Embedded Files
Abigail Newman, MS, LCPC, NCC
My love for therapy began when I experienced it myself as a teenager. I finally had a space where I felt I could talk about whatever I needed to without the fear of judgement. I felt understood. Ever since then, I made it my mission to provide the same space for others.
Outside of therapy, I love to travel and explore new cities, try new restaurants, play sports, and spend time in nature with my partner and our dog.
If you are ready to deepen your understanding of yourself and your relationships, to reflect on your history and patterns of behavior, and to make changes to become the best version of yourself, reach out to schedule a session.
Therapeutic Approach
Therapeutic Approach
I believe therapy is a collaborative relationship where you are the expert on your own life. I work with individuals, couples, and families to learn to better manage their emotions, to process their experiences, and to deepen their relationships. My objective is to help you feel seen, heard, and understood while providing the education, tools, and skills you need to change your perspective and your behavior to be in line with your goals and values.
I believe people are influenced by the various systems with which we come into contact. These include family dynamics, intimate relationships, culture, religion, education, socioeconomic status, immigration status, gender and sexual identity, politics, media, and many others. I incorporate these systems into therapeutic treatment to understand and process their influence on your lived experience and the symptoms you are experiencing.
My approach is trauma-informed, direct, and compassionate. This allows me to point out thoughts and behaviors that keep you from being the best version of yourself while processing the life experiences that contribute to these issues in a safe and nonjudgmental environment.
My Commitment to Culturally Responsive Therapy:
I am not Black, Indigenous, or a person of color and I will never fully understand the experiences and complexities of having a marginalized identity. I am committed to the lifelong process of learning and self-reflection that is required to practice multicultural counseling. I use an intersectional lens to conceptualize the ways in which a person's identities, experiences, and symptoms are impacted by systems of power and oppression. I use this information to inform my interactions and my therapeutic approach with clients to provide safe, validating, and affirming treatment.
Licensure, Certifications, & Trainings
Licensure, Certifications, & Trainings
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC): Licensure allowing the independent practice of clinical mental health counseling in Illinois
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC): Licensure allowing the independent practice of clinical mental health counseling in Illinois
National Certified Counselor (NCC): National Board Certification demonstrating a mastery of counseling knowledge and skills, passing a rigorous national examination, work experience and supervision, and subscribing to the highest ethical and practice standards of counseling
National Certified Counselor (NCC): National Board Certification demonstrating a mastery of counseling knowledge and skills, passing a rigorous national examination, work experience and supervision, and subscribing to the highest ethical and practice standards of counseling
In Progress:
Complex Trauma Certification: Advanced training and experience in the treatment of complex trauma utilizing physical and mental interventions
Gottman Training: Advanced couples therapy training by leading experts on couples therapy John and Julie Gottman
Education
Education
• MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mercer University - Atlanta, Georgia
• MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mercer University - Atlanta, Georgia
• BA in Psychology and Spanish: Berry College - Rome, Georgia
• BA in Psychology and Spanish: Berry College - Rome, Georgia
Experience
Experience
Bilingual Private Practice: Provided psychotherapy and expressive arts therapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, adults, and families with varying diagnoses and life stressors under supervision in a private practice setting in Chicago, IL
Bilingual Private Practice: Provided psychotherapy and expressive arts therapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, adults, and families with varying diagnoses and life stressors under supervision in a private practice setting in Chicago, IL
Bilingual Community Mental Health: Provided psychotherapy, expressive arts therapy, and play therapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, adults, and families with varying symptoms and life stressors (including low socio-economic status, lack of immigration status, seeking asylum) under supervision in an outpatient community mental health clinic in Atlanta, GA
Bilingual Community Mental Health: Provided psychotherapy, expressive arts therapy, and play therapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, adults, and families with varying symptoms and life stressors (including low socio-economic status, lack of immigration status, seeking asylum) under supervision in an outpatient community mental health clinic in Atlanta, GA
Bilingual Case Management: Provided trauma-informed, holistic case management (including access to housing and basic needs, medical and mental health care) in English and Spanish to asylum seekers and undocumented survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in a non-profit immigration legal setting in Atlanta, GA
Bilingual Case Management: Provided trauma-informed, holistic case management (including access to housing and basic needs, medical and mental health care) in English and Spanish to asylum seekers and undocumented survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in a non-profit immigration legal setting in Atlanta, GA
Page updated
Report abuse