Robert Gorlach, LCSW, LCSW-R

Robert Gorlach is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW and LCSW-R, practicing in North Carolina with 28 years of experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. He also attends to communication problems, men's issues, mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and workplace concerns.

He works from the view that each person knows their own story and brings strengths to healing. Sessions center on talking through current problems, identifying patterns that keep struggles going, and building practical ways to respond differently. He frames challenges as problems to be worked on together rather than labels to carry.

In practice he offers steady, direct conversation and practical steps clients can try between meetings. He helps people notice how stress and anger show up in daily life and experiments with small changes that reduce reactivity and improve communication. He also assists clients processing grief and major life transitions, pacing work so it feels manageable.

Over nearly three decades he has worked with many people facing trauma, panic, and persistent mood concerns. That background informs a calm, experienced approach focused on real-world skills. He encourages clear goals and regular check-ins about progress.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and action-oriented. People leaving sessions often have a short plan they can use the next day. To start, he asks about immediate concerns, what has helped before, and one small step to try before the following meeting.

How his approaches translate to online work