I am a wife and mom who is passionate about supporting couples and have always been curious about relationship dynamics. I grew up in Minnesota, but have also lived in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Nebraska. When I am not working, I am mostly going for walks in nearby parks, drinking lattes, reading books, listening to music, and cuddling with either my husband, baby, or cat.

Licenses for Abigail (Abby) Van Egdom Minnesota Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) #4545 Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) # 203358 Education Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA (2018) Trainings Completed Level 1 and Level 2 of Gottman Method Couples Therapy Completed Foundations of Relational Life Therapy Certifications Gottman Seven Principles Leader Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitator # 1309399 Certified SYMBIS Assessment Facilitator 15 hours of Tele-mental Health Training Professional Associations American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) # 169289 Houston Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (HAMFT) # 4834209

When I meet with you, I am intentionally listening for the love that brought you together, relationship strengths, cycles that might get you stuck, your underlying needs and fears that might be hard to express, and how to empower you to make shifts when you come across some difficult areas. Clients have described me as warm, kind, and direct. I truly just want couples to feel welcome, accepted, heard, understood, and supported in merging their lives as two different people and navigating their next adventures together. As a therapist, I see my role as identifying what to expect in the process, holding the space to show up as your whole self, celebrating your individual and relational strengths, observing and providing feedback on patterns and cycles in your relationship, navigating through current or future conflict using researched skills and interventions, and providing skills and resources for you to take into your life outside of the room. If you want to talk in specific therapy terms, I take a person-centered and collaborative approach with a blend of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Relational Life Therapy, and body based approaches in my work with clients.