Michael Young,
QMHP

CRYSTAL LAKE & ROSCOE LOCATIONS

Michael graduated with a Masters Degree in Counseling and Human Services from Lindsey Wilson College in KY and has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts.  Michael has worked in the mental health field since 1999. 

Michael works with adults who are recovering from narcissistic abuse, emotional manipulation, toxic relationship dynamics, gaslighting, chronic invalidation, and other forms of emotionally harmful relationships. His work primarily focuses on supporting survivors — individuals who often feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected from themselves, stuck in survival mode, or struggling to rebuild confidence and trust in their own thoughts and emotions after prolonged unhealthy relational experiences.

Many clients seek therapy after years of walking on eggshells, questioning their reality, suppressing their own needs, or losing their sense of identity within controlling or emotionally abusive environments. Michael works collaboratively with clients to help them recognize unhealthy patterns, rebuild self-worth, establish healthier boundaries, process emotional wounds, and regain a stronger sense of personal stability and self-trust.

His therapeutic approach is direct, transparent, and grounded in authenticity. Michael believes meaningful healing comes from honest conversations, increased self-awareness, accountability, and learning practical tools for breaking unhealthy relational cycles rather than simply avoiding discomfort or sugarcoating difficult realities.

Using evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and other individualized interventions, Michael helps clients navigate anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, relationship difficulties, stress, and identity-related struggles commonly associated with emotionally abusive relationships and chronic relational trauma.

While many clinicians focus broadly on relationship issues, Michael’s clinical focus is specifically centered on supporting survivors and individuals recovering from narcissistic abuse and emotionally harmful dynamics.

Michael believes healing is not about becoming someone else — it is about learning to trust yourself again, stop abandoning your own needs to survive unhealthy environments, and rebuild a life rooted in clarity, stability, and self-respect.