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Dr. Elisabeth Robbins, LMFT

Experienced LMFT helping people manage anxiety and stress

27 years in practice · based in California · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Elisabeth

Dr. Elisabeth Robbins offers calm, experienced care for people facing anxiety, stress, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life more manageable and helps clients build clearer relationships with themselves and others.

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has worked in the field for 27 years. Her background includes a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and long clinical experience helping people with depression, self-esteem, and relationship concerns.

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Background and approach

She also pays attention to how shame, spirituality, and larger issues like climate change affect mental health. In sessions she uses straightforward tools and guided conversation. That might include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, telling and reworking personal stories, or focusing on small, achievable changes.

The work tends to be down-to-earth and goal-oriented, with time set aside to practice new ways of coping between meetings. She also addresses family of origin concerns, caregiver stress, grief and hospice-related matters, and issues that come with aging. People seeking help with life purpose, isolation, or forgiveness will find these topics included in her work.

Dr. Robbins offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Her scheduling is somewhat flexible, and she can discuss appointment times that fit a client's routine.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Dr. Robbins commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy during online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can ease shame and open paths to change.

Choosing the right approach happens together. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. From there she tailors sessions and may combine tools from different approaches so the plan fits the person's needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the same therapeutic focus.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem, relationship struggles, grief, caregiving strain, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational, using tools from cognitive behavioral work, narrative approaches, and solution-focused methods to address day-to-day problems.
What is her professional background?
She holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and has 27 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, relationship, and life-transition issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are sessions offered remotely for international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time and provides services within California.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and scheduling and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
27 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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