- Stress and anxiety
- CBT techniques
- Solution-focused work
About Brian
Brian Sobieski is an NJ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and life changes, and works with people facing relationship, family, trauma, grief, and career concerns. He also supports those dealing with ADHD, intimacy and parenting challenges, and issues related to isolation, impulsivity, or guilt and shame.
Brian uses brief, solution-focused work to help people get practical improvements fast. He draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete coping strategies. Sessions aim to build everyday skills that make daily life more manageable.
Clients can expect a straightforward style that highlights what works for them. He often blends mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to increase awareness and strengthen commitment to change. These tools are used to improve coping, reduce symptoms, and support clearer decision making.
Brian has a long history of working with relationship and family concerns, including blended family issues, codependency, communication and control problems. He also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, and veteran and armed forces issues.
People commonly come for help with panic attacks, mood instability, career direction, and feeling stuck after big life changes. He encourages active participation in planning next steps. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule a first session.
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person in front of him. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort priorities and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and replaces unhelpful habits with practical alternatives. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood problems, panic, and day-to-day coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy adds attention training and present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation.Picking the right approach is part of the process. Brian will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit the client’s goals, preferences, and the specific problem they want to address. That may mean blending CBT with motivational interviewing or using brief solution-focused steps to make immediate changes.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or other routines. They also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, reduce travel, and make it simpler to meet between obligations. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for virtual sessions so progress continues between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, life changes, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, ADHD, and related problems.
What is his general approach in sessions?
He uses a brief, solution-focused model that includes cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build practical coping skills.
How much experience does he have?
Brian has 25 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families.
Is he a licensed clinician and where is he based?
He is an LPC licensed in New Jersey and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does accept international clients according to the profile details provided.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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