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Adia Robinson

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Adia Robinson, LCSW

North Carolina

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Addictions

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Where Adia stands

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, North Carolina / C007271
NPI
1932479375
Experience
15 years
Languages
English
Location
North Carolina

About

  • CBT techniques
  • ACT strategies
  • Client-centered work

About Adia

Adia Robinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and substance use concerns. Her work also includes mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar disorder, attention concerns like ADHD, and patterns of codependency and attachment struggles.

Adia uses a straightforward, interactive style in sessions. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on clear, practical steps. Conversations tend to be direct and focused on what changes feel doable for each person.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and clarify what matters to them. She also draws on techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when these fit the client’s goals.

Adia has worked with people coping with grief, family conflict, parenting strain, and the stress of caregiving. She also supports those dealing with anger, isolation, guilt, and addictive patterns. Sessions address both immediate coping skills and longer patterns that keep someone stuck.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients set practical goals, try experiments between sessions, and track what changes. People looking to stop repeating people-pleasing habits, set clearer boundaries, or manage impulsivity often find this approach useful.

How sessions work

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and practice small actions that align with those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change patterns like avoidance, rumination, and impulsivity. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that can help with anger, intense mood swings, and impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss which methods fit a person’s goals and try options in session. Clients and the therapist check in about what helps and adjust the plan together rather than assuming one method will be used throughout.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and reduce interruptions. Some formats also let people choose a quicker check-in or a session without video when that suits the moment. Ask about format options when scheduling to match sessions to your daily routine.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to codependency?

She works with patterns like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, and losing yourself in relationships. Codependency appears alongside relationship problems, caregiving strain, and addiction issues.

How would sessions feel in terms of approach and style?

Sessions are interactive and client-centered. Expect practical conversations that focus on small, testable changes and skills practice.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including mood, anxiety, addiction, and family issues.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.

Can I meet with her in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the subscriber plan you select.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.

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