About Robin
Robin Livingston-Richter offers straightforward, practical therapy grounded in client-centered care. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - LICSW - with 25 years of experience. Robin focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and problems with eating and self-image.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices are used to teach calmer focus and reduce reactivity. Narrative and solution-focused ideas help people reframe stories about themselves and set small, achievable goals.
How Robin works
Robin has worked in hospitals, day treatment centers, shelters, outpatient clinics, and independent practice. That range gives her familiarity with different kinds of struggles and practical supports people need. Her background also includes work with parents and students in coaching roles and a nonprofit she co-founded to help adults caring for young people with mental health concerns.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Robin listens first, then helps clients create steps they can try between sessions. She also teaches life skills for managing ADHD and routines that support work, school, and family demands.
Based in Minnesota, Robin blends short-term problem solving with longer-term skill building. She encourages people to start where they are and build on small wins. Her approach aims to make daily life more manageable and more meaningful.
Robin lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Robin works with
The areas below are the ones Robin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Robin uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday struggles that respond to skill practice. She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices you can use when stress rises; these techniques help with emotional regulation and reducing reactivity.Finding the right fit is part of the work. Robin will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches make the most sense for their goals and daily life. She blends methods as needed and checks in about what is working so plans stay practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Text and chat are useful for shorter check-ins, note-taking, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family demands.
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