Toni Dobek , LCMHC

Toni Dobek is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked with clients across the lifespan, offering individual, couples, group, and family therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Her training and career have emphasized a person-centered approach that prioritizes empathy, respect, and a non-judgmental space where individuals can explore feelings and make meaningful changes.

Dobek helps clients recognize strengths, accept aspects of themselves, and take responsibility for steps toward their goals. She adapts techniques to match each person’s needs, drawing on methods such as Cognitive-Behavioral skills, Gestalt exercises, anger management strategies, disability services coordination, coping skills for depression and anxiety, and tools for building self-esteem. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, addiction, grief, parenting, and mood disorders.

She earned a Master of Science in Counselor Education from Syracuse University in May 1999 and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services Counseling from Old Dominion University in 1993. Licensed in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - NC LCMHC 11764, Dobek combines advocacy with a willingness to use technology as a tool to reach and support clients as they work toward positive change.