Ferial Youkhanna, LMSW
Michigan · 24 years in practice
Ferial Youkhanna is an LMSW who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship strain, and grief.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801078369 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1437160132 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English, Arabic
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ferial
Ferial Youkhanna is an LMSW who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship strain, and grief. She speaks English and Arabic and brings 24 years of clinical experience to conversations about mental health and life changes. Her approach centers on listening and practical steps people can use between sessions.
In sessions she uses clear, goal-oriented methods drawn from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques. She works with people struggling with intimacy, parenting concerns, sleep and eating issues, anger, and self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also supports people managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to first responder work. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She aims to help people notice patterns, name emotions, and try small experiments to change unhelpful habits.
Conversations tend to focus on what is happening now and what can be done next. Ferial also addresses complicated situations like abandonment, attachment difficulties, infidelity, and coping after loss. She offers practical tools for impulsivity, hoarding, and decision points such as separation or career change.
Sessions can include coaching-style work when people want concrete steps. Clients can expect a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper emotional work when needed. She uses plain language and simple exercises so people can apply what they learn outside of the session.
The aim is to make therapy understandable and useful on a day-to-day level.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ferial lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ferial names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion work and practical skills online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and track their feelings and the interaction patterns that keep problems alive. It can be useful for relationship tension, intimacy issues, and strong emotional reactions that feel stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches people to accept difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match their values; it is often used for anxiety, avoidance, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on linking thoughts, behaviors, and emotions and testing small changes to reduce symptoms like panic, depression, and sleep or eating problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed based on what helps. This collaborative process means clients shape the plan and can mix emotional exploration with skill-building or coaching elements.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier and to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is good for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework support, and flexibility when time is tight. These options make it easier to maintain steady work on goals without long travel or rigid schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and a wide range of related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining emotion-focused exploration with concrete skills and short experiments to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with individuals on a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds an LMSW and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.
What kinds of session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy.
How does payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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