About Robert
Robert Gonder, MD, LCPC helps adults who want change and clearer communication. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and coping with big life shifts. His style is direct and practical, aimed at giving people tools they can use right away.
He draws on nearly three decades of clinical work in Maryland, combining solution-focused problem solving with mindfulness and behavioral ideas. Sessions tend to center on specific goals and small, achievable steps.
Background and approach
He also pays attention to how family patterns and everyday habits shape current struggles. Gonder favors approaches that encourage people to rewrite stories that no longer serve them. He works with clients to identify what they want to change, then builds a plan that fits their day-to-day life.
Communication skills and managing guilt or shame are common focuses in his work. People can expect conversations that are respectful and straightforward. He adapts the pace and tactics to each individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
He also brings experience supporting men with identity and role concerns. Over 27 years he has helped many people manage chronic mental health challenges alongside more common stresses. His aim is to empower clients to make practical changes and feel more effective in relationships and life choices.
Approach and online options for practical change
Mindfulness Therapy focuses on paying attention to the present moment without judgment. It helps people notice stress reactions and choose different responses, which can reduce rumination and improve daily coping.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small changes that move someone toward their goals. Sessions identify what is already working, set clear short-term objectives, and build simple steps to create progress quickly.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match these methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will test what helps and adjust the plan over time based on real results.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and practice new skills between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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