There are seasons in life where everything can feel heavy. From the outside, you may look like you are holding it all together, successful, capable, dependable, and constantly showing up for everyone else, while internally feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, exhausted, or unsure of who you even are anymore.

Maybe you are navigating the emotional weight of motherhood or the perinatal period, struggling with perfectionism, people pleasing, grief, infertility, or feeling like you are constantly falling short despite how hard you are trying. Or perhaps you simply feel lost in this season of life and disconnected from the version of yourself you want to be.

Her approach is gentle, empathetic, curious, and client-centered. Abbie deeply believes that you are the expert in your own life, and her role is to support and guide you as you navigate the challenges you are facing.

In your work together, Abbie integrates evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). She tailors therapy to each individual client, offering support, insight, and practical tools based on your unique needs and goals. Whether you need space to process difficult emotions, support navigating motherhood or life transitions, help understanding long-standing patterns, or tools to manage anxiety and overwhelm, Abbie strives to create a therapy space that feels supportive, empowering, and grounded in who you are.

Abbie enjoys working with women ages 18 and older, especially women struggling with perfectionism and self-worth, highly sensitive women, women experiencing grief and loss, and those navigating major life transitions and seasons of change. She is also especially passionate about supporting mothers and women during the postpartum and perinatal periods.

Perfectionism, Self-Worth & People Pleasing

You may constantly feel pressure to get everything right, take care of everyone else, or meet impossibly high expectations for yourself. Maybe you are exhausted from overthinking, comparing yourself to others, or feeling like no matter how much you do, it is never enough. Perfectionism and people pleasing often leave women disconnected from their own needs, desires, and sense of self.

Underneath perfectionism is often a deep fear of failure, rejection, or not being worthy enough as you are. Therapy can help you begin untangling these patterns with compassion instead of shame. Together, you and Abbie can explore where these beliefs developed, build self-awareness, and help you create healthier ways of relating to yourself and others. Her hope is to help you feel more confident in your voice, your needs, and your ability to live authentically rather than constantly trying to earn your worth.

High Achieving Women & “Holding It All Together” Moms

From the outside, it may look like you are doing everything “right.” You are capable, responsible, dependable, and the person everyone else relies on. You may be successful professionally, deeply devoted to your family, constantly productive, and always trying to stay one step ahead. Yet internally, you may feel exhausted, anxious, emotionally disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you are quietly falling apart beneath the surface.

Many high achieving women and mothers become so focused on caring for others, meeting expectations, and keeping everything running smoothly that they lose connection with themselves in the process. You may struggle to rest without guilt, feel pressure to do everything perfectly, or constantly worry that you are somehow failing despite everything you are carrying. Therapy can be a space where you no longer have to perform, hold it all together, or carry everything alone.

Together, you and Abbie can slow down and explore the pressure, perfectionism, anxiety, self-criticism, and emotional exhaustion that often accompany high achievement and motherhood. Her goal is to help you reconnect with yourself, build self-compassion, and create a life that feels sustainable, meaningful, and aligned with your values rather than constantly driven by pressure and expectations.

Strengthening Relationships Through Life’s Challenges

Even strong relationships can feel strained during seasons of stress, change, and transition. Whether you’re navigating the challenges of parenthood, balancing the demands of work and family, adjusting to a major life change, or feeling disconnected from your partner, relationship stress can leave you feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or unsure how to move forward together.

Abbie enjoys helping women navigate relationship challenges with greater clarity, self-awareness, and confidence. Together, you can explore communication patterns, strengthen boundaries, identify unmet needs, and develop healthier ways of connecting with those you care about. Her goal is to help clients build stronger, more fulfilling relationships while remaining connected to themselves and their values throughout life’s inevitable transitions.

Life Transitions

Even transitions we choose can feel overwhelming. You may feel lost in a season of change, unsure of your direction, identity, or purpose. Whether you are navigating motherhood, moving, career changes, relationship shifts, burnout, adulthood, or simply feeling stuck in life, transitions can bring uncertainty, fear, and grief for who you used to be.

Moving in particular can bring a surprising amount of emotional stress. Even when it is the “right” decision, it can leave you feeling untethered, disconnected, homesick, lonely, or emotionally overwhelmed. You may be grieving familiarity, routine, relationships, or the version of life you previously knew while simultaneously trying to adjust to something new.

Sometimes life asks us to let go of old versions of ourselves before we fully know who we are becoming. Therapy can offer a supportive place to process these changes, reconnect with yourself, and clarify what truly matters to you. Abbie is passionate about helping women who feel lost rediscover their path and build lives that feel meaningful and aligned.

Highly Sensitive Women (HSP)

Being highly sensitive in a world that often values productivity, emotional suppression, and constant busyness can feel exhausting. You may feel emotions deeply, become easily overstimulated, absorb the emotions of others, or struggle with feeling “too much.” Many highly sensitive women grow up feeling misunderstood or believing they need to hide parts of themselves to fit in.

Your sensitivity is not a flaw. It is a strength that deserves understanding and support. Therapy can help you better understand your nervous system, create healthier boundaries, and learn how to care for yourself without shame. Together, you and Abbie can help you embrace your sensitivity while building tools to navigate life in a way that feels more sustainable and grounded.

Perinatal Anxiety & Perinatal Depression

The transition into motherhood can be beautiful, meaningful, and incredibly difficult all at once. You may have expected to feel joy and connection, but instead find yourself feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, guilty, irritable, or emotionally exhausted. Maybe your mind constantly races with worries about your baby, your relationship, or whether you are doing enough. Perhaps you feel pressure to love every moment while silently struggling beneath the surface.

Perinatal anxiety and depression are far more common than many women realize, yet so many suffer in silence because they fear being judged or misunderstood. You do not have to carry this alone. Together, you and Abbie can create space for you to process what you are experiencing with honesty and compassion. Her goal is to help you feel more grounded, supported, and connected to yourself so you can move through motherhood in a way that feels more aligned with your values, your needs, and the kind of mother you want to be.

Infertility

Infertility can feel isolating, heartbreaking, and all-consuming. Month after month, you may find yourself caught between hope and disappointment, wondering why something that seems so easy for others feels so painful and complicated for you. It can impact your sense of identity, your relationships, your self-worth, and your trust in your own body.

The grief that comes with infertility is real, even when others may not fully understand it. You may feel exhausted by the waiting, triggered by pregnancy announcements, or overwhelmed by the emotional rollercoaster of trying to conceive. Therapy can be a space where you no longer have to minimize your pain or hold it together for everyone else. Together, you and Abbie can process the grief, anxiety, uncertainty, and emotional exhaustion that often come with this journey while helping you stay connected to yourself in the process.

Grief & Loss

Grief changes us. Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a version of yourself, or the life you thought you would have, grief can feel overwhelming and deeply lonely. It often arrives in waves, sometimes unexpectedly, and can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and the world around you.

There is no “right” way to grieve, and healing does not mean forgetting or moving on. In therapy, Abbie offers a compassionate space where your grief does not need to be rushed, fixed, or explained away. Together, you can honor your experiences while helping you navigate the emotions, changes, and uncertainty that often come with loss.

A Gentle, Collaborative Approach to Therapy

Abbie leads with curiosity, empathy, and collaboration. She believes therapy works best when clients feel emotionally safe, understood, and empowered to explore their experiences openly. Her style is warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental while also helping clients build insight and practical tools for change.

She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) depending on each client’s unique needs and goals. Abbie has also completed advanced training through Postpartum Support International and specializes in supporting women during the perinatal period.

Abbie earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Utah and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). The majority of her professional experience has involved working with girls and women, and she is deeply passionate about helping women create lives that feel authentic, connected, and meaningful.

Outside of the therapy room, Abbie loves traveling, reading, and adrenaline-filled adventures. Some of her favorite places she has visited include Italy, Ireland, and New Zealand, and she absolutely loves giving and receiving book recommendations. She has also been skydiving twice and is always drawn to experiences that bring a sense of adventure and aliveness.

Begin Your Healing Journey

Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, especially if you are used to carrying everything on your own. You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out. Therapy is not about being “fixed,” but about having a supportive space where you can better understand yourself, heal, grow, and move toward the life you truly want.

If you are looking for a therapist who will meet you with warmth, curiosity, compassion, and collaboration, Abbie would be honored to support you. Together, you can create a space where you feel safe to explore your experiences, reconnect with yourself, and begin building a life that feels more aligned with who you are and what matters most to you.

Reach out today to schedule a consultation and take the next step toward a more grounded, balanced, and fulfilling life.

Accepted Insurances

Aetna, BCBC (excluding HealthyBlue, Blue Home, and Blue Local), Blue value, Cigna, and NC State Health Plan. Accepts self-pay and offers sliding scale rates.