About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Sobel is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York. He helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD concerns, and relationship strain. Parents and individuals contact him for help with parenting pressures, self-esteem, career stress, anger, and major life changes.
He uses clear, goal-focused methods so sessions move toward concrete changes. Jeffrey combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - which looks at thoughts and behaviors - with Solution-Focused Therapy that builds on a person’s strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions often include practical steps to try between meetings and checks on what’s working. His style is calm, candid, and creative. He aims to listen first, then offer straightforward options.
People can expect a respectful, down-to-earth conversation about what matters to them now. With 13 years as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - in New York, he draws on experience with a wide range of life challenges. That background shapes how he structures sessions and sets reachable goals with each person.
Jeffrey frames counseling as a collaborative effort. He helps people set small, realistic goals and tracks progress over time. The emphasis is on practical change that fits everyday life and schedules.
He invites people who want direct, useful work on current problems to try a session and see if the approach feels like a good fit.
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what’s said, and helps clarify goals. This approach helps people feel understood and guides what to work on next.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Sessions include practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jeffrey discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods over time. He treats therapy as a collaboration where options are tried and adjusted based on what helps most.
Online formats make fitting therapy into busy lives easier. Video calls allow a more face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low, and text-based messaging or live chat can suit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These options let people choose what feels most practical for their schedule and communication style.
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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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