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Robert Frost

Calm, practical counseling for life challenges

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Robert

Robert Frost is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota with ten years of counseling experience. He brings a calm, compassionate presence to brief conversations and longer sessions. He aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, or problems with substance use.

His background includes long-term work with people facing both mental health and chemical health concerns at the same time.

Background and approach

That work has taken place in residential programs, home-based care, and intensive outpatient settings. It gives him a broad view of how life challenges and addictions can interact. In session he uses client-centered and mindfulness-based methods alongside cognitive behavioral tools and acceptance-oriented skills.

That means he listens first, helps people notice what matters to them, and then practices concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. He draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation or impulsivity are central issues. Robert focuses on many concerns that parents often bring, including family stress, parenting strain, sleeping problems, anger, and relationship difficulties.

He also works with depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma, grief, and addiction-related struggles. He keeps a direct but warm style, using humor where it fits and steady support when things feel heavy. Sessions are practical, paced to the person, and aimed at moving daily life in a healthier direction.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small steps toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful when worry, avoidance, or low motivation get in the way of family life or parenting goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, sleeping problems, mood symptoms, and coping with stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills train attention, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance so people can respond more calmly in high-stress moments or during impulsive urges. These methods are used in simple, teachable ways in sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to what matters to the person, discuss goals and preferences, and recommend techniques that fit those priorities. Decisions about which tools to use are made collaboratively and can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist see interactions and body language, phone sessions reduce screen time, and live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins or skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to use skills when stress happens in real time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and many life changes including parenting and family problems.
What is his general therapy style?
His approach is client-centered and practical. He listens, helps set clear goals, and uses skills training from CBT, DBT, ACT and mindfulness to solve everyday problems.
How much experience does he have?
He has ten years of counseling experience and decades of work with people who have co-occurring mental health and chemical health concerns.
What are his credentials and location?
He is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - MN LPCC 2478 and works with clients in Minnesota.
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 to provide flexible session options.
How are session fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English

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