Meet Robyn Cullen: Your guide and fellow traveler.
CA & OR Licensed Therapist | Reiki Master | Sacred Community Creator
(she/her).
Hi, I’m Robyn! I’m a white, cis-gender, witchy, queer woman in a hetero-passing relationship, able-body-presenting, non-religious-spiritual, tarot-friendly, divorced, and joyfully remarried human on a journey to create safe, sacred, decolonized, and antiracist spaces in my life and business.
I believe in a world where what makes us feel lonely and othered unites us in commUNITY.
I’m a therapist and holistic healer who helps men, women, non-binary, trans, and genderfluid folks move through confusing, challenging, and painful transitions in life. As well as the transitions that are “supposed to be” exciting, joyful, and celebratory but for some (or many) reasons, don't feel that way.
I’m both honored and delighted to know that you’re seeking a deeper relationship with your Self, or at the very least, you have a desire to understand this stirring within you.
You’re here to do some pretty incredible work.
The kind of work that, when you’re ready to do it, requires immediate action (or you might change your mind). It can only be done within a space that allows for ALL parts of you that can facilitate transformation and healing from the inside out - on generational, ancestral and cellular levels.
Leaving only the most stunning, shattered pieces of who you were, thought you had to be, or were expected to be by those around you so that you can create this extraordinary mosaic called YOU. In all your wholeness—another iteration of YOU.
What to expect when working with me.
✦ You and all of your stories will be seen, heard, and honored, and you will never need to censor or edit yourself when working with me.
✦ This is a space to discuss race, sexuality, gender, neurodivergence, ability, privilege, and other traditionally "taboo" or '“unwelcome” topics.
✦ I’m doing my own ongoing work to hold these conversations. I may get it wrong, and I’m open to feedback and corrections as needed.
✦ I will always do my best to minimize or avoid any harm in our work together, ensuring a safe and supportive environment.
✦ You will have support & space to explore the parts of you that feel messy, jumbled up, broken, + unrecognizable
✦ You’ll have space to acknowledge any and all emotions you have toward your Self, others, and experiences in your life.
✦ You’ll discover a brave, sacred place to receive support in ways you may have yearned for or that feel completely foreign.
✦ You’ll release things (safely) that may have kept you hurting, confused, stuck, or just feeling disconnected from yourself.
✦ You may feel the delicious, tender, yet fierce love within your heart so that you may access it more freely for your Self and others.
✦ You’ll curate a healthy relationship with parts of your inner world—experiencing your outer world with more clarity and groundedness.
✦ You will have the opportunity to reflect on all the ways you feel, think, sense the world around you and witness what happens when you
✦ You will safely move along your path, at just the right pace, with me alongside you as your guide & fellow traveler.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
On a More Personal Note…
Creating my business has been quite a journey. After nearly a decade of supporting couples through my previous therapy practice (The Happy Couple Expert), my own marriage ended. Can you imagine? The Happy Couple Expert getting divorced!
I worried people would no longer trust me to help with relationships if I couldn't make mine work. I was very critical of myself. But it turned out most people saw me as an even better guide, appreciating the added richness of my experience with all parts of relationships—from start to finish to beginning again. Who would have guessed?
I acknowledge the significant privileges I had in exiting my marriage:
✦ A decent relationship with my ex & no children to consider
✦ Friends nearby who helped me move into my own apartment
✦ Friends available by phone, FaceTime, or text for support
✦ Financial help from family for therapy and other healing experiences
Through therapy and community support, I realized divorce was the best choice for both of us. It was not easy—often messy & confusing.
This journey led me to create communities, supportive practices, and safe spaces for people navigating their own challenging life transitions:
✦ Separation, break-up, divorce
✦ Death of a loved one, job loss & peri/menopause
✦ Empty nesting, new careers, re-marriage, sexual identity
Relationships are why we’re here. I am honored to be your guide and fellow traveler on your unique journey, helping you explore all the relationships in your life, including the one with yourself.
I Have Since Found My Person And Am Joyfully Re-Married.
Through incredible (and sometimes excruciating) Soul Work, I made my way back to myself. I healed so many of my relational wounds so that I could give and receive love and partnership in healthy, fulfilling and loving ways - like never before. All this paved the way for me to FINALLY start living my most authentic self, as a queer (Pansexual) woman, in a straight-presenting marriage.
Some fun facts about me:
✦ Born in Vegas, lived in Southern CA for 18 years, now I call Portland, OR, home.
✦ I can't be near trees without touching and talking to them. :)
✦ I'm awkwardly early to social events, chat with one or two folks, then sneak out quietly.
✦ Sarcasm isn't funny to me, and mean people piss me off. HSP life!
✦ Capricorn sun, Gemini moon, Aries rising – my cosmic cocktail.
✦ ‘Slow the Fuck Down’ is my motto...
✦ Obsessions: tattoos, fantasy audiobooks, witchiness & oracle cards.
✦ Anxieties: distant aging parent, "not queer enough," & marginalized folks losing rights.
✦ Cringe: close-minded people, truffle anything & the phrase ‘you're not wrong.’
✦ I realized I'm not introverted; I was just around people with different values.
✦ Divorced, remarried, queer, non-religious witch—living my best life!
✦ Oh, and I say Fuck a lot. Like, A LOT.
My Professional Journey:
✦ 2003: Bachelors of Corporate Communications, UNLV
✦ 2010: M.A. of Marriage and Family Therapy, Alliant International Univ.
✦ 2013: CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT#53820)
✦ 2012 - 2014: Level I, II, & III Gottman Method Therapy
✦ 2017 - 2019: Level I & II Relational Life Therapist (RLT)
✦ 2019: Level 1 Brainspotting
✦ 2018 - 2020: Level I, II, & II Usui Reiki Master Certification
✦ 2022: Integrative Somatic Parts Work Levels I, II & III
✦ 2023: Decolonizing My Business & ongoing community
✦ 2023: IFS & Spirituality without Bypassing
✦ 2024: OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) #T2461
✦ 2024: Working Therapeutically with ADHDer Clients
✦ 2024: Becoming an Antiracist & Anti-Oppressive Clinician
✦ 2024: Letter Writing for Gender Affirming Care
As someone who enjoys learning and experiencing all types of healing modalities, check back here now and then, as I’m sure this list will just continue to grow.
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“It’s not white lady nonsense, Robyn does a great job of acknowledging where she is learning from other cultures but honestly creates a setting that feels both very personalized and general so that anyone can benefit. It’s not the “good vibes only” type of stuff you see a lot of in the “sisterhood space.”
Sara Stanazai | LMFT
Going Way Back, In More Detail …
After working in the fast-paced world of marketing for six years, I knew I was ready for a change. I did some deep soul-searching + my inner compass led me to a Masters program in Marriage and Family Therapy in San Diego, CA.
2009 I began working with individuals, couples + teens to provide skills, support + healing with grief and loss, academic struggles, behavioral issues, parenting concerns, and communication challenges.
2010, I started working with adults struggling with addiction and mental illness within the criminal justice system, by providing understanding, skills and support with sobriety, social skills, relationships, trauma and family reunification.
2013, I joined a psychotherapy group practice in Irvine, California so that I could bring skills and guidance to couples and individuals within the Orange County, California community.
2014, I started the transition to my own private practice, The Happy Couple Expert in Laguna Hills, California where I continued work with couples and individuals from all over Southern California.
2022: Sacred Space Gatherings, Individual Therapy, Brainspotting, & Reiki Healing were finally being offered in-person (as well as online) again for the first time in nearly 3 years. HOORAY!
2023: Packed up my home, heart & business to move 1000+ miles to Portland, Oregon where I now live with my partner.
2024: Received my Oregon MFT license and started offering in-person/online gatherings, therapy, reiki, brainspotting, created the PDX Professional Helpers & Healers community and joined the Portland Queer Healers Collective.