- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
About Robert
Robert Pedevillano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 25 years of experience. He focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and parenting concerns. He aims to help people sort out problems that get in the way of daily life and parenting responsibilities.
He uses a client-centered stance that keeps the person's goals in focus while drawing on cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when helpful.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on concrete skills for managing emotions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and improving day-to-day coping. He also brings narrative and mindfulness ideas into talks to help people reconnect with what matters to them. Robert's background includes independent practice work plus roles in hospitals, community mental health centers, and employee assistance programs.
Those settings shaped his interest in helping people navigate work stress, difficult relationships, and family-related strain. He often helps clients identify strengths and practical steps to handle challenges at home and on the job. In sessions he balances warmth with gentle challenges to surface blind spots and build insight.
He prefers to set clear, realistic goals with each person and outline steps to reach them. Many people come for help with parenting stress, sleep problems, grief, impulsivity, or relationship troubles and leave with more tools to manage daily life. Robert speaks English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
He works with adults on a subscription basis that can be canceled at any time.
What Robert works with
Everything Robert lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Robert helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Robert lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a supportive relationship so people can set their own goals and make choices that fit their lives. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort priorities and parenting concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, mood issues, and many everyday stressors by giving clear steps to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling relationship strain. These skills can be especially helpful for impulsivity, anger, and intense mood swings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and try methods that match the client's needs and preferences. That may mean starting with skill-building tools and layering in narrative or mindfulness practices as needed.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be good when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options offer flexibility so people can work on stress, parenting challenges, and relationship issues from different settings and schedules.
Questions people ask about Robert
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting strain, relationship problems, grief, sleep issues, anger, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a client-centered approach and brings in cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior tools to teach coping skills and change unhelpful thought patterns.
What experience does he have?
He has 25 years of experience in independent practice and has also worked in hospitals, community mental health centers, and employee assistance programs.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with him?
He is not currently accepting international clients and works with people located in his licensed region.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and scheduling and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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