- Simple skill building
- Practical exercises
- Video preferred
About Robert
Robert Mace is an LPC with three decades of counseling experience in Missouri. He focuses on helping people clear old patterns so they can try new directions in life. His style is straightforward and practical, with a steady emphasis on simple skills clients can use on their own.
He begins by listening to the stories that feel stuck or painful. Then he teaches a small set of exercises designed to be practiced outside sessions. Over time those exercises become tools clients can rely on without needing constant guidance.
His work blends several familiar approaches, including client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally focused techniques, existential reflection, and mindfulness practices. Those methods are used to help with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep and related concerns, and other life challenges listed in his specialties.
Sessions include a light touch of humor and creative prompts when appropriate. The aim is skill-building - learning what Robert calls “self-therapy” so people carry progress forward on their own.
He prefers to offer video sessions and encourages ongoing asynchronous journaling between meetings. Prospective clients should confirm the current session options and scheduling before they book.
Approaches that translate to online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding the person in front of the therapist. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation toward what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Emotionally-focused techniques help identify and name emotions and improve how someone responds to relationship and intimacy struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. That choice is based on the client’s goals, comfort level, and response to early exercises rather than a fixed plan.
Practical benefits of online therapy include the ability to fit sessions into a busy week and to continue learning between appointments through journaling or written exercises. This therapist prefers video sessions and encourages asynchronous journaling between meetings, so confirm the available formats before scheduling. Online options can make it easier to keep regular check-ins and to practice short tools in real life without adding travel time.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Texas, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and parenting-related stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and straightforward: listen to your story, teach a small exercise, and practice it. Sessions aim to build usable skills clients can apply between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 30 years of counseling experience working with many different life challenges and has evolved a simplified program of self-therapy over that time.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices out of Missouri with licensure noted for MO LPC and TX LPC.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The therapist has stated a preference for video sessions and supports asynchronous journaling between meetings; confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Pricing varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.