Nicole Agostini Robinson, LCSW-R

Nicole Agostini Robinson is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of experience in New York. She brings a steady, practical approach to helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and life transitions. Nicole focuses on listening closely and partnering with each person to set realistic goals. Her background includes work in large health care systems and smaller community organizations. That range gave her experience with people facing chronic and serious illness, caregiver stress, and the life changes that come with aging and geriatric issues. She also has experience supporting people through workplace strain, relationship tensions, and career shifts. In sessions she uses practical methods to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and build coping tools. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with thoughts and habits that feed anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck. Nicole values collaboration and steadiness in the therapy room. She aims to help people set small, achievable steps and track progress over time. She emphasizes that healing often takes time and works at a pace that fits each person. People who reach out can expect a warm, direct style and help organizing next steps. Her work also includes supporting those coping with cancer, co-morbid health concerns, disaster-related stress, life purpose questions, and women’s issues.

How these approaches guide online therapy

Nicole uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT often involves setting small experiments and practicing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety or low mood.

She also applies Motivational Interviewing when someone wants change but feels stuck. This approach focuses on exploring personal reasons for change and building motivation in a respectful, nonjudgmental way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nicole will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands, and then suggest methods to try. Decisions about approach are collaborative and may change as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options when you book to know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks at work or between other commitments. Different formats can also help when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs a shorter check-in. Ask about current session formats before scheduling so you can choose what fits your routine.