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Online therapist

Robert Hardee

Calm guidance for family and parenting worries

Credentials
LCPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Robert

Robert Hardee is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Idaho with eight years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, parenting challenges, grief, and related concerns. He aims to create a welcoming space where clients can talk openly about their worries and feel heard.

Robert believes clients know themselves best and brings a collaborative attitude to each session. He has worked in community mental health settings and has experience supporting people who survived physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.

Background and approach

His background includes helping with relationship and family difficulties, anger, and issues tied to substance use. Robert draws from several evidence-informed methods instead of using a single set of tools. In sessions he combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.

He also integrates mindfulness and existential ideas when they fit a person’s goals. The result is a straightforward, goal-focused session that still values each person’s experience. Robert works with a wide range of concerns related to family and parenting, including blended family issues, caregiver stress, and co-occurring problems like codependency or addiction.

He emphasizes small, manageable steps and clear coping strategies that clients can use between meetings. Therapy with him begins by building trust, setting realistic goals, and choosing approaches together. He invites people to take the first step and schedule a time to talk so they can see whether his style feels like a good match.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Robert blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people manage day-to-day problems. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and building trust so clients can explore what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. He works together with each client to choose methods that match the person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. That can mean starting with listening, adding skills from CBT, and bringing in mindfulness or motivational interviewing when those fit the situation.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls replicate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer a simpler option, and live chat or text-based messaging provides short, on-the-go check-ins. These formats increase flexibility and let clients move forward from wherever they are while trying different strategies with a licensed professional.

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.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, parenting, grief, trauma and family problems.
What is his therapy style like?
His approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of experience practicing as a community mental health therapist and has worked with people affected by various forms of abuse.
Where is he licensed and located?
He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with the credential ID LCPC LCPC-7334 and practices in Idaho.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or via text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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