- Client-centered care
- Practical skill building
- Focus on coping
About Robert
Robert Wubbenhorst is a Vermont Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and the strain of major life changes. He also supports clients dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, sleep problems, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Robert presents a calm, direct approach that aims to reconnect people with strengths they already have and build practical tools to move forward.
Robert draws on about 15 years of clinical experience across community mental health, higher education, and private practice. He has worked with veterans, law enforcement, and people in school-based settings, and has provided both individual and group counseling. His clinical interests include chronic pain and illness, blended family issues, communication problems, and coping after disasters.
In sessions he focuses on clear, goal-oriented work. He uses client-centered listening alongside strategies from cognitive-behavioral methods and mindfulness to change unhelpful patterns. He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and hypnotherapy when appropriate to help with symptoms and coping skills.
Robert also has experience supervising counselors and supporting clinicians in training. He emphasizes honesty and collaboration, and encourages people to try a few sessions and see how the fit feels. To start, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.
He practices in Vermont and offers services in English. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
Robert draws on about 15 years of clinical experience across community mental health, higher education, and private practice. He has worked with veterans, law enforcement, and people in school-based settings, and has provided both individual and group counseling. His clinical interests include chronic pain and illness, blended family issues, communication problems, and coping after disasters.
In sessions he focuses on clear, goal-oriented work. He uses client-centered listening alongside strategies from cognitive-behavioral methods and mindfulness to change unhelpful patterns. He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and hypnotherapy when appropriate to help with symptoms and coping skills.
Robert also has experience supervising counselors and supporting clinicians in training. He emphasizes honesty and collaboration, and encourages people to try a few sessions and see how the fit feels. To start, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.
He practices in Vermont and offers services in English. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
Blended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Vermont
Languages
English
Approaches that guide online work
Robert commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping the person guide the pace and goals of work. This approach helps when someone feels stuck, empty, or disconnected and wants to rebuild confidence and direction.He also employs cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing stress through concrete steps and practice.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when strong feelings or impulsivity get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as work progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or offering sessions that suit a work break or varying schedules. Talk with the therapist during the matching and scheduling steps to learn what session arrangements are possible.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Robert help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, sleeping problems, anger, and coping with life changes, among others.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Robert uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style that emphasizes listening and practical tools. Sessions focus on reconnecting strengths and changing patterns that keep people stuck.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has about 15 years of practice experience across community mental health, higher education, and private practice settings.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds the LCMHC credential and practices in Vermont.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.