Dr. Robert Mc Coul, Psy.D. received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 1995. He completed his doctoral internship at the University of New Hampshire Counseling Center in Durham, NH. Dr. Mc Coul completed his undergraduate studies at Villanova University. He is a Nationally Board Certified Mental Health Counselor and is a licensed psychotherapist in the State of New Hampshire.
Dr. McCoul has over a decade of experience in providing therapy to adolescents and adults. He is a provider of individual and couples therapy and uses a multi-modal, integrative approach drawing from short-term psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral models of treatment.
Problems and diagnoses which Dr. McCoul has treated include: depression, anxiety problems, panic disorder, anger management issues, stress management, grief, life transition issues, and sexual compulsive, problems. He specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma, whether adult-onset post-traumatic stress disorder, or complex trauma (adults who were abused as children). Before starting in private practice, he provided clinical services for adolescents with sexual behavior problems and established the Prevention Plus Program for adolescents in 1996. He has been recognized by the New Hampshire Division of Children Youth and Families for his outstanding service in this regard. He has worked closely with DCYF, the Juvenile/ Family Court system and law enforcement agencies to provide clinical services to New Hampshire’s troubled youth.
Currently in private practice with offices in Concord and Gilford, Dr. McCoul focuses his work in the areas of anxiety and depression. He is an ACT therapist who utilizes the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as developed by Steven Hayes, Ph.D.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a powerful new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research into how the human mind works. It has been clinically proven successful in a wide range of psychological problems. (The unusual name of this therapy comes from one of its key themes: Learn how to accept those things that are out of your control, and commit to changing those things that can be changed to make your life better.) This is a very active therapy. It is not one of those therapies where we just talk about your problems. It is a therapy in which you actively learn new skills to improve your quality of life. One of the skills that ACT utilizes is mindfulness.