Profile image of Brooke Jacobson
Vetted

Brooke Jacobson, LMHC(She/Her/Hers)

(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
New York
Anxiety -Body image- Depression- Eating disorders & disordered eating- Life transitions-Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)-
AboutSpecialtiesLocationsInsurance & Fees

Professional statement

Brooke Jacobson, LMHC specializes in working with high-achieving women who are exhausted by the pressure to do it all — including the pressure to look a certain way while doing it. Her clients are often navigating burnout, a difficult relationship with food and their body, or the anxiety that comes with holding everything together. She brings particular expertise to eating disorders, body image, and the ways diet culture quietly shapes how women see themselves and their worth.

Brooke is HAES-aligned and helps clients untangle the beliefs they've absorbed about food and bodies, rebuilding a relationship with themselves rooted in compassion rather than control. Her approach draws on CBT, ACT, and DBT, tailored to each person through a multicultural, identity-affirming lens — because who you are shapes how you heal.

Brooke earned her M.A./EdM. in Mental Health Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has spent the past five years specializing in eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, and depression. She also supervises and mentors other therapists, a role that reflects her deep investment in quality care across the field.

Brooke works fully virtually with adults across New York State and accepts Cigna, Aetna, BCBS, and United insurance plans, with a sliding scale available for private-pay clients. Free consultations welcome.


Message to clients

If you're a woman or femme-identifying person who has spent years achieving, striving, and holding it all together — while quietly struggling with how you feel in your body, trapped in a painful relationship with food, or running on empty from anxiety and the weight of it all — I want you to know that I see you, and I know how hard that is to carry.

So much of what brings people to therapy gets minimized or explained away. The eating disorder that nobody talks about. The anxiety that looks like productivity from the outside. The depression that hides behind a packed schedule and a smile. You've probably been managing it for a long time, and you're good at it — but managing isn't the same as healing.

I became a therapist because I believe deeply that every person deserves to feel free in their own body and their own mind — not at war with either. That kind of freedom is possible. Whether you're navigating disordered eating, burnout, OCD, or a depression that's made life feel flat and far away, I'll meet you exactly where you are and help you build something that actually lasts.

My approach is warm, evidence-based, and always tailored to who you are — your identity, your history, your goals. Therapy isn't one-size-fits-all, and neither are you.

I'd love to connect. Reach out for a free consultation and let's find your way forward together.


Work and Education

Years of Experience: 7 years

Glow Psychotherapy, Founder/Psychotherapist, 2024 - 2026
Feeling Good Psychotherapy, Supervisor/Psychotherapist, 2019 - 2024

Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A., Ed.M in Counseling Psychology, 2019

Licensure

New York: 011931

Languages

English

Specialties

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Body image - Development of skills for handling negative thoughts about physical appearance; building habits of more positive self-talk and self-perception.

Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

Eating disorders & disordered eating - Reducing unhealthy eating patterns, beliefs, and behaviors, such as restricting, purging, and binging; healing the emotional pain surrounding disordered eating

Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - Reducing unwanted intrusive thoughts and rituals by gradually building comfort and confidence facing difficult fears, thoughts, and emotions




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)

Locations & Hours


Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Aetna Student Health Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Cigna
  • Columbia University Student Health Insurance Plan (Aetna)
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • FIT Student Health Insurance (Aetna)
  • New School Student Insurance (United Healthcare Student Resources)
  • Optum
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare
  • Wellfleet

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions:$200 (60min)
  • Sliding scale:$120 - $200

Reach out to Connect

Small steps make a big difference. Start by connecting with Brooke Jacobson today.