Diseree Young , LMSW

Diseree Young is a licensed clinical therapist based in Michigan with more than 40 years of experience. She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and has supported clients across the lifespan from infants and children to adolescents, young adults, older adults, and seniors. Her practice also includes work with LGBTQ individuals, families, and couples, addressing a broad range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career challenges, parenting, OCD, ADHD, domestic violence, PTSD, and both physical and emotional abuse and trauma.

Her manner is warm, interactive, and supportive, combining compassion with practical engagement. Diseree draws on reality-based methods alongside humanistic psychodynamic perspectives and cognitive-behavioral techniques, while maintaining a person-centered focus that tailors care to each client’s unique needs. She emphasizes building on the strengths clients already possess and offers encouragement and guidance throughout a step-by-step process.

By approaching change as a gradual and empowering journey, Diseree aims to help people make meaningful improvements in daily living and wellbeing. Her work is geared toward practical progress, resilience, and more satisfying relationships and life routines.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and build actions that align with those values. It emphasizes acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful behavior changes, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the individual’s experience and strengths, offering a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment where clients guide the pace and focus of sessions. This approach supports self-exploration and can be helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and coping with grief.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, examines the connections between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to reframe unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and many everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Diseree works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Diseree is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support continuity of care when travel or mobility is a factor, and allow clients to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.