08/18/2025
Let’s meet Abi!
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I obtained my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Kennesaw State University in Georgia, where I am from originally. I then got a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I am TF-CBT certified and also trained in EMDR.
My passion is working with a wide range of populations starting with children 8 years old through adulthood. I specialize in treating trauma, grief, PTSD, complicated grief and work with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and various behavioral problems for children.
Over the years I have had experience working with juveniles on probation, foster families affiliated with DCS, and have done some addictions work during my internship. My experience has given me great insight to the unique needs of every individual I have worked with. No person is the same, and I see those differences reflected into how we experience our diagnoses. We all experience life differently, and we need those differences reflected in our sessions as well.
Outside of counseling I have three beautiful children who are my world. Together we love to travel, hike, and explore everything we can and try to always find the beauty in the things yet to be discovered. We live in a society that is geared towards a fast-passed lifestyle, and we often forget to stop and smell the flowers. It is only when we slow down, that we are able to see how precious life can be