About Rob Freund
I've had a passion for enriching the lives of others since I was a kid; as a child I was the comedic relief, the best friend giving out relationship advice as a teenager, and as an adult, the person who loved bringing people together. Working in the helping professions has been a labor of love, and at this point, I wouldn't change a thing.
More recently, I've begun to reclaim parts of myself lost to time - my artistic and creative self - as well as to honor parts left unseen - my identity as a gay man. It's prompted an evolution of my therapeutic identity and allowed me to move through the world in more authentic and personally powerful ways. This site is a celebration of that journey, and a means to give back to the world some of the beauty I feel I've received in being open to honoring and embracing all my many dimensions.
I was educated at Florida Atlantic University in sunny South Florida (go Owls!) and received degrees in psychology (bachelor's and master's in experimental psychology), clinical mental health counseling (master's) and counseling education (doctorate). I went on to pursue advanced training in specific modalities of psychotherapy, including psychodynamic Adlerian work, Emotion-Focused Therapy for couples, and the Gottman Method for couples counseling.
I was fortunate to learn from experts in the fields of trauma, couples therapy, and clinical effectiveness. Over the last decade of study and practice, I've been able to build on these experiences, additionally writing and researching on issues related to spirituality in clinical practice, professional values, and wellness.
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