Mi Jung You

Mi Jung You is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with ten years of practice. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, or difficult life changes. Her approach aims to make therapy feel accessible and straightforward for people seeking practical support.

She sees clients for a range of concerns including stress, relationships, addictions, grief, sleeping problems, and parenting strain. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and communication problems. Those facing anger, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and career or intimacy-related issues may also find her approach relevant.

Her work draws on several evidence-informed methods. Mi Jung blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas to help clients manage thoughts and emotions. She also uses client-centered and attachment-based techniques to build trust and explore relationship patterns.

Sessions focus on clear goals, practical coping strategies, and stronger communication habits. She aims to help people recognize unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and track progress over time. Therapy is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Mi Jung offers services in English and Korean and accepts international clients. She practices from New York as an LMHC and brings a decade of clinical experience to her work.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values-driven action rather than getting stuck on hard feelings. It can help people who are struggling to make decisions, cope with loss, or manage mood swings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, and it often includes simple exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or shift mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people try new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with each person and suggest methods that fit those aims. This collaborative planning means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made or priorities change.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes working with a therapist in New York possible for international clients who want English or Korean-language support. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to remote sessions with worksheets, skill practice, and conversation that aim to produce concrete changes over time.