About Brian
Brian Sobieski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 25 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for everyday problems like stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship challenges, and grief. He works with people looking for clearer coping skills and better ways to handle changes in life.
Brian uses a short-term, goal-minded approach that aims to get results quickly. Sessions focus on identifying realistic steps you can take between meetings.
How Brian works
He draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then practices new ways of responding. Mindfulness and client-centered methods are also part of his work. He encourages people to use their own strengths while learning skills to manage mood, panic, or impulsivity.
Motivational techniques help people find their own reasons to make changes and stick with them. He helps with specific situations such as blended family stress, communication problems, codependency, and career or life-purpose questions. He also supports people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, veteran and armed forces issues, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Brian offers sessions in varied formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. He accepts international clients and provides straightforward coaching and therapy to help people move toward clearer goals.
Brian lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Brian works with
The areas below are the ones Brian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist follows your lead, helps you name what matters, and builds on your strengths to handle stress and relationship issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions keep problems going. In online sessions this involves learning practical tools to change unhelpful thinking, practice new behaviors, and reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, or mood disorders.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and awareness skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation. It can help with impulsivity, rumination, and managing strong feelings in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. This makes it easier to try strategies that fit your situation and adjust them over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging are helpful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel, or busy family routines.
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