Dr. Robert Crawford, LPC - Therapist in New Jersey

Focus on sleep and rest
Values-based change
Relationship and grief support

About Robert

Dr. Robert Crawford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career transitions, and the fallout from trauma and loss. He also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, ADHD, and caregiving strain.

His style blends practical counseling with coaching. Sessions focus on small, useful steps that can change daily routines. He aims to help clients build habits that improve sleep, reduce worry, and strengthen relationships.

Robert uses a mix of approaches based on each person's needs. He draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Attachment-based work and narrative methods are part of how he helps people understand their relationship patterns and personal stories. Client-centered listening is central to how he responds during sessions.

He practices in New Jersey and holds an LPC license. Sessions are offered in English. People who want to begin will follow the site's process to match with him and schedule a time that fits their calendar.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when thoughts and feelings are difficult. It is often used for anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and living with chronic health issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replaces them with practical alternatives. CBT techniques can include sleep hygiene changes, routine building, and behavioral experiments that target worry and insomnia.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It can help people who struggle with intimacy, abandonment fears, or communication problems to recognize patterns and try different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. He will adjust strategies as progress is seen and as priorities change.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Those practical benefits often help people sustain consistent work on sleep, stress, relationships, and life transitions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualityWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

New Jersey

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he address?

He works with stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, career change, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related challenges.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He combines counseling and coaching to create practical steps clients can try between sessions. Conversations are focused and aimed at improving daily routines and relationships.

How much experience does he have?

He has 20 years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, loss, relationship breakdowns, and life transitions.

What credentials and location are on record?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with him?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.