About Robert
Robert Sherman is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of practice across the Pacific Northwest. He offers one-on-one psychotherapy for adults, focusing on clear, practical work to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. He holds LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and LICSW credentials.
In sessions he aims to create an open environment where people can speak without judgment. He works directly and purposefully, helping clients set goals and measure progress.
Background and approach
He uses approaches that match the person's needs rather than a single fixed method. His background includes assisting people through adoption reunions and offering services connected to substance use and employee assistance programs. He provides clinical consultation to physicians and allied medical professionals as part of his practice.
Robert offers both brief and longer-term psychotherapy to individuals over 18. He does not provide youth or family counseling, and he does not perform court evaluations or custody assessments. Scheduling follows a first-come, first-served approach and there are policies about cancellations.
He describes his therapeutic stance as person-centered and trauma-informed. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to measurable improvement. The overall focus is on helping people cope with life changes and rebuild a sense of steadiness.
Online approaches that fit your life
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking big problems into manageable steps. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, focuses on processing traumatic memories to reduce their emotional impact. It can help people who struggle with trauma and abuse feel less overwhelmed by past events.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust as progress is made. This keeps the work collaborative and tailored to the individual.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in fits the schedule. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief supports, quick coping tips, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy days while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Washington
- Languages
- English