Dr. Robert Nielsen
Calm, experienced counseling for real-life challenges
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Experience
- 50 years
- Licensed in
- North Dakota
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Robert
Dr. Robert Nielsen is a licensed professional clinical counselor in North Dakota with 50 years of professional experience. He focuses on practical help for problems like stress, anxiety, depression, and motivation.
He uses straightforward conversation to work through what feels most urgent and confusing for each person. He treats concerns such as grief and loss, relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, eating problems, and anger. He also addresses issues like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Additional focus areas include hospice and end-of-life counseling and infidelity. Dr. Nielsen relies on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, tailoring session content to the person in front of him.
Sessions often involve listening closely, identifying patterns that get in the way, and practicing new ways of responding to stressful situations. He describes his work as respectful, sensitive, and compassionate. He aims to support and empower people as they make changes, using clear steps rather than jargon.
Parents and caregivers who want direct, practical guidance around parenting and family concerns may find his style useful. To begin, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions that fit their needs. Dr.
Nielsen adapts pacing and goals so the work fits each person’s life and priorities.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In practice that means the therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps people name what matters most. This approach is helpful when someone needs support through grief, life transitions, or low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is about identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Sessions often include clear exercises and homework to try between meetings, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and eating concerns.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then adjust methods as progress is made. That way the plan fits the client’s needs rather than forcing one style on everyone.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video and phone work well for in-depth conversation, while chat or messaging can support quick check-ins and skill practice. These options increase flexibility and let people choose how they want to connect.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 50 years
- Licensed
- North Dakota
- Languages
- English
Next step
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