Mi Jung You, LMHC - Therapist in New York

About Mi

Mi Jung You is a licensed mental health counselor with 10 years of clinical experience in New York. She uses clear, straightforward language to help people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges. Sessions may include adults and children, and she also brings attention to relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

Her work emphasizes practical skills alongside deeper understanding. Mi Jung blends methods that teach coping tools with approaches that look at how past relationships shape present patterns.

Background and approach

She helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps that align with those values. Parents often come for help managing family conflict, sleep and behavior concerns, or the emotional impact of life changes. She also addresses issues like trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and chronic illness challenges.

She listens for patterns that get in the way of day-to-day functioning and offers strategies to shift them. Therapy sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy provide concrete coping skills.

Attachment-based and client-centered work guide conversations about important relationships and emotional safety. Mi Jung can work in Korean as well as English. She accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Practical details such as cost vary by location and use a cancel-anytime subscription model.

Approach and online care that fit family life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, known as CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It teaches practical tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits, useful for stress, sleep issues, and mood difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit their situation. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy families and individuals. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, and caregiving responsibilities. They also allow follow-up check-ins and skill practice between live visits so progress can continue outside sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The style is collaborative and practical, mixing skill teaching with deeper reflection. Sessions often focus on learning coping tools while exploring relationship patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has 10 years of experience working as a licensed mental health counselor in New York.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LMHC licensed in New York with license number NY LMHC 004834 and practices from New York.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in Korean in addition to English and she is available to international clients.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for sessions.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: Korean

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