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Rob Klein

Ph.D, LSWAdolescent CounselingFamily SystemsADHD & LearningAddiction RecoveryCommunication Skills

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About Rob

Rob Klein is a Licensed Social Worker and has been working in the fields of mental health and education for more than 25 years. He is a teacher at heart, helping clients to move past just "fixing the problem" by teaching skills that sustain healthy, meaningful relationships, refine communication, and improve collaborative problem-solving.

Therapeutic Approach

Rob offers sessions for couples, individual, adolescent, and family counseling, as well as support for clients involved in 12-step programs for addiction recovery. His focus is on identifying patterns of behavior that act as obstacles to growth in order to promote better understanding and self-awareness. He frames sessions with a strength-based, goal-oriented approach that helps clients discover and build upon their own unique traits. His work emphasizes positive communication, building skills for greater relationship success while at the same time creating a safe space for conflict resolutions to support healing and acceptance. He is passionate about helping his clients reach their full potential and emphasizes personal responsibility for improving their own life circumstances.

Education & Background

After completing his bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at Brandeis University, Rob started his career working with adolescents struggling with behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse issues. Rob holds both a master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and a doctorate in Educational Administration and Leadership from New York University. As a school Learning Specialist and certified School Social Worker, Rob brings decades of experience assisting students and their parents with various school-related issues; attending to academic and behavioral challenges as well as other problems connected to social-emotional learning. He specializes in adolescent and family counseling to address issues related to Specific Learning Disabilities, ADHD, behavioral difficulties, anxiety, and substance abuse, with an emphasis on family systems work to strengthen parent-child relationships.

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