I’m Rob Pompa, an LCSW providing affirming online therapy throughout Pennsylvania. I work especially well with gay men, LGBTQ+ adults, people living with HIV, cancer survivors, and those navigating chronic illness or medical trauma. I bring 20 years of clinical and professional experience, including more than a decade in HIV services. My style is warm, direct, collaborative, and grounded in humor without minimizing what you have survived
My approach is trauma-informed, relational, and free of shame. I draw from EMDR, trauma-informed CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, Gestalt-informed therapy, mindfulness, and somatic approaches. We will identify patterns, strengthen boundaries and emotional regulation, and build on the abilities that have already helped you survive. I adapt therapy to the person rather than forcing everyone into the same treatment model.
Our first session is a conversation, not an interrogation. We will talk about what brings you to therapy, what is affecting you now, and what you hope might change. You control what you share and how quickly we proceed. We will begin identifying your strengths, immediate needs, and possible goals, then decide together what a safe and useful path forward could look like.
