About Robert
Robert Hendel is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. He uses a calm, direct style to make it easier to talk about painful or confusing feelings. Many people come for help with confidence and motivation, and he offers steady support as they figure things out.
He creates a welcoming space for honest conversation. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of him.
Background and approach
Robert listens, asks practical questions, and helps set small, manageable goals between appointments. Over a decade of work in New York has given him experience with trauma and abuse, panic and mood problems, and issues tied to illness or aging. He also assists with relationship communication, feelings of emptiness or isolation, and life purpose questions.
Smoking and vaping cessation is another area he addresses when it fits a client’s goals. His approach is straightforward and collaborative. He partners with clients to try different ways of coping and to build skills that work day to day.
Progress is often measured in concrete changes - less avoidance, clearer decisions, and better daily routines. People looking for a practical, steady guide through difficult times will find his sessions focused and supportive. He works in English and practices as an NY LMHC in New York.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Robert uses commonly recommended, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on building skills and changing patterns that keep problems going. One approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and panic by practicing breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. Another approach focuses on processing difficult experiences like trauma and grief by helping clients make sense of memories and reduce their hold on daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust the plan based on what shows progress. This collaborative process helps keep therapy practical and goal oriented.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for more interactive work and skill practice, phone is handy when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins, and chat or messaging can fit into busy days for brief support and homework check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping sessions consistent and focused.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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