Robin Okun
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSWShe/Her/Hers
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSWRobin Okun is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker supporting women across the life span. She has a deep understanding and compassion for the unique challenges women navigate in work, family, and interpersonal relationships. Her clients are emotionally sensitive, care deeply for others, and have difficulty managing interpersonal conflict and making themselves a priority.
As a creative with a background in dance, writing, and painting, Robin has the experience and skills to help artists address issues related to creativity, creative blocks, handling rejections, and balancing art making with social, emotional, and economic concerns.
Robin’s gentle, non-judgmental, interactive style allows her to quickly establish a relationship that fosters comfort and change. She brings a trauma informed approach to her work helping clients identify influences of past experiences as well as the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. As this awareness evolves, Robin helps clients understand their physical and emotional responses and implement cutting edge strategies to manage the inevitable challenges in life with greater insight, ease, and comfort.
Clients report noticeable changes working with Robin, often during the first session. She is a seasoned Telehealth provider who began working virtually with her clients over 10 years ago. Prior to the rise in Telehealth due to the COVID pandemic, she understood that remote therapy is effective. accessible and more easily integrated into a self care plan.
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Loss, grief, and bereavement - Emotionally preparing for the anticipated passing of a loved one; managing feelings and reactions to a death or loss of significance; support during the process of healing and acceptance
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman
Mind-body connection - Practicing mindfulness to draw together how the body feels physically and how the mind feels mentally; healing both physically and mentally
Robin Okun is not in-network with any insurances.
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Private Practice, Clinical Social Worker, 1984 - Present
University of Michigan , MSW, 1981
Massachusetts: 118274
English