jj.abbott@stemstherapycollective.com
Clinical Therapist, Director of Practice Systems and Online Presence
Demographics
Pre-teens, adolescents, and adults (ages 10+)
Meet JJ --
Hey, I’m JJ! I’m a queer therapist with a background in child advocacy centers, higher levels of care, and federal service. My style is relational, educational, and direct. I show up as a real person in the room, and I believe that feeling genuinely seen and understood is a huge part of what makes therapy work.
Trauma is my wheelhouse. I work with survivors of sexual abuse, rape, and trafficking, as well as the people who love them. I also work closely with teens and young adults navigating self-harm, suicidal thoughts, perfectionism, anxiety, OCD, dissociation, codependency, and complicated attachment patterns.
I tend to work best with people who are ready to actually dig in. That does not mean rushing into the hardest parts of your story before you are ready. We usually start by building the skills, language, and stability you need to understand what is happening and feel more in control. From there, we can go deeper at a pace that makes sense for you.
No two people get the exact same version of therapy from me. I pull from attachment-based approaches, EMDR, DBT, ACT, CPT, I-CBT, ERP, and parts work, including IFS, schema, and ego state-informed approaches. I care much more about what fits you than forcing you into a particular therapy model.
I’m also a lifelong learner, so my approach keeps evolving as I train, read, and add new tools to my clinical work.
Outside the therapy room, you’ll usually find me buried in a good book, spinning on the ice, thrifting, tending to an unreasonable number of plants, or taking long walks with my partner and my geriatric husky mix, Leo, who does not act his age.
If you’re a teen or adult looking for a therapist who is warm, engaged, and willing to tell you the truth without making you feel judged for it, we might be a good fit.
I’d love to chat and see!