About Robert
Robert Jensen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. He works with individuals struggling with depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and career stress.
Robert also supports people coping with process addictions, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and issues tied to fatherhood and veterans' experiences. He brings six years of clinical experience to his work and aims to make sessions straightforward and honest.
Background and approach
He speaks plainly and creates space for people to say what they need to say. He focuses on understanding each person's story rather than fitting them into a checklist. Robert uses approaches drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.
In practice that means helping people notice what matters to them, reframe harmful self-stories, and build small habits that match their values. Mindfulness and breathing work are used to calm the body in stressful moments. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and communicated in clear, direct language.
Robert aims to respond to messages promptly and to keep exchanges focused on the issues at hand. He encourages people to take therapy one step at a time and to make choices that feel manageable. Choosing to start counseling can feel hard.
Robert offers steady, respectful support and practical ways to handle day-to-day challenges. He invites people to begin by sharing what matters most to them and then working toward realistic goals together.
Using Values, Story Work, and Mindfulness Online
Robert often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, practical steps toward those values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and when people feel stuck between their goals and their habits. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of his work and focuses on listening without judgment so people can explore feelings and decisions at their own pace. That approach helps when someone needs a steady, accepting presence while they sort things out.He also draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from unhelpful stories they tell about who they are. Rewriting parts of a life story can reduce shame and open room for new choices. Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process; the therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try different approaches until they find what fits best.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversational work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing helps process thoughts. These options let people fit therapy around work, family, or travel and make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English