Arthur Hastings

Arthur Hastings is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana with 46 years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress. He also supports concerns around relationship and intimacy, parenting, LGBT issues, and caregiver fatigue.

Arthur began his career working at a VA Hospital psychiatric unit at 18. He then spent four decades at a local mental health center before retiring from that role in 2018. Since retirement he has continued seeing people in private practice.

In sessions he leans on practical, talk-based methods that help people sort through painful feelings and find ways to cope. He often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to focus on values and action. He also draws on attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns are part of the problem.

Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and straightforward feedback. Arthur aims to make sessions clear and useful with steps people can try between meetings. He has experience supporting people through end-of-life stress, grief, and the strain that comes with caregiving.

His long career includes work in inpatient and community settings as well as ongoing private practice. He offers sessions in English and does not work with international clients. To begin, visitors use the site’s matching flow to choose a time that fits their schedule.

How Arthur’s approaches translate to online care

Arthur uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of thinking and acting. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps and homework exercises.

He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking actions that matter even when feelings are hard. ACT can help with grief, chronic stress, and situations that don’t fully resolve. Attachment-Based Therapy informs his work when patterns in close relationships are causing pain, helping people recognize and change repeating dynamics.

Finding the best fit is a collaborative process. Arthur will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day limits to choose which approaches to emphasize. He tailors the plan as therapy progresses so techniques shift when the client’s needs change.

The biography notes he has offered telehealth services since the pandemic. Confirm the current session formats before booking to learn how meetings are held now. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so people can focus on the work rather than logistics.