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Ferial Youkhanna, LMSW

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Arabic
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About Ferial

Ferial Youkhanna is a licensed social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and a broad range of intimacy- and life-change issues.

Background and approach

With 24 years of clinical experience, she brings a steady, client-centered presence to work alongside individuals navigating eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her practice combines evidence-informed methods such as Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered practice, and cognitive behavioral strategies.

Ferial emphasizes collaboration and practical skills while attending to emotional experience and relational patterns. She offers services in English and Arabic, and adapts her approach to match each person’s goals and circumstances.

Sessions are available through multiple online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging, and scheduling follows therapist availability and a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Integrating approaches online for healing and growth

Internal Family Systems helps clients notice and relate to different internal parts with curiosity and compassion, which can be useful for trauma, self-critical thoughts, and patterns that feel stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes identifying personal values and taking committed action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and emotions, often helping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational patterns shape current relationships and emotional needs, supporting work on intimacy, communication, and attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, combining elements from these approaches as appropriate rather than relying on a single model. This collaborative stance aims to tailor care to the individual's experience and changing priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible access to these approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to schedule consistent appointments, continue work from home or during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for therapeutic progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting, anger, self esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD and related topics.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The style is collaborative and client-centered, blending emotion-focused work with practical skills. Ferial uses approaches that help clients explore internal parts, values-based action, attachment patterns, and cognitive skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
This practitioner has 24 years of experience working in mental health settings and with people facing a range of mood, trauma, relationship, and behavioral concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She holds the LMSW credential with license number MI LMSW 6801078369 and practices from Michigan.
In which languages are services offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are provided in English and Arabic. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available for remote counseling?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and appointment availability.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English, Arabic