- Thoughts and habits
- Trauma-informed care
- Relationship concerns
About Robb
Dr. Robb Kerr, PhD is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with 34 years of clinical and academic experience. He creates a calm, open space where people can share thoughts and everyday habits without feeling judged. He encourages small steps and recognizes that starting therapy often takes courage.
He uses client-centered methods to focus on the person's lived experience and to build a trusting working relationship. He draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and how early relationships shape current behavior. Trauma-focused approaches are used when past events continue to affect how someone thinks, feels, and acts in daily life.
Dr. Kerr has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. He also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, family strain, and issues common in LGBT experiences. Additional areas he supports include abandonment, attachment-related struggles, caregiving stress, body image, and coping with major life changes.
Sessions are intended to be practical and conversational. He helps clients notice repeating thoughts and habits, try small experiments, and build coping routines that fit day-to-day life. The focus is on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon.
Dr. Kerr trained in counseling and clinical psychology, including graduate degrees and advanced supervised study. He works in English and sees clients from Michigan and international locations. To begin, readers are invited to use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
He uses client-centered methods to focus on the person's lived experience and to build a trusting working relationship. He draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and how early relationships shape current behavior. Trauma-focused approaches are used when past events continue to affect how someone thinks, feels, and acts in daily life.
Dr. Kerr has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. He also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, family strain, and issues common in LGBT experiences. Additional areas he supports include abandonment, attachment-related struggles, caregiving stress, body image, and coping with major life changes.
Sessions are intended to be practical and conversational. He helps clients notice repeating thoughts and habits, try small experiments, and build coping routines that fit day-to-day life. The focus is on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon.
Dr. Kerr trained in counseling and clinical psychology, including graduate degrees and advanced supervised study. He works in English and sees clients from Michigan and international locations. To begin, readers are invited to use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
34+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what the person says so they feel heard and understood. It helps when someone wants support sorting through thoughts and everyday habits and prefers a collaborative conversation.Psychodynamic therapy looks for repeating patterns in relationships and behavior. It can help people notice how past experiences influence current thoughts, reactions, and ways of relating to others.
Trauma-focused approaches attend directly to the ways difficult events affect thinking and daily routines. This work aims to reduce the hold of traumatic memories on everyday behavior and coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will work together with each person to decide what fits best. That means discussing goals, trying methods, and adjusting as needed so the work feels useful and manageable.
Online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into busy lives, whether by reducing travel time or allowing a quicker check-in during a work break. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find that meeting remotely helps them practice new habits between sessions and keep momentum when life gets hectic.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses client-centered work to build trust, psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns, and trauma-focused approaches when past events still affect daily life.
What is his professional background?
He has 34 years of combined clinical and academic experience and completed graduate study in counseling and clinical psychology, culminating in a PhD.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He is based in Michigan and holds an MI LPC credential as a licensed professional counselor.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
He accepts international clients and offers sessions to people outside the U.S.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist selection and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.