Robyn Ott, LCSW

Robyn Ott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of clinical experience, including 28 years working in private practice, and is based in Arkansas. She works with individuals and families across a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and fatherhood matters, anger, career questions, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, aging and geriatric issues, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment challenges, communication and control issues, responses to natural or human-caused disasters, dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, and family of origin problems.

She integrates a variety of therapeutic approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Imago Relationship Therapy, Mindfulness-based methods, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. This mix supports both symptom relief and practical skill building for everyday challenges.

Robyn’s style emphasizes patience, directness, and compassion, paired with practical tools and real-world strategies. A strength-focused orientation guides her work, helping people identify and use their existing abilities to address long-standing patterns. She often employs goal-directed techniques, pacing, incremental goal setting, and accountability to help clients clarify and sustain meaningful change. Throughout her career she has offered consistent, experience-informed guidance intended to foster greater confidence, resilience, and hope.