- Client-centered focus
- Mindfulness practice
- Practical coaching
About Robin
Robin Livingston-Richter is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than 25 years of experience. She greets people with warmth and a practical focus on what they want to change. Her approach centers on listening and helping people find workable next steps.
She uses Client-Centered Therapy alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness skills. Sessions often include talking through current struggles, learning coping tools, and trying small experiments between meetings. She also teaches life strategies for managing attention and daily demands.
Robin's background includes work in hospitals, day treatment centers, shelters, outpatient clinics, and private practice. That range has shaped a flexible style that adapts to different life situations. She also co-founded a nonprofit called Mental Health Navigators to support parents and caring adults around youth mental health concerns.
Her focus areas include stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, parenting stress, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions. She helps people talk through family of origin issues, codependency, shame, and finding life purpose. Practical coaching around school, work, and routines is also part of her offering.
Robin lives in Minnesota and trained at the University of Minnesota, earning her graduate degree in 1993. Outside of work she enjoys exercise, music, time outdoors, travel, and cheering for local sports teams with her husband, adult children, and dogs.
How Robin Uses Client-Centered and CBT Online
Robin combines Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-informed tools to help people talking through real life problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful connection so the person feels heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and trying practical changes to test what helps.Mindfulness work teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These approaches are useful for anxiety, mood shifts, sleep difficulty, attention challenges, eating concerns, and managing stressful parenting moments. The therapist and client decide together which methods to emphasize based on needs and goals, making the choice a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.
Session format details are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and save travel time, which helps people fit therapy into busy days. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful, or support discussing routines and strategies in the context of everyday life. Licensed professionals adapt tools and pacing so therapy fits the client's goals and daily demands.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Robin help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, parenting stress, relationship and family issues, career questions, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her work blends Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Sessions focus on listening, practical tools, and small experiments to try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she have?
She brings more than 25 years of experience from hospitals, day treatment centers, shelters, outpatient clinics, and private practice settings.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is based in Minnesota and holds a Minnesota LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Robin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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