About Bethany
Bethany Kobus is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She brings five years of clinical counseling experience alongside a decade working as a social worker. She focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and major life changes.
She prefers a calm, affirming space where people can name what feels hard and learn skills that make daily life easier. Sessions often focus on practical steps for coping, clearer communication, and building self-compassion.
How Bethany works
Bethany uses plain language and keeps goals concrete so progress is visible between meetings. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in social work from SUNY Plattsburgh and a master’s degree from Medaille College. Prior work in outpatient clinics involved children, adolescents, and adults, which informs her flexible approach with different life stages.
Therapeutic methods she draws on include cognitive behavioral strategies, attachment-based ideas, acceptance and commitment practices, and dialectical behavior techniques. She also integrates emotion-focused and body-aware tools when helpful for managing trauma, strong emotions, or chronic stress. People often come for anxiety, relationship or parenting strain, grief, or feeling stuck after a major change.
In sessions she helps clients break big problems into manageable steps and build routines that support mood and relationships. The emphasis is on steady, practical growth tailored to each person’s life. Bethany offers work that centers respect for each person’s background and strengths.
She supports adults navigating identity, caregiving stress, communication problems, and healing from past hurt.
Bethany lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- 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
What Bethany works with
The areas below are the ones Bethany selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and emotion patterns, guiding work on trust, boundaries, and communication in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful patterns and improving mood.Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different strategies to see what fits your needs and preferences. Over time she will adjust methods so sessions remain practical and relevant to your daily life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to check in between sessions or have shorter real-time conversations. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into work, caregiving, or travel routines.
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