About Brian
Brian Sobieski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood problems, and life changes. He works with adults facing issues such as depression, bipolar mood swings, panic attacks, relationship strain, grief, ADHD, and trauma-related concerns. He aims to make therapy practical and reachable for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Brian earned a master’s degree in counseling from Montclair State University and brings 25 years of experience in mental health work.
Background and approach
He draws on straightforward, short-term methods that focus on real-life improvements. Sessions center on skills you can use between meetings to ease daily strain. His style blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques.
That means he listens closely, helps you identify unhelpful thoughts, and practices new behaviors together. He also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support clearer choices and steady progress. Brian often uses solution-focused methods to set short-term goals and track small gains.
He pays attention to strengths and concrete steps that improve coping. This can help with things like panic, impulsivity, communication problems, and rebuilding routine after major changes. Clients who want flexible formats can work with him through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
He sees people in New Jersey and also accepts international clients. If someone prefers a short-term, practical path to better daily functioning, he can help design that plan.
How Brian Uses Practical Therapies Online
Brian blends client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness work into online sessions. Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and helps you set the pace and priorities. It is useful when someone needs validation and space to sort out goals.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, panic, mood swings, and problems like impulsivity or negative thinking. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build steadier responses to stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens collaboratively. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques together, and adjust methods based on progress and preference. That means sessions can shift toward more skills practice, goal planning, or reflective conversation as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for busy schedules. Video works well for hands-on skill practice and face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can suit brief check-ins. Live chat or messaging can be helpful for quick reflections, midweek check-ins, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit consistent work into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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