About Bethany
Bethany Kobus is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with five years of clinical counseling experience and a prior decade working as a social worker. She focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and major life changes. Bethany aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
She creates a compassionate, affirming space where clients can talk through their experiences.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize practical skills and steady emotional support. Bethany helps people build self-compassion, improve communication, and handle intense feelings such as guilt or shame. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in social work from SUNY Plattsburgh and a master’s degree from Medaille College.
Before independent practice she worked in outpatient settings with children, adolescents, and adults, which shaped her flexible approach to care. Bethany uses a mix of methods to meet each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking patterns, attachment-based ideas to strengthen relationships, and acceptance-and-commitment strategies to clarify values and actions.
She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior work for emotion regulation when needed. People who reach out typically want concrete tools and a steady, respectful guide. Bethany works with cultural differences and life transitions, including parenting concerns and grief.
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and decide what matters most to them. It focuses on small, values-driven steps people can take even when uncomfortable feelings remain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior to build clearer routines and reduce overwhelming anxiety or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns and helps people develop more supported ways of relating to others.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you go. Together you will pick strategies that match your situation and preferences, and change course when something isn’t helping.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and work well for quick check-ins. Chat and messaging can be useful for brief updates, skills practice, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule, manage work breaks, or stay connected while traveling.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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