About Robert
Robert Nijjar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with seven years of experience. He works in Louisiana and helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. He also supports those facing addictions, relationship and family challenges, and major life changes.
Robert focuses on building understanding and acceptance. He sees each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths that already exist. Sessions aim to make small, real changes that fit daily life rather than relying on jargon or long lists of steps.
Background and approach
His style is practical and down-to-earth. He uses approaches like acceptance work, mindfulness, and conversational methods to help people shift how they relate to difficult thoughts and feelings. Meetings are collaborative - the person and he decide what to try next.
People seeking help for parenting stress, intimacy issues, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, or career and life-purpose questions may find his approach useful. He also addresses communication problems, control issues, grief from divorce or separation, and feelings of isolation or guilt.
Robert offers a supportive space to talk through trauma, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns while building coping skills that fit a busy life. He encourages practical steps, steady pacing, and attention to what the client values as therapy progresses.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them, and then choose action that fits their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and for making life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so clients feel heard and understood; this helps people gain clarity and trust their own decisions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which often helps with anxiety and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robert will talk with each person about goals and preferences and try methods that match those needs. The first few sessions are used to see what fits, then adjustments are made together in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat or text can be convenient for shorter updates or when writing feels more natural. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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