Robin Daughenbaugh

Robin Daughenbaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps that build confidence and motivation. Robin emphasizes each person’s strengths and supports them as they make changes.

Robin draws on three years as an LCSW and a longer history working in social services. She listens first, then helps people name the problems they want to solve. Sessions often center on concrete goals and small steps that fit into daily life.

Her approach includes Client-Centered Therapy, which means the person’s goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors in real situations. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change by exploring their own reasons for moving forward.

Robin also uses Narrative Therapy to reframe difficult experiences and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify what’s already working. These methods are blended to match each person’s needs rather than following a single script.

She has experience supporting people dealing with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, adoption and foster care matters, grief and hospice and end-of-life counseling, veteran and armed forces issues, and trauma from sexual assault and abuse. Robin works in English and practices in California. Her style is warm, goal-oriented, and respectful of each person’s story.

How these therapies translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and values. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps set goals that matter to the client. This approach is useful for stress, low confidence, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thought patterns that keep them stuck and then try different actions. It is practical and often involves homework like testing new behaviors between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that explores a person’s reasons for change and gently resolves mixed feelings when motivation is low.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then pick or combine methods that seem most helpful. That plan can change as progress is made, keeping the work collaborative.

If you are planning online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to use tools like worksheets or between-session tasks to keep momentum between meetings.