"Not that many years ago, we didn't know about ADD/ADHD and autism, and they are only a few of the issues parents are now dealing with. If you are dealing with any of those issues, I strongly recommend that you contact Abby. Abby is an experienced, highly qualified, and knowledgeable family therapist, whose dedication to her work has helped numerous families achieve a harmonious home life that for too many people has been just a dream. Talk to Abby, she can help. "
"This time in the history of this country, we need family therapists available in every town, city, county! S. Abigail McCarrel is providing Arcadia this much-needed service. Good on her!"
Rita Hart
"Abigail facilitates the transformation of families with her magic brush of knowledge, experiences, resources, and compassion. Her integration of Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, System-approaches is so masterful and hard to find. "
Yi Zhao Martins, LMFT, Couples Therapist, Mediator, Reunification Therapist, Published Author
"She was well spoken of and will definitely use her service or recommend her when the need arises."
Abby is an expert in strengthening family identity, fostering connections, enhancing communication, and cultivating a thriving family culture. With her extensive experience, she equips parents with effective tools to address challenging behaviors in their children, empowering them to navigate parenthood with confidence and love. I highly recommend connecting with a heart-centered practitioner who is passionate about seeing positive results. "
"Abigail is an experienced and highly competent family therapist. I particularly appreciate her focus on helping the family rather than identifying the child as the problem. Her Brain Balance approach resolves the root issues as well as supporting the family with problem solving. I highly recommend Abigail Mc Carrell for families with gifted children, children with ADHD, and highly sensitive children. "
Abby has a special interest in parenting with really unique and valuable tools for parents. Add that to a heart that knows parents need help through the many challenges they face, and you have someone the planet desperately needs! "
"I had the pleasure of meeting Abigail today over an in-person luncheon. She is a very patient and well-rounded psychotherapist. I love how she offers Primitive Reflex Integration. I see that this is a very useful tool to have as a family therapist. I definitely recommend Abigail for any therapist need. I believe any children and family will benefit from her therapy sessions. "
"They are familiar with the counter-intuitive specialized field of parental alienation which is difficult to observe from an outsider's perspective unless you have specialized experience in attachment disorder (and cluster B personality disorders), specifically enmeshed attachment and how it can obliterate a child's healthy outcome."
"Abby cares deeply about insuring the foundations for relationships between parents and kids is strong, and meets fundamental needs that are oft looked over. She has a kind and intelligent methodology that is tangible, that honors how humans are built, from the ground up. She is a lifelong learner, with a wide swath of skills, that addresses ways of being close to kids, including kids that have extraordinary needs of one kind or another. I highly encourage working with her."
"Abigail has a whole array of powerful tools and strategies for parents of children who have challenging behavior. As a parent, I hear her deep caring and knowledge of how to connect and communication effectively with children. Any parent of a child with behavior they don't understand or find difficult is in good hands with Abigail."
"Abby is a warm, highly skilled, creative, and insightful psychotherapist. I highly recommend her!"
Gail Post
Gail Post, Ph.D.
"Abigail's work with children, as well as with the whole family is extremely important. She brings peace and understanding to the family members where ultimately the whole family feels better. "
Suzana Roclord
"I highly recommend Abby as a skilled therapist. She has a warm and intuitive approach while also being an expert in supporting the entire family system in a holistic way. I appreciate her integration of the mind-body connection and also providing psycho-educational support and practical tools. "
"She was well spoken of and will definitely use her service or recommend her when the need arises."
"Co-regulation is such an important skill for strong family cohesiveness and Abigail creates space for these skills to be strengthened and built upon."
"Abby’s decades of experience and accumulated wisdom are invaluable. It’s such a gift to find someone with her skills and wealth of knowledge. I look forward to recommending others to her beautiful practice."
"Abby has the Three C’s: compassion, curiosity, and commitment. She is a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and insightful family therapist who offers her clients the highest standards of practice. With her decades of experience in community, private practice, and in-home settings, she brings a unique set of skills and perspectives to her clients. Additionally, Abi integrates her knowledge of affective neurobiology into her work with kids and families in a beautiful way. If you’re seeking a wonderful family therapist, she’s the one!"
"Abby is a natural at her job, she draws from a wealth of clinical and personal experience and she continues to educate herself through ongoing training and certification. She takes a whole-family approach that is evidence-based, empowering and actually works! If you are a parent and wanting to make family life with your highly sensitive or gifted child more harmonious, call Abby. She knows her stuff and will equip you with the tools necessary to create a happier, healthier home."
"Years of experience speak volumes, and then you add professionalism, relatability and passion for change you have a therapist like S. Abigail McCarrel from Welcome Home Family Therapy. Why go any where else? This is a one-stop for online therapy that will help you through family trauma, child-parent conflict and/or any other parenting need. "
"Having a gifted child can lead to a host of challenging behaviors and Abigail is highly experienced in this area. In addition, she has a lot valuable experience with traumatized children who've needed help from residential group home facilities. This is such important work and I will be recommending my clients to Abigail for help with these issues. "
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