About Dr. Robin Beresford

You as an individual are different from anyone else.

I believe that each person has the capacity to grow and change at any point in life. At times we come into therapy because we are suffering in some way, we feel we have come to a place where our usual ways of doing things don’t work as well, or we just feel overwhelmed.

We may have hit a roadblock in what we thought was our life's direction, or be facing a big change or a frightening illness. We may be involved in a relationship that has changed or that we wish could be better or more mutually satisfying.

We my have symptoms such as low energy, anxiety, or a sense of despair, that keep us from being the person we had imagined, or from being involved in daily activities as well we would like.

I believe that first element in psychotherapy is the therapist's intention to listen attentively, and from that point of connection, can flow the individual path of therapy.

With over 40 years in the health care field, and 17 of those years as a psychotherapist, I bring my experience addressing not only the nature of illness conditions, but also how the illness affects us and our relationships. I work not only with individuals who may be experiencing the loss, stress, and pain or other symptoms of illness, but also with family/friends who also may be living with changes in relationships and expectations resulting from the illness condition.

As a PA/FNP (physician assistant/family nurse practitioner), now retired from active practice, I bring a unique perspective to working with health care professionals who seek psychotherapy. As a long-time clinician in day-to-day practice for three decades, I am able to listen and process with an understanding ear. I also bring the knowledge of personal experience with illness to my work with others.

I am currently in the process of earning a PhD in depth psychology, and the research topic for my dissertation concerns the lived experience of people with serious illness.

I provide an environment of safety and acceptance, where new understandings and confidence can develop and flourish.

Recognizing that our feelings and previous experiences affect such issues as intimacy, the challenge of illness, coping with stress, life's transitions, loss, and sense of purpose, my approach to psychotherapy integrates concepts of treating the mind and body. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate change toward increased contentment and vitality, and have particular expertise in helping clients cope with the experience of chronic or acute medical conditions.