Amanda Robinson, LPC, RPT Child and Adolescent Therapy

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Amanda Robinson, LPC, RPT Child and Adolescent Therapy

I am a counselor working with children, adolescents, and young adults in the Austin area. Please visit my website for more: www.amandarobinsonlpc.com

01/07/2026

We know kids don’t develop their emotional regulation skills overnight - so what does it look like when there’s slow, gradual, subtle improvement? Well, it often looks like a small step in the right direction or an attempt at using a healthy coping skill! It probably won’t immediately calm them and they’ll still need support from a caring adult, but it’s a good sign that those skills are growing 🧠 🚧

01/03/2026

Human connection takes priority over goals and interventions. Whether you work with 3-year-olds or 93-year-olds, you have to be willing to pause “doing therapy” if the relationship needs repair or strengthening. 💜

12/31/2025

I don’t know how to balance the heaviness of the world with the lightness of my own life. I don’t know how those truths can live side by side. But somehow they do.

2025 was a year for fresh air, reading, baking, worries, laughs, fatigue, and moments where I wasn’t sure I’d make it out in one piece 🤪

I’m grateful for the privilege of another year. Wishing you all a peaceful and hopeful start to the new one. 🥂

10/14/2025

Shortest beach stay ever, but still totally worth it. Raise your hand if the beach restores you 💙

10/08/2025

That last one is just nightmare fuel. 😱 ☠️

Play and child therapists, what would your haunted houses be? 🎃

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10/01/2025

A short camping getaway restored us - except for the part where my toddler thought 3am was wake-up time 😳🥰

❤️

09/23/2025

Spreading misinformation hurts families. Stop blaming parents (especially moms) to score points and line pockets. 🛑

Trying to stamp out natural neurodiversity = eugenics by the way.

I’ll be over here seething if anyone needs me ✨.

09/18/2025

When I look back on my childhood with the lens of a therapist, I can see the little signs of anxiety that were already there. At the time, no one called it “anxiety.” My parents weren’t ignoring anything - they simply didn’t have the awareness or language we have today. 💜

That’s one of the reasons I do this work now: to help parents notice early signs, understand what they mean, and respond with support and compassion. Because what looks like quirks or “just a phase” in childhood can actually be one’s nervous system telling a story. And your child’s might be trying to tell you something, too.

✨ The more we know, the more we can support our kids in real time.

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09/08/2025

These rainy-day adventures with my little one remind me that kids don’t need the storm to stop. They just need to know they’re not alone in it 🌧️😊

09/04/2025

When a child is grieving, the adults around them often rush to reassure: “You’ll be okay.” “They’re in a better place.” “Don’t be sad.”
While these words are meant to comfort, they can leave a child’s true feelings unspoken. 🫢

In play therapy, there’s no pressure to move on quickly or to cover pain with a smile. Instead, children are given the gift of space…to express their grief through play, to show sadness and anger alongside laughter, and to carry their loss in ways that make sense to them. ☀️

Play therapy doesn’t erase the grief. It honors it. It holds it. And it reminds children that even in the heaviest moments, they don’t have to carry it alone. 💕

08/28/2025

Protect the kids, not the guns. Children deserve to be physically and psychologically safe at home, school, and wherever they go. 💔

08/26/2025

Kids can hit nerves in us like no other. Once an angry trigger is activated, we can quickly become flooded with a desire to punish, control, and be respected. Soon we’re yelling, saying unkind things, or worse. And in these moments - when adults seem big, loud, unpredictable, and out of control - kids get scared. 🥺
If you’ve ever had an interaction like this with your child, you’re not alone. You’re not a terrible parent. But there are things you can and should do in order to repair the damage done in your relationship with your child. ❤️‍🩹
Swipe through the images for suggestions. One quick note on circling back after things are calm: it IS okay to readdress the subject/problem (whatever led to your anger), but only AFTER making amends. If your child refuses, let it go and try again in a few days.

Address

1301 S Capital Of TX Highway, Suite C-100
Austin, TX
78746

Telephone

+15127903581

Website

http://www.amandarobinsonlpc.com/

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