Robin Waltenberger, RDN, LD, MS, NCC, LPCC is passionate about supporting couples, families and individuals. Robin is the owner of Family Connection IV.  If you are considering marriage, premarital counseling is the best investment you can make in your relationship.  Learn how to feed and care for your relationship, and how to recognize and eliminate common problems.  If you are newly married, Robin will help you build a strong foundation so you can stay married.  Learn basic skills that can help you live happily ever  after.  Robin also helps families and children eliminate harmful relationship patterns, and replace them with healthy patterns that encourage growth and support of everyone in the family.

In addition, Robin has over 40 years of experience as a registered dietitian/nutritionist with a holistic perspective and has earned a reputation for being on the cutting-edge
of nutrition therapy.  If needed, she can evaluate how your food choices may or may not be supporting your mental health and your relationships.  Robin can advise you in making changes in your or your child’s diet to improve behavior, boost memory and concentration, and increase peace in your home. If you are dealing with illness, Robin is uniquely qualified to empathize with, teach coping skills, coach, and motivate individuals, couples, and families through chronic medical conditions as well as medical crises.

Strengths

With individuals: 

• Connect easily with client and create an environment of genuine acceptance and support

• Make complex information and abstract concepts accessible and practical

• Flexible therapeutic approaches to each client’s learning style, motivation, and cognitive acumen

• Collaborate with client to define goals and apply practical, step-by-step strategies that reflect desires, interests, needs, and abilities

• Skilled at calmly defusing emotional and potentially volatile situations

• Powerful source of hope for each client

   
With couples and families:

• Solid success in coaching couples toward increased trust through effective communication skills and creative problem-solving

• Expert  assessment of temperament and personality profiles and their roles in relationships

• Empower parent(s) to be the parent by emphasizing a structural approach and evidence-based parenting skills

• Creative, flexible, and easily connect to all ages

• Thirty-plus years of nutrition practice in assessment of nutritional  influences on behavioral and cognitive functioning in children and adults (e.g., ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diabetes, IBS, Celiac and Crohn’s Disease) that may be affecting behavior and relationships

• Special interest in helping couples and families cope with chronic illness and the stressors it creates in their relationship

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR #E.1600061

REGISTERED, LICENSED DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST #496804

 
FORMAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY ATTENDED

The University of Akron  (2005-2010)



Framingham State University (1974-1978)

DEGREE RECEIVED

The University of Akron (2005-2010)

M.S. Marriage & Family Counseling/Therapy

Framingham State University (1974-1978)

B.S. Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Areas Of Competence

Application of marriage and family theory, therapies, and techniques to treat, evaluate, assess, test, counsel, and manage emotional disorders and relational disharmony within the context of marriage and family systems in individuals, couples, or families. Individuals include children, adolescents, and adults.
   
Evaluation, diagnosis, and assessment of nutritional status in children, adolescents and adults of all ages. Development of eating plans to prevent, treat, support, and improve mental and physical performance in early childhood, school-aged children, adolescents, pre- and postnatal women, pre- and postmenopausal women, and older adults. Design custom plans to prevent deficiencies in the presence of allergies, intolerances or disease states such, ADHD, IBS, Crohn’s Disease, gluten intolerances, diabetes, overweight and more.  Application of lifestyle strategies to enable individuals to cope with and manage diagnoses within, thus preventing disrupted relationships within the family system.