Robyn Thorsted, LCMHC

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Gentle, story-focused counseling for life changes

Details

Name	Robyn Thorsted
Credentials	LCMHC
Based in	Utah
Licensed in	Utah
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	9

About Robyn

Robyn Thorsted is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Utah with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on grief, parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, depression, and challenges like addiction and compassion fatigue. Robyn emphasizes that people carry strengths and stories that matter to therapy.

Robyn approaches sessions with a simple idea - the client is the expert on their life. She listens for patterns in a person’s story and helps them notice what they want to change.

Background and approach

Conversations are practical and grounded, aimed at small steps that add up to real difference. She draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build actions that match them.

Cognitive Behavioral ideas are used when helpful to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Robyn has worked in community settings and spent many years supporting people through life transitions and loss. Her work includes attention to attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, autism and intellectual disability, and blended family dynamics.

Sessions are offered in English and are adaptable to different formats. Robyn aims to create a respectful, steady space where people can try new ways of handling relationships, parenting strain, career stress, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Grief, Parenting issues, Self esteem among the things Robyn works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Gottman Method: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Robyn among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Robyn 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 Robyn directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Robyn often uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they carry and gently rewrite those that limit them. This approach can help with identity concerns, grief, parenting struggles, and feelings of emptiness by separating the person from the problem.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions by making choices that match what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robyn treats the choice of method as collaborative and tailors techniques to a client's goals, needs, and preferences. She will check in and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person visits. Phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to touch base between sessions or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options aim to make regular therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns can Robyn help with?

She supports people coping with grief, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family struggles, trauma and abuse, career questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Robyn uses a story-focused, client-centered style. She listens for patterns in a person's life story and helps them test small, practical changes.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She holds nine years of professional experience and many additional years working in community settings supporting people through loss and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

Robyn is licensed in Utah as an LCMHC, and her practice operates from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to those within the appropriate region for her licensure.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do fees and the subscription work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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