Robert Allanson, LCPC

Robert Allanson is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with ten years of clinical experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Robert also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, control issues, impulsivity, isolation, life purpose, men's issues, and midlife transitions.

Robert trained in education and community counseling and has worked in inpatient hospitalization and outpatient substance use and mental health settings. He has substantial experience supporting people facing addictive behaviors alongside mood and adjustment challenges. His background includes work with adolescents and adults in those clinical environments.

In sessions he uses a client-centered stance and draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other practical methods. That means conversations focus on what matters to the individual and on learning skills to manage strong emotions and urges. He also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas when helpful.

Robert describes his way of working as collaborative. He helps people identify existing strengths and then practice small, doable changes that fit their daily life. Sessions often include teaching coping skills, trying behavioral strategies, and checking what worked between meetings.

Outside of work he keeps creativity and family time as daily priorities. He mentions drawing and playing with his children as regular ways he balances stress and maintains perspective.

How his approaches translate to online work