Dr. Robb Kerr, PhD

Dr. Robb Kerr, PhD is a Michigan licensed professional counselor with 34 years of clinical and academic experience. He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and people wrestling with life changes. He also lists compassion fatigue and LGBT matters among his focuses and sees clients in English, including international clients.

He takes a client-centered approach, meaning sessions focus on the person's concerns and perspective. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm affects day-to-day life and relationships.

In session he encourages open conversation about thoughts and feelings without judgment. He aims to help people talk through relationship conflicts, attachment questions, abandonment worries, and communication problems. Practical topics such as caregiver stress, body image, and coping after illness also appear in his work.

Robb's background includes a PhD in Counseling Psychology, a PsyS in Clinical Psychology and Education, and an MA in Counseling. He also completed four years of additional certificate training in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy with children, adults and adolescents. Those academic steps inform how he listens and the questions he asks.

People who contact him typically begin by filling out a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location.

How his approaches translate to online work

Dr. Kerr uses client-centered therapy to follow the person's lead, listening closely to what matters now and responding to immediate concerns. This approach helps when someone is unsure about priorities or feels stuck and wants straightforward conversation and practical direction.

He also draws on psychodynamic therapy to look at recurring patterns and the roots of relationship struggles. That perspective can clarify why certain reactions repeat and how past experiences shape current choices. When past harm affects daily life, he may use trauma-focused methods that focus on processing and reducing the ways trauma interferes with relationships and coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single model. That collaborative assessment is an early step in sessions.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins around work breaks, and reduce travel time. Speak with him after the matching questionnaire to learn which formats are offered and how they might fit into everyday life.