About Robert
Robert Pedevillano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 25 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by using straightforward conversation and practical strategies. His work often addresses anxiety, stress, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and phobias.
He combines client-centered listening with proven tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Sessions aim to identify what gets in the way and build small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
He also draws on narrative ideas to help people reframe difficult experiences. Robert has practiced in a range of settings, including hospitals, community mental health centers, and employee assistance programs. Those roles shaped his skill at helping people manage work difficulties, navigate challenging people at work, and use their strengths more intentionally.
In session he keeps a warm and direct style. He listens closely and will point out blind spots that may be limiting progress. At the same time he encourages clients to set realistic, personal goals based on their own values.
Typical goals include improving sleep and mood, reducing panic or avoidance, addressing trauma or past abuse, and strengthening self-esteem and coping skills. He also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, career decisions, and the fallout of infidelity or separation. Robert emphasizes collaboration.
He works with each person to build practical steps toward a better day-to-day life, one goal at a time.
Approaches and how they fit with online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience by listening closely and responding without judgment. It helps when someone needs a space to speak honestly and define their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into patterns of thought and behavior and then tests small changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, or sleep disruption. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, combines acceptance with skill-building in areas such as emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for strong mood shifts, impulsivity, and relationship conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That process may include trying different techniques and adjusting plans as progress is made, with the client guiding what feels most useful.
Online sessions make this collaborative work more flexible. Video calls let the therapist observe nonverbal cues while keeping face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or video is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity when travel or work makes in-person sessions hard.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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