About Libby
Dr. Libby Black is a licensed counselor whose work centers on practical, person-focused therapy. She brings 18 years of experience helping people facing depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship struggles, and stress.
Her style is warm and direct, aiming to make sessions clear and useful from the first visit. Clients can expect straightforward talk therapy that focuses on what feels most urgent. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and from dialectical behavior therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and take meaningful steps even when feelings feel overwhelming. Dr. Black pays attention to how attachment and relationship patterns affect day-to-day life.
She helps people notice how past relationships shape current choices and communication. That focus can be useful for addressing commitment worries, codependency, and communication problems. Her practice also addresses a broad range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety.
This includes caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, sexual and kink-related topics, abandonment and dependency issues, domestic violence, and the effects of disaster or major life change. Sessions are aimed at practical coping, better daily functioning, and clearer decision-making. She offers sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Dr. Black holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials and is based in New York. The first step is a brief matching questionnaire to help connect people to the best fit.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and situations where avoidance gets in the way of living. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more useful thinking and behavior. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and problem-focused symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. It is often helpful for people who need concrete coping tools.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Then she will suggest options and adjust the plan as progress is made so the approach fits each person's needs.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit short processing into a busy day. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication styles while keeping therapy practical and focused.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- 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
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English