Kobi Bordoley
Associate Psychotherapist
Kobi joined Embodied Mind as a clinical intern, and completed his Masters in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness at NYU in 2023. Prior to joining Embodied Mind, he worked at the Civilian Complaint Review Board, investigating allegations of police misconduct in New York City, in an operations position at a social media tech start-up, and as a freelance romance fiction writer and editor (among other roles!). Before entering the adult working world, Kobi received a BA in History, Literature, and Philosophy with certificate in Jewish & Israel studies from Wesleyan University. As a onetime liberal arts student and career changer, Kobi understands that the path to growth and self actualization often takes us in unexpected directions. Kobi enjoys drawing on not just his counseling studies, but his entire academic and life experience when connecting with clients.
Kobi approaches therapy from a place of curiosity, and is interested in the existential struggles and triumphs of being a person in the 21st century. How do we define ourselves? How do we get what we want from our relationships? What does it actually “feel” like to feel something? Overall, he believes that therapy must be non-judgmental and affirming while simultaneously challenging and flexible in its methods.
Kobi knows that different types of therapy work for different types of people, and uses an integrative approach that draws on psychodynamics, relational psychotherapy, attachment theory, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, CBT, social justice, sex positivity, and trauma-informed methods to best serve people. Kobi specializes in helping clients understand identity (be it gender, sexuality, faith, ideology, or something else), chronic illness, relationships, trauma and anxiety/depression.
Outside of therapy, Kobi enjoys reading, playing board and card games, collective music experience, exploring mindfulness, and phenomenology.