About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Sobel is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He works with individuals who are facing depression, self-esteem struggles, relationship strains, parenting challenges, career questions, anger, and the wear of compassion fatigue. He also supports people navigating ADHD and major life changes.
Jeff uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods. Sessions are calm and candid, with an emphasis on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He balances looking at unhelpful thinking patterns with building on a person’s strengths to find workable solutions. His style is compassionate and down-to-earth. He listens without judgment and offers clear suggestions when they fit the situation.
He aims to help clients feel heard and to leave sessions with concrete next steps. Jeff values short-term progress and longer-term growth. He often combines cognitive-behavioral ideas with solution-focused techniques to address both thought patterns and immediate problems.
Motivational interviewing can be used when clients want help finding internal motivation for change. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through a variety of online formats. He serves people in New York as an LMHC and guides each person toward the approach that matches their goals.
To begin, he asks clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Jeff often uses cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. This approach breaks down problems into manageable steps and works well for anxiety, depression, and habit changes.He also draws on solution-focused therapy to build on existing strengths and quickly find practical steps forward. That method focuses on what is already working and on small changes that add up to real improvement.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. He will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then adapt techniques to match their needs. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to focus more on thoughts, on immediate solutions, or on boosting motivation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins, quick coping strategies, or when someone prefers typing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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