Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
How Robbin works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Robbin
Robbin Bongiorno is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience based in New York. She focuses on practical, compassionate help for people facing relationship stress, family conflict, grief, anger, and major life changes. She meets each person where they are and adapts conversations and plans to fit individual needs.
Sessions are aimed at clear goals and real-world steps, not abstract theory. Robbin emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and steady support as people work through difficult emotions.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term practice helping people manage anger and rebuild connection after conflicts. She also guides those coping with loss, isolation, and major shifts in work or personal life. Robbin pays attention to how stress shows up in daily routines and relationships.
She helps people untangle problems like communication breakdowns, feelings of abandonment, guilt and shame, and issues tied to chronic pain or illness. Practical problem solving around money, workplace stress, pregnancy and childbirth, and questions of life purpose are part of her work. Robbin offers straightforward, collaborative care that focuses on what clients want to change.
She supports people as they try new ways of responding and practice skills between sessions. The goal is clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and better day-to-day functioning.
What Robbin works with
Everything Robbin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Robbin's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Robbin draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach emphasizes recognizing triggers and practicing new responses to anger and conflict; it helps people reduce reactivity and communicate more clearly. Another approach centers on grief and loss work, helping people process emotions, find meaning, and rebuild routines after a major loss. These methods are used to address relationship strain, life transitions, and stress tied to health or work challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robbin collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts plans over time and encourages trying different strategies until something feels useful.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice conversations in real time. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges during a busy day. These formats help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or mobility constraints while maintaining continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Robbin
What concerns does Robbin work with?
She helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief, anger, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems and isolation.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses a practical, respectful approach that focuses on clear goals and real-life steps rather than abstract theory.
How long has she been practicing?
Robbin has 25 years of professional experience as a clinician in New York.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She works using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How do I begin a session with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.