Robin Ross
Calm, practical help for families
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Robin
Robin Ross is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon who focuses on family and parenting concerns. He helps parents and families facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting struggles, and behavior issues in children and teens. He also works with individuals dealing with depression, trauma, addictions, grief, and changes in life circumstances.
Robin brings about ten years of clinical experience in family preservation work. He draws on that history when meeting with adults, teens, and couples to improve communication and safety at home.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, aimed at clear steps families can try between meetings. He uses straightforward tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. He also integrates the Gottman Method for relationship work and Solution-Focused Therapy to set immediate, achievable goals.
Existential ideas inform conversations about meaning and values when people face large life questions. Robin describes himself as non-religious while acknowledging an understanding of Christian backgrounds, including issues common to Latter-day Saints. He encourages self-determination and looks for strengths people already have.
That approach helps parents and family members rebuild trust and solve day-to-day problems. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. He holds the Oregon LCSW credential - OR LCSW L15377 - and works to match therapy methods to each family’s needs.
Therapy approaches you can use online
Robin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gottman Method in his online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is about noticing thoughts and behaviors that make problems worse and trying different actions to change results; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. The Gottman Method focuses on communication and repair skills for couples and family relationships, teaching concrete ways to argue less and connect more.He also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and build momentum quickly. That approach helps families identify what is already working and do more of it. Choosing the right mix of these methods is part of the work together - the therapist will talk with each family about needs, goals, and preferences and then adapt methods as sessions progress.
Online sessions can fit into busy family schedules because they offer video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text messaging. These options let parents connect from home, coordinate with partners, and follow up between meetings. The flexible formats make it easier to keep consistent work on parenting, relationships, and coping skills without adding long travel time.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Existential Therapy
Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.
Gottman Method
A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
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