- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
- Client-centered focus
About Robert
Robert Theriault is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 24 years of experience. He works with people coping with depression, anxiety, family problems, relationship struggles, trauma and other life challenges. He uses a goal-focused, nonjudgmental style and aims to help clients make practical changes.
He adapts his approach to what each person needs. He draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's own goals. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Robert has long experience with family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, and issues that come from past trauma and abuse. He also addresses parenting, grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, anger, and self-esteem. He helps people navigate career changes, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life transitions.
His practice includes attention to attachment problems, codependency, communication and control issues, and blended family challenges. He has worked with concerns like abandonment, dissociation, domestic violence, and family of origin conflicts. He combines narrative and existential ideas when exploring meaning and identity.
Robert includes mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques as part of his work. He has also incorporated yoga into his practice as one tool for promoting balance and body awareness. He encourages clear goals and practical steps alongside reflection and self-awareness.
Therapeutic approaches and what online work can look like
Robert combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that make sense for each person. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience, giving space to talk through what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and helps people try small experiments to change unhelpful cycles.He also draws on existential ideas to help people explore meaning, values, and the choices they face. Together these approaches can address anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions by mixing practical steps with reflective conversation. Deciding which approach to use is part of the early work and is shaped by the person's needs and preferences.
If you plan to work online, confirm the available session formats before booking. The therapist will help fit sessions into everyday life, for example by arranging shorter check-ins around work or choosing options that need less bandwidth when that is helpful. The aim is to make therapy workable alongside other obligations and to select methods that match your goals.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Delaware, North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with depression, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and related issues listed in his profile.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a goal-oriented, nonjudgmental approach that draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 24 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of concerns.
What credential and location are listed?
He is an LMFT with licensure in Delaware and North Carolina and practices from Delaware.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.