Amorie Robinson, PhD, LP (she/her/hers)
In 2020, after working 20 years at the Recorder’s Court Psychiatric Clinic and the Clinic for Child Study (juvenile justice), Dr. Robinson began serving as the Associate Director of Outpatient Therapy in Behavioral Health at the Ruth Ellis Center, an agency serving at-risk LGBT+ youth, to which she is a co-founder. She is also a psychotherapist seeing evening clients at the Radical Well-Being Center in Southfield.
Dr. Robinson’s therapeutic philosophy emphasizes collaboration. “I am devoted to supporting clients in developing meaningful and fulfilling lives through a combination of insight-oriented approaches and building effective coping strategies. My approach to therapy involves partnering with you and creating a space for exploration of how early life experiences shape people, consideration of current life events, and empowerment to resolve and heal past traumas… My role is to listen empathically and offer you the best of my professional insights, knowledge, and supportive wisdom.”
Dr. Robinson earned her BA in Psychology at Oberlin College and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan, where she later guest lectured women’s studies and psychology courses, including LGBT Studies and multicultural group process. She also conducts training for mental health providers on culturally responsive practices with Black LGBT+ clients and school students and her published work includes studies on Black lesbian youth/adult resiliencies, Black women’s wellness, and standards of care for justice-involved Black youth who are LGBT+.
As a community organizer, Dr. Robinson co-founded several grassroots organizations during the 80s and 90s in Detroit’s Black LGBT+ community. She is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists and the Association for Women in Psychology, serving on both national boards.
