About Robert
Dr. Robert Martin is an accredited social worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and 16 years of professional experience. He combines academic training and practical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns and relationship difficulties.
He works in a straightforward, calm manner and aims to make sessions easy to understand for worried parents and busy professionals. Robert's background includes an undergraduate degree in psychology, a Master of Social Work and a PhD in Social Work where he focused on complex childhood trauma.
How Robert works
He also holds additional degrees in political science, international relations, international law and business administration, and spent a decade in senior leadership roles in the non-profit sector. In sessions he blends person-centred listening with practical skills drawn from cognitive behavioural strategies and acceptance-based work. He uses emotion-focused ideas and dialectical behaviour approaches where they help, and adapts tools to each person's needs.
Conversations are aimed at what people can do between sessions as well as in them. Robert helps people tackle issues such as grief, intimacy worries, addictions, parenting stress and workplace burnout. He also supports people facing life transitions, body image and eating concerns, chronic health challenges and the strain of caregiving.
People can expect clear, respectful conversation and concrete steps to try at home. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Robert lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. It often suits people dealing with anxiety, distressing emotions or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviours to reduce symptoms like anxiety and sleep problems. It is useful for mood concerns, worry and practical problem solving.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and adapts techniques from different approaches to fit each person's needs. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful as work progresses.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are useful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work well for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging are helpful for people who prefer writing or need flexible, on-the-go support. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, parenting and busy schedules.
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