Robert Shackelford

Robert Shackelford, LMFT, works with individuals and families in Florida to address a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting challenges. He draws on a blend of practical techniques and a respectful, client-centered stance to help people explore what matters to them and identify steps that align with their values. He brings ten years of professional experience to his clinical work and holds a Florida license, FL LMFT MT3360.

His practice also attends to issues such as codependency, communication problems, infidelity, and transitions like divorce and separation. Robert integrates structured approaches when helpful while maintaining an orientation that recognizes each person as the expert of their own story. He lists Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the Gottman Method, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused strategies among his clinical approaches.

Robert emphasizes that taking the first step into therapy takes real courage. He aims to build on that effort, working collaboratively to clarify goals and identify practical skills for coping with life changes, managing anger, and strengthening self-esteem and relationships.