
Susan Abbott
MA, MCT



Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Couple Sessions $220
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle
Insurance
- Aetna
- Ceridian
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- HealthFirst
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- MultiPlan
- out of network
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network

Qualifications
- Certificate from John F. Kennedy University 1996
- In Practice for 27 Years
- Certificate from International Career Institute, United Kingdom 1999
- Degree/Diploma from University of California MA Art History / 1972
- Attended John F. Kennedy University, Graduated 1996
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Career Counseling
- Life Transitions
Expertise
- Alzheimer's
- Anxiety
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Family Trauma Recovery, Life-Balance
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma, Couples, Creatives,
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Participants
Communities
Ethnicity
I also speak
Religion
Age
Participants
Communities
Ethnicity
I also speak
Religion
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Holistic and customized to each person
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Heart & Mind and Self-Leadership Support Group

The ways we can improve our sense of personal and professional fulfillment through a better understanding of our heart and mind. Are you in a life/work transition this bi-monthly group consists of a series of talks, readings and mindfulness exercises aimed at opening our hearts to greater self-compassion and creativity and our minds to less reactive and more skillful- guidance. Conducted in a small, group setting-a nurturing place to learn to be more proactive in all aspects of your life. For a full description and facilitator BIO: Contact Susan, Counseling and Career Services: 707 633-5211
Age
Session Cost
Group Meets
Location
Marsh Commons Wellness Center
101 H Street
The Marsh Commons Wellness Center
Arcata, CA 95521
Heart & Mind Self-Leadership Group

The ways we can improve our sense of personal and professional fulfillment through a better understanding of our heart and mind. Are you in a life/work transition this bi-monthly group consists of a series of talks, readings and mindfulness exercises aimed at opening our hearts to greater self-compassion and creativity and our minds to less reactive and more skillful- guidance. Conducted in a small, group setting-a nurturing place to learn to be more proactive in all aspects of your life. For a full description and facilitator BIO: Contact Susan, Counseling and Career Services: 707 633-5211
Expertise
Types of Therapy
Age
Session Cost
Group Meets
Location
Marsh Commons Wellness Center
101 H Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Location
Primary Location
Susan Abbott, MCT,MA, Counseling & Career Services
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 368-4136Email me
Additional Location
Susan Abbott, MCT, MA, Counseling, Career Services
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(707) 368-4136Nearby Areas
