About Demire
Demire Coffin-Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. He has nine years of clinical experience helping people cope with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction. He works with clients who identify as LGBT as well as straight people and addresses intimacy and sexual concerns in a nonjudgmental way.
He uses practical, action-oriented methods to help people make changes that matter. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills people can try between meetings, and steady steps toward greater emotional balance.
How Demire works
The work can include managing mood swings, reducing harmful behaviors, or improving communication in close relationships. Before moving to independent practice he worked in nonprofit, agency, and hospital settings. That range of experience influences how he approaches complex problems like trauma, bipolar disorder, or substance use.
He understands how life stress, caregiving, and chronic illness can affect day-to-day functioning. Demire emphasizes that people are more than a diagnosis. He helps clients build a life that fits their values and preferences rather than focus only on symptoms.
Many clients work on issues such as grief, family conflict, body image, and codependency while also addressing practical concerns like career stress. Appointments can include conversations about sexual identity, kink or alternative sexual culture, and blended family concerns without judgment. His approach blends acceptance, cognitive skills, and emotion-focused work to fit each person’s needs.
Demire lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Demire works with
The areas below are the ones Demire selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep people stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with mood problems, stress, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and connection; it can be helpful when relationship or intimacy issues are central.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and mirror in-person conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, managing moments between sessions, and keeping therapy consistent around a busy schedule.
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