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Tammy Abel

Tammy Abel

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Kentucky · 27 years experience · English

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About Tammy

I am licensed in Kentucky with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, motivation, self esteem, confidence, coping with life changes, concentration. I also have experience working with Veterans, Military Spouses and families. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

What Tammy helps with

  • ADHD
  • Coping with life changes
  • Parenting issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
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  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Autism and Asperger Syndrome
  • Avoidant personality
  • Blended family issues
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Divorce and separation
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Impulsivity
  • Intellectual disability
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Midlife crisis
  • Mood disorders
  • Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Personality disorders
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Young adult issues

What clients say

  • “Tammy is an.excellent therapist and is really concerned about her client’s needs and progress.”
  • “Tammys presents in my life has been such an overall improvement. My overall well being had improved so much since I started therapy with her. I always feel like I have someone that has my back and supports me in very hard times.”
  • “My mental health and processing situations has greatly improved since I started seeing Tammy. She has been a great help to me and helping me resolve family problems.”
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  • “Tammy is great. Hands down the best, supportive therapist around!”
  • “Mrs.Abel was very attentive and helpful during my first session I felt like she really cares and wants to help me ! She’s great!”
  • “Great therapist! Listens to both sides and also is caring and compassionate!”
  • “She has been helpful and more than understanding with our struggles and has gone above and beyond when it matters most”
  • “Tammy is awesome. Ive never been comfortable talking to someone and she has made that very easy.”
  • “Tammy really listens and supports”
  • “Tammy is a superb therapist. She listens to my needs and offers wonderful, practical advice that helps me with my issues. I would recommend Tammy to anyone as a therapist!”
  • “Tammy is very sweet! Listens to my story and concerns. She gives advice and helps me process my thoughts. We are just beginning on my healing journey, its hard to say where it will lead, but I have a great feeling about the future!”
  • “Tammy is an excellent listener and has patience like I have never seen another human being have before in my life! She is definitely answered and fulfilled her calling in life. I am so glad that I have been matched up for therapy with her here on Better Help!”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.

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