About Robert
Robert Hoopingarner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 26 years in the field. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and addiction. He speaks plainly and listens carefully to understand each person's situation.
He uses a warm, interactive style that avoids labels and honors each person's uniqueness. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. He adapts conversation and goals to match what each person needs right now.
Background and approach
Robert blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also draws on emotionally-focused ideas when relationships and attachment issues are central. Mindfulness strategies are used to help with stress, anxiety, and coping skills.
His background includes work in office and online settings across individual, couples, family, and group formats. Over his career he has helped people dealing with grief, trauma, sleep problems, and life transitions. He places priority on respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session.
When someone is ready to make a change, Robert helps them set clear, achievable goals. He encourages steady progress and practical tools for daily life. He welcomes questions and works collaboratively to find the best path forward.
How therapy approaches fit into online sessions
Robert often uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful space where the client's views guide the work. That approach is about listening, reflecting, and helping people find their own solutions, which helps with stress, self-esteem, and life changes.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with daily stress by teaching specific skills and practice exercises.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make it easier to keep regular contact and maintain momentum in therapy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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