About Robin
Robin Aucoin is a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi with 16 years of experience in mental health. She holds a Master of Science in counseling psychology and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from William Carey University. Robin focuses on practical support for people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and life changes.
Robin uses a warm, interactive style in sessions. She listens closely and helps people name what feels overwhelming.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative - she works with each person to set clear goals and small steps forward. Her work often centers on trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, and recovery from sexual assault and related pain. She also helps with grief, stress, compassion fatigue, and problems with self-esteem or body image.
For people struggling with eating and food-related issues, she offers focused support and a steady presence. Robin blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, narrative methods, and EMDR when appropriate. That mix lets her tailor sessions to a persons needs, using what helps most in the moment.
The aim is to reduce distress and build coping skills that fit daily life. People come to Robin to sort through major life transitions, addiction concerns, chronic illness or pain, and identity questions in young adulthood. She emphasizes pacing and realistic steps toward purpose, hope, and healing.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people can explore their feelings and decide what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of a difficult time.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. Sessions include simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing everyday routines.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, uses a structured process to work through distressing memories. It can reduce intense emotional reactions linked to trauma and support recovery from assault or abuse when combined with a paced plan.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients have a say in pacing and techniques throughout work together.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face work and exercises that need visual connection. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good option for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support people who prefer to write, want quick check-ins, or need a way to connect between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English