Ferial Youkhanna

Ferial Youkhanna is a Michigan-based therapist who brings over 24 years of clinical experience to her practice. She works with individuals and couples on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting challenges, anger management, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

She earned a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Detroit Mercy and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health with a micro social work focus from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is licensed in Michigan as a Master Social Worker - LMSW (license number 6801078369).

Ferial provides therapy in English, Arabic, and Chaldean (Aramaic), and she is fluent in reading and writing Arabic. Her clinical experience includes working intensively with couples and with people managing serious mental health conditions and life challenges such as schizophrenia, major depression, grief and bereavement, gambling addiction, panic attacks and anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma counseling with an emphasis on survival and resilience, and marital issues.

Her approach integrates several evidence-based methods to meet each person where they are. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), solution-focused techniques, client-centered approaches, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), attachment-based therapy, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused strategies to support recovery, resilience, and practical change.