About Robert
Robert Hickson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. He brings 11 years of clinical experience and a plainspoken, collaborative style. He aims to make therapy feel understandable and practical for people under stress or facing big life changes.
He helps people with worry, stress, social anxiety, and mood concerns by using conversational, goal-minded sessions. Sessions emphasize clear steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He also supports those coping with trauma, grief, relationship strain, compassion fatigue, and addiction-related issues. Robert combines client-centered and existential ideas with structured tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. That mix means he listens for each person's goals, then offers exercises and perspectives that fit their life.
The approach is grounded and adaptable rather than one-size-fits-all. He trained at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and holds licenses in Illinois and New York. Over more than a decade he has worked in multiple settings and with a wide range of concerns.
His background informs a calm, reflective style that still focuses on practical progress. Sessions are offered in English and available online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on the chosen appointment options.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take action even when thoughts or feelings feel heavy. It can be useful for persistent worry, anxiety, and difficulty making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, social fears, and mood problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences with each person, then suggest techniques that fit their situation. Decisions about methods are collaborative and may shift as needs change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different formats to see what works best.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, New York
- Languages
- English
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