Ferial Youkhanna , LMSW

Ferial Youkhanna is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan who brings more than 24 years of clinical experience to work with individuals and couples. She completed a Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Detroit Mercy and earned a Master in Clinical Mental Health/Micro Social Work from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. As an LMSW - a Licensed Master Social Worker - she applies clinical training and practical experience to support clients facing a variety of mental health and relationship challenges.

Her clinical approach is integrative and tailored to each person's needs, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), solution-focused therapy, client-centered therapy, and motivational interviewing. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), attachment-based techniques, mindfulness practices, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), and trauma-informed methods when appropriate to the client’s goals.

She has extensive experience working with clients coping with schizophrenia, major depression, grief and bereavement, gambling addiction, panic attacks and anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma and resilience issues, and marital problems. In addition, she addresses intimacy concerns, parenting and anger management, self-esteem and career challenges, and bipolar disorder, helping clients develop practical strategies and coping skills.

Ferial communicates in English, Arabic, and Aramaic/Chaldean; she reads, writes, and speaks Arabic fluently and also speaks Aramaic/Chaldean. She offers services to a diverse client base and is currently accepting new clients, working collaboratively to build resilience, improve relationships, and navigate life transitions.

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