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Robin Olesen
LCSW

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High satisfaction rate with clients

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I help clients change in directions desirable to them and to gain sustainable tools to break free and become unstuck on their road to fulfillment. I use a compassionate, holistic, mindfulness-oriented, and strengths-based approach to address a wide range of client concerns. Exploring goals and personal stories together can be the beginning of a new perspective offering the client freedom to move beyond destructive emotions and patterns of behavior. Many experience shame which can impede progress. Supportive therapy that's practical as well as creative and spiritual can afford clients the opportunity for deep, ongoing growth.

About Robin

Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Health Net, Aetna, Anthem / Out of State BlueCard, Blue Shield of California, Out-of-pocket

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Empowering, Mindful

Focus areas

Anxiety, Couples Therapy (2+ adults in session), Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict (1 adult in session), Family Therapy (2+ adults in session), Individual Therapy, Panic, Substance Use, Trauma, Women's Issues

Experienced with

Geriatric clients, Parents, Veterans

Years of Experience

14+
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I use a compassionate, holistic, mindfulness-oriented, and strengths-based approach to address a wide range of client concerns.

License number

#LCSW82063

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
  • Couples [Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT)]
  • Harm Reduction
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution-Focused
  • Strengths-Based

Languages Spoken

English

Education

BA - Psychology, Duke University MA - Communications, Syracuse University MSW - Social Work, University of California Berkeley

Interests

I enjoy reading and writing fiction. Creative expression through music and dance and performance are ways I spend my time outside of work, although I regard it as important 'work' of another kind.

License details

Robin Olesen,
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
#LCSW82063 (exp December 2027)