- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Sleeping disorders
About Adam
Adam Turkel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York with 22 years of clinical experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, sleep problems, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. He also offers support around parenting and career questions.
His work includes practical guidance and hands-on strategies rather than medical or diagnostic services. Adam draws on a person-centered approach that keeps the client's goals at the center of each session.
Background and approach
He listens first, then helps clients choose steps that fit their life. Sessions can be short-term problem-solving or longer-term work depending on the issue. He uses several approaches when they suit a client's needs, including cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, mindfulness practices to manage stress, and motivational interviewing to support behavior change.
He also brings psychodynamic ideas to understand repeated patterns in relationships. Across twenty-two years at a large community hospital and other settings, Adam has worked with people who face mood disorders, chemical dependency, and complex life changes. That background helps him quickly assess what a person needs and recommend realistic next steps.
In sessions he aims for clear, practical plans. People can expect straightforward conversation, coping tools they can try between meetings, and a focus on concrete progress toward goals.
What Adam works with
Everything Adam lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Adam helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Approaches Adam lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Adam often uses client-centered work that begins with listening to what matters most to the person and shaping goals around that. This approach helps with many concerns, from parenting stresses to relationship and mood issues, by prioritizing the client's preferences and pace.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT gives concrete exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy is another tool he draws on to teach attention and breathing strategies for stress, sleep problems, and emotion regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that fit each person's needs, goals, and comfort level. Clients can try an approach and adjust it over time based on how helpful it feels.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation; phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions.
Questions people ask about Adam
What concerns does Adam support in sessions?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, sleeping problems, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career matters, and related life adjustments.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He takes a person-centered approach, listening first and then helping set practical goals. Sessions focus on clear steps and tools people can use between meetings.
What kind of clinical background does he bring?
Adam has 22 years of experience, including long tenure at a large community hospital, and has worked with mood disorders and chemical dependency.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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