Dr. Elisabeth Robbins, LMFT
Therapist helping people reshape life stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Elisabeth Robbins |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 27 |
About Elisabeth
Dr. Elisabeth Robbins is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She supports individuals working on self-esteem, women's issues, caregiving strain, grief, and life transitions.
Dr. Robbins brings 27 years of clinical experience to sessions and draws on several practical therapy methods to guide conversations and problem solving. In the room she listens for the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships.
Background and approach
She uses Narrative Therapy to help clients separate themselves from unhelpful narratives and to rewrite those stories in ways that feel truer. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thought and behavior that fuel mood problems and to practice different responses.
Her background includes a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and long experience working with adults facing complex life stressors, caregiving demands, and end-of-life questions. She pays attention to how shame, guilt, and family of origin issues shape current difficulties. Aging and geriatric concerns are also part of her practice focus.
Sessions are practical and conversational. The work often includes clarifying values, building coping skills, and setting manageable goals. She can also use Solution-Focused techniques to map small changes that add up over time.
People come to her when they need steady guidance through grief, life change, or emotional overwhelm. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful, with steps clients can try between sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Self esteem, Depression among the things Elisabeth works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Elisabeth among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Elisabeth among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Elisabeth among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Elisabeth among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Elisabeth directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Elisabeth directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Robbins commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and then try out alternative, more helpful versions of those stories. This approach can help with identity questions, shame, family of origin issues, and finding purpose. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought and behavior patterns that keep mood problems going, and to practice small changes that reduce anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She treats the choice of methods as a conversation and will help clients decide what feels most useful based on goals and preferences. That collaborative trial helps tailor sessions so they stay practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for full conversations and emotional work, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can serve for brief check-ins or coaching-style support between sessions. These options allow flexibility in scheduling and in how people engage with the therapeutic work.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps people with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, grief, caregiving strain, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is conversational and collaborative, using Narrative and Cognitive Behavioral ideas to clarify stories and practice new responses.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 27 years of professional experience and holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LMFT in California.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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