Michelle Robbins, LCSW

Michelle Robbins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with nine years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, LGBTQ issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She works with a broad range of life and mood concerns and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions.

Michelle uses straightforward, skills-based methods to address difficult feelings and patterns. She listens to the person’s concerns, notices unhelpful thoughts and habits, and helps them test different ways of responding. Sessions often include small, doable exercises clients can practice in daily life.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered techniques and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing. That mix supports both skill building and talking through what matters most to the client. Solution-focused ideas are used when clients want clear steps toward short-term goals.

Michelle has worked across settings over nine years and brings that practical experience to session planning. She emphasizes concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood shifts, impulsivity, and relationship problems. She also supports people dealing with grief, eating concerns, and issues related to sexuality and gender.

People who choose her can expect direct, plain talk about goals and next steps. She asks about what has helped before and works with clients to create manageable practices that fit their day-to-day life.

How her approaches adapt to online work