Robert Mace , LPC

Robert Mace brings three decades of counseling experience to a practice built around a simple guiding principle - Keep It Simple. He approaches therapy by first assessing a client's current life circumstances and then teaching a small number of practical exercises that, when practiced, help clients develop durable self-therapy skills. Over many years of training and hands-on work with a variety of therapeutic models, he distilled an approach that emphasizes clarity, repetition, and personal agency.

His work is structured and straightforward: listen to the person’s challenging stories, introduce a focused self-therapy tool to address the concern, and practice that tool until it becomes a habit. He frames therapy as a learning process in which the client acquires skills to manage stress, anxiety, relationships, addictions, grief, trauma, and other concerns. A light touch of humor and occasional artistic creativity are woven into sessions when appropriate to ease the process and support insight.

Robert holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and prefers video sessions for the richer interaction they provide, while encouraging around-the-clock asynchronous messaging or journaling as a complementary practice. He commonly schedules sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Robert is not currently accepting new clients.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online treatment

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own experience and priorities, with the therapist providing empathy and support while clients explore their values, choices, and emotional life - it is often useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more adaptive patterns; it is effective for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday coping challenges.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps clients and couples identify and reshape emotional responses and attachment patterns, which can improve intimacy, communication, and relationship repair.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Robert works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and he adapts the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit differing schedules and comfort levels. Robert prefers video sessions for the depth of interaction they provide and supports ongoing asynchronous messaging or journaling as a complement to live sessions, making therapy more accessible for those balancing work, family, or health concerns.