Robert Shaffer, M.Div

Robert Shaffer, M.Div
Profession(s): Pastoral Counseling, Social Work, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a certified professional.
Licensing Info:  Pastoral Counselor, Certified by the American Association of Pas

My Approach to Helping

I am convinced that people want simple things, to love and be loved, to be able to know and express ones self in work and in play, to find meaning in living and relating. I do not expect to have answers. I expect to learn with and discover with people who come seeking these "simple" things. I bring myself into the relationship and I bring some important experience in learning how to learn and discover.

More Info About My Practice

My background includes nearly a decade of work as a parish minister in the United Methodist Church. I trained in pastoral counseling, I am a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. More recently I completed Psychoanalytic training and am now a graduate analyst. I have worked in varieties of therapeutic settings which include, directing a group home for persons with serious mental illness, more than a decade as an in-home family therapist and many years of private practice, both part time and now full time since 2001.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Depth Therapy
  • Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Non-Violent Communication
  • Object Relations
  • Psychoanalysis / Modern Psychoanalysis
  • Psychodynamic
  • Self Psychology
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
5354 Parkdale Drive #300
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Academic Concerns
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Dissociation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Obsessions
  • Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Religion
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Violence