About Robert
Dr. Robert Hanser helps people who are dealing with addiction, relationship strain, trauma, anxiety, depression, and the everyday pressures of life. He offers direct, practical guidance and listens closely to each person's concerns.
Robert brings 25 years of clinical experience and works from Louisiana as a licensed professional counselor, LPC. He adapts his style to fit what a person needs. Sometimes sessions are largely client-centered with reflective listening.
Other times he uses more directive suggestions and cognitive techniques when a clear plan is requested.
How Robert works
He has significant experience addressing substance use, family violence, trauma, anger, and grief. He also helps people who feel stuck, searching for meaning, or facing big life changes such as divorce and career shifts. Robert uses several approaches depending on the issue.
He draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to change thought and behavior patterns. He also uses emotionally focused methods to address closeness and intimacy concerns, and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. His aim is to offer concrete feedback and practical options people can try between sessions.
He emphasizes a nonjudgmental stance and keeps a focus on the client’s welfare. Work is tailored to each person’s goals and preferences.
Robert lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Robert works with
The areas below are the ones Robert selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person is saying so they feel heard and understood; it helps with stress, low self-esteem, and making sense of life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction-related behaviors. EMDR is a method used to process traumatic memories so they become less disruptive; it is often used for trauma and abuse-related concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the nature of the problem and then recommend which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick updates, mood tracking, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
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A practical next step
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