Erik Young, LMHC, LPC

Erik Young is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Florida with 30 years of experience. He works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and related life changes. He also supports people facing mood disorders, grief, and challenges with intimacy or self-esteem.

Erik uses straightforward, person-focused care. Sessions center on what is happening now and what practical steps can help. He often draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and on cognitive-behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and EMDR are also part of his toolkit when those approaches match a client's needs.

Clients are invited to talk through specific problems such as caregiving stress, fatherhood issues, adoption and foster care concerns, or communication problems in family relationships. He also works with people navigating ADHD, bipolar disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation features, and neurodevelopmental differences like autism and Asperger syndrome.

His approach is collaborative and direct. He helps people set clear goals, test practical changes between sessions, and track what helps most. That can mean short-term work on a problem or longer-term support for coping with complex histories.

Erik’s practice foregrounds real-world coping: improving sleep and eating patterns, managing anger, addressing impulsivity, and rebuilding trust after abandonment or attachment injury. People who want concrete tools and steady feedback often find this style useful.

How his approaches translate to online work