ABOUT ANITA ROBERTSON, LCSW

Relationships are at the center of all of our lives, and they affect our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. I believe all relationships can benefit from nurturing, growing, and healing: romantic relationships, family ties, and friendships. In my practice, I combine a variety of therapeutic techniques, including Attachment Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Gottman Therapy, to provide useful insights and helpful tools for building healthier, more satisfying relationships. As a believer in preventing relationship stress and conflict and a licensed psychotherapist, I offer educational groups where couples can work to improve their relationship skills.  

When I began counseling couples, I noticed the gap in couples counseling treatments when one partner had ADHD. Due to my knowledge and experience working with ADHD clients and having ADHD myself, I modified many useful treatment models from my practice to be ADHD-friendly. Finding success with this modified approach, I then created the ADHD Relationship Boot Camp. The ADHD Relationship Boot Camp provides skills to help two differently wired brains communicate effectively. It is a preventative approach to getting the skills and knowledge to prevent the common pain points that often occur when one person has ADHD.

As I worked with more neurodiverse couples (ADHD with non-ADHD partners), I observed the same conflicts and frustrations rising to the surface again and again due to executive dysfunction. These experiences inspired me in 2020 to write and publish a book on the topic, ADHD & Us: A Couple’s Guide to Loving and Living with Adult ADHD. I’ve worked with more couples in the earlier stages of their relationship, due to the increasing awareness of how ADHD can impact relationships. Seeing firsthand how knowledge and ADHD-friendly, skill-based learning can prevent so much frustration, hurt, and conflict that many neurodiverse couples face in their lifetime has been one of the most fulfilling parts of my work.

Now a little about my background! I earned my B.A. in Psychology from the University of Rochester in 2005 and my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. I am a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LCSW) and former Associate Psychotherapist at Louis Laves­-Webb. I’m also  an active community member in Austin and a social justice advocate on both the local and national level. I bring my growing knowledge of how systemic discrimination and oppression impact mental health into my work as a therapist and an advocate. I’ve worked on many different campaigns advocating for change, from mandatory coverage of telehealth services during the pandemic, to Save Austin Schools: the fight against public school closures that only impacted BIPOC communities. I remain committed to social justice work and participate in several groups focused on antiracism, neurodiversity, and LBGTQ rights.