- CBT elements
- Client-centered work
- Mindfulness methods
About Mali
Mali Austriyak Mikhli is a New York LCSW-R with 40 years of social work experience. She has worked across many cultures, religions, and lifestyles and lists stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns among her main areas of practice.
She offers supportive and psychotherapeutic interventions that draw on several counseling approaches. In sessions she combines elements of cognitive-behavioral work, client-centered listening, emotionally focused ideas, mindfulness, and narrative techniques. The work tends to be interactive and practical, with attention to feelings and patterns that repeat.
Mikhli has particular experience with trauma, bereavement, and early childhood disruption. She also notes work with parenting, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and major life changes. Additional focus areas listed include adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
Her style favors direct support alongside therapy aimed at clarifying patterns and making small changes that add up. Clients can expect sessions that look at thoughts and behaviors, notice emotional responses, and use stories from the past to inform present choices.
She provides services in English, Spanish, and Yiddish and accepts international clients. The site notes cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening closely and following what matters most to the client. It helps when someone needs a steady, respectful place to talk through relationship and family stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing changes in behavior. It is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and practical coping with daily challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotional responses and patterns in close relationships and can help when intimacy or attachment problems are a central concern.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as the relationship develops. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and shifting the plan if something is not useful.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - fewer commutes, shorter check-ins, and the ability to meet from different locations. They also allow use of practical tools from CBT, mindfulness exercises, and narrative work in ways that fit a person's day-to-day routine. Therapists and licensed professionals can help plan how sessions will look and what will work best for your schedule.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish, Yiddish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, depression, trauma and related family issues including blended family concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is interactive and supportive, combining listening with practical exercises from several therapeutic methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has forty years of experience as a social worker and has worked with many ages and cultural backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a New York LCSW-R and practices from New York.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Yiddish.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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