Abigail Hirschfeld LCSW

The college years can be some of the most overwhelming — academic pressure, perfectionism, anxiety, homesickness, identity shifts, and major life changes, often layered on top of experiences you carry with you from before you even got here. Whatever you're going through, I'll meet you with honesty and genuine warmth — as well as humor and laughter along the way. We'll work toward your goals as a team, with a treatment plan designed to meet your unique needs. This plan will always take into account your background, identity, and lived experience. This is a space space, and everybody is welcome here.

I commonly work with students navigating:
- Anxiety and perfectionism
- Depression
- Trauma and past experiences
- Chronic illness and chronic pain
- Homesickness and life transitions
- Identity and self-worth

Therapy with me is supportive and nonjudgmental — and direct. Expect to be gently challenged. Together we'll work on dismantling negative core beliefs, shifting unhelpful thought patterns, building healthy boundaries, and finding coping skills that work and fit in to your daily life .

Our first session is about you. I'll walk you through what to expect and your rights as a client, and you'll have space to ask questions. Building trust and rapport is the most important step to make our work together possible — so we'll begin the trust-building process while I gather some important background. My goal is that when you leave your first session, you'll feel heard, understood, and genuinely hopeful that growth and healing are possible.