- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Robert
Dr. Robert Egbert is a licensed mental health counselor with three decades of practice. He draws on long experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and relationship problems.
He speaks plainly and aims for practical steps parents can use right away. He trained in counseling psychology and holds a Ph.D. and an Ed.D., and he has worked as a school counselor and family therapist. That background means he is comfortable talking about child-related worries, learning and behavior challenges, and ways parents can manage conflict at home.
Background and approach
In sessions he mixes straightforward, evidence-informed methods with attention to each person's values and life story. He uses techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches to help change unhelpful thoughts and actions. He also brings client-centered listening so people feel heard while they try new strategies.
Dr. Egbert often focuses on relationships and communication, including intimacy issues, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. He also addresses grief, trauma, addictions, eating and sleeping concerns, anger, ADHD, and life transitions.
Parents who want concrete parenting tools and clearer communication often find his style useful. Outside work he enjoys the outdoors, travel, and radio. He lives in Washington with a partner who is a professional writer.
His long career includes school and family work, which informs a practical, steady approach in sessions.
What Robert works with
Everything Robert lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Robert helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Robert lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven care offered online
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective. This approach helps people feel heard and supports exploration of values and goals to guide change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It provides concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior patterns that affect parenting and relationships.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift emotional patterns that shape close relationships. It can be useful for improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening intimacy in partnerships and parenting relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and may mix techniques as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break or commute. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or use brief check-ins when scheduling is tight. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing parenting and daily life.
Questions people ask about Robert
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, anger, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He combines client-centered listening with practical techniques. Sessions are focused on clear communication, problem solving, and steps clients can try between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and an Ed.D., and has 30 years of experience that include work as a school counselor and family therapist.
Where is he based and licensed?
He practices in Washington and is licensed as an LMHC in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and he is available to work with international clients.
What session formats does he use?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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