Abby Hughes
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Available both in-person and online
1730 Southwest Skyline Boulevard Portland, OR 97221
Let's Connect (971) 272-8622
Relationships have a way of turning us inside out. They hold a mirror up to our deepest insecurities and force us to look — especially in the ways we try to manage, protect, or perform for the people we care about most. Therapy shouldn’t feel like another place you have to mask or get it “right.” It should feel like a space where you can show up as you are, talk honestly about what’s going on, and figure out how to move through it in a way that actually feels true to you.
I work with couples and families who feel stuck in the same patterns and want something to shift. I focus on emotional safety, power dynamics, and the unspoken rules that shape relationships behind the scenes, especially how the stories we learn about worth and responsibility show up in our closest bonds.
You don’t need the right words or a shared story to start therapy. If conversations turn into shutdowns, defensiveness, sarcasm, or that “here we go again” feeling, you’re in the right place. Bring the mess, the questions, the love, the frustration — we’ll sort it out together, one honest conversation at a time.
Call or Email Abby Hughes now for a free 15 minute consultation - (971) 272-8622
Let's Connect (971) 272-8622
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $50
- Couple Sessions $50
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Medicaid
- Moda Health
- Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
- PacificSource
- Providence
- Regence
- TRICARE
- Trillium Community Health Plan
- TriWest
Abby Hughes
Pre-Licensed Professional
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (971) 272-8622
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Brandie Lyday (Oregon / T1503) Abby Hughes
- Degree/Diploma from Portland State University Bachelor's in Psychology / 2018
Additional Credentials
Abby Hughes
Pre-Licensed Professional
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 272-8622
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Body Image
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Abby Hughes
Pre-Licensed Professional
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (971) 272-8622
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Couples ,
Family
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Narrative
- Relational
- Somatic
- Trauma Focused
Abby Hughes
Pre-Licensed Professional
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (971) 272-8622