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Robert Shackelford, LMFT
Florida
LMFT - Relationships and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
- Practical skills
About Robert
Robert Shackelford is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of professional experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, anger, self-esteem difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and depression. He also focuses on issues like codependency, communication problems, separation and divorce, infidelity, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
He works in a straightforward, practical way. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and testing different responses. He listens to what each person brings and builds from that. Conversations aim to clarify current problems and set concrete next steps.
Robert uses methods from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. He also draws on client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to slow down intense feelings when needed. For relationship concerns he integrates principles from the Gottman Method to address communication and conflict patterns.
Sessions typically include clear goals, short experiments to try between meetings, and regular check-ins on progress. He expects active participation and practical follow-through rather than long descriptive sessions. This helps people track small changes that add up.
Robert practices in Florida and conducts work in English. He treats individual adults facing life changes, emotional struggles, and relationship problems. To begin, people select the online therapy options button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling their first session.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Robert commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to map links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT makes problems concrete and sets small behavioral experiments to change how someone responds to stress and anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values, which is useful for coping and life-direction questions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so a person can clarify their own goals and decisions.Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Robert will review a client’s concerns and goals and then suggest ways to combine CBT, ACT, client-centered techniques, or Gottman-based ideas for relationship work. The plan can change as progress is tracked and new priorities appear.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency with sessions and try new skills in real life between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, anger, low self-esteem, trauma and grief, parenting, depression, and life changes.
How does he approach therapy day to day?
He uses practical, structured conversations that identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and set small experiments to try between sessions.
What experience does he bring?
He has 10 years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relationship concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
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