Robin
Adoption and family coach for adoptees and blended families
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $140 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Also coaches | Parenting coach |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | Rooted Guidance |
Robin is the founder of Rooted Guidance. Robin coaches adoptees and others on non-traditional family paths. The work covers adoption wounds, identity loss, complex family history, and relationship struggles. Robin is an adoptee and a mother and stepmother, and has lived through blended family life and co-parenting. Sessions run by phone, video, text, or email. Robin offers a free 15-minute intro call, and the work is coaching, not clinical therapy.
What Robin helps with
Robin helps clients work through adoption wounds, identity struggles, and hard family or relationship dynamics. Clients also come for support with grief over a lost relationship and feeling lost.
- Healing from adoption wounds
- Identity loss and complex family history
- Relationship struggles
- Family dynamics and blended family life
- Finding your voice and boundaries in motherhood and step-parenting
- Grief over a lost relationship
- Understanding and softening difficult emotions
Who Robin works with
Robin works with adoptees and others on non-traditional family paths. Clients include mothers and stepmothers who want stronger boundaries and a clearer voice. Others are dealing with a lost relationship, family conflict, or a feeling of not belonging.
How Robin works
Sessions come in 30-minute and 60-minute formats. Clients can meet by phone, FaceTime, Zoom, text, or email. Robin also offers written support, where a client sends their story or thoughts and gets a written reply with guidance to keep. Weekly ongoing sessions are available for steady support. The first step is a free 15-minute call to talk through what the client needs and check the fit.
Background and qualifications
Robin is the founder of Rooted Guidance. Robin is an adoptee, a mother of three small children, and a stepmother to three more. Robin has lived through blended family dynamics, co-parenting, identity struggles, and relationships that did not feel safe. That experience shapes the coaching. Robin describes the work as coaching based on lived experience, not clinical therapy.
Robin pricing
Programs and services
- Free 15-minute consultation
- 30-minute coaching session
- 60-minute coaching session
- First-time 60-minute session
- Ongoing weekly support
- Written support with a written reply
Robin reviews
The CoachVouch take
Robin is an adoptee and stepmother who coaches adoptees and blended families from lived experience.
Best for adoptees and people in blended families who want steady, non-clinical support.
Common questions
How much does Robin charge?
Coaching with Robin runs $80 to $140 an hour. Message Robin from this page for an exact quote.
What does Robin help with?
Robin helps with healing from adoption wounds, identity loss and complex family history, relationship struggles and family dynamics and blended family life.
Does Robin coach online?
Sessions are online.
Is Rooted Guidance the same as therapy?
No. Robin says the work is coaching and not clinical therapy. It is steady conversation and support.
How does Robin hold sessions?
Sessions run by phone, FaceTime, Zoom, text, or email. Robin also offers written replies to stories that clients send in.
How do I contact Robin?
Send Robin a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
Similar coaches to compare
Tick "Compare" to message several coaches at once.
Abundant Life Collaborative
Abundant Life Collaborative is a coaching practice in Brea that offers life, career and small business coaching. The main focus is personal development and career coaching. The coach also uses the Enneagram to help female entrepreneurs find their authentic selves and build their business from there. The coach has 13 years of experience as an entrepreneur and 15 years of mentorship and small group leadership. New clients can book a free sample session.
Adam Braus
Adam Braus is a mental health coach who works with people who feel stuck in their careers, relationships, or focus. He also coaches founders and leaders at startups and nonprofits. He holds a PhD in philosophy with a focus on ethics and an MSc in education. He is an author and has ties to Y Combinator. He also offers ethics consulting for people making high-stakes decisions.
Adam Griffin
Adam Griffin is a life coach who also works as an executive function and ADHD coach. He spent over 20 years leading instructional technology teams in pharmaceutical and financial services. He worked as an actor on stage and television and was the voice of Comcast for over five years. He trained in ontological coaching in India. He holds a master's degree from Columbia University Teachers College. He offers a free discovery session.
Adella St.Rose
Adella St.Rose is a leadership and career coach in Castries, St. Lucia. She helps leaders set career goals that fit what she calls their "Life Why." She brings over 20 years of experience leading herself and others. She holds a management degree from Warwick Business School and the PHR designation. She is also a certified Leadership Challenge facilitator and trainer. Her clients build clear steps toward their goals.
Browse related
Last updated September 2026. Request a correction.