Karin
MEET
Most people find me when they’ve done a lot of work…
and something still isn’t shifting.
Most of my clients aren’t new to deep work. They often understand themselves more than most people do.
And yet, that self-awareness hasn’t fully shifted how they show up in their lives.
That’s because what’s in the way isn’t a mental block, working harder, or learning more information. The missing piece is held in the nervous system, and the way it’s gotten stuck over time. I help my clients learn how to work with their bodies, emotions, and minds to untangle these stuck places and live a life that feels more aligned with who they are.
I’ve been in this field for over 30 years and what I’ve seen over time is that most people aren’t stuck because they’re doing something wrong.
They’re stuck because what’s in the way isn't something you can think, or meditate, or talk your way through.
What’s stuck is often held in the body.
A lot of people come to this work after trying to fix things from the top down — more insight, more tools, more effort. In my early years as a social worker and therapist, I learned, and implemented, the same things.
And it can help.
The problem is, it doesn’t always change how your system actually responds day to day, or how you feel living your life.
The way I work is deeper rooted, and more nuanced.
We pay attention to what’s happening in the layers you can't see. We learn the language specific to your nervous system. From there we begin to access more of your innate resilience that helps support you in becoming freed up from the stuck places and ways of being.
As your capacity grows, you develop more ground from which to expand and live the life you long for.
You don’t lose your strengths, or the brilliance of your mind, in this process. You keep your sensitivity, your awareness, your capacity to read a room, to care, to lead, to strategize and plan.
We’re not taking things away. We are reorganizing patterns and freeing up your nervous system’s innate vitality so it can be used in an impactful way.
And where there is trauma, we approach that healing in the same way. With greater care and support.
SOMATIC THERAPIST | SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® PRACTITIONER | NARM® therapist | NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIALIST
Karin
MEET
Robbins
LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW)
ca lcs 18692
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING™ practitioner (SEP)
Experience
Karin's
& Training
Queer Comptency Educated
NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) Therapist
Certified Equity Centered Coach and Leader
LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW)
ca lcs 18692
When someone is more resourced in themselves, they have the ability to live, lead, and create in a way that feels aligned and sustainable.
I’ve paid attention to people, to systems, to what’s happening underneath the surface for a long time now.
I’ve worked with people navigating illness, grief, trauma, stigma, and major life transitions. And I’ve seen how much our environment shapes what our bodies have to carry.
Many of the people I work with see that too.
They’re not just trying to feel better.
They’re trying to live and lead in a way that reflects what they care about.
And often they’ve learned, for good reason, to override their experiences. They overfunction, stay busy, focus on other people’s needs and forget about themselves.
In my work I support leaders, creatives, justice seekers, and people who care about their community to build the capacity and resilience required to tend to themselves and make the impact they want to make in the world.
Home Base:
Pronouns:
ASTROLOGY:
where you'll find me:
Los Angeles, California
she/her
Gemini Sun, Libra Rising, Aries Moon
likely on a walk at the beach
the
CURrENT OBSESSION:
LA Dodgers baseball
fun
stuff
ENNEAGRAM:
type 9
