Brooke Ayoub

Brooke Ayoub is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings five years of clinical experience and a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions. Brooke focuses on helping people with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, parenting concerns, and life transitions.

She uses a mix of methods to meet people where they are. Brooke draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises and simple skills you can use between meetings.

Brooke’s background includes work in Erie and Niagara counties in a range of mental health settings. That work involved crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and supporting people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and PTSD. She also holds a master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and experience helping people with mental health diagnoses move into or return to work.

Outside talk therapy, Brooke is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500) and integrates breath work, meditation, and yoga-informed practices when helpful. Her style is collaborative and respectful; she treats the person in front of her as the expert of their life.

People who come to Brooke usually want practical tools and steady support. She aims to help clients build skills, manage intense feelings, and make changes that fit their daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It helps with anxiety, stress, and finding direction when life feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches straightforward tools to shift unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Brooke will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is based on what’s happening in daily life, what’s most distressing, and what techniques feel doable between sessions.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm available session formats before booking since current options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find video helps maintain a strong connection, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or being on camera is a concern. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT or CBT to remote sessions using exercises, worksheets, and mindfulness practices that you can use at home.