About Robert
Robert Hickson helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and grief. He supports those facing compassion fatigue, addictions, mood swings, and life changes. He also works with concerns around self-esteem, anger, career strain, and trauma-related issues.
Robert is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois. He brings 11 years of experience and a practical, conversational style to sessions.
How Robert works
He keeps language simple and focuses on what matters to the person in front of him. His approach is collaborative and person-centered. He listens first, then helps people notice what matters to them and what gets in the way.
Techniques draw on cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based practices to change unhelpful patterns and build skills for day-to-day life. Attachment-based and emotionally-focused work guide how he looks at relationships and long-standing emotional patterns. That helps when past connections affect how someone relates today.
He also uses existential ideas to address questions about meaning and values when life feels uncertain. Sessions can include focused skill building, values clarification, and talk about feelings and relationships. Robert aims to make therapy understandable and useful, with clear steps people can try between sessions.
He accepts international clients and conducts work in English.
Robert lists 10 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and what they do
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that fuel distress. It is practical for anxiety, mood disorders, social anxiety, and phobias.Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then recommend ideas from ACT, CBT, attachment-based work, or emotionally-focused methods as needed. This is a collaborative process that can shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions work well for deeper conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and messaging let people check in between appointments or use shorter exchanges when that fits better. These options make therapy more flexible while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional work.
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