About Robyn
Robyn Young is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) in Washington with eight years of psychotherapy experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety and to help people cope with life changes. Her work often centers on improving relationships and rebuilding a stronger sense of self.
Robyn uses a mix of talk-based approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She helps clients notice unhelpful thinking, practice new behaviors, and rebuild trust with themselves and others.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns. That perspective can make sense of persistent worries or repeating relationship problems. Robyn also draws on mindfulness skills to help clients stay present and manage strong emotions as they arise.
In practical terms she helps with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and anger. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric concerns, life purpose questions, and communication problems. Her approach is to tailor steps so they fit daily life.
Robyn describes therapy as a collaborative effort. Together with each person she sets clear goals, checks progress, and adjusts the plan as needed. The focus is on learning skills that feel useful outside the session and on building a more authentic, resilient sense of self.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Robyn often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people understand why they react the way they do in close relationships and can reduce repeated worries about connection. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. Mindfulness Therapy is another part of her work and focuses on simple practices to notice thoughts and calm the body during strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robyn collaborates with each person to choose and adjust methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about what's helping and changes the plan if something doesn't fit.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is often used for deeper conversations and skills practice, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick skill work, or people who need support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, travel, or different time zones.
Questions people ask
What issues does Robyn commonly help with?
What is her general therapy style?
How much experience does she have?
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Which session formats are available?
How does payment and cost work?
What steps are involved in getting started?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.