Attachment Lab Counseling: Individual and Couples Therapy in Uptown Dallas
Uptown Dallas CPTSD Recovery and Couples Counseling
You’re feeling fractured between who you are and who you want to be, second guessing your instincts, or speaking to yourself in a way that you wouldn't to your worst enemy. Feeling your emotions seems outrageously inconvenient and maybe even dangerous. You wake up feeling guilty but haven’t even had a chance to make a mistake yet. Worst of all, you're scared of the one person you're stuck with: you.
In your relationship with your partner, there’s ZERO doubt about your chemistry, friendship, and true enjoyment of each other in the good times, but the bad times come around more often than you’d like. In conflict, safety evaporates and all of sudden you’re fighting each other tooth and nail in a way that feels primal. You don’t mean to cause damage - in fact, you both need the same thing, you’re just asking in completely different ways and can’t hear each other.
Survival was your task — thriving is your birthright.
You’re Not a Problem to be Fixed, You’re Someone to be Experienced
Meet the Therapist
Hi, I’m Abigail, an attachment focused CPTSD and couples therapist in Uptown Dallas and Texas online! I help adults with complex PTSD and anxiety befriend their emotions and feel safe in their bodies after childhood abuse or relational trauma. My greatest joy is to see you come out of survival mode into a meaningful life of your choosing and on your terms.
I also help couples who have either experienced trauma in their relationship or are suffering the effects of previous relational trauma to build a secure dynamic. Together, we work to slow down your patterns of conflict to understand the core needs underneath and help both you reclaim your voice while increasing your ability to really listen.
Speciality Services
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Couples Therapy
Work together to deconstruct a cycle of conflict, broken trust, or betrayal
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Premarital Therapy
Gain practical tools and explore foundational topics to build a healthy foundation
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Homeschool Abuse Recovery
Process the unique pain of familial abuse that was shrouded in isolation and educational neglect
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Childhood Abuse and Neglect Therapy
Process family of origin trauma in a way that honors your body, mind, and emotional self
Why Choose Attachment Lab?
If self-judgement was going to help you, it already would have. Let’s try something new.
Specialized Approach and Lived Empathy
“Abigail's ability to quickly see and empathize with each person's unique strengths and experience are honestly very impressive. She is able to hold neutrality for both partners in a couple, show them that they are seen and safe, and help them each clarify their desires.”
~ K.Z.
“Abigail is deeply insightful and thoughtful. Her balance of genuineness, directness, and curiosity creates a safe space for her clients to explore how their past is interfering with their their present, making her an excellent trauma and couples counselor.”
~K.B.
In-Person and Remote Options
A convenient commute from downtown, Oak Lawn, Lower Greenville, Highland Park, and Preston Hollow/University Park neighborhoods, Attachment Lab’s Uptown office is nestled in the heart of Dallas. You can expect complimentary coffee and tea service, spacious lobby areas with tv, and a cozy, private session space.
Not in Dallas? I offer secure teletherapy throughout Texas with the same quality of in-person care but in the comfort of your own home. A good Wi-Fi connection and a set of headphones are all you need to join your session!
Take the Next Step
The courage it takes to reach out is real. I’d love to honor it by meeting you where you’re at.
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Going to therapy is a deeply personal choice. It speaks volumes about your innate courage and resilience and can be especially helpful to you if want to:
-Reprocess painful experiences
-Gain traction towards a specific goal
-Explore your thoughts/feelings with an objective sounding board
-Clarify your sense of self
-Understand your values and purpose
-Get to the root of a persistent problem that you cannot keeps negatively interfering with your life
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My practice was built from the desire to address forms of trauma that aren’t addressed in both the broader culture and mental health culture specifically. Grief from divorce and loss of important relationships, abuse within families and homeschool settings, and trauma in romantic relationships are so often shrouded by silence and that makes recovery more lonely than it needs to be. At Attachment Lab, the mission is to give you the space to feel heard in a story that often gets misunderstood and to get real, practical help in processing your experiences. As an attachment clinician, I focus my training and education on these areas and have honed my excellence as a specialist.
I am also a survivor of much of what I treat and my lived empathy puts me in a unique position as a therapist to truly understood where you’re coming from rather than relying solely on theory. A client of therapy myself, my hope is to empower you in the same way I would want.
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50 minute individual sessions are $160 and 55 minute couples sessions are $190.
Have you ever reached the end of a therapy session and felt like you were JUST getting to the good stuff? 80 minute sessions are available to address this concern and are priced at $220 for individuals and $275 for couples.
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I am an out-of-network provider, so payment for sessions is direct and due at the time of service. This allows you more confidentiality and freedom of choice in your sessions. Specifically, it avoids both a mental health diagnosis going on your permanent record AND insurance companies having access to your confidential records.
However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t use your benefits. Some insurance plans reimburse out-of-network mental health appointment between 50% - 80% of the session cost - the rate of repayment is unique to your plan. I utilize a benefits calculator during our consult call to help you instantly determine your out-of-network coverage. If you have benefits, I will automatically provide you with a superbill which is essentially a detailed receipt for services that contains all the information your insurance needs to reimburse you for appointments.
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You can access my calendar directly by clicking the “book a free consult” button below and scheduling yourself a free 15 minute phone call. This is a time to help you determine if I am a good fit for your needs, ask any questions you have, and make sure you feel comfortable moving forward in scheduling. At the end of the consult, if we both feel that it’s a good fit, we will schedule your first session, and I will provide you with a link to your client portal where you can see your schedule and access your intake paperwork.
Tangible Takeaways
Blog and resources to support your healing
