Dr. Robin Avery, NC Psychologist, CA Psychologist
Florida · 18 years in practice
Dr. Robin Avery is a clinical psychologist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and life changes.
License and registration
- Psychologist, Florida
- PY8768 · expires May 2026
- Psychologist, California
- 12495 · expires September 2026
- Psychologist, North Carolina
- 5824 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1407263999 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Robin
Dr. Robin Avery is a clinical psychologist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and life changes. She works with adults who are managing losses, caregiver strain, addiction concerns, eating and intimacy issues, and the emotional effects of trauma and chronic illness.
Dr. Avery combines practical skills with attentive listening to make sessions feel focused and purposeful. She draws on many years of practice and professional experience to guide conversations and skill-building.
Background and approach
Sessions include learning techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy, together with listening-focused, client-centered work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at strong emotions and close relationships. In the room she aims to reduce overwhelm and clarify what matters most to each person.
She offers exercises to manage intense feelings and coping tools for hard days. She also helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and try small changes that feel doable. Her approach values life experience and creativity alongside evidence-based methods.
Mindfulness and insight-oriented work are used when they fit the client’s goals. Dr. Avery encourages people to build on their own strengths and interests as part of recovery and growth.
Dr. Avery is a North Carolina psychologist (NC Psychologist 5824) and a California psychologist (CA Psychologist 12495). She practices in North Carolina and works with English-speaking adults across the adult lifespan.
Her style is warm, intentional, and focused on helping people find clearer direction and steadier coping skills.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Robin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Robin names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches guide online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and working with strong emotions that shape how people relate and feel. It helps when someone wants clearer emotional connection, relief from overwhelming feelings, or a better sense of inner safety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches practical exercises to notice thoughts without getting pulled into them and to act on values even when feelings are difficult; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve, so clients help shape the mix of emotion-focused, acceptance, or skill-based techniques used in sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and chat or messaging lets people share updates or process thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity when travel or schedules change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Dr. Avery address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, caregiver fatigue, addictions, trauma, eating and body image concerns, and challenges from chronic illness or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and listening-focused, combining practical skill teaching with emotion-focused conversations to help clients make sense of their feelings and try manageable changes.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She brings 18 years of professional experience working with adults across the adult lifespan.
What licenses does she hold and where does she practice?
She is licensed as a North Carolina Psychologist (NC Psychologist 5824) and a California Psychologist (CA Psychologist 12495), and she practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer different ways to connect and check in.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
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