Dr. Robert Cipriano Jr, CA Psychologist 32975, NC Psychologist 5348

Dr. Robert Cipriano Jr is a licensed psychologist with two decades of experience serving the South Florida community and beyond. He maintains licensure in Florida, California, and North Carolina and holds the state identifiers CA Psychologist 32975 and NC Psychologist 5348, which indicate his licensed status in those states. He is also board certified in Police and Public Safety Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), a recognition of specialized expertise working with law enforcement and other public safety personnel.

Across his career he has primarily practiced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and, within the past two years, has expanded his work to include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for clients with trauma-related symptoms. His clinical scope includes stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, parenting and blended family challenges, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. He also focuses on first responder issues, veteran and armed forces matters, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and intimacy-related difficulties.

Dr. Cipriano’s hands-on experience includes delivering therapeutic and clinical services in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit and inpatient behavioral health units at one of the largest trauma hospitals in northern Miami-Dade County. He has conducted more than 200 critical incident stress debriefings (CISD) for staff and served as an in-house staff psychologist assigned to a crisis negotiation team, providing support during high-stakes incidents involving hostages, barricaded subjects, and individuals in severe crisis. He has assisted victims and families affected by the Parkland school shooting and offered support to first responders connected to that critical incident.

In addition to direct clinical work, Dr. Cipriano developed and supervises a wellness program for a major metropolitan police department, has written articles on the continuity of wellness across life domains, and provides expert training on active shooter dynamics, school violence, and prevention-focused clinical curriculum for clinicians, educational institutions, administrators, and public safety organizations.