Benjamin Robbins

My communication style

I'm described as warm and validating as we get to know each other. As we settle in, I will challenge you to consider how your current ways of thinking are shaping your reality and how you'd like those things to change. You can count on me to pick up on and encourage you to break down and analyze any automatic answers that others don't question.

My journey to mental healthcare

After working in education for many years, I realized I was interested in the emotional challenges students were navigating as I worked with them academically. I understood that student success involved understanding the system around the student and how it was helping or holding them back. In working on non-academic issues, students improved.

My goals for you

At intake, we'll thoroughly review your functioning and feelings in all parts of life to understand what you may want to work on. This is a collaborative process, but you're in charge of choosing what we focus on in-session. I help clients reach their goals by providing direction, accountability, and follow-up on the things we're working on.

Our first session

During our intake session, we'll dig into all of the information you've provided and I'll ask questions to better understand where you're coming from. We'll talk through symptoms and how they impact your daily life, talk through possible diagnoses, outline the things you're wanting to work on in therapy, and talk through how I can help in therapy.

I identify as...

• Cis, Male
• Caucasian or White
• Agnostic