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Robin Fatovic McDermott

Dr. Robin Fatovic McDermott is a Florida Licensed Psychologist who provides comprehensive and individualized care. She modeled her training after her desire to provide holistic services. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York prior to working in radiology and neuropsychological cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She then earned her Master’s degree in Psychology and Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Fatovic completed her clinical internship at the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami, Florida, where she conducted comprehensive psychological assessments, intensive outpatient therapy, bedside therapy for physical rehabilitation, psychosocial and substance abuse rehabilitation, and law enforcement outreach. She completed her post-doctoral residency in a Southwest Florida private practice setting, where she provided individual therapy, couples therapy, and psychodiagnostic assessment. She also engaged in community outreach with local fire departments and worked with first responders and their families in therapy and assessment.

As each person is unique and complex, Dr. Fatovic works with individuals and couples in therapy to identify goals and collaboratively establish a treatment plan tailored to one’s needs and personality style. She first gathers a comprehensive background history to better understand the elements that make the whole person. She is an integrative psychologist who incorporates theories and techniques from different practices including but not limited to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Existentialism, Solution Focused Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, and other trauma-informed therapies. She personalizes treatment by pulling from her experiences in different settings, such as private practice, primary care, hospital, student counseling center, crisis center, rehabilitation, and court settings. Her approach often includes exploring the mind-body connection to explain why certain thought patterns or symptoms arise while teaching skills to manage unhelpful physical reactions, thoughts, behaviors, or habits. Her approach also tends to focus on one’s humanness and personal values; when creating meaning around behavioral changes in service of these values, one can feel more motivated to make changes, process past difficulties, and live a more fulfilled life all around. Dr. Fatovic has experience working with a wide range of situations in therapy, such as life adjustments, stress/emotion management, communication, trauma, chronic medical condition management, grief/loss, and other struggles. She works with diverse adult populations, including first responders, veterans, college students, medical personnel, and other professionals.

Additionally, she conducts psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults in various capacities, including testing for diagnostic clarification and treatment guidance, personality testing, ADHD, intelligence and academic achievement, cognitive concerns, memory screening, and clearance for bariatric and organ transplant surgeries. She also has experience working with criminal courts to conduct forensic evaluations of defendants’ competency to stand trial. It can be important to undergo psychological testing as many diagnoses can have an overlap in symptoms. Identifying the presence of a diagnosis can be helpful in therapy, medical treatment, and medication management, especially if one is struggling to see progress in treatment. Testing can provide deeper information to help bridge gaps in mental health and medical treatment while building personal insight.

Dr. Fatovic was raised as a first-generation American in New Jersey. She now calls Southwest Florida her home with her husband and pets. She is accepting new clients for in-person and telehealth services in Florida.