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Brian Sobieski

Practical, goal-focused counseling for real-life challenges

LPC New Jersey

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Brian

Brian Sobieski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who focuses on helping people manage stress, mood challenges, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With 25 years of clinical experience, he works from a practical, goal-oriented stance to help clients build coping strategies, strengthen resilience, and address issues such as anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related difficulties.

He employs a brief, solution-focused framework that leans on cognitive behavioral tools and client-centered principles to identify unhelpful patterns and develop more adaptive responses. Brian also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when appropriate, aiming to nurture individual strengths and support meaningful change in daily life.

His background includes work with families and couples, and his practice attends to a wide range of concerns including parenting, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and communication or codependency challenges. Clients who choose Brian can expect an approachable therapist who emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and measurable steps toward improvement.

He accepts international clients and offers multiple session formats to fit different needs and schedules.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Brian integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy into his online practice. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, and mood instability; it is useful for clients seeking concrete strategies and measurable change. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore personal values, relationship concerns, grief, or issues like shame and self-esteem at their own pace.

He frames the choice of approach as a collaborative decision, tailoring techniques to the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together the client and therapist determine whether brief solution-focused work, CBT skill-building, or a more exploratory, person-centered process is the best fit and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or travel. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care and practice new skills between sessions, while fitting therapy into varied routines and time zones.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, bipolar and mood disorders, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, ADHD, and career or life-purpose questions.
What is the overall therapeutic approach and style?
He uses a brief, solution-focused model that incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered methods, often combining mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help clients develop practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
He has 25 years of experience working in the field with individuals, families, and couples, using approaches designed to increase adaptive functioning in daily life.
What are the therapist's credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey, credential NJ LPC 37PC00289100.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English