{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/robert-fancher","path":"/people/robert-fancher","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/robert-fancher","title":"Robert Fancher Ph.D.","family":"People profile","description":"Robert Fancher, Ph.D., is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and the founder of Life Therapy Counseling Services.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"custom-shared-preview","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/robert-fancher","wordpressId":"6433","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2024-05-31T21:19:16Z","dateModified":"2026-05-20T11:27:49Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Robert Fancher Ph.D.</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-profile-template=\"person\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Robert Fancher Ph.D.</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Ph.D.</p></div></div><img class=\"person-avatar\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Robert Fancher, Ph.D., is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and the founder of Life Therapy Counseling Services. He is the author of Health and Suffering in America and Pleasures of Small Motions.</p><nav class=\"person-nav person-actions\" aria-label=\"Person profile\" role=\"tablist\"><a id=\"tab-about\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/robert-fancher#about\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\">About</a><a id=\"tab-contributions\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/robert-fancher#contributions\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section id=\"about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Robert Fancher studied philosophy at Vanderbilt University and trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist at the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute. He practiced psychotherapy in New York City for many years and now directs Life Therapy Counseling Services.</p>\n<p>He is the author of <em>Health and Suffering in America: The Context and Content of Mental Health Care</em> and <em>Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards.</em></p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p>Vanderbilt University<br>Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Philosophy<br>1977 - 2980</p>\n<p>Souther Illinois University, Carbondale<br>Master of Arts (MA), Philosophy<br>1975 - 1977</p></section><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/local/portland-or\">Portland, OR</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/community/psychotherapy\">Psychotherapy</a></li></ul></section><section data-reference-list=\"\" data-reference-style=\"author-date-numbered\" class=\"article-sources\"><h2 id=\"references\">References</h2><ol><li data-reference-number=\"1\" id=\"private-practice-website\"><a href=\"https://www.therapypdx.com?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-robert-fancher&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Bob Fancher, Ph.D. <em>Private Practice Website</em>.</a></li>\n<li data-reference-number=\"2\" id=\"research-gate\"><span><a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Fancher?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-robert-fancher&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Robert Trenor Fancher, Ph.D. <em>Research Gate.</em></a><br></span></li></ol></section></section><section id=\"contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-editorial-contribution data-contribution-category=\"Library\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/library/things-i-learned-from-my-fathers-dying\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/library/editorial-13104.webp\" alt=\"Parents and a child sit together thoughtfully on a sofa.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Finding Meaning in a Parent's Death</h3><p>Find peace and healing in a parent’s final days through acceptance and the quiet resolution of what remains unresolved.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button class=\"person-secondary person-more\" type=\"button\" data-contribution-more=\"\" aria-expanded=\"false\" hidden=\"\">Show all contributions</button><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" role=\"status\" data-contribution-count=\"\">1 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div>","text":"Home People Robert Fancher Ph.D. Robert Fancher Ph.D. Ph.D. Robert Fancher, Ph.D., is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and the founder of Life Therapy Counseling Services. He is the author of Health and Suffering in America and Pleasures of Small Motions. About Contributions Robert Fancher studied philosophy at Vanderbilt University and trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist at the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute. He practiced psychotherapy in New York City for many years and now directs Life Therapy Counseling Services. He is the author of Health and Suffering in America: The Context and Content of Mental Health Care and Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards. Education Vanderbilt University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Philosophy 1977 - 2980 Souther Illinois University, Carbondale Master of Arts (MA), Philosophy 1975 - 1977 Local Communities Portland, OR Topic Communities Psychotherapy References Bob Fancher, Ph.D. Private Practice Website . Robert Trenor Fancher, Ph.D. Research Gate. 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