Robert Mace
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Missouri therapists accepting new clients
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About Robert
Keeping it Simple!
Greetings, potential BetterHelp client!
I work primarily with clients who want to actively eliminate and complete certain areas of their life, and to use that released energy to create new directions.
As you see above, my motto for everything is to “Keep It Simple.” And that includes every aspect of our lives. My therapeutic approach is to 1.) assess your current life situation, and then to 2.) teach some basic life-lessons which, if practiced, will lead to your own development of a powerful set of “Self-Therapy” skills. Self-therapy – that should be the goal of every counselor and client.
You were/are/will be the creator of everything you are currently experiencing. Therefore, teaching you some skills to address that personal responsibility is the focus of any sessions we would have.
Here is an idea of how that program works:
Step One: listen to the client’s challenging stories
Step Two: teach a simple exercise (a self-therapy tool) to address those challenges
Step Three: practice, and then repeat the first two steps! Also, a touch of humor and artistic creativity can be very helpful in this process.
Before we work together on a regular basis, decide if/when you are prepared for a series of teaching sessions based on learning “Self-Therapy skills” before you click on my name as a BH counselor. My program has weekly lessons to read and study, freely available on my own pages. Those topics, and that outline, will determine how we proceed from week to week. If you would like to look over this program ahead of time, to help you decide, it is on my own web site here: ptp-express.space.
Practical Note: I prefer the “video session” format, because the “chat” and “phone” formats limit the quality of our exchanges. Also, around the clock “asynchronous messaging/journaling” is encouraged.
My session days are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, usually starting at Noon.
Here is a copy of my usual weekly session schedule, for your future reference.
Usual weekly session schedule (all times are US Central Time)
Wednesday: 12 noon, 1:30 pm, 3 pm, 4:30 pm, 6 pm and 7:00 pm
Thursday: 12 noon, 1:30 pm, 3 pm, 4:30 pm, 6 pm, and 7:00 pm
Friday: 12 noon, 1:30 pm, 3 pm, 4:30 pm, and 6 pm
At any time, feel free to ask me questions about how BetterHelp works, especially with how to get the best tech setup for a good session.
I look forward to traveling the Search for Simplicity path with you!
Bob Mace, MA/LPC
What Robert helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Robert works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Robert has been a delight, his approach has made me feel very comfortable and at ease with the process”
- “Empathic, helps provide information in a relevant and easy to understand format tailored to my experiences and learning patterns.”
- “Bob is really accommodating and easy to work with. He provides a safe space where I feel I can work on myself without fear of judgement.”
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- “Mr. Mace is an amazing Therapist. He listens, gives me advice, and gives me assignments to help me understand.”
- “Bob has changed my life!”
- “I was very skeptical of BetterHelp, in general, but I can now say that the system worked & matched me with the right person! It was strange and uncomfortable at first, but after just a few weeks I am in a much better place. I am confident that I will respond to the next round of life's challenges in a new way. <br /> <br /> Bob didn't need to get too deep in to every little aspect of my life. He was able to quickly extract the essence of my concerns and provide techniques to help right away.<br /> <br /> The "super powers" he teaches help me to make sense of myself, and of the world. His approach to (metaphorically) teach me how to fish is perfectly suited to this BetterHelp platform. <br /> <br /> Every interaction is an opportunity to learn something new.”
- “Robert Mace is an amazing therapist. He listens and understands my feelings. He gives out great advice. He also gives out exercises to do when under stress.”
- “An intuitive and diverse counsellor with the ability to suggest practical constructive and transformative action which works wonders in your life.”
- “My primary care physician feels comfortable that I am dealing with my mental health with Bob. He is laid back, knowledgeable, can change the approach to a situation smoothly and is just the right amount of personable.”
- “This changed my life”
- “A kind and generous listener who is full of tips, tools and insights that I take with me throughout my day.”
- “Robert Mace deals with how to deal with life<br /> Okay, this happened now let's study your coping sills<br /> It's refreshing.”
- “Extremely supportive and helpful<br /> His techniques dealing with stress really work in real life”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.