Abby Hawkins, MSW, LCSW
Hi, I’m Abby. I’m a licensed therapist with ten years of experience working with teens and adults in the Philadelphia area. My approach combines a warm, affirming presence with clinical expertise rooted in evidence-based practices. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oberlin College.
I place a strong emphasis on building a trusting, comfortable relationship with each client, and I bring genuine care and curiosity to the work we do together. My training includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), exposure therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). I’m always happy to talk more about what these approaches involve and how they could be helpful to you.
My areas of focus include anxiety disorders, OCD, agoraphobia, disordered eating, relationship challenges, chronic illness, fertility and maternal mental health, LGBTQ+ concerns, and major life transitions. I look forward to potentially working with you!
Clinical Supervision with Abby
Abby finds joy, satisfaction, and hope in her therapeutic work. She brings years of experience in serving children, teens, and adults in a variety of inpatient and outpatient community mental health settings across the Philadelphia area, and combines clinical skills grounded in effective, evidence-based practices with a warm, genuine, and affirming therapeutic and supervisory presence.
Abby earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oberlin College. She is currently in training for certification in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, an approach that puts the neuroscience of attachment theory into practice in the therapeutic relationship to work through past interpersonal traumas in a safe, empowering way.
She is also trained and experienced in providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy to individuals and groups. Abby is excited to meet you and to be a part of your supervisory journey!
Abby’s group is offered Wednesdays 7-8:00 p.m. Via Zoom. If Abby seems like a good clinical fit for you, please click on the get started button above and fill out the “request an appointment” form.