- Collaborative approach
- Practical tools
- Focus on relationships
About Robin
Robin Behar is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 33 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and works collaboratively with individuals to address common life struggles. Her approach is practical and respectful, and she aims to help people take the first steps toward change.
She combines several therapeutic styles to match each person's needs. Sessions often draw on cognitive-behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and on client-centered practices to keep the work focused on the person's goals. Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based ideas shape interventions for relationship and intimacy concerns.
Robin has helped people with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with parenting problems, career challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she addresses include body image, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, adoption and foster care issues, and cancer-related concerns.
Her practice can include life coaching and guidance for people seeking more structure or direction. She adapts the pace and methods to each person, avoiding stigmatizing labels and emphasizing respect and sensitivity. Some clients have benefited from sessions that include therapeutic interaction with horses and dogs when that is appropriate.
Robin encourages people who are ready for change to take a first step. She aims to empower clients through practical strategies, attentive listening, and an individualized treatment plan.
She combines several therapeutic styles to match each person's needs. Sessions often draw on cognitive-behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and on client-centered practices to keep the work focused on the person's goals. Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based ideas shape interventions for relationship and intimacy concerns.
Robin has helped people with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with parenting problems, career challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she addresses include body image, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, adoption and foster care issues, and cancer-related concerns.
Her practice can include life coaching and guidance for people seeking more structure or direction. She adapts the pace and methods to each person, avoiding stigmatizing labels and emphasizing respect and sensitivity. Some clients have benefited from sessions that include therapeutic interaction with horses and dogs when that is appropriate.
Robin encourages people who are ready for change to take a first step. She aims to empower clients through practical strategies, attentive listening, and an individualized treatment plan.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic Therapy
Experience
33+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
How specific approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms like depression and anxiety through practical exercises and homework. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can help with intimacy issues and communication problems.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the issues at hand, then suggest strategies from these approaches. Together they will adjust the methods over time so the work fits the person's needs.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use approaches like CBT homework, ACT exercises, and emotion-focused dialogue in a way that fits daily life. Licensed professionals can help tailor each session to what works best for the client.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Robin focus on?
She works with a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting problems, ADHD, and career or life coaching needs.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She works as a teammate with clients, moving at their pace and tailoring dialog to individual needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 33 years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida.
Where is Robin based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential LMHC, listed as FL LMHC in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.