Arthur Hastings
Experienced counselor focused on trauma and anxiety
LMHC Indiana
- Experience
- 46 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Arthur
Arthur Hastings is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 46 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBTQ concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and other life challenges.
Background and approach
He works in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. He began clinical work at 18 in a VA Hospital psychiatric unit and spent four decades at a community mental health center before retiring from that role in 2018.
Since then he has continued in independent practice and has provided telehealth services. His long career includes extensive work with trauma and anxiety disorders.
Arthur blends practical talk therapy with approaches that fit each person. He uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and the Gottman Method.
Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and steady emotional support. In a session, he listens carefully and helps people name patterns that cause pain.
He teaches tools to manage intense feelings and improve day-to-day functioning. He also addresses grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and challenges tied to family of origin and attachment.
Arthur aims for a respectful, down-to-earth style. He values steady progress over quick fixes.
People who prefer straightforward guidance and experienced perspective may find his approach helpful.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Arthur uses the Gottman Method to help people improve communication and reduce conflict in relationships by teaching practical interaction skills and ways to rebuild connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take values-based action toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and helps people understand how those patterns affect current closeness and trust.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and goal-oriented.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and exercises; phone sessions can fit a short break from work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or a format for people who prefer writing. These options help therapy fit into daily life and schedules.
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Experience
46+ years
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English