Individual Therapy for Adults - Supporting high-achieving adults who feel anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed.
We work with professionals, parents, and individuals navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Many of our clients are business executives and parents who look like they have it all together but feel disconnected, stressed, or burned out inside. Therapy offers a confidential, grounded space to gain clarity, heal patterns, and reconnect with what matters most. Clients often see real progress as they begin to manage stress more effectively, communicate with greater confidence, and live in alignment with their values.
College Student Support - Helping high-performing students manage pressure, stress, and self-doubt.
We support college students and those preparing to launch who are navigating anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, and identity exploration. Many come from high-achieving environments with intense academic expectations and feel overwhelmed despite outward success. Therapy provides space to step back, reconnect with their own voice, and build tools for resilience, balance, and emotional well-being. Clients frequently report improved coping, stronger confidence, and renewed motivation to meet both personal and academic goals.
Couples Counseling - For couples who want to reconnect, repair, or rebuild.
Using Gottman-informed tools and emotion-focused techniques, we help couples break unproductive cycles, improve communication, and deepen intimacy. Our 6-week couples group also offers a structured, skills-based format for those who prefer a shorter-term, growth-focused experience. Couples often leave therapy feeling more understood, emotionally connected, and equipped with practical tools to sustain positive change.
Parent Support & Family Therapy - Guidance for parents. Support for the entire family.
We help parents understand their child’s needs, strengthen communication, and respond to behavior with greater confidence and calm. Whether through individual parent coaching or family therapy, we work toward restoring balance, strengthening bonds, and helping everyone get on the same page. Families often notice improved cooperation, reduced tension, and a renewed sense of teamwork and connection.
At Therapy by Ilene, LPC, we specialize in helping kids, adolescents, parents, couples, and individual adults navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, emotional resilience, and connection. Whether you're seeking therapy for your child, teen, relationship, or yourself, you’ll find practical, evidence-based support tailored to your unique goals.
Many of the adults we work with are high-functioning professionals who feel stuck or overwhelmed despite outward success. With offices in Westport and Monroe, CT, we offer expert, compassionate therapy rooted in clinical experience and a firm belief that healing happens through relationships and connection. Our work is focused, goal-oriented, and designed to help clients create meaningful, lasting change.
About Ilene Robbins, LPC
Helping families, couples, and individuals heal together.
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I’m Ilene Robbins, a Licensed Professional Counselor with a deep passion for helping kids, teens, parents, couples, and individual adults feel more connected, grounded, and understood. With dual office locations in Westport and Monroe, CT, I’ve built my practice on the belief that healing happens in the context of relationships, and that meaningful change becomes possible when people feel truly seen and supported.
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Many of the families I work with are navigating the pressures of high achievement, perfectionism, and emotional overwhelm. Kids and teens are often bright, creative, and college-bound but quietly struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, or emotional dysregulation. Parents want to do the right thing but often feel stuck or unsure how to help. I support each member of the family system while fostering a shared language of support and connection.
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I bring not only extensive clinical experience but also the perspective that comes from being a parent myself. I understand firsthand how complex family dynamics can be, how deeply parents want to support their children, and how challenging it can feel when something isn’t working. That insight informs my compassionate, practical approach to therapy.
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I also work with individual adults, including many business executives and high-functioning professionals, who outwardly appear successful but inwardly feel anxious, burned out, or unfulfilled. My goal is to create a space where you can slow down, reflect, and gain clarity about what’s working and what’s no longer serving you.
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My approach is practical, thoughtful, and integrative. I draw from evidence-based modalities such as CBT, DBT, ERP, psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness, tailoring each session to the individual or family in front of me. I’m also Gottman-trained and enjoy working with select couples to strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional intimacy.
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Clients describe my work as results-oriented yet deeply compassionate. Whether you’re seeking support for your child, your relationship, or yourself, my mission is to help you move forward with greater confidence, calm, and connection, and to meet the therapeutic goals that matter most to you.
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I collaborate closely with other providers, schools, and community resources to ensure that everyone involved is working toward the same goals. All who are seeking greater happiness, balance, connection, and emotional well-being are welcome. I offer both in-person and telehealth sessions, including evening hours, and provide sliding scale fees as needed.
SPECIALTIES
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Anxiety
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Addiction
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Life Transitions
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OCD
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Parenting
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Relationship Issues
THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Culturally Sensitive Therapy
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
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Existential Therapy
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Exposure Response Prevention
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Integrative Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
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Person-Centered Therapy
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Positive Psychology
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Psychodynamic Therapy
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Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
RATES
Counseling:
$200 for individual sessions
$250 for couples sessions
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While I do not participate directly with insurance, many clients receive reimbursement from their out of network insurance benefits. I will provide an invoice with all the information needed for you to submit to your out of network insurance benefits for reimbursement.
CONTACT ME
Sessions are by appointment only.
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PHONE
475-897-5157
ADDRESS
Westport, CT & Monroe, CT
In-person and teletherapy available