About Robert
Robert Hoopingarner is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Ohio and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 26 years in the counseling field. He focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, addictions, grief, and ADHD. Robert aims to create a respectful, down-to-earth space where people feel heard and understood.
His style is warm and interactive and he puts listening first. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented.
Background and approach
He avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person as an individual with their own strengths. Robert uses a mix of approaches to match the needs in the room. He draws on client-centered methods, cognitive techniques, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness practices.
He adapts conversation and exercises to fit practical goals like sleep, coping with change, or improving communication. He has experience offering individual, couples, family, and group therapy both in-office and online. That background means he can suggest ways to handle relationship conflict, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and work-related challenges.
He also supports people facing trauma, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Robert emphasizes straightforward steps and measurable progress. He helps people set realistic goals, try new strategies between sessions, and track what works.
His approach is aimed at helping people make change one step at a time.
How his approach translates to online therapy
Robert blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help with everyday problems. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting working relationship, which helps people feel understood and explore what matters to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and ADHD-related challenges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to identify goals and try techniques that fit their life and preferences. Adjustments are made as you learn what helps most, and progress is reviewed together so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent amid a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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