Sean YoungLMSW

Sean Young is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 28 years of clinical experience in Michigan. He began his career working with adults on common and complex concerns. He uses a straightforward, compassionate style to help people talk through hard moments. He helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and addiction. He also works with relationship and intimacy-related issues, family concerns, and problems that follow trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include coping with life changes, abandonment, adoption and foster care, first responder stress, and HIV/AIDS. Sean combines several approaches to meet each person where they are. He draws on client-centered listening to make room for each person's perspective. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and emotionally-focused work to address attachment and connection in relationships. Sessions move at a steady, practical pace. Clients can expect direct feedback, gentle challenge, and concrete steps to try between meetings. The overall aim is to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning in ways that feel realistic for each person. People seeking help for pregnancy and childbirth related stress can discuss those concerns as part of broader life and relationship work. Sean accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are required.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they feel understood and heard; this is useful for people coping with stress, grief, or life change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain anxiety or depression and offers practical exercises to try between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes emotions and attachment needs, helping people improve connection and address intimacy-related issues.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and make adjustments as needed during treatment.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions helpful for keeping momentum between visits while balancing childcare, work, or medical appointments.