About Rabaya
Rabaya Rahman is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, relationships, family concerns, grief, and anger. She is direct and practical in sessions and aims to help people find ways to feel steadier in day-to-day life. Rabaya uses straightforward talk therapy paired with tools people can try between sessions.
She draws on client-centered methods to follow a person's priorities and on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and shift behavior.
How Rabaya works
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change, and solution-focused ideas keep work goal-oriented and brief when appropriate. She has eight years of experience and holds the LMHC credential in New York. Sessions are offered in English.
Rabaya avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity while helping them meet practical goals. In a typical meeting she listens first, then offers small experiments or steps to try. That might include short behavioral tasks, reframing thoughts, or brief mindfulness exercises to help manage intense feelings.
Follow-up focuses on what worked and what needs adjusting. Rabaya can help with issues tied to attachment, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, co-occurring conditions, codependency, commitment and communication problems, control issues, drug and alcohol addiction, feelings of emptiness, family of origin concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and immigration-related stress.
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What Rabaya works with
The areas below are the ones Rabaya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- 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 | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist creates space to understand what matters most and helps people set goals that fit their values. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical techniques to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate on what feels most useful based on your needs and goals. That may mean combining methods or adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into a busy life.
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