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Dr. Robert Crawford

Dr. Robert Crawford

Therapist · New Jersey

Focused counselor guiding change

  • Anxiety and stress
  • Trauma and grief
  • Coaching for growth

About Robert

Dr. Robert Crawford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience. He helps people facing anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related problems. He also works with those coping with life changes, career transitions, ADHD, and concerns tied to money and financial issues. He combines practical coaching with counseling to focus on clear, achievable change.

His style blends counseling and coaching so sessions feel goal-focused and down-to-earth. He aims to help clients break damaging patterns and build better daily habits. Many people come for help after loss, betrayal, or when their work and relationships feel stuck.

Robert uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts. Attachment-based ideas guide work on closeness and trust. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports living in line with what matters most.

He also draws on client-centered and narrative techniques to make space for each person’s story. That means listening carefully, highlighting strengths, and reframing problems into manageable steps. Sessions often focus on practical tools that carry into everyday life.

Dr. Crawford practices in New Jersey and brings 20 years of experience to his work. He speaks English and uses his background to support people dealing with complex emotional and relational challenges. If you want a therapist who mixes coaching with counseling, he aims to help you move forward steadily.

How his approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when difficult feelings are present. It can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes by encouraging purposeful steps toward what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current closeness and trust. It can be useful for intimacy-related issues and rebuilding connection after betrayal. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with structured exercises and practical tools to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed in conversation with the client.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since they are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use techniques learned in session directly in their everyday settings. Licensed professionals and therapists often adapt tools like ACT and CBT exercises for remote use so progress can continue between meetings.

Areas of focus

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changesCoachingStress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualityWorkplace issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he help with?

He supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, stress, anxiety, career concerns, and money and financial issues among other concerns.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He combines clinical counseling with coaching to focus on concrete change and new habits. Sessions aim to be practical and goal-oriented while also attending to emotions and relationship patterns.

How long has he been practicing?

He has 20 years of experience working with a range of emotional and relational problems.

What credentials and region are listed?

He is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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