Finding Meaning and Acceptance: Specialized Existential and Mindfulness Therapy for Deeper Living.

Confronting Life’s Big Questions

Do you often feel a vague sense of unease, a yearning for greater purpose, or overwhelming anxiety when contemplating the ultimate questions of life: freedom, meaning, isolation, and mortality? Traditional therapy can address symptoms, but Existential and Mindfulness Therapy provides the space to confront these core human concerns directly.

I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT #158068), integrating philosophical depth with actionable presence. I use Existential and Mindfulness Therapy to ground you in the here-and-now, enabling you to accept difficult realities without being paralyzed by them. This dual approach helps you move from feeling lost or overwhelmed to choosing your life with intention, courage, and authenticity.

This therapy is for those ready to stop avoiding the “big questions” and start answering them through conscious action.

Core Areas of Exploration

I work with individuals ready to engage deeply with life’s inescapable truths, focusing on four key areas of human concern:

1. Meaning and Purpose

• The Problem: Feeling hollow, unfulfilled, or adrift despite outward success.
• The Solution: Exploring your values and constructing a life defined by your unique purpose, not external expectations.
• The Benefit: A renewed sense of commitment and motivation.

2. Freedom and Responsibility

• The Problem: Feeling paralyzed by too many choices or stuck in victimhood.
• The Solution: Recognizing the radical freedom you possess to choose your attitude and actions, and accepting the responsibility that comes with that power.
• The Benefit: Empowerment and reduced resentment.

3. Isolation and Connection

• The Problem: Experiencing the profound, sometimes frightening, realization of being fundamentally alone (existential isolation).
• The Solution: Learning to tolerate necessary aloneness while cultivating deep, authentic relationships that honor both connection and separateness.
• The Benefit: Stronger, more honest emotional bonds.

4. Mortality and Anxiety

• The Problem: Anxiety about death, fear of aging, or dread regarding the finality of existence.
• The Solution: Using mortality as a powerful motivator to live fully now, reducing time wasted on trivial concerns, and cultivating courage.
• The Benefit: Increased vitality and appreciation for the present moment.

The Integrated Approach

The combination of existential philosophy and Mindfulness Therapy ensures the work is both deep and practical:

• Mindfulness: Developing the ability to observe thoughts, feelings, and sensations without judgment. This is the essential tool for gaining distance from anxiety and ruminating about the future or past.
• Phenomenological Inquiry: Gently exploring your direct experience of the world—how you perceive situations—to identify assumptions and uncover hidden choices.
• Logotherapy Principles: Drawing on Viktor Frankl’s work, we focus on helping you discover meaning even in the face of suffering.

Take the Next Step

If you are tired of surface-level solutions and ready to tackle the underlying questions that drive your anxiety and stagnation, specialized Existential and Mindfulness therapy can be a transformative experience.

Note on AMFT Status: Andrew Robertson is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT #158068) under the supervision of Melissa Volchock, LMFT #120203. This supervised status ensures you receive high-quality, ethically sound, and accountable therapeutic care.

Ready to Live a Life of Courage and Meaning?

Schedule a confidential consultation to begin grounding yourself in the present and constructing a life defined by purpose.