Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Ferial works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English, Arabic
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ferial
Ferial Youkhanna is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and relationship concerns. She speaks English and Arabic and draws on more than two decades of clinical experience to support people facing difficult life changes and emotional pain. Her approach is practical and interactional.
She listens first, then helps clients name immediate problems and choose small, workable steps. Sessions focus on tools people can use between meetings, such as coping strategies, communication skills, and ways to handle intense feelings like anger or panic.
Background and approach
Ferial uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and clarify values. She also integrates attachment-based and client-centered methods to strengthen relationships and improve emotional connection. The work is usually collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including grief, trauma, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and career strain. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiver burden, or first responder stress. Treatment plans are shaped around the person’s goals rather than a fixed template.
Ferial’s background includes a master’s degree in clinical mental health social work and over 24 years in practice. She frames sessions in straightforward language and aims to leave clients with clearer steps, better coping skills, and a greater sense of direction.
What Ferial works with
Everything Ferial lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ferial's practice.
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How practical approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and learning small actions that align with those values, while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them. This approach can help with anxiety, anger, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help people improve communication and emotional closeness.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. Sessions often mix techniques from different approaches so the work matches what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to get support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and deeper interaction. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are good for quick check-ins, written reflections, or step-by-step coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and varied situations.
Questions people ask about Ferial
What concerns does she help with?
The practice supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. The therapist listens, helps name priorities, and teaches skills people can use between meetings.
What kind of clinical experience does she bring?
She has over 24 years of experience working in mental health settings with people facing serious mood issues, addictions, trauma, and relationship stress.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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