpersonal challenges.
What are his credentials and location?
He holds credentials as LMHC and LPC with registration details FL LMHC MH18719 and PA LPC PC005853, and he practices in Florida.
Does he offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can work with him via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are session fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to his availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesADHD

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

Licensed

Florida, Pennsylvania

Languages

English