About Robert
Robert Nijjar is a Licensed Professional Counselor with seven years of clinical experience based in Louisiana. He helps people manage anxiety, stress, addiction, and the everyday problems that upend routines. He works with clients who are facing major life changes and those trying to build healthier ways of coping.
He focuses on practical steps and steady support rather than quick fixes. Sessions emphasize building awareness, spotting unhelpful patterns, and learning new habits that fit each person’s life.
Background and approach
He treats concerns like relationship struggles, intimacy issues, parenting stress, and work-related burnout in clear, straightforward terms. Robert draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice what matters and act on it. He also uses client-centered listening and motivational interviewing to strengthen motivation and clarify goals.
Narrative techniques are used to reframe personal stories and reduce feelings of shame or isolation. People meet him for issues ranging from anger and low self-esteem to career direction and challenges with focus or impulsivity. He aims to create a calm space where clients can try new behaviors and make specific, manageable changes.
The work is collaborative and paced to what each person can handle. Robert believes most people already carry strengths that help them move forward. He helps clients find those strengths and put them to use, one step at a time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, then choose behaviors that match personal values. This can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where people want clearer direction. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person feels heard and understood; it helps when someone needs a steady, empathetic space to sort through problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance, which often helps with stress, anger, and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robert will collaborate with each person to try techniques and see what fits best with their goals and day-to-day life. Adjustments are normal and expected as the process reveals what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier and to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls are close to in-person sessions and allow visual cues. Phone sessions work when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when shorter, more frequent contact is helpful. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English