I am licensed in Michigan with 34 years of clinical and academic experience. I received an MA (Counseling) from EMU, PsyS (Clinical Psychology & Education) from The Michigan School of Psychology and a PhD (Counseling Psychology) from the The Union Institute. In addition, I have 4 years of specialized & advanced training (certificate in Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with children, adults and adolescents) from the Samaritan Institute and the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. I have experience in helping and treating clients with stress and anxiety, lgbtq+ related issues, relationship issues, & family conflicts. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MI LPC 6401001620
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Professional, understand and helps me find solutions and inner peace
Written on Jul 31, 2024 after therapy with Robb for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and family conflicts
For me speaking is hard and sharing my thoughts is kinda of impossible, but Dr.Kerr was so great to trust. Words won’t describe how much the gratitude, im so grateful and always thinking of his guidance.
Written on May 25, 2024 after therapy with Robb for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and anger management
Very personable therapist!
Written on Mar 14, 2024 after therapy with Robb for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd