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Abigail is a Clinically Licensed Independent Social Worker and Supervisor (LISW-S) through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (Phew, say that 10 times fast). Her pronouns are She/Hers.
In Abigail's earlier career she earned her Bachelor of Social Work from The Ohio State University and a Master of Social Work from Tulane University. Abigail has an extensive educational background in the field of mental and behavioral health. For more than 10 years, she has concentrated her professional resume on working with adolescence, young adults and families. Experiences include, but not limited to, school-based programming across multiple states, court-related programming in two different states, intensive community-based emotional and behavioral health treatment in and around the Central Columbus area, as well as clinical work in the private sector working with folx who identify on the LGBTQ spectrum.
Abigail's background in social work allows her to use a holistic pathway to treatment, integrating evidence based therapies with innovative approaches. She is trained in a number of modalities and has found a love for Play Therapy and EMDR. Abigail also enjoys incorporating additional evidence based practices such as Emotionally Focused Therapy, Expressive Arts, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy into her practice.
Years of Experience: 8 years
Adolescent mental health - Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional disregulation
Child mental health - Specialized strategies for common childhood disorders including attention issues, attachment problems, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, autism spectrum diagnoses, and feeding or elimination issues.
Childhood trauma - Learning how traumatic events in childhood can translate into adulthood; processing through difficult memories with the goal of moving past the experience and lingering symptoms
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) - Recovering from the impact of long-term, repeated traumatic events, such as emotional abuse and neglect
LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges
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