I draw from years of diverse experience integrated with various psychological theories about how people can find meaning, satisfaction, and joy in life. Working together, our goal is to fine-tune the balance between acceptance and change and discover new ways of being with yourself and/or with your partner.
Stress, chronic pain, family situations, traumatic events, unresolved childhood history, emotional instability. Our work together can empower you to take control of how your life unfolds instead of being a victim of circumstances. I look forward to participating in your progress. I endeavor to make available to each client my best self, unencumbered by judgments about attitudes or behaviors, or my performance or success as a psychologist.
Stress, chronic pain, family situations, traumatic events, unresolved childhood history, emotional instability. Our work together can empower you to take control of how your life unfolds instead of being a victim of circumstances. I look forward to participating in your progress. I endeavor to make available to each client my best self, unencumbered by judgments about attitudes or behaviors, or my performance or success as a psychologist.
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Stress is a normal accompaniment to living. Fortunately, we are biologically equipped during stress to invoke the fight/flight response to deal with life-threatening events, otherwise the existence of our species would be jeopardized. The trouble is that our emotional brains cannot distinguish between real life emergencies and the non-life-threatening bombardment of stimuli we are exposed to every day.
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Tina D.
Oct 19, 2018
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Before finding Robyn, I was starting to feel that talk therapy wasn't for me. I'd spent time shopping around for a crunchy-granola therapist that would be gentle with me, but I found myself being dishonest with them. Until Dr. Robyn saw right through my BS from our first meeting. I knew she was going to be the one. Plus she's also got plenty of the eastern-style holistic healing knowledge that I had been looking for. One-stop-shop.
I would recommend Dr. Robyn to anyone, especially those having a hard time connecting with therapists and needs someone to set them straight. She will
I would recommend Dr. Robyn to anyone, especially those having a hard time connecting with therapists and needs someone to set them straight. She will
Hayley D.
Jul 16, 2017
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After calling around to several therapists who asked me to jump through hoops before they'd see me (a phone assessment, a consultation appointment, etc), I called Robyn, who picked up the phone and scheduled my first appointment straightaway. She works on a sliding scale and will ask you to pay what you can reasonably afford. I worked with her during a very difficult transition period. I was struggling with a major life decision and she helped me work through it. My mind was cloudy and mixed up and she helped me see clearly the "menu of options" I had, and to be honest with myself
Mister H.
Sep 30, 2016
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Dr, El-Bardai is an extraordinarily compassionate and caring individual. She helped me find my way through the panic that was engulfing me with a variety of techniques and more than that, helped me unravel what was behind them. I cannot say enough good things about her, she is a true and gifted healer. Thank you so very much for our time together Robyn.- you truly saved me.
Jonny P.
Nov 05, 2015
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I would give Robyn ten stars. She is less like a therapist and more like a friend who helps you be a better person, only she has a greater wealth of knowledge, experience, and wisdom than anyone you've ever met. As a man living with bipolar, on the manic side, it is so nice to have a Therpist who doesn't specialize in bipolar because I don't feel categorized. All the reasons manic people hate therapy seem to fade away. It just feels like she's a friend who cares about my struggle and wants to help and even bought books and read up on the disorder specifically for me. She builds
Harrier T.
Oct 13, 2015
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Tl:dr; I feel very comfortable recommending Therapist El-Bardai with the highest rating. Personable, helpful, intelligent, and reasonable.
I have been to therapists a few times in my life. When my mom became ill, during a particularly bad relationship, when my mom passed. I have been lucky to have seen good people, but I did have a few bad experiences that made the good therapists stand out more. (Ask me about the therapist that told my mom that I was clearly a gang member. Me, the nerdy, foureyed blonde in the front of the Calculus class raising her hand...)
So, here I am again, life has thrown
I have been to therapists a few times in my life. When my mom became ill, during a particularly bad relationship, when my mom passed. I have been lucky to have seen good people, but I did have a few bad experiences that made the good therapists stand out more. (Ask me about the therapist that told my mom that I was clearly a gang member. Me, the nerdy, foureyed blonde in the front of the Calculus class raising her hand...)
So, here I am again, life has thrown
