- 40 years experience
- Warm interactive style
- Works in English Spanish Yiddish
About Mali
Mali Austriyak Mikhli is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of practice in New York. She draws on long experience to guide people through stress, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to offer respectful, sensitive support for those wanting change.
She uses a blend of approaches to fit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical problem-solving and emotional understanding. Mali often combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with client-centered dialogue and emotionally-focused work to help people notice patterns and build new responses.
Her background includes work across many life stages and cultural backgrounds. That breadth informs a flexible style that adapts to individual goals. Mali also brings specific attention to early childhood disruption, bereavement, and post-traumatic stress concerns.
In sessions she listens closely, helps clarify what matters most, and offers steps people can try between meetings. She uses mindfulness and narrative methods to support perspective shifts and coping skills. The focus is on usable tools and clearer emotional connection rather than labels.
People who want a collaborative, experienced guide may find her approach suits them. She supports those wrestling with parenting pressures, intimacy issues, career stress, mood changes, and other life transitions. If someone is ready to take a first step, the process begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling to match needs.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful space where the person leads the conversation. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. That conversation guides whether to emphasize client-centered listening, CBT skill-building, or emotionally-focused tasks in sessions so the plan fits the person’s needs.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins between commitments, and make it simpler to try therapy while juggling work or family demands. The original profile does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking to learn how meetings are scheduled and conducted.
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Experience
40+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Spanish, Yiddish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mali commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is described as warm and interactive. Sessions combine listening, practical steps, and emotional exploration to help people make changes.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 40 years of experience as a social worker and brings that long practice to a wide range of life stages and cultural backgrounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the NY LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Yiddish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.