- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
- ADHD life coaching
About Robin
Robin Livingston-Richter is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults, young adults, teenagers, and parents around concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes. Robin also addresses relationship and family issues, self-esteem, career worries, and addictive behaviors.
Robin draws on practical, solution-oriented methods in session. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She teaches mindfulness and intentional living skills to reduce reactivity and increase focus. Narrative and client-centered approaches help people tell their story and clarify what matters to them.
Her background includes work in hospitals, day treatment centers, shelters, outpatient clinics, and private practice. She co-founded Mental Health Navigators, a nonprofit that supports parents and caring adults with children who have mental health conditions, and she leads a virtual parenting group for parents of teenagers. She also offers ADHD life coaching strategies focused on practical success skills for students, parents, and employees.
Robin trained at the University of Minnesota, finishing graduate school in 1993. Outside of work she enjoys exercise, music, time outdoors, travel, and following local sports with her husband, two adult children, and dogs. Her approach is straightforward: identify manageable steps, practice new skills, and adjust as needed.
For someone worn down by outbursts, simmering resentment, or steady frustration, Robin offers concrete tools to understand triggers and try alternatives. Her sessions emphasize clear strategies, short-term goals, and skills people can use between meetings.
How Robin uses practical therapies in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to each person. It puts the person’s concerns front and center so goals come from their own priorities rather than outside labels. This approach helps clarify what someone wants to change about anger or stress and keeps the work grounded in everyday life.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks down moments of anger into steps that can be noticed and shifted, and it offers concrete exercises to test new responses. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity, notice patterns, and increase calm in the moment.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit their needs and daily routines.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten check-ins, avoid travel time, and use skills practiced in real settings between sessions. Licensed professionals generally adapt exercises and homework so tools learned in session transfer into everyday situations.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger or frustration does she help with?
She works with people dealing with losing their temper, building resentment, or living around someone else’s anger. The focus includes related issues like stress, relationships, and mood problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is validating and solution-oriented. She mixes client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of experience in hospitals, day treatment, shelters, outpatient clinics, and private practice. That background informs her practical, skill-focused approach.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - MN LICSW - and practices from Minnesota.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats. Confirm current session options before booking by checking the provider details on the platform.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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