Arthur Hastings, LMHC

Arthur Hastings is an LMHC who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and LGBTQ concerns. He brings a long clinical history and a steady, straightforward approach to therapy. Arthur focuses on everyday thoughts and habits alongside deeper emotional issues to help clients make practical changes.

He began working in mental health at 18 in a VA Hospital psychiatric unit and spent four decades at a local mental health center. After retiring from that role in 2018 he continued in private practice, carrying forward decades of direct patient work. His practice includes trauma counseling, grief work, and anxiety disorders as frequent areas of focus.

Arthur favors clear conversations and practical steps in sessions. He draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused work to address patterns of thought and behavior. Sessions typically involve talking through problems, noticing unhelpful habits, and trying ways to test new behaviors between meetings.

Clients can expect a calm, experience-informed presence in the room. Arthur has worked with long-term community mental health settings and private practice clients, and he aims to make therapy understandable and usable. He pays particular attention to relationships, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, and the emotional effects of trauma.

He practices in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. Arthur’s experience spans 46 years in the field, and his style centers on helping people change daily thinking and habits that get in the way of feeling better.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that reflect personal values. It can help when anxious or stuck thoughts keep people from doing what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete experiments to change unhelpful patterns. That is useful for anxiety, depression, and problems tied to daily habits. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relational patterns formed early in life and how they affect current relationships and intimacy. It can help people who notice repeating relationship problems or worries about closeness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Arthur will talk with each person about goals, what feels most comfortable, and which methods seem likely to help. He aims to move forward together, trying ideas and adjusting the plan based on what actually helps in daily life.

The biography indicates he has provided telehealth services since the pandemic and continues private practice work, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits into work or caregiving schedules. Therapists work with clients to choose what best meets their needs and routines.