Ariel Rock, LMHC
Therapist in New York
Ariel Rock is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with relationships.
- Licensed inNew York
- License015504
- NPI 1639977085
- Experience8+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Ariel
Ariel Rock is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with relationships. She focuses on practical support for everyday problems like parenting strain, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients feel heard and move forward step by step.
Ariel draws on attachment-based ideas to explore how past relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build committed action, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. These methods are mixed to fit each person’s needs rather than used as a fixed formula. Her background includes work in residential treatment, acute inpatient care, geriatric settings, and independent practice.
That range gives experience with trauma, brain injury recovery, and complex medical or aging concerns. Ariel has spent eight years supporting people through crises and long-term challenges. Sessions focus on building skills like mindfulness, grounding, emotional regulation, and practical problem solving.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and clear goals so conversations stay useful and focused. The therapist tailors the plan to match each client’s situation and preferences. Ariel aims to empower clients to take manageable steps toward better days.
She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills, and track progress over time.
Credentials
- LMHC (New York)
- License 015504 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1639977085 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ariel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ariel names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use conversation and reflective exercises to notice how those patterns show up in current relationships and parenting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values; online sessions can focus on short exercises and homework between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which fits well with video or messaging formats for quick practice and feedback.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ariel will collaborate with each person to decide whether attachment-focused exploration, ACT values work, or CBT skill-building is most useful. The plan can change as goals and needs become clearer, and the therapist guides that choice rather than imposing one method.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports short check-ins or written reflection, and text-based messaging is useful for ongoing coaching or quick skill reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping focus on skill practice, emotional awareness, and steady progress.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Ariel commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship issues, and many related concerns such as addiction, grief, and body image.
What is Ariel's general therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining attachment-based work with ACT and CBT techniques to teach skills and clarify values.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of professional experience across residential treatment, acute inpatient care, geriatric services, and independent practice.
Where is Ariel licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Ariel?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to get started choose Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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