About Abbe

Abbe completed her Masters Degree in Social Work at The Ohio State University in 2007. Abbe is a licensed independent social worker who has experience working in various social service settings and agencies, specifically in the area of mental health, and working with diverse client populations. Abbe worked in various clinical roles at The Buckeye Ranch for 10 years, beginning in 2007, including intensive family therapy clinician, outpatient and day treatment, and clinical supervisor. Abbe has extensive experience with child, adolescent and family therapy, and has provided therapeutic services to children and families for many years. Abbe also has experience facilitating Girls Empowerment therapy groups for adolescent females who have a history of trauma, specifically sexual abuse, and their parents/guardians, as well as a Social Skills group with children ages 8-12 years old. Abbe was an active member of The Buckeye Ranch’s Trauma Informed Care Committee and served as the lead on the Staff Support Subcommittee, which strived to bring awareness and attention to the secondary traumatic stress that employees experienced and to understand the needs across the agency to find ways to increase support. Abbe also provided a trauma informed training to foster parents to increase their knowledge of the impact trauma has on a child’s development.

Abbe began working in private practice part-time in 2011, shifted to full-time in 2017, and has been a part of City Counseling since 2018.  Abbe works with individuals – children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Abbe specializes in trauma and LGBTQ concerns. She has a trauma-informed approach and applies a strengths-based perspective in therapeutic work with clients. Abbe has experience working with clients struggling with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem issues, relationship issues, and behavioral concerns.  Abbe strives to offer and provide clients with a safe and supportive environment that stresses the importance of relationship in the process of healing, empowerment, and reaching client-centered goals and needs.  Abbe uses various approaches in therapy, including humanistic theories to hold space, offer guidance, and support clients in exploring and connecting with their true self and finding a felt sense of wholeness within themselves.  Abbe incorporates cognitive and behavioral approaches, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Interventions as well. Abbe values “parts-work” informed by Internal Family Systems theory in her approach to help offer space for clients to relate and connect with the inner parts of themselves. Abbe truly believes that somatic work and body centered practices are an important aspect of the therapeutic process. Abbe strives to use grounding techniques, breathing practices, and body awareness in her approach with clients in therapy. Abbe is Certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy and is Level 2 trained in iRest Yoga Nidra meditation, which is a form of meditation practice that supports psychological, physical and spiritual healing.  Abbe is also a Certified Yoga Teacher, RYT-200.

Since 2019, Abbe has volunteered as a clinical facilitator for Taking Back Ourselves, an organization dedicated to working with survivors of sexual victimization through healing weekends and other events.

Abbe truly values the necessary importance of creating and holding a safe and supportive space to allow the opportunity to explore and find what is needed in healing, empowerment and connecting within oneself. Abbe strives to meet every person where they are, from a place of openness, and a with non-judgmental and compassionate presence.