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Online therapist

Robbin Bongiorno

Compassionate support for family and relationship challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Robbin

Robbin Bongiorno is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate relationship and family challenges. She focuses on practical support for grief, anger, and major life changes. Robbin aims for clear, respectful conversations that meet you where you are.

She works from New York and communicates in English. Robbin shapes each session around a person's specific needs. She listens for patterns in communication and emotions, then suggests steps to try between meetings.

Background and approach

Her background includes long experience with family conflict and relationship concerns, plus related areas such as abandonment, chronic illness and pain, and pregnancy and childbirth. She also addresses workplace stress, money worries, and questions about life purpose. Sessions often center on straightforward tools for managing anger, handling loss, and improving communication.

Robbin pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation and helps people find clearer ways to express themselves. Her approach is practical and adaptive rather than one-size-fits-all. She supports people through midlife transitions, challenges around self-love and women's issues, and the everyday pressures that affect families.

Robbin encourages small, doable changes and helps keep progress on track. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step easier.

Practical approaches for online family and relationship work

Robbin draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear communication and workable change. One common approach uses structured conversations to improve how people share needs and feelings; this helps when arguments repeat or messages get lost. Another approach teaches skills for managing strong emotions like anger and grief, offering breath-based and behavioral strategies to reduce reactivity and create steadier responses in family interactions.

Choosing the right method is a joint process. Robbin starts by listening to your concerns and goals, then suggests a mix of techniques tailored to your situation. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as needs shift, making therapy collaborative and practical rather than prescriptive.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. These formats make it easier to attend from home, squeeze sessions into busy weeks, or keep conversations going between meetings. They aim to increase flexibility and access so therapy can fit into family life and everyday routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Robbin help with?
She works with relationship and family struggles, grief, anger, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems, chronic illness and pain, and pregnancy and childbirth.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are pragmatic and conversational. She listens for patterns, suggests concrete steps, and adapts plans to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Robbin has 25 years of professional practice experience helping people with family and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 071004, and practices from New York.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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