Erik Young

Erik Young is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. He works directly and compassionately with adults and young adults who are struggling with relationships, mood concerns, or workplace stress. Erik also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, caregiver strain, and issues linked to neurodevelopmental differences including autism and intellectual disability.

His approach blends practical techniques with a focus on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. He uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help clients notice patterns and try new responses. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about trust, closeness, and family history.

Erik often combines talk therapy with targeted practices so people can try skills between sessions. He aims to make sessions straightforward and goal-oriented while still honoring each person’s pace. Over time clients work on clearer communication, better emotion regulation, and healthier boundaries.

He holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida. Erik draws on three decades of clinical experience to tailor work to each person’s needs, whether the focus is trauma recovery, coping with grief, or managing long-term mood conditions. He speaks English and does not accept international clients.

To begin, people are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How different approaches fit into online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and connections, helping people understand patterns in trust, closeness, and communication. This approach can be useful for relationship strain, attachment issues, and family of origin concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often includes short exercises to practice between sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with stress, anger, and sleep problems.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try strategies that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to emphasize over time.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. In general, online therapy can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time, which helps people fit care into busy lives. Sessions can support clear follow-through on homework, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and allow participation from different locations without changing the therapeutic work itself.