Robin Gross , LCSW

Robin Gross is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, or life changes. She also supports concerns around intimacy, parenting, eating and sleeping, self-esteem, career shifts, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Robin works with adults to untangle the problems that keep them stuck and regain a sense of forward momentum.

Her approach is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals and realistic tools people can use between meetings. She blends methods to match each person’s needs, and she talks through steps clients can try right away to ease distress and improve daily functioning.

Robin’s background includes long experience across many settings, including inpatient and outpatient care and work with clients facing medical and end-of-life challenges. She has served people across a wide age range and has knowledge of child development and family dynamics from decades of practice. Her time as a military spouse also shaped her understanding of deployment and reunification strains.

She offers faith-informed Christian counseling for clients who want it, while respecting different religious or nonreligious beliefs. Treatment plans are personalized and may combine techniques from several approaches to suit a person’s goals and values.

People meet Robin for steady, patient guidance while they build coping skills, solve problems, and restore confidence. She emphasizes collaboration and practical steps so progress is clear and manageable.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Robin often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, and it’s useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Robin collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and values. She will talk through options, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps the client feel and function better.

Online therapy with Robin is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations from wherever is convenient, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life gets in the way.