- 18 years experience
- Focus on identity
- Values-based coping
About Libby
Dr. Libby Black is a licensed counselor who brings 18 years of clinical work to her practice in New York. She creates a calm, affirming space where people can talk about depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and relationship concerns. Her manner is direct and compassionate and focused on practical next steps.
She often helps people who are coping with isolation, social anxiety, and major life transitions. She also supports those exploring identity, sexuality, and self-worth, and she has experience assisting people facing caregiver strain and aging or chronic illness concerns. Hospice and end-of-life counseling is one of the areas listed in her work.
Her sessions focus on building tools people can use between appointments. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and create meaningful action, and Attachment-Based ideas to improve how people relate to others.
Dr. Black favors short-term skills work and longer-term emotional processing when needed. She aims to help people reduce symptoms and strengthen day-to-day coping. Wherever someone starts, the work moves at a pace they can handle.
Clients can expect practical exercises, straightforward feedback, and attention to identity and cultural context. She holds both LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials and works in New York.
Her style balances empathy with clear tools so people leave sessions with things they can try between meetings.
She often helps people who are coping with isolation, social anxiety, and major life transitions. She also supports those exploring identity, sexuality, and self-worth, and she has experience assisting people facing caregiver strain and aging or chronic illness concerns. Hospice and end-of-life counseling is one of the areas listed in her work.
Her sessions focus on building tools people can use between appointments. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and create meaningful action, and Attachment-Based ideas to improve how people relate to others.
Dr. Black favors short-term skills work and longer-term emotional processing when needed. She aims to help people reduce symptoms and strengthen day-to-day coping. Wherever someone starts, the work moves at a pace they can handle.
Clients can expect practical exercises, straightforward feedback, and attention to identity and cultural context. She holds both LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials and works in New York.
Her style balances empathy with clear tools so people leave sessions with things they can try between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters most and take small steps toward those values, even when feelings are hard. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change patterns of behavior and mood. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and supports healthier ways of relating to others, which can ease relationship and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. From there she recommends starting steps and adjusts methods based on what helps most in practice.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice skills between appointments in the places they live. Licensed professionals can tailor session structure to match your needs and daily routine.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dr. Black address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and relationship problems. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, aging issues, codependency, commitment concerns, and domestic violence among others.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is compassionate and practical. She uses straightforward feedback, exercises, and tools to help people cope between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working as a licensed therapist in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dr. Black?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.