Marcia Robbins, PsyD, MFT Relationship Satisfaction. Serving the East Bay communities of Orinda, Montclair, Layfayette and El Sobrante. 20 Camino Sobrante Orinda, CA 94563 (925) 254-7649 (10 minute walk from BART) DrMarciaMFT@aol.com (reach me faster by phone) View map

It's a sign of health to seek improvement. When a person walks in my door, he or she wants change. It is a positive action. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I consider myself a facilitator for change. I conduct brief therapy as well as longer term psychotherapy in person as well as by phone and online. My theoretical orientation is an integration of cognitive-behavioral, family of origin, and family systems. My style is interactive. I utilize cognitive-behavioral methods which focus on the conscious and the present moment in order to understand and change our thinking and behavior. I work with adult men and women, adolescents, and children (3 years and older). I also lead workshops and group therapy on anger management, money issues, and addiction.

Areas of Specialization:

• Sexual satisfaction and enhancement of intimacy
• Postmenopausal sexuality
• Sexual problem solving
• Sex addiction (internet, affairs, voyeurism, etc.)
• Designing your life and marriage
• Removing fear
• Anger management and stress reduction
• Adults abused as children
• Men's issues
• Work related issues
• Viagra issues
• Navigating life transitions
• Military families
• Money issues (new found wealth, power struggles)
• Families in transition
• Launching children into adulthood
• Parenting issues
• Families and divorce
• Addictions (internet, alcohol, drugs, gambling,sex)
• Families of addicts (internet, alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex)
• Adult children of alcoholics and gamblers
• Victims of sexual abuse
• Sex offenders
• Diversity issues
• Life threatening illness
• Living with loss
• Public speaking

Addtional Skills and Training:

• Hypnotherapy, self hypnosis, relaxation and mindfulness training
• EMDR (Eye Movement De-sensitization & Reprocessing) Levels I & II
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

I offer counseling services in Orinda, California.

Featured article:

"I Know I'll Win . . . It's Only a Matter of Time"
By Marcia Robbins, PsyD, MFT
The woman talked about her former husband. “He was the sweetest, most lovable guy. He just spent all our money. We were in so much debt. I realized I couldn’t change him and had to leave for the sake of our future, mine and our children’s future.” [read more]