About Robert
Robert Wagner is a licensed psychologist in Minnesota with the name Bob used informally in session. He brings a straightforward, caring style to therapy and focuses on helping people regain hope and purpose. He emphasizes respect, honesty, and practical steps clients can use between meetings.
He practices in a person-centered way, which means the client sets the pace and direction of work. He listens with curiosity and warmth, and then offers clear, direct feedback when it will help. Much of the change happens outside sessions through small, steady actions agreed on together.
Robert has long experience in chemical and mental health, and the last 20 years of his work have involved supporting people with intellectual disabilities in supervisory and management roles. That background informs his approach to addiction, grief, trauma, and life transitions. He also draws on personal experience living with a spinal cord injury to understand loss and adaptation.
His clinical toolbox includes cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavior therapy skills. He often uses a solution-focused stance while also allowing space to process deeper pain when needed. Sleep and rest concerns are among the many issues he addresses as part of overall coping and recovery.
Robert aims to help people accept themselves, manage intense feelings, and rediscover strengths and purpose. He describes therapy as collaborative work that blends empathy with honest guidance so clients can move from surviving to making meaningful changes.
How core approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist shows curiosity, believes in the person's capacity, and helps clients decide the pace and goals that feel right. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep-related difficulties. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches skills such as emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better ways to manage relationships and intense feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the process rather than a one-time choice. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to the client's needs, goals, and preferences. He may combine elements of these approaches as progress and priorities emerge.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, offering shorter check-ins when needed, or allowing meetings from a place with fewer distractions. It can also make skill practice and homework simpler to integrate into daily routines. Ask about the available session formats when you start so arrangements match your schedule and goals.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with many concerns including addictions, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma, anger, stress, career worries, and sleeping difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a person-centered style that combines empathy with straightforward feedback. Sessions focus on collaboration, practical steps, and learning skills between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has about 20 years in roles serving people with intellectual disabilities plus decades of earlier work in chemical and mental health settings, totaling many years of practice.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Minnesota Psychologist with the credential shown as MN Psychologist LP4010 and he practices in Minnesota.
Which languages does he offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.