Robin Johnson, LMSW, LICSW
Practical, direct support for stress and parenting challenges
Book with Robin- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Robin
Robin Johnson is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy for people feeling overwhelmed. She uses a straightforward and warm style to help clients untangle stress, anxiety, grief, substance concerns, and parenting challenges. Robin explains options clearly and moves at a pace the client sets.
She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Michigan. Robin emphasizes collaborative work. Sessions often include skill building for emotion regulation and communication.
Background and approach
She brings together client-centered conversation, cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and DBT-based skills for managing intense states. Those techniques are useful for mood concerns, compulsive behaviors, trauma history, and life transitions. Her approach is direct but compassionate.
She balances respectful challenge with humor and practical homework you can try between sessions. Typical exercises include grounding, relaxation, and short behavioral experiments to test different ways of responding. Robin has eight years of clinical experience and additional background with adoption and foster care, aging concerns, attachment issues, and personality-related struggles.
She also supports people exploring sexual identity and coping with relationship problems. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She often schedules daytime weekday hours and may arrange some evening or weekend chat sessions when needed.
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Robin works with
Everything Robin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Robin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Robin lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Robin blends evidence-based methods for online work
Robin uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as anchors in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening and following the client's lead so sessions fit what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses small experiments to change unhelpful patterns.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions feel overwhelming. DBT-based skills teach concrete techniques for emotion regulation, tolerating distress, and improving communication during heated moments. These approaches are useful for anxiety, mood issues, compulsive behaviors, trauma reactions, and parenting stressors.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Robin will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend strategies that match your situation. She adapts the mix of listening, skills training, and short practice tasks based on how you respond over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and teaching new skills, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, short live chats can be a focused check-in, and text messaging supports brief coaching or reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep working on changes between meetings.
Questions people ask about Robin
What concerns does Robin help people with?
Robin works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and substance issues, as well as parenting-related stress and relationship difficulties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and transparent while remaining warm and respectful. Sessions mix conversation with practical skills, grounding, and short exercises to try between visits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience in a variety of settings and approaches, building on longer involvement in the mental health field.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Costs vary by location and the subscription model used for sessions; the subscription can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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