Robin Daughenbaugh, LCSW

Robin Daughenbaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She emphasizes building on a person’s strengths and supporting them through difficult transitions. Robin speaks plainly and aims to make the first step feel do-able for someone feeling overwhelmed.

She brings three years of practice as an LCSW and nearly two decades of work as a social worker overall. In sessions she centers the client’s story and encourages people to notice skills they already use. That approach guides practical steps people can try between meetings.

Robin uses collaborative methods that focus on goals and small changes. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and shift unhelpful thinking. She also uses client-centered listening and solution-focused questions to keep sessions grounded and action oriented.

For people coping with addictions, motivation, or recovery-related struggles, she incorporates motivational interviewing techniques to explore readiness and strengthen commitment. Narrative work helps people reframe hard experiences and separate identity from problems.

Robin works with a wide range of concerns including grief, caregiver stress, issues tied to adoption and foster care, veteran and armed forces issues, panic and mood disorders, and recovery from sexual assault. She offers straightforward support and helps people build practical coping skills that fit their daily life.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you. It helps people feel heard and supported while they name goals and decide what to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical tools for shifting unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and panic symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try first and will adjust over time based on what helps. That means sessions can be tailored to your goals, whether you want short-term problem solving or deeper narrative work about life events.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use talking and written exercises in ways that fit their daily routine. Licensed professionals can help adapt tools from CBT and motivational interviewing to work in remote sessions, focusing on skills you can practice between meetings.