About Arthur
Arthur Hastings is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 46 years of experience. He focuses on anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and a range of relationship and life concerns. He aims to make therapy straightforward and accessible for someone feeling overwhelmed right now.
He began his work at a VA Hospital psychiatric unit at 18 and spent four decades at a local mental health center before retiring in 2018. Since then he has continued in independent practice.
Background and approach
That long history gives him a broad view of common struggles and how people change over time. In sessions he uses practical, talk-based methods. He draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding.
He keeps explanations simple and offers concrete steps to try between meetings. Arthur often works with people dealing with stress, family conflict, parenting strain, and issues around identity and relationships. He also supports those facing trauma, grief, chronic health challenges, and work-related burnout.
He aims to help people feel steadier and more able to handle daily demands. He provides therapy in Indiana and has been offering remote sessions since the pandemic. Sessions may include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
He uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and helps new clients get started through a brief matching process.
How his approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, value-driven steps even when anxiety is present. It focuses on learning to notice difficult thoughts without being led by them and trying practical actions that align with personal goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches skills to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and to try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood. This approach is often used for worry, panic, and low mood.
Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationships shape expectations and feelings in close relationships. It can help people who struggle with trust, intimacy, or repeated relationship patterns to understand and change those patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Arthur will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The first sessions often focus on practical goals and a simple plan to try between meetings.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited transportation. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when needed. Phone sessions and live chat are useful when bandwidth or camera use is a concern, while text-based messaging supports quick check-ins and brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular contact and to try therapy in ways that fit daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 46 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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