Robert Wubbenhorst, LCMHC

Robert Wubbenhorst is a Vermont-based licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, and issues with sleep or addictions. He also supports those dealing with career transitions, anger, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. Robert writes plainly and meets people where they are to help untangle long-running patterns that keep them stuck.

Robert uses a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. He listens first, then helps clients identify repeating thoughts and behaviors. He draws on techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, and mindfulness to build practical skills people can use between meetings.

His background includes about 15 years of clinical work in community mental health, higher education, and private practice settings. That experience includes individual and group counseling and time supporting people who have experienced serious mental health struggles. He has also worked with first responders and veterans in past roles.

Sessions often focus on learning new coping tools, changing unhelpful thinking, and practicing small behavior changes that add up over time. He describes therapy as a team effort where goals are shaped by the client's needs and pace. Robert encourages honesty about fit and welcomes conversations about whether his approach feels right.

People who choose him can expect clear, practical steps and calm guidance aimed at restoring a sense of direction. He prefers short, direct conversations that point toward useful strategies and steady progress.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and supporting a client's own goals. Online sessions can use that same supportive stance to help people clarify values and next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress by teaching concrete exercises and simple homework. CBT translates well to remote sessions because exercises, tracking, and short skill practices can be assigned between meetings.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. In an online context DBT techniques can be practiced in session and reinforced with brief check-ins or written skills practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and preferences and suggest methods to try. Patients and the therapist then adjust the plan based on what helps most.

The original biography does not list which online formats are available. Confirm the specific session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or another format is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time while keeping focus on skills and progress.