About Abby

Abby's passion for the field of counseling is grounded in over a decade of experience in a variety of mental health treatment settings and an exceptional educational background from the Counselor Education program at The Ohio State University.  Abby specializes in working with clients who have varying experiences of trauma as well as resulting mental health concerns. Her other professional interests include working with adolescents, LGBTQ individuals, and family of origin issues.  Abby is fully committed and determined to advocate for clients and their families facing these concerns as she believes every person, if given the proper support, can find a path to their own personal success and recovery.  Through the use of an interpersonal, strengths-based approach, Abby works to build collaborative relationships with her clients to help empower them to make change.   Her ability to understand client emotions and experiences, to approach all clients with unconditional positive regard, and create a safe space for clients to take risks enables her to make deep, healing connections with clients. Abby has witnessed firsthand the benefits of therapy as a counselor and is committed to expanding upon, sharing, and further developing such meaningful experiences.

Abby is currently licensed as a Professional Counselor Clinical Counselor with Supervision Designation and as a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor in the state of Ohio. She is trained in providing evidenced based treatments for PTSD including Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy.