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Online therapist

Robyn Scher

Calm, practical help for families

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Connecticut, New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Robyn

Robyn Scher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than two decades of hands-on experience. She works with families and parents facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Her tone is straightforward and grounded, aimed at helping worried parents find practical ways forward.

Robyn draws on a mix of evidence-based methods to meet each family where they are. She focuses on building a real connection first so families feel heard.

Background and approach

From there she helps identify strengths and small steps that can make daily life more manageable. Her background includes work in hospitals, inpatient psychiatric settings, outpatient mental health clinics, and home-based care. That variety informs how she thinks about problems and solutions.

She has supported children, teens, adults, and whole families through mood disorders, anxiety, substance use, trauma, and relationship challenges. Robyn earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Roger Williams University and a Master of Social Work from Boston University. She holds LCSW licensure in Connecticut and has spent many years helping people translate therapy into real change at home.

In sessions she keeps things client-centered, strengths-based, and solution-focused. Practical tools and clear goals are emphasized, and progress is measured in everyday terms parents notice and appreciate.

Online approaches that fit family life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes by shifting attention toward actions that matter.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits, useful for anxiety, low mood, and parenting stress.

Choosing the right approach happens together. Robyn will work collaboratively to match methods to a family's goals, preferences, and daily realities. She often blends techniques so each plan fits the household and the child's or parent's needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let families meet face-to-face from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins or support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets in the way.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Robyn address with families?
She supports families facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, anger, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered, strengths-based, and solution-focused, with an emphasis on building a connection first and then setting clear, practical goals.
What experience does she bring?
Robyn has 22 years of experience working across hospitals, inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient clinics, and in clients' homes with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses NY LCSW 074081 and CT LCSW 11760 and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different family needs.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Connecticut, New York
Languages
English

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