Abby is a Licensed Professional Counselor originally from South Africa, now serving clients in the United States. Abby has a Masters of Science degree in Mental Health Psychology from the University of Liverpool, coupled with a BPSYCH Equivalent Honors degree obtained in South Africa.
Abby’s approach is rooted in the principles of person-centered care, blending traditional talk therapy with evidence-based neuro-experiential modalities. She is passionate about guiding individuals towards recognizing and addressing maladaptive relational patterns, while empowering them to rewire their brains to heal deeply entrenched traumas and attachment issues.
Abby enjoys working with all populations and ages and has recently discovered great fulfillment in supporting Deeply Feeling Kids (DFK), recognizing them as a distinct and newly acknowledged segment within childhood psychology. With their families, she advocates for a specialized approach to caregiving and parenting, tailored to the unique needs of these empathetic young people. Within her work, she also assists deeply feeling teens and adults, many of whom have never been fully recognized or supported, find healing and growth through self-discovery. Another great interest for Abby is woman in their late 30’s and 40’s navigating motherhood, purpose, hormonal transitions and life transitions that happens during these years.
When Abby is not working, you can usually find her enjoying a grand coffee, with a book that smells of new pages, lifting children to and from school and sporting events, all the while with an unequivocal desire to discover life’s convergence of chaos and beauty in being a mom, a wife, and a person of this earthly world.
“GROWTH IS CHANGE. When everything is easy, we have no reason to change. The most painful moments in life expand us. And when the pain leaves, space remains. Space we can fill with life itself!”