Robert Lower, ACA
16 years in practice
Robert Lower is an ACA counsellor with 16 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- ACA
- 5486 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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About Robert
Robert Lower is an ACA counsellor with 16 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and low self-esteem. He offers a calm, non-judgemental space to talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. Robert invites straightforward conversation and practical steps so people feel understood and able to move forward.
Robert draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. He uses hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Background and approach
He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and Attachment-Based ideas to look at relational patterns. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Expect a mix of reflection, practical exercises and small tasks between meetings.
Robert pays attention to the pace that feels right and checks in about what is helpful. He has worked with a broad range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, trauma and issues around intimacy and sexual identity. He also supports people managing sleep and eating difficulties, chronic health conditions, workplace strain and caregiver stress.
Robert works with people who want coaching-style change or deeper therapeutic work. He encourages honesty about what you hope to change and helps design a plan that fits your life. Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and he acknowledges that courage in anyone who starts therapy.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Robert lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Robert names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Robert blends therapy approaches online
Robert uses hypnotherapy to help people access calmer states and shift habits that cause stress. Hypnotherapy in his practice involves guided relaxation and focused suggestion to support new ways of thinking about worry and behaviour.He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thought patterns and build practical skills for managing anxiety, sleep or mood problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robert will talk through your goals and preferences and suggest techniques that fit your situation. He collaborates on a plan and adjusts methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets you keep a face-to-face rhythm, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer not to use video. These options give flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Robert focus on?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem and addictions, along with trauma, grief and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is conversational and practical, combining talking therapy with exercises and tasks to try between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
Robert has 16 years of counselling experience working across a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is he based and what credentials does he hold?
He practises in Australia and is credentialed with the Australian Counselling Association, listed as ACA.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Robert works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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