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I watched good people lose their footing when life's storms hit: old trauma, the weight of anxiety, the sudden shatter of grief. That's what pulled me into clinical social work. I earned my clinical degrees here in Florida, including an Advanced-Placement Master of Social Work from Saint Leo University, and got licensed as an LCSW in 2021. Working with clients stuck in heavy emotional cycles, I kept running into the same wall: traditional talk therapy often keeps people circling their past instead of getting somewhere new. I wanted a different way to work. So I built this practice around trauma resolution and Rapid Resolution Therapy, the approaches that actually target the reflexive patterns underneath, not just the story on top. The work is profound. It's also, honestly, way too serious not to have some fun changing it. Credentials Robert Cushing, MSW, LCSW License Florida LCSW #SW19059 (Active) Since Licensed in Florida since 2021 Trained in RRT, CBT, mindfulness-based approaches Education Master of Social Work, Saint Leo University Sees Adults, online across Florida [Book a free consultation → ](/contact) [← Back to home ](/) ![Robert Cushing, LCSW](/__l5e/assets-v1/1c337a59-d530-44be-95cb-4c950222f4d6/robert-cushing.jpg) ![Robert Cushing with his family.](/__l5e/assets-v1/0a9a6495-960e-464d-b602-21e722ec65b5/robert-family.jpg) ![Dry golden grass seed heads backlit by low warm sun](/__l5e/assets-v1/b17f378a-9aff-42a2-b82d-7558b23fb475/grass-detail.jpg) You shouldn't have to relive your worst day to heal from it. 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