Abbie works with children, adolescents, and adults and is currently completing her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan and has worked with adults in outpatient settings, as well as children and adolescents across outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings.

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She has a particular passion for working with kids who are often seen as “too much,” difficult, or hard to reach. Abbie enjoys working with children and teens experiencing anger, aggression, emotional outbursts, disruptive behavior, conduct concerns, depression, school difficulties, and family conflict. Rather than focusing only on the behavior itself, Abbie is interested in what the child may be trying to communicate underneath the behavior to help children and parents feel more understood and connected. She also works with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, personality concerns, and longstanding patterns that can feel difficult to change.

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Her therapeutic approach integrates psychodynamic, relational, and cognitive-behavioral approaches, tailored to meet each individual where they are at. She considers how past experiences and relationships shape current patterns while also using practical strategies for present-day concerns. Abbie views clients and families as the experts on their own experiences and sees therapy as something built together through curiosity, collaboration, and a genuine relationship. With children, she especially emphasizes play-based and developmentally informed work. Abbie also provides psychological assessment and enjoys helping clients and families make sense of emotional, behavioral, personality, and developmental concerns.

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Above all, Abbie is drawn to working with people who may have felt misunderstood, written off, or reduced to their most difficult moments. She aims to create a space where clients can show up as their full selves, including the complex parts that may feel harder to understand or talk about, without fear of judgment.