About Robert
Dr. Robert Spaulding II is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 37 years in the mental health field. He helps people coping with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions.
He also works with concerns like ADHD, parenting strain, stress, self-esteem, and career crossroads. He uses a direct and practical style in sessions. Conversations focus on clear goals and concrete steps.
He listens with empathy while offering tools people can use between sessions.
Background and approach
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. His background includes decades of clinical work in outpatient and inpatient settings, and many years of personal recovery experience that inform his view on addiction and relapse prevention. That experience has shaped his respect for 12-step approaches and long-term recovery strategies.
He holds a doctorate in psychology and practices as an LPC in Georgia. In therapy he draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical skills, and Jungian perspectives. Those tools are adapted to fit each person's needs rather than used the same way for everyone.
Sessions mix talking, skill practice, and problem-solving. People who choose him can expect a straightforward, respectful partnership. He helps create a practical plan and coaches people through difficult decisions.
The focus is on usable change and finding ways to manage daily challenges more effectively.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying values and taking committed actions toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for depression, anxiety, and coping with daily problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and emphasizes listening, validation, and building a respectful therapeutic relationship that supports growth.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can blend techniques so the plan adjusts as progress is made and priorities change.
Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face discussion and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use shorter check-ins during busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 37 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English