Mindy Robbins (any/all)

Meet Mindy, Founder & CEO of Affirming You PLLC

Hi, I'm Mindy. I founded Affirming You in 2021 with a clear vision: to build a practice where clients, interns, therapists, and our wider community feel truly seen, supported, and affirmed. I believe healing happens in connection. Within ourselves, our relationships, and the communities we belong to. Everyone deserves to be understood on their own terms, and that belief shapes everything we do.

My Approach

My work centers on helping clients build self-compassion, safety, belonging, and dignity. As a Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant, I draw from evidence-based modalities including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and somatic interventions, always through a trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and neurodiversity-affirming lens. As a Certified Yoga Teacher, Level 1 Eco Therapy-trained clinician, and Certified Brick by Brick Facilitator (a LEGO-based therapy approach), I also love incorporating in art, movement, time in nature, play, and laughter, because healing isn't always heavy. Sometimes it looks like play.

Specializations & Credentials

Over the past eight years, I've specialized in gender-affirming care and am a proud member of both TPATH and WPATH. My additional credentials include:

• Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Approved LCSW Supervisor

• Field Instructor and Clinical Intern Supervisor for Northern Arizona University (NAU), Arizona State University (ASU), Grand Canyon University (GCU), and Prescott College

• Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant

• Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS)

• Certified Brick by Brick Facilitator (LEGO-based therapy)

• Level 1 Eco Therapy Trained

• Certified Yoga Teacher

My clinical work focuses on:

• Gender-affirming care

• Autism and neurodiversity-affirming support

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Trauma recovery, including domestic violence, sexual trauma, and military-related trauma

• Trauma experienced within oppressive systems

• Religious and spiritual trauma

Beyond the Therapy Room

I'm passionate about expanding access to affirming, specialized care, so I offer clinical supervision, EMDR consultation, and trainings for therapists, organizations, and other professionals. In 2022, I founded our LGBTQ-affirming and neurodiversity-affirming internship training program, which prepares emerging clinicians to provide truly affirming care from day one.

I also serve on the Foundation Board for the Greater Phoenix Equality Chamber of Commerce, where I support the LGBTQ+ Business Bootcamp program, and I sit on a local advisory board focused on queer-affirming healthcare. These roles allow me to advocate for affirming care and inclusive business communities at a systemic level. I love connecting with fellow business owners and mentoring entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their own businesses, because thriving communities are built by people who lift each other up.

Locally, I partner with private therapy practices, agencies, and community programs throughout the Phoenix and Flagstaff area to share resources and host free community events, because I believe collaboration makes us all stronger.

Affirming You is proud to be a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).

Off the Clock

When I'm not at the practice, you'll find me hiking and camping around Arizona, thrifting old furniture and giving it new life, building elaborate LEGO sets, getting lost in a good book, or spending time with friends, family, and my two dogs, and one cat.