Robin Gibbs, Ph.D. | Psychotherapy in White Plains, New York

As a psychotherapist, I work collaboratively with people to help them address and work through whatever is interfering with living the life they hope to live. I believe it takes a lot of strength and courage to look at oneself and share problems and shortcomings with another and I have a great respect for the people I work with. I use the knowledge and techniques I have learned through the years, as well as recommend books, teach relaxation exercises and breathing techniques, suggest exercise and nutritional counseling.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of psychotherapy which provides relief through reprocessing of information, traumatic experiences and negatively held beliefs about the self. It is used for a variety of issues and symptoms, including trauma, phobias, anxiety, depression, performance enhancement, emotional regulation, dissociative disorders, and sexual / physical / emotional abuse and neglect.

EMDR has been found effective by the American Psychiatric Association, The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the US Department of Defense, and the Israeli National Council for Mental Health.

For more information on EMDR, visit emdr.com or emdria.com

Schedule An Initial Consultation

If you would like to arrange an initial consultation, have questions, or would like to talk about the fee, please call me at: (914) 686-9361

I am not a provider for any insurance companies but will supply you with a statement that can be submitted for reimbursement.

If you are taking psychiatric medication I will ask you to sign a release of information so I can work closely with that physician. If you need a referral to a psychiatrist, I will refer you to a well-respected colleague.

The office is located in White Plains, NY, at 34 S. Broadway, Suite 208. The best way to reach it is via the back entrance on Hale Ave. The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located on the corner of Hale Ave. (GPS: 66 Hale Ave, White Plains, NY) Turn on Hale Ave. from Maple and go to the end of the block. Just before the parking garage for the Westchester Mall, on the left, is the building, marked with the 34 S. Broadway address. There is street metered parking on Hale or parking garages at the Sports Authority or Westchester Malls.

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Recommended Reading

You're the One You've Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships
by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Sue Johnson, Ed.D.

Attachment-Focused Parenting
by Daniel Hughes

Parenting From the Inside Out
by Daniel Siegel, M.D. and
Mary Harzell, M.D.

The Parent/Teen Breakthrough
by Mira Kirshenbaum and Charles Foster, Ph.D.

Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy
by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.

FOR PROFESSIONALS

Individual and group supervision for EMDR is available upon request.

Dr. Gibbs, along with her colleague, Dr. Karen Alter-Reid, organize professional conferences in areas related to trauma and EMDR.
The following conferences are planned for the future:

For further information, please contact RobinEGibbs@gmail.com

Robin Gibbs, Ph.D.: Background

Dr. Gibbs received a BA in Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia and both an MA and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The University of Rhode Island. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, where she spent four years working on the inpatient and outpatient psychiatry units, the Day Treatment program and on the Borderline Personality Disorders unit. She received DBT training from Dr. Marsha Linehan while working at the day treatment program for personality disordered patients, a program that she helped to develop. She also participated as a psychotherapist in Otto Kernberg’s study comparing different types of psychotherapy in the treatment of borderline personality disorders. She has had subsequent training in CBT and EMDR.

Dr. Gibbs has been in private practice in White Plains, NY, for over 20 years and has experience treating adolescents and adults with a wide array of problems, including stress, anxiety, depression, phobias, relationship problems, parenting issues, low self esteem and trauma. She is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and is the EMDRIA Regional Coordinator for Westchester county. Dr. Gibbs is an EMDR facilitator, participating in the trainings of other professionals and also does individual and group consultation. She recently completed Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program and uses mindfulness and meditation in her clinical work. Dr. Gibbs is the co-founder of Advanced Psychology Seminars, organizing professional workshops for colleagues on trauma related topics.

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