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Robin Behar

Robin Behar, LMHC

Therapist · Florida · 33+ years of experience

Compassionate counselor guiding practical change

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  • Warm and interactive
  • Supports life transitions
  • Focus on coping skills

About Robin

Robin Behar is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 33 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and works with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, ADHD, and major life changes including midlife transitions. Robin emphasizes teamwork and respect in sessions and aims to meet each person where they are.

Her background includes a long clinical career in private practice and experience supporting newer counselors through supervision. She uses a mix of approaches to fit individual needs, drawing on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and client-centered methods to build understanding and rapport. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas shape how she looks at closeness and communication concerns.

Robin also integrates experiential elements such as work with horses and dogs when that can help someone engage differently in therapy. She adapts conversation, activities, and goals to each person rather than following a single formula. Sessions can include life coaching for people seeking practical steps alongside therapeutic work.

People describe her manner as compassionate and nonjudgmental, and she avoids stigmatizing labels while helping people address concrete problems. She pays attention to practical coping skills for stress, anger, and career crossroads as well as to deeper emotional patterns from past loss or trauma.

If someone is considering change during a midlife shift or other transition, Robin offers collaborative support to clarify goals and try different strategies. She encourages small steps toward a more satisfying and manageable life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic Therapy

Experience

33+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Approaches that guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for people feeling stuck during life changes or midlife transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems like anxiety and depression going. It is practical and often includes exercises to practice between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and closeness, which can help with intimacy-related issues and communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and recommend methods to try. You can expect a collaborative process where approaches are adjusted based on what helps you make progress and meet practical aims.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing scheduling around work or family duties. It can also permit shorter check-ins or sessions that focus on concrete skills when time is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so therapy stays focused on everyday problems and change without assuming any particular format.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Robin commonly help with?

She helps people with relationship concerns, parenting struggles, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes including midlife transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and interactive, working as a team with each person and moving at their pace while focusing on respect and sensitivity.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Robin has 33 years of experience as a clinician in Florida, including private practice and supervisory work with newer mental health counselors.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Robin?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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