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Robin Marraccini

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Robin Marraccini, LISW

Ohio

Ohio LISW - Family and parenting focus

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About

  • Attachment approaches
  • CBT and DBT methods
  • Parenting concerns

About Robin

Robin Marraccini is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Robin focuses on practical steps people can use day to day to feel steadier and make clearer choices.

Robin listens first and then talks through what brought someone to therapy. She uses a mix of approaches to help people learn tools that fit their life. Conversations are straightforward and paced to the person's needs. She balances a relaxed manner with direct attention to difficult issues when necessary.

Her background includes long experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family matters, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and aging and geriatric concerns. She also supports people dealing with intimacy-related problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Robin draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). Sessions are structured to the individual, and she works with clients to decide which methods will be most helpful.

Her goal is to help people find workable strategies and integrate healthier habits into daily life. She encourages active participation so clients can practice new ways of reacting and relating. To begin, readers should confirm how sessions are currently offered before scheduling.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Robin commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Attachment work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and helps people identify new ways of connecting and responding. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robin will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is made or priorities shift.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily responsibilities. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time or bandwidth is limited, and they can remove travel time so people can use a lunch break or an evening hour more easily. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so the therapy can still include skill practice and behavioral changes.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Ohio

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, relationship problems, trauma and related matters.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is relaxed but direct. She listens first, then helps people learn tools and strategies to manage problems.

What is her clinical experience?

She has 20 years as a Licensed Independent Social Worker and long experience with adoption, attachment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging issues.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She holds an Ohio LISW and practices from Ohio.

Does she speak other languages or work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.

How are session costs handled?

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

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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