Relationship, Family, Mental Health & Addiction Counseling — Wasilla & Palmer, AK

(907) 795-3860

Our Practice

About Our Counselor

Get to know the counselor behind Changing Seasons and the therapeutic approach that guides every session.

Cliff Young, Licensed Counselor at Changing Seasons Counseling

Cliff Young

Licensed Counselor · CDC-II

Meet Your Counselor

Cliff Young, M.A.

Master's Degree — Southern Nazarene UniversityLicensed CounselorCertified Dependency Counselor, Level II

Cliff Young is a Licensed Counselor and Certified Dependency Counselor, Level II. He received his Master's Degree from Southern Nazarene University. He has been working with individuals and couples since 2009.

Cliff has worked in Community Mental Health, focusing on clients struggling with depression, anxiety, and trauma. He has also done extensive work with couples and families in his private practice and in work with Military Couples and Families.

Cliff specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families navigating some of life's most difficult challenges — from mental health, intimacy, and parenting, to addiction, and trauma.

Group Therapy Experience

  • Men's Healthy Sexuality Group
  • Group Therapy for Addiction
  • Couples "Boundaries in Marriage" Group
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Areas of Specialization

Cliff brings focused expertise to a wide range of personal and relational challenges.

Individuals, Couples & Families
Couples Struggling with Intimacy
Parenting Challenges
Depression & Anxiety
Sexuality & Sex Addiction
Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors
Substance Abuse & Dependence
A calm, welcoming therapy office

Our Therapeutic Approach

Changing Seasons utilizes a Psychodynamic approach to address client concerns, exploring the core beliefs, assumptions, emotions, and behaviors that create stumbling blocks to living the life you desire.

Psychodynamic Approach

Exploring the deeper roots of behavior and emotion to understand how past experiences shape present challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Identifying and reshaping core beliefs and thought patterns that create stumbling blocks to living a fulfilling life.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Building skills in mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

About Changing Seasons

Changing Seasons holds the belief that we all move through life in "Seasons." At times, we find ourselves confronted with significant life challenges — personal and relational difficulties that can feel overwhelming.

Our mission is to offer comprehensive and relevant counseling therapies to individuals, couples, and families, in order to assist clients in moving through life's seasons as healthfully as possible.

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