abbie brewster, lpc, lpat, acs
Abbie Brewster is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Art Therapist who provides therapy for teens and adults in South Jersey. She specializes in anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, emotional dysregulation, and addictive behaviors. Abbie is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and as a Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and she offers both traditional talk therapy and art therapy.
Abbie understands that sitting across from someone and immediately talking about difficult experiences does not work for everyone. Some clients know exactly what they want to say, while others know that something feels wrong but have a much harder time finding the words for it. Her ability to integrate counseling and art therapy allows therapy to take different forms depending on what feels most useful and comfortable for the person in front of her.
Her approach is practical and individualized. Abbie draws from DBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Reality Therapy, and creative approaches rather than expecting one type of therapy to work for everyone.
For clients struggling with intense emotions or feeling easily overwhelmed, therapy may focus on understanding emotional reactions, recognizing triggers, developing coping skills, and learning how to respond differently when emotions feel difficult to manage. For others, the work may focus more on trauma, self-esteem, unhealthy coping patterns, relationships, or understanding why certain behaviors continue even when they are no longer helpful.
Art therapy is always an option rather than an expectation. You do not need to consider yourself artistic or have any experience making art. For clients who connect with it, the creative process can offer another way to explore thoughts and emotions that may be difficult to explain through conversation alone.
Abbie wants clients to feel that therapy can adapt to them, rather than feeling as though they need to adapt themselves to therapy.
