About Robert
Robert "Scotty" Smittle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arkansas. He has 15 years of experience helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and parenting concerns. He speaks plainly and aims to make starting therapy a less stressful step.
Scotty uses a person-centered style in sessions. That means he listens closely and focuses on building a real connection. He also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions that lead to better outcomes.
Background and approach
In a typical session he asks about what matters most to the client now. He helps set short-term goals and coaches practical steps to handle stress, mood swings, or communication problems. He works with issues like self-esteem, body image, intimacy challenges, and coping with life changes.
Scotty has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and eating-related struggles. He also addresses deeper themes such as attachment wounds, abandonment feelings, and codependency. Sessions can include straightforward skills practice and real-world homework when that fits the person's goals.
People who choose him often want a calm, direct counselor who listens without rushing. He explains ideas in plain language and helps clients try things between sessions. The aim is steady progress through clear steps and a supportive relationship.
Client-centered and CBT work online
Scotty uses a client-centered approach that focuses on building a strong connection and listening closely to what matters to the person. This helps people feel heard and sets the stage for practical change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is also part of his work and involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. They will adjust methods over time so the work fits the person rather than forcing a single technique.
Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options let people fit counseling into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or other busy lives while keeping the therapeutic focus intact.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English