Monica Robbins

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) offering trauma-informed therapy for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and the effects of developmental and relational trauma. I was drawn to this work through both professional training and my own experience with trauma and mental health challenges, which shaped my interest in how early experiences influence emotional regulation, attachment, and one’s relationship with self. I work with individuals who feel stuck in long-standing patterns, struggle with emotional overwhelm or shutdown, or sense that familiar coping strategies are no longer working. Many of my clients are seeking not only symptom relief, but a deeper sense of stability, self-trust, and inner orientation. I offer a space that is steady, non-judgmental, and paced with care, where difficult experiences can be met directly without pressure to fix or perform. My clinical approach integrates EMDR, mindfulness-based approaches (including MBSEP), and nervous system-focused care. I emphasize helping clients develop the capacity to stay present with their internal experience while building regulation and resilience over time. Rather than pushing for change, the work unfolds at a pace the nervous system can tolerate, allowing insight and integration to emerge naturally. From my experience, healing is not about becoming someone new, but about remembering an innate sense of wholeness that is often obscured by trauma, conditioning, and protective strategies. My work supports clients in reconnecting with this underlying stability while gently identifying and loosening the internal narratives and patterns that keep them from experiencing it directly. I also hold an openness to spirituality as it arises organically in the healing process. For some clients, therapy remains primarily psychological and somatic. For others, questions of meaning, identity, or deeper inner change become part of the work. I do not impose spiritual language or frameworks, trusting instead the client’s lived experience to guide what is relevant. In our work together, I offer a grounded, present-centered approach that supports both emotional healing and deeper self-understanding. Therapy is collaborative and oriented toward helping clients reconnect with a more stable sense of self, agency, and wholeness.