Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Ariel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ariel
Ariel Rock is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with eight years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with strong emotions like anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. Ariel aims to make sessions practical and understandable so parents and busy adults can use what they learn right away.
She has worked in residential treatment, acute inpatient care, geriatric settings, and independent practice. That range means she has seen many ways stress and trauma show up in daily life.
Background and approach
Her background includes support for people managing mood conditions, attention differences, substance concerns, and challenges with self-harm and suicidal thinking. Ariel uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered methods to build skills like grounding, mindfulness, and emotion regulation.
Sessions focus on concrete strategies you can try between meetings. She tailors conversation and plans to each person’s needs and values. Ariel emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and straightforward guidance during sessions.
She helps people sort priorities, strengthen coping skills, and make changes that fit their life. People come for help with relationships, parenting strain, identity questions, eating and body image concerns, and career stress. Ariel supports clients dealing with trauma, addictions, bipolar challenges, and life transitions by combining practical tools with steady encouragement.
What Ariel works with
Everything Ariel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ariel's practice.
- 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 lists
- 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
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using practical therapeutic approaches online
Ariel commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing hard thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then choosing actions that match your values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ariel works with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. She checks in about what helps and adapts strategies over time so sessions stay useful and focused.
Online therapy with Ariel is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text can work for brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who write better than they speak. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Ariel
What kinds of concerns does Ariel address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, grief, eating concerns, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and person-centered, focusing on skills you can use between meetings such as grounding, mindfulness, and behavior changes drawn from CBT, DBT, and ACT.
What experience does Ariel bring to therapy?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in residential treatment, acute inpatient care, geriatric settings, traumatic brain injury care, and independent practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
Ariel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients and works with people located in the United States.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I get started with Ariel?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on the therapist's availability.