About Robert
Robert Backai is a counsellor and psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP accreditation, and draws on six years of experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. He also supports people facing intimacy or sexual problems and difficulties linked to relationships.
Robert aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. He works collaboratively to tailor each session to the person in front of him. Conversations are straightforward and practical, focused on what is happening now and what the person wants to change.
He uses approaches that break problems into manageable steps and find practical ways forward. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small changes between meetings, and reviewing what works. Where trauma is involved he pays attention to safety and pacing so people can move forward at a rate that suits them.
Robert also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, sleep or eating difficulties, low self-esteem and career or life changes. Additional focus areas include chronic illness and disability, body image, fatherhood issues and compassion fatigue.
He welcomes discussion about practical goals for therapy and offers a calm space to talk through difficult feelings. If someone wants to start, they can use the site process to match and schedule sessions according to availability.
How Robert’s approaches work in online therapy
Robert uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people tackle current problems and recover from painful events. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and helps people try small, repeatable changes to reduce distress and improve coping. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to safety and pacing, and works at a tempo the person finds tolerable while processing traumatic memories.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Robert will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then agree a way forward. That means adapting methods to suit the person rather than following a rigid plan, so the process feels collaborative and practical.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life and to access support without extra travel time. Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. The emphasis is on arranging sessions that work around a person’s routine and on using therapy time to make steady, practical progress.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Robert work with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related problems. He also helps with intimacy issues, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems and career or life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Robert works in a straightforward, collaborative way. Sessions focus on practical steps, identifying unhelpful thinking and trying small changes between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has six years of experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.