Robert Tierney

I help couples who care about each other but keep getting pulled into the same arguments, misunderstandings, and emotional distance. Often, one partner wants to talk things through while the other shuts down, withdraws, or feels overwhelmed. Before long, both people feel unheard.

I’m Robert M. Tierney, M.Ed., LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 30 years of counseling experience. My work focuses on couples and relationship problems, including communication difficulties, recurring conflict, loss of trust, emotional disconnection, jealousy, intimacy concerns, and major life transitions.

My approach is practical and conversational. We look at what keeps happening between you, identify the patterns that make conflict worse, and work on better ways to talk, listen, repair hurt, and reconnect. I draw from evidence-based couples therapy approaches, including Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and attachment-based work.

You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. If you’re wondering whether couples therapy could help, we can begin with a brief consultation and talk about what’s happening in your relationship and what you’d like to change.

Certifications

• Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville - M.Ed.
• Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville - B.S.