About Robert
Dr. Robert Hanser is a licensed professional counselor in Louisiana with 25 years of experience helping adults facing anxiety and related life stresses. He focuses on practical steps and clear feedback so people can move forward when they feel stuck.
He listens closely and adjusts his style to match each person's needs. He works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, and career stress.
Background and approach
He also supports people managing mood disorders, bipolar symptoms, and the strain that comes from parenting and caregiving. Anxiety is a frequent concern he addresses alongside coping with major life changes. Dr.
Hanser blends person-centered listening with more directive techniques when appropriate. He uses cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking and EMDR for trauma-related reactions. Emotionally-focused and existential ideas help when the work turns toward relationships or questions of meaning.
Sessions aim to give concrete options and clear next steps. He talks through real-life choices, homework tasks, and ways to reduce distress between meetings. The focus is on improving daily life and restoring a sense of direction.
Dr. Hanser holds the LPC credential and maintains licensure in Louisiana and Texas. He has long experience with substance use, family violence, veteran-related concerns, and midlife or purpose-related questions.
He accepts clients who prefer English and can work with people across different locations.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Dr. Hanser uses client-centered work that focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. This approach helps people feel heard and builds a shared plan for change. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; it works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by giving concrete actions and experiments to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, past experiences, and preferences, then recommend one or a blend of methods. Together they review what helps and adjust the work as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, written reflection, or when people prefer not to be on camera. These options give flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Texas
- Languages
- English
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