Abbey provides therapy to adults and couples of all ages, working with a variety of issues from sex and relationships, family dynamics, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Providing care that is queer and trans-affirming is very important to her, and she believes that personal identity is something that can grow, change, and shift at any point in a person's life. 

In addition to working with mood, identity, and relationship challenges, Abbey has specialized training in eating disorders. She operates within a “health at every size” frame of physical and mental health and believes that one does not have to be diagnosed with an eating disorder in order to receive help for struggles related to feeding, eating, exercise, and body image. Abbey also has experience supporting people whose eating and body issues intersect with queerness and dysphoria.

Abbey’s approach to therapy is grounded in psychodynamic and relational theory and techniques. She believes that the therapeutic relationship is deeply important for therapeutic growth and healing and brings unconditional care and curiosity to her work. She also posits that every person has a rich inner life that is worth exploring, and that therapy can be a powerful tool for self-discovery. Abbey also values the utility of cognitive and behavioral approaches and integrates behavioral tools when helpful for her clients.

When working with couples, Abbey understands that what some people need more than anything is simply a space to discuss their relationship — they may not want to initiate conflict when things feel good, and get stuck in a cycle between harmony and discord as a result. She also believes that no issue is too big to tackle in couples therapy, whether a couple is navigating infidelity, long-term intimacy issues, questions around compatibility and future planning, or older and deeper issues related to one or both partners’ childhoods. She approaches couples work with curiosity and compassion for all parties, as well as a sense of humor and a desire for shared understanding.

Pronouns: she/her ~ License Number 124184
Supervised by Dr. Corinne Lykins