I am a licensed clinical social worker, NC License #C008512 and I have been practicing since 2010. I use a strengths-based approach, focused on the goals you want to work on and provide support to reinforce the bridge between logic--"what I should do" and heart--"what I want to do". Assistance with processing how your feelings or beliefs effect your thoughts which produce behaviors and recognizing when those patterns no longer serve you. Once these patterns are identified, the primary focus will be on the problem solving, learning to look at situations in a new way and using more positive responses. I believe in a conversational style of session with plenty of attention paid to listening, questions and feedback. Life is difficult. Yet we all strive to be as happy as we can given the obstacles and challenges we must face. Everyone needs occasional or ongoing guidance and support to deal with fears, worries, conflict or changes. While we can't avoid life's difficulties, we may be able to reduce suffering. Developing better coping skills, being mindful of self-defeating thinking patterns, and knowing we are not alone can enhance life and help open up solutions to new and old problems. I want to help you become more resilience. I have worked with adults around issues of stress, anxiety, depression, worries, dilemmas, poor self-esteem, mood disorders, ADHD and transitions. I adapt my approach to each individual but generally utilize motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy approaches, solution-focused therapy, DBT, EMDR, trauma focused, psychoeducation, anger management, existential and experiential therapy. As a parent I can appreciate the challenges of raising children. I have contracted with the Department of Defense.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NC LCSW C008512
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Robin has been lovely since day one. We connected almost immediately, and her background has helped me to get through so much in regards to my life right now. She is a wonderful therapist!
Written on Dec 27, 2021 after therapy with Robin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching