About Me

Hi, I’m Abby Moore, pronouns she/her. Thank you for visiting my page. I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), with experience providing psychotherapy to adults of all ages. My work is psychodynamic, relational, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and anti-oppressive. My style is collaborative, strengths-based, affirmative, culturally responsive, and trauma informed. In my approach to psychotherapy my lens is grounded in the understanding that life experiences and ways of navigating distress are dependent on one’s identities, internal and external environments, and social and cultural ecosystems.  

Education and Experience

I am a graduate of the Smith College School for Social Work, and am currently completing my PhD in Social Work at Smith. I have worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. Before entering private practice, I worked in a range of diverse environments. My experience includes work at Boston inpatient psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Simmons College Counseling Center, the Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont, community mental health centers, residential treatment, clinics, and hospices throughout New England. 

My Practice

I utilize a breadth of relationally informed psychodynamic approaches to support clients. Although my therapeutic style is eclectic, integrative, and flexible, it is rooted in a psychodynamic theoretical orientation with a trauma informed lens. My treatment approach is also grounded in relational and attachment theories and framed by social justice. As a social worker I understand the individual through a person-in-environment perspective, and I explore with clients the various forces that shape experiences. I work with clients to expand insight and explore the self and the self in connection with others. When appropriate, the therapy I offer also incorporates ideas and practices from, EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, and trauma sensitive mindfulness.