Mali Austriyak Mikhli, LCSW-R
New York · 40 years in practice
Mali Austriyak Mikhli is a licensed clinical social worker with forty years of experience helping people navigate hard times.
License and registration
- LCSW-R, New York
- 020384 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1891828067 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Yiddish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Mali
Mali Austriyak Mikhli is a licensed clinical social worker with forty years of experience helping people navigate hard times. She began this work after seeing how much a thoughtful, empathic therapist can change someones life. Mali keeps sessions warm and interactive and focuses on practical help for everyday struggles.
Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and bipolar concerns. She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment struggles, aging and caregiver stress, and family of origin problems. Mali blends approaches to match what each person needs. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and narrative techniques.
In session she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people try small changes between sessions. She works with people from many cultures and life stages, and offers services in English, Spanish, and Yiddish. Mali practices in New York and has years of experience across diverse communities.
Her credential is LCSW-R, which is listed as NY LCSW-R. Mali describes her role as supportive and psychotherapeutic. She encourages people to take the first step and stays focused on respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
If someone is ready to make changes, she aims to provide steady guidance and practical tools to move forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mali lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mali names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful emotional patterns. It can be useful for people struggling with intense feelings, attachment concerns, or repeating cycles in close relationships.Client-Centered Therapy places the persons experience at the center of sessions. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflection to help people clarify their goals and grow at their own pace.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and helps people build practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mali will work with each person to figure out which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will try ways of working and adjust the plan as progress and priorities emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation across distance. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people use brief check-ins, ongoing reflections, or flexible scheduling when time is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can Mali help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career matters, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Mali uses a warm, interactive approach that combines supportive and psychotherapeutic work. She listens closely and helps people try practical steps between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has worked as a social worker for 40 years and brings long experience across different cultures, religions, and life stages.
Where is Mali based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in New York and holds the credential NY LCSW-R.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and Yiddish.
Can she work with people outside the country?
International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do subscriptions, cost, and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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