Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Robert works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Robert
Robert Peterson is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and challenges tied to life changes. He also supports people facing addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Robert began his career working in international settings with young people. Those roles focused on cultural adjustment, isolation, and trauma after major life disruptions.
Background and approach
He brings that background to work with adults who need practical tools for coping and rebuilding routines. In sessions he focuses on clear, do-able steps. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns.
He uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and build momentum toward them. Robert also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation grounded in each person’s priorities. He aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters and practice new responses to stress and anger.
He holds a Master of Social Work and is a Washington LICSW, which is an independent clinical social worker credential. He offers therapy in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work. To begin, readers choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist’s availability.
What Robert works with
Everything Robert lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Robert's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
Approaches Robert lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Talking therapies and online options that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on your experience and priorities and lets you set the pace for change. It is helpful when people need a respectful, listening space to sort feelings and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions so you can practice new thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often helps with anger, anxiety, and depression by giving concrete skills to use daily.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean starting with short-term, goal-focused work and adding different techniques over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow longer sessions and face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be used when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when people prefer writing to talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Robert
What problems does this therapist help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as ADHD and career stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions focus on practical steps and problem solving. He keeps conversations grounded in what the client wants to change and builds skills to handle stress and strong emotions.
How much experience does he bring?
He has thirty years of experience, much of it working internationally with young people and people facing cultural adjustment and trauma.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds a Master of Social Work and is a Washington LICSW, licensed in the state of Washington.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work and check-ins.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies by location and the subscription model used for sessions; subscriptions can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s listed availability.