Robin Gross, LCSW

Texas · 35 years in practice

Robin Gross is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem.

License and registration

LCSW, Texas: 31349 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1881637197 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 35
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

Robin Gross is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem. She supports individuals facing parenting challenges, career stress, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and the strain that comes with life changes. Robin practices in Texas and offers direct, practical help tailored to each person.

Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens for what matters most, then helps people name feelings and try small changes.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on useful tools for coping, clearer communication, and rebuilding confidence. Robin draws on therapy methods that include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive techniques, and mindfulness skills. Robin has worked across many settings during her career, including inpatient and outpatient care.

That history informs a flexible approach to problems like trauma, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and complicated grief. She also offers faith-informed Christian counseling when clients want that perspective, while respecting different beliefs. In session she uses practical exercises, skill-building, and gentle reflection.

People leave with strategies they can use between meetings and ways to track progress. The focus is on steady, manageable steps rather than quick fixes. Her work includes support for issues tied to attachment, adoption and foster care concerns, aging, and codependency.

Robin aims to help each person find clearer priorities and stronger coping methods for daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Robin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Robin names

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Online support

How therapy approaches and online sessions fit together

Robin uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name their feelings, which can open the way to better connections and more effective coping. This approach is often useful for processing grief, trauma, and deep emotional patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult thoughts and focus on values-driven action, which can reduce avoidance and increase daily functioning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes that improve mood and habits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to identify goals and try different methods to see what fits best. Sessions often mix techniques based on what helps a person make steady progress and meet their priorities.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is good for a closer face-to-face feel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short ongoing contact and daily coaching between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and keep momentum between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Robin address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and loss, as well as relationship and intimacy-related worries. Other areas include parenting strain, ADHD, sleep and eating problems, caregiver stress, and career issues.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

Sessions are person-centered and practical, with gentle reflection and skill practice. The work focuses on naming feelings, improving coping, and making manageable changes between meetings.

What experience does Robin bring to sessions?

She has 35 years of clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient settings and with a wide age range. That background shapes a flexible, experience-informed approach to complex life challenges.

What credentials and location apply?

Robin is a LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Texas.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Robin?

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