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Robin Rutan, LPCC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Robin

Robin Rutan is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with two decades of experience helping people navigate addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship struggles, grief, and stress.

Background and approach

She brings a strengths-focused outlook that emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies to support coping with life changes, sleep or parenting difficulties, impulsivity, and co-occurring concerns such as substance use and mood disorders. Her approach blends client-centered care with evidence-informed methods like CBT, DBT, EFT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

Robin draws on a long history of work in residential treatment, psychiatric and substance use settings, and school-based mental health, which shaped her ability to respond to complex trauma and emotional dysregulation. She often incorporates creative practices such as journaling, music, and art alongside skill-building exercises to help interrupt unhelpful patterns and build new coping resources.

Robin emphasizes pacing therapy to the individual and honoring client strengths as the foundation for change. Those seeking practical tools for communication, attachment or family concerns, addiction recovery, or managing mood and stress will find a clinician who prioritizes respectful listening, clear feedback, and collaborative planning to support recovery and growth.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Robin integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into online work, using CBT to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and DBT to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for mood instability, impulsivity, and relationship challenges. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy principles to prioritize the client's perspective, offering empathy and collaboration so that goals emerge from the person's values and strengths.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the process; Robin works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That ongoing collaboration means treatment plans are adjusted over time as skills develop and priorities change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it possible to continue consistent care around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and to practice skills between meetings using chat or messaging when appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Robin commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationship and family problems, grief, sleep difficulties, and stress-related concerns.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions emphasize a client-centered, strengths-based stance while using practical skill-building from CBT and DBT alongside mindfulness and emotionally focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does this clinician have?
Robin has 20 years of professional counseling experience across residential treatment, psychiatric and substance use programs, school-based mental health, independent practice, and program administration.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LPCC credential with licence details OH LPCC E.0800023-SUPV and practices in Ohio.
Are services available in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and payment structured?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English

What Robin can help with

Robin Rutan works with clients on addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes.

Robin works with at-risk high school and middle school students.

How Robin approaches therapy

Robin's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Robin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Ohio, with 20 years of clinical experience.