Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Sean works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sean
Sean Young is a licensed social worker with 28 years of experience practicing in Michigan. He brings a down-to-earth style and a straightforward way of talking that helps people feel heard and understood. Sean focuses on common life struggles such as anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grief, and anger.
He listens first and then uses clear strategies that fit each person’s needs. Sessions are practical and goal-minded when needed, and gentle and explorative when that is more helpful.
Background and approach
Sean uses a mix of approaches to respond to different concerns rather than a single method for everyone. People come to him for relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, and help coping with big life changes. He also works with issues connected to trauma and abuse, as well as complicated feelings like guilt, shame, and grief.
He addresses matters related to identity and LGBT concerns as part of broader emotional work. Sean combines listening with tools from cognitive and solution-focused approaches to help change unhelpful patterns. He also draws on emotionally focused and psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper feelings and patterns that affect daily life.
This blend lets him shift gears if a different approach will better meet someone’s goals. Clients can expect straightforward feedback and collaborative planning. Sean aims to make sessions useful from the start, helping people develop coping skills and clearer ways to handle conflict and strong emotions.
He welcomes English-speaking clients from Michigan and beyond.
What Sean works with
Everything Sean lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sean's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sean lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Sean blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies to tackle both feelings and day-to-day patterns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so people can explore what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to shift them.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sean will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then adapt methods as therapy progresses. He checks in regularly to make sure sessions remain useful and relevant to what the person wants to change.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls let people see facial cues and build rapport, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
Questions people ask about Sean
What types of concerns does Sean help with?
Sean works with many common struggles including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He takes a kind but direct approach, listening first and then using practical strategies tailored to each person’s goals.
What is his background and experience?
Sean has 28 years of clinical experience and has worked across a wide range of emotional and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are provided?
He holds an MI LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients participate?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sean offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.