About Abbey
Abbey Tulgestke is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, and self-esteem concerns. He keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented, helping people break problems into manageable steps and build on strengths. He sees each person as the expert on their own life.
Abbey uses clear conversation to identify what is most troubling and what has helped before. He then works with clients to try small changes that can add up over time.
Background and approach
Over five years of practice in Michigan, Abbey has supported people dealing with panic, mood disorders, attachment and abandonment wounds, and the aftereffects of abuse. He also helps with life transitions such as divorce or pregnancy and childbirth, and with issues like guilt, shame, and isolation. Sessions focus on improving day-to-day functioning and coping skills.
Abbey pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck, like control issues or impulsivity, and helps develop new routines and communication strategies. His approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. He encourages realistic goals, steady progress, and practical tools that fit into busy lives.
Taking that first step is often hard, and Abbey aims to make the process easier and more understandable.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Abbey works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in concrete ways. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternative responses; this can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and help with panic symptoms. Another useful method focuses on building routines and attention strategies to support concentration and impulsivity often seen with ADHD, offering practical tools to manage daily tasks and focus.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abbey treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. He checks in on what’s helping and adapts strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when they want deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are convenient for quick updates, ongoing support, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English