About Robert
Robert Hickson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and grief. He also supports people coping with trauma, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and questions about identity and self-worth. Robert offers a straightforward, calm presence for people trying to get through hard moments.
He uses practical, conversation-based methods. Sessions focus on what matters to the client right now.
Background and approach
Robert values openness and a collaborative pace so people can set goals that feel realistic and useful. Robert draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and rebuild daily routines. He also uses attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused work to look at how past relationships affect current ones.
These approaches are used together to fit the person in front of him. With 11 years of experience, Robert has worked in multiple clinical settings since graduating from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2014. His training and experience shape a steady, nonjudgmental style that aims to make sessions feel practical and hopeful.
People who reach out can expect clear conversations about next steps. Robert helps with coping skills, decision-making, and planning for change. The first meetings are focused on understanding immediate concerns and figuring out a manageable path forward.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to small actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, avoidance, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking patterns that increase distress and replacing them with more helpful ways of responding; it often includes practical exercises and behavioral experiments for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional reactions, which can help people improve how they relate to others and manage relationship strain.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Robert will collaborate with each person to match approaches to their needs, goals, and preferences. That means plans may combine ACT, CBT, and attachment ideas so the therapy fits the situation rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer session work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging support regular touchpoints between sessions and quick skill practice. Together these formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around school, work, and family obligations.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, New York
- Languages
- English