About Erik
Erik Young is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions. He works with adults and young adults who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better ways to handle relationship and family tensions. Erik uses a direct but compassionate style.
He listens for how past relationships shape current patterns and helps clients spot practical changes they can try right away.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on steps that reduce overwhelm and build skills for daily life. His work addresses a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, sleeping or eating problems, career questions, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar. He also supports people with ADHD, attachment issues, and those coping with trauma or abuse.
Erik blends talk-based methods with structured techniques. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses attachment-based and mindfulness tools to improve emotional regulation and connection.
Practicing in Florida, he brings practical guidance that fits each person’s goals. New clients can expect a straightforward assessment of strengths and challenges, then a collaborative plan that focuses on realistic steps and measurable progress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Erik often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and gives concrete exercises clients can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or address mood swings.He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and develop new ways to connect and feel more stable.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Erik collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. He revisits the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging work well for quick reflections, journaling between sessions, or when someone wants to communicate without being on camera. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice skills consistently while managing daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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