Brooke Ayoub, LMHC

Brooke Ayoub is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions. Brooke offers a calm, steady presence and aims to help people find practical ways forward.

Brooke uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to address what matters most to each person. She also brings experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and mindfulness practices when trauma or overwhelming memories are central. Sessions mix talking, skills work, and simple experiments people can try between meetings.

Her work often centers on improving communication, managing strong emotions like anger or jealousy, and sorting through major life changes such as divorce or career shifts. Brooke helps people set small, achievable goals and build routines that reduce stress and increase energy. She guides clients in noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors.

Brooke has worked across mental health settings and has particular experience supporting people with complex diagnoses while they seek to return to work or manage ongoing health challenges. She draws on vocational counseling concepts to help clients explore purpose and next steps in careers or daily roles.

Brooke aims to collaborate with each person to create a plan that fits their life. She encourages parents and individuals to lean into their strengths, practice realistic strategies, and take steady steps toward more balanced days.

How Brooke’s approaches translate to online care

Brooke commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. ACT emphasizes values-based action and acceptance skills to help people move toward a life they find meaningful even when hard feelings remain.

She works collaboratively to find the best fit for each person. Early sessions help set goals and try one or two approaches to see what clicks. Decisions about methods are made together based on the client's needs, preferences, and progress over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not convenient. Live chat or text messaging can work well for quick check-ins, progress notes, or support between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into work, parenting, or daily routines.