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Robin Livingston-Richter, LICSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Robin is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Robin. View 49 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Minnesota

Recent reviews

Robin’s knowledge and expertise shines through in her practice and her care & compassion makes me feel supported and understood.

Reviewed November 2024

She has extensive, helpful resources

Reviewed November 2024

More about Robin

  • 25 years' experience
  • Female
  • LICSW

I am so glad you are taking the first step towards improving your emotional well-being. I look forward to connecting with you and helping you meet your goals.

My name is Robin Livingston-Richter. I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with more than 25 years of experience working with teenagers, young adults, adults and parents. I've had the privilege of working with clients in various settings including hospitals, day treatment centers, shelters, outpatient clinics, and private practice.

I am a validating, solution-oriented therapist who uses cognitive behavioral therapy technique. I also teach mindfulness/intentional living. I am also a certified ADHD Life Coach and teach success strategies to help students, parents, and employees thrive.

I am also the co-founder of Mental Health Navigators, a non-profit organization helping parents and caring adults who have a child living with a mental health condition. Through this I also facilitate a virtual parenting group for parents of teenagers.

I live in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota graduate school in 1993. When I am not connecting with clients, I love to exercise, listen to music, spend time outdoors, travel, and spend time with my husband, two adult children, and my dogs. I am a huge sports fan and enjoy cheering for my local teams.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Eating disorders Parenting issues Depression ADHD Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Sleeping disorders Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Coping with life changes Coaching Body image Codependency Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) Eating and food-related issues Emptiness Family of origin issues Family problems Guilt and shame Impulsivity Intellectual disability Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-harm Self-love Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Robin Livingston-Richter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336216829.

  • LICSW · Minnesota · 03123 · Expires August 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space.

Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Robin Livingston-Richter

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

49 reviews

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Robin’s knowledge and expertise shines through in her practice and her care & compassion makes me feel supported and understood.

Reviewed November 2024

She has extensive, helpful resources

Reviewed November 2024

I am so blessed to be connected to Robin. She has helped me thru some very critical life changes. Robin has great perspective. She listens, seeks to understand and gives great feedback that helps move me in the right direction. My life has significantly changed for the better since I have started my sessions with Robin. Thank you Robin!!

Reviewed June 2024

I first started working with Robin in 2021, and she has always been fantastic! She changed my life and I am so thankful I can continue to hop on and check in with her.

Reviewed February 2024

Robin has helped me with many different items that have came up, and knows how to focus on the small things before heading to the big overall problem. She is great at problem solving and making sure that I understand where everything is coming from!

Reviewed January 2024

Robyn has been amazing through my mental health journey and I cannot thank her enough! If I need to return, I will be returning to her.

Reviewed September 2023

Robin is a pleasure to work with. I feel heard and I appreciate the emotional validation she gives me. She also ensures that expectations are met at the end of each sessions which I love about her.

Reviewed July 2023

Robin is the best therapist! She is understanding of your needs. She is very flexible and accommodating. She has given me tools and resources to help and guide me through several situations in my life. I am very grateful to have Robin as my therapist and would highly recommend her to everyone!!!

Reviewed June 2023

Robin is a great listener and offers great advice for dealing with life’s challenges.

Reviewed June 2023

Exceptionally professional and attentive to her clients. I feel heard and understood and genuinely cared for. Recommended BetterHelp and robin to a friend already

Reviewed February 2023

Robin has been great to work with in sessions. She listens and has empathy for the challenges you have or want to discuss to support better mental health and wellbeing

Reviewed February 2023

Robin has been fantastic with her follow-up & care provided. She is a great active listener. Definitely helps to have her as a sounding board in my life!

Reviewed April 2023

Robin is amazing!

Reviewed December 2022

I appreciate Robin's check ins and the sessions we had together we helpful!

Reviewed August 2022

Great counselor

Reviewed June 2022

The best therapist I've honestly ever had, for the first time I'm making progress in therapy and it's helping me in so many different ways

Reviewed June 2022

I already feel that she can help me just by the way she carries herself and how she speaks to me.

Reviewed May 2022

She honestly just great listens well and helps guide me through everything.

Reviewed April 2022

Robin has been very supportive of me in a difficult journey over the last year. She pushes me enough to help me step out of my comfort zone and continues to provide me with an insightful outside perspective to help me get out of my own head.

Reviewed April 2022

Robin is incredible!! She has helped guide me through so many difficulties in my life, and is helping me rebuild a happier, healthier me confident in myself!

Reviewed March 2022

Robin is caring, empathetic, non-judgmental. I feel heard and supported in our sessions together. Robin asks every time what I need, and what my goal is for the session. It's been such a great experience for me.

Reviewed February 2022

Robin is amazing. She is an empathetic, compassionate listener who really champions for her patients’ well-being. She is validating, thoughtful and understanding. I am so grateful for her support in my journey.

Reviewed January 2022

She helped me a lot.

Reviewed November 2021

Robin is truly amazing! She is a great listener and communicator! She has compassion and always has my best interest at heart. She asks great questions and guides me to help make better decisions about my life situations. I would not be where I am at this year without her!

Reviewed September 2021

Robin has made me challenge my own thoughts. The couple of session we had have given me some amazing tools to feel better about myself and that I am enough for my family. I felt that she genuinely cared about me and my journey and wanted me to succeed. She was an active listener and a gentle, positive, understanding person.

Reviewed September 2021

Robin is absolutely fantastic! I’ve never been open to therapy after a bad experience as a kid, but she makes everything easier and better!

Reviewed September 2021

Robin has been fantastic at helping me identify my patterns and more deeply understand myself. I have had many therapists over the years and she has been one of the best. She understands the HSP personality, and has been great at helping me examine my roles, strengths, and needs. I'm glad to have found her.

Reviewed September 2021

Robin is such a gentle guide for a person's healing journey. I looked back today at some of the things I wrote when I started with her and realized just how much happier I am. I underwent a lot of personal changes while seeing her, but they never felt insurmountable, because Robin is such a good advocate. She's a good listener. She's given me things to think about and things to hope for. She's given me honest & constructive feedback when I've asked for it. But above all, she made a space for me, and made sure I felt safe. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a high quality therapist. She has made a significant difference in my life.

Reviewed August 2021

Robin is a great active listener and in a genuine and real way questions and points out the key points to focus on that you are saying that we may not even realize is there. . She provides great feedback, resources and suggestions. I appreciate that Robin has helped me to focus on the progress that I’m making and that I feel she really understands what is authentic and unique to me and what changes I want to make to grow into a better version of me.

Reviewed July 2021

Robin has been a tremendous source of understanding, encouragement, and reflective feedback during the time I have worked with her. She listens, offers her insights, and asks questions to help me probe deeper while navigating difficult relationships, self esteem, and more. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a therapist. She is responsive and cares, making it easy to connect and share what is going on.

Reviewed June 2021

Robin is extremely knowledgeable and understanding. She is really excellent at listening (of course), but also at providing good resources that one can use on their own time. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed June 2021

Very validating and a great listen and helps me process in real time.

Reviewed June 2021

Robin has been a great help. I've learned so much about myself and I've come a long way in being able to open up to friends and family about what's going on inside me.

Reviewed May 2021

Robin has been great at helping me identify issues that I've been struggling with and helps me come up with ways to make me feel less anxious about those situations. She is so compassionate and I can tell really cares about my well-being and also celebrates my small wins and and larger breakthroughs. I'm really glad to have her guidance through this challenging year.

Reviewed May 2021

I believe I am as far in my well-being journey because of Robin! She is a true support system for me. She is a great listener! Her questions and guidance help me continue to move toward my goals. She is compassionate and easy to talk to. I can be myself with no judgement or criticism. I highly recommend Robin and BetterHelp!

Reviewed April 2021

Robin has been a delight to work with. I have Seen a few different therapists on this journey. When I was paired with Robin, our first phone call I knew we would be a match! Today is bitter sweet because I just had my last session with her. Although should I need more help I’m going to stay matched with her! Robin not listens without judgment she helps connect the dots of your pain and traumas. And then offers very realistic options to help overcome them. She’s mentioned several different reading resources and podcasts to help assist the journey. I have not only grown myself my family is growing with me. By implementing new habits and ways of thinking my life is simply more enjoyable and wonderful. Robin not only encourages you to speak your truth and be comfortable in your own skin. She has a deep empathy for helping us on our journeys through life. 110% satisfied with how she’s been able to help me. Very honest and soothing to work with! ❤️

Reviewed April 2021

I am beyond grateful for Robin’s support since starting up therapy again in the fall. She listens, encourages, affirms and validates, and offers wonderful suggestions. I know that I can speak to her about anything without fear of judgment. I cannot imagine a better person to be working with during my first year of teaching- in a pandemic. The understanding and encouragement has made all the difference in maintaining my mental health and growth.

Reviewed April 2021

She's the real deal. Thank you Robin.

Reviewed April 2021

Incredibly accommodating and ability to connect is much appreciated!

Reviewed April 2021

First time therapy goer here. I was so very lucky to be paired with Robin on the first try. We have been working together since 2020 and it has been an amazing experience. She is so positive, validating, and really understanding. For someone who does not get much affirmation in their life, having Robin acknowledge me has been so helpful and rewarding. Our conversations are always so engaging and I always look forward to our weekly video chats. I highly recommend working with her.

Reviewed March 2021

Robin is very helpful and I enjoy working with her. She listens and gives good advice. Her feedback is very helpful in my daily life.

Reviewed February 2021

Robin has been amazing to work with. She really listens and provides great feedback. I also like how she gives me worksheets to read after our sessions. I am able to get a deeper understanding of a topic we may have discussed, and it really helps me to further focus on it.

Reviewed February 2021

I was nervous about starting an online type of counseling and also with a whole new therapist, but Robin makes you feel very comfortable and welcome! She asks questions to make you think and process that help guide you into what you can do to better yourself. I appreciate the few sessions I had with her, I decided I needed to take a break on counseling, simply because work and life in general had been too hectic for me to concentrate on this aspect of my life. When I let Robin know this, she was very supportive and didn’t make me feel guilty or worry about this decision. She’s very experienced in what she does and I think she’s great to work with!

Reviewed February 2021

My experience of working with Robin has been such a gift. I’m grateful for her expertise, positivity and the safe place at each session. She helped me work through my anger and the things behind them - communication in a difficult family situation, fears about parenting and my past, and coached me in developing my strengths and self esteem. Difficult circumstances are still in my life, and I have grown in courage and confidence in my ability to face them.

Reviewed January 2021

She has always timely with message responses. I’ve only had one video session, but she has made me feel extremely comfortable.

Reviewed December 2020

Robin truly helped me out in a time I needed it. I have never tried online counseling or therapy in general but this was such a wonderful and eye opening experience. I feel so much more capable to deal with the situations I face not only in my day to day, but in my head as well. I am extremely grateful I had the chance to work with her.

Reviewed December 2020

This was my first experience with a counselor, I felt a little nervous opening up to a ‘stranger’ but Robin had such a calming and accepting manner that I felt comfortable right away. I sought out counseling because I was having a hard time finding myself and what I needed. Robin helped me to identify my values and personal strengths which helped me to uncover my inner truth and know how to live it out fully.

Reviewed December 2020

Robin has helped me exponentially while working with her. She is incredibly easy to connect with and truly cares about her clients. She took the time to get to know me and understand my perspectives. She is incredibly friendly and fun to talk to. I genuinely looked forward to our video sessions every week. She asked me tough questions I wasn't able to ask myself. She provided numerous tools to assist me in my development. Overall, I felt Robin truly cared about me as a person and wanted to see me improve. She validated all of my feelings and helped my understand why I was feeling the way I was. She celebrated along with me as I grew into a better heart/ head space. I will definitely only ever work with Robin through BetterHelp.

Reviewed December 2020

Robin is very kind, and actually LISTENS to what her clients are saying! She is very easy to talk to and she validates your thoughts/feelings.

Reviewed November 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Robin Livingston-Richter offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Robin Livingston-Richter works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Robin Livingston-Richter speak?

Robin Livingston-Richter speaks English.

How many years of experience does Robin Livingston-Richter have?

Robin Livingston-Richter has 25 years of experience.

Where is Robin Livingston-Richter licensed to practice?

Robin Livingston-Richter is licensed to practice in Minnesota.

Does Robin Livingston-Richter accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Robin Livingston-Richter does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Robin Livingston-Richter offer?

Robin Livingston-Richter offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Robin Livingston-Richter?

Robin Livingston-Richter can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Robin Livingston-Richter?

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