About Robert
Robert Wagner is a Minnesota psychologist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, depression and life changes. He brings two decades of experience as a clinician and leader in mental health and disability services. He talks directly and listens with curiosity, aiming to help people find purpose and regain control over daily life.
He views clients as the experts on their own lives and uses a person-centered stance.
Background and approach
That means sessions start with what matters most to the client and build from there. He combines practical tools with honest, compassionate feedback so people can make steady progress between sessions. His work often includes cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thought patterns and DBT skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Motivational interviewing is used to strengthen commitment to change, especially around substance use or lifestyle shifts. He also draws on existential ideas when people wrestle with meaning, purpose, or major transitions. Robert has spent many years supporting people with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges, and more recently has worked extensively with individuals with intellectual disabilities in supervisory and clinical roles.
That background informs a calm, pragmatic style that aims to meet people where they are while helping them build new habits. Outside of his clinical work he cares deeply about family, community involvement, reading and sports. His approach is warm and straightforward - he will encourage strengths, point out barriers, and help people set realistic goals for change.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Robert commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy into online work. CBT focuses on identifying connections between thoughts, feelings and behavior and offers practical exercises to test new ways of thinking. That can help with anxiety, depression and stress by giving simple tools to try between sessions. DBT emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, which are useful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained.Finding the right fit is a team effort. He will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and day-to-day challenges and suggest which approaches make the most sense. That collaborative selection lets sessions focus on usable tools and gradual progress rather than one-size-fits-all techniques.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which offer flexible options for different needs. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a short check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief updates, tracking progress or getting timely support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and problem solving.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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