“Robin might just be your counselor for life. I first met Robin after trying 2 other counselors for an eating disorder. I was the ripe age of 17. Robin was the ONLY one who never asked me about food I am almost sure food never came up in all my years of seeing her. Robin knew, it was always something more than the food I was eating. I saw Robin on a weekly basis for over 2 years before I was off to college.
I could reset assure Robin would LISTEN to me, help me figure out what the issue was and move forward from that point. She cuts out the crap, and gets down to getting things into the correct perspective to help you heal and move forward. If you are looking for someone to candy coat stuff, Robin is not your person. If you are looking for someone who will talk it out with you, show you all aspects and then let you decide which direction you think might be best in moving into a healthier mental state and life, Robin is your counselor.
Fast forward 18 years later, and I am frantically searching for a counselor. I searched in my current city only to be disappointed. So I thought, now, I can google and find if Robin is still in practice. At this point I was willing to drive or fly anywhere to see her! I was so pleased to find a photo of her on google with a number. I called that second! I couldn’t believe it, it was her! I wish everyone could feel the feeling I had at that moment to know I had found Robin again. Even if it was only over the phone sessions, I was only going to talk to Robin.
Robin to me, is my life savior. That is huge to say, but she is. At 17 she saved my life, and at 35, when I finally knew what life was really like, she was there again! Maybe at 35, yes, I only needed to talk about one situation in my life, have a few sessions by PHONE and move one. But funny, at 37 I called her again. She is just that understanding, that loving, that caring about her clients.
This year when I got married and had my first child, the first person I wanted to share it with outside of my family was Robin, my counselor I first met at 17. I wanted her to know, because of her, my biggest cheerleader after my family, this was the life path I was now headed down. Mentally healthy, physically healthy, happy and successful… ”