About Arthur
Arthur Scudari is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of counseling experience based in Louisiana. He began his own counseling journey after a painful divorce and now brings that lived perspective to his work. Arthur focuses on listening carefully and creating a calm space for people to talk through difficult issues.
He practices in a client-centered way, meeting people where they are and walking beside them through hard moments.
Background and approach
He uses simple mindfulness and breathing exercises to help manage stress and anxiety. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, not full of jargon. Arthur draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors.
He also uses emotionally focused approaches to help people understand and respond to their feelings. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about making changes. Common concerns he addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
He also works with people facing challenges tied to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and body image. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Arthur prefers focused listening and practical tools so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.
He invites people who want respectful, steady support to reach out and begin a conversation.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Arthur blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking issues into manageable steps.He also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and respond to strong feelings. EFT can be useful when emotions around relationships, grief, or intimacy feel overwhelming. Mindfulness practices and brief breathing exercises are used in sessions to reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Arthur will talk with each person about their goals, try different methods, and adjust strategies as progress is made. The focus is on what works in the person’s daily life and what feels like a good fit for them.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video visits let people see facial cues and try exercises together. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, reflections between sessions, or for those who prefer typing. These options aim to make therapy flexible and accessible for different schedules and needs.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English