To experience a change, we first have to make a change.

Meet Robbin Cooley, Licensed Professional Counselor
In-Person in Phoenix | Online Across AZ & TX

I’m a Phoenix-based therapist who specializes in working with men in relationships, active and retired athletes, and couples seeking connection.

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Just because you can do it alone
Doesn’t mean you have to do it alone

Like any meaningful relationship, the one between a client and therapist works best when we’re clear about expectations and boundaries.

Here’s what you can expect from me:
I’ll create the conditions that help you move toward what you want in your life. My approach is relational and grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and care—supported by the training and experience needed to guide deeper work.

You’re coming to therapy because something isn’t working. My role is to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface and support you in creating lasting change. I’ll challenge you when it’s needed and stand with you through the discomfort that naturally comes with growth. And if I had to guess, you’ve already been carrying discomfort for a long time.

The difference is this:
The discomfort we lean into in therapy has a purpose. It helps you stop avoiding what keeps you stuck, develop new skills, and access a more grounded and confident version of yourself on the other side.

Here’s what I ask of you:
To be as open and honest as you can—both with yourself and with me. There are understandable reasons you’ve avoided certain emotions or patterns. You don’t have to figure it out alone; I’m here to help you make sense of it.

Because truly—
if it were easy, you would have already done it.

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And if I had to guess, the strategies you’ve been using only help for a moment before everything snaps back to the same place.

You’re looking for something that actually lasts.
And that starts with seeing your patterns clearly.

Over time, we all develop beliefs and protective strategies shaped by past experiences. They once made sense—but eventually, they limit us.
These old patterns pull us into the same cycle again and again, no matter how hard we try to think our way out of it.

It makes complete sense that you’re frustrated. Anyone would be.

I help individuals slow down, take inventory of the places they feel held back, and understand the deeper patterns driving those reactions.
From there, we develop tools and strategies that create real change—helping you move toward a life that feels more aligned, intentional, and true to who you are.

You Feel Stuck

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My therapeutic approach is guided by, but not limited to…

  • Relational Life Therapy (RLT), developed by Terry Real, is an evidence-informed approach that helps individuals and couples break out of reactive cycles and build more honest, connected, and empowered relationships. RLT is known for being both deeply compassionate and refreshingly direct — helping people face the truth of their patterns without shame.

  • Attachment Theory explains how our early experiences teach us what to expect from others—whether love feels safe, uncertain, or overwhelming—and how those patterns show up in our current relationships.

  • Self-compassion involves acknowledging your pain, validating your experience, and responding to yourself with gentleness and support instead of self-blame.

  • Internal Family Systems is a therapy model that views the mind as made up of distinct parts, each with its own emotions and roles, and helps you build a healthier relationship with those parts.

    • MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Northern Arizona University

    • BA, Communication Studies, Augustana College (Ill.)

    • AZ License #24346

    • TX License #89610

    • Mental Health First Aid

    • SafeZone

    • Motivational Interviewing

    • Two-Day Relational Life Therapy Training with Terry Real, Toronto, Dec. 2024

  • Northern Arizona University Co-Instructor
    Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program

    • Individual Processes

    • Group Processes

    • Ethical Considerations

    • Practicum Lab Facilitator

    • Adult group home for co-morbid mental health and substance use disorders

    • Arizona State University Counseling Services

    • Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for women with substance use disorder

    • Trauma group faciiltator

    • Social anxiety group facilitator

    • The University of Notre Dame and The University of Illinois at Chicago student-athletes

My Credentials

Why Mindful Agility Phoenix?

Feeling stuck creates rigidity—in your thoughts, your body, and your emotional world.
It narrows your possibilities and keeps you cycling through the same patterns, even when you’re longing for something different.

Mindfulness invites us to pause and notice what’s happening inside—our feelings, thoughts, and sensations—without judgment. With awareness comes understanding, and with understanding comes room to choose differently.
Over time, this practice builds emotional agility: the ability to respond rather than react, to soften rigid patterns, and to move through life with greater clarity and intention.

Mindful Agility Phoenix is rooted in this process.
It’s about helping you slow down enough to see your patterns clearly, so you can rise into a more grounded, flexible, and connected version of yourself.

Whether you live in the desert of Phoenix, feel the pull of transformation symbolized by the phoenix itself, or resonate with both—

Mindful Agility Phoenix is a place to rise, rebuild, and begin again.

change is possible

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