About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Sobel is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and work through relationship and parenting concerns. He draws on practical tools to address low self-esteem, anger, career worries, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles. Jeffrey brings a calm, candid presence to sessions and treats people with warmth and respect.
He has 13 years of experience working with individuals in New York. Sessions focus on identifying problems and then testing small, workable changes that fit a person's life.
Background and approach
Jeffrey uses clear, goal-oriented steps alongside conversations that follow each person’s pace and values. Jeffrey combines cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies. That means he helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and then build on strengths to find solutions that actually work day to day.
He often mixes motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and to keep momentum. In sessions he keeps language simple and practical. Expect direct feedback, space to reflect, and small homework or experiments to try between meetings.
The work aims to reduce symptoms and create better routines and habits. He values collaboration and tries to make each meeting useful. People who want straightforward strategies, brief skills practice, and a respectful, nonjudgmental style may find his approach a good fit.
Practical Approaches for Online Change
Jeffrey uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits, turning small shifts in thinking into better daily routines. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress when specific patterns get in the way of feeling better.He also draws on solution-focused therapy which concentrates on strengths and immediate steps that move a person toward their goals. That method is practical for people who want quick, actionable changes for problems like parenting challenges, career stress, or relationship friction.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Jeffrey treats therapy as a collaboration - he will listen to what matters most, try out approaches together, and adjust plans based on what produces results and what feels useful to the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text suits shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- 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