About Abigail
Abigail Bensko is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. Abigail aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, direct approach in session.
She creates a welcoming space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals.
Background and approach
Abigail listens closely and helps clients sort through immediate concerns and longer-term patterns. Her work often combines straightforward talk with tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses approaches that help people process painful memories, improve relationships, and find purpose after major life changes.
The goal is to build skills that transfer into day-to-day life. Abigail is comfortable addressing substance use, communication struggles, blended family tensions, and first responder stress. She also has experience with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) and self-harm concerns, always prioritizing safety and practical coping in session.
When someone starts, she typically collaborates to set short-term goals and plans for progress. Abigail adapts methods to each person’s needs and helps track changes between appointments. Her style is approachable, goal-oriented, and steady.
Approaches that guide online work and practical care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. A therapist offers space to talk and reflects what matters to the person, which helps clarify feelings and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to help people process distressing memories. It combines focused recall with bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of painful memories and make them easier to manage in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and preferences. Together they decide what methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in quickly, do shorter updates, or keep a thread of progress between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Life purpose
- Self-harm
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Arizona
- Languages
- English