Adoption, Anxiety and Grief Counseling in Flower Mound, TX
Helping adults, teens, adoptees and adoptive families find healing, connection, and lasting change.
Welcome!
Specialized Adoption Counseling in Texas
Helping adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and families navigate identity, attachment, grief, loss and belonging.
I offer both online and in-person therapy near you in Flower Mound, close to Highland Village, Lantana, Argyle and Bartonville. I offer free phone consultations so that you can ask me any questions and get a feel for working together. Please feel free to contact me. I’m looking forward to meeting you!
Areas Served
Cypress Banks Counseling provides in-person therapy in Flower Mound and virtual counseling throughout Texas
Communities Served
Flower Mound, Argyle, Bartonville, Lantana, Highland Village, Northlake, Justin, Roanoke, Denton and Lewisville
Specialties
Anxiety Therapy
Are you feeling anxious most days and unsure where to find help?
Grief Counseling
Are you carrying a loss that feels too heavy to carry alone?
Trauma-Informed Adoption Support
Do you have an adoption story you need help navigating?
Teen Therapy
Are you a teenager looking for support and guidance in your life?
Hi, I’m Abbie.
Meet Abbie Smith, LPC-S | Adoption, Anxiety & Grief Counselor in Flower Mound, TX
I'm passionate about helping people navigate life's most challenging seasons with compassion, understanding, and practical support. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, or the unique complexities of adoption, therapy can provide a safe place to process your experiences and create meaningful change.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, I've been helping clients heal and grow since 2016. My professional journey has also included a career in marketing, giving me a unique understanding of life's transitions, shifting identities, and the pressures many people face while balancing careers, relationships, and personal expectations.
I have specialized training in adoption-competent counseling and am passionate about supporting adoptees, adoptive families, birth parents, and others whose lives have been touched by adoption. I understand that adoption stories often involve layers of identity, attachment, grief, loss, and belonging that deserve thoughtful, informed care.
At Cypress Banks Counseling, I offer both in-person counseling in Flower Mound and virtual therapy for clients throughout Texas. My goal is to provide a warm, nonjudgmental space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to move toward the life you want to create.
You don't have to navigate your story alone. Healing happens through connection, and I would be honored to walk alongside you on your journey.
Why People Seek Counseling
Life can feel overwhelming when you're carrying struggles that others can't always see. Whether you're navigating anxiety, grief, adoption-related challenges, or the pressures of adolescence, counseling can provide a space to slow down, gain clarity, and move forward with greater confidence and connection.
Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety can show up in many different ways. For some, it's the constant stream of racing thoughts that never seems to quiet down. For others, it's panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, irritability, or the feeling that they always need to be "on." Many people find themselves caught in cycles of overthinking, perfectionism, and self-doubt, spending so much energy worrying about what could happen that it's difficult to enjoy the present moment.
Over time, anxiety can lead to emotional and physical burnout, leaving you feeling exhausted, disconnected, and stuck. Therapy can help you understand the patterns fueling your anxiety, develop healthier coping strategies, and create lasting change so you can feel more grounded and in control of your life.
Adoption Counseling
Adoption is a lifelong journey that can bring both joy and complexity. Whether you're an adoptee, adoptive parent, birth parent, or someone navigating reunification, adoption often involves experiences of attachment, identity, grief, and loss that deserve thoughtful exploration.
Questions about belonging, connection, and self-understanding can emerge at any stage of life. Some adoptees struggle with feelings of being different, while adoptive parents may face challenges related to attachment, transitions, or family dynamics. Reunification can bring hope, excitement, uncertainty, and unexpected emotions all at once.
As an adoption-competent counselor, I provide a safe space to explore the unique layers of your story, process difficult emotions, strengthen relationships, and make sense of experiences that may have gone unspoken for years.
Teen Counseling
The teenage years can be both exciting and incredibly challenging. Adolescents today face pressures from school, social media, friendships, family expectations, and an uncertain future. Many teens struggle with self-esteem, social anxiety, perfectionism, or the feeling that they have to meet impossible standards.
School stress can affect every area of a teen's life, leading to anxiety, withdrawal, conflict at home, or difficulty managing emotions. Counseling provides a supportive environment where teens can build confidence, develop healthy coping skills, improve communication, and learn how to navigate life's challenges with greater resilience.
Grief Counseling
Grief touches every person differently. The loss of a parent, spouse, family member, friend, or significant life role can leave you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and unsure of how to move forward. While grief is a natural response to loss, it doesn't always follow a predictable path.
Some people experience complicated grief, where feelings of sadness, anger, guilt, or longing remain intense long after the loss has occurred. Others may struggle to adjust to life changes, relationships, or identities that have been altered by loss.
Grief counseling offers a compassionate space to process your experience, honor your relationship with what has been lost, and find ways to carry your memories forward while continuing to engage fully in life. Healing doesn't mean forgetting—it means learning how to move forward while making room for both grief and hope.
Frequently Asked Questions
I work with teenagers and adults who are navigating the emotional landscape of adoption, whether they were adopted themselves, are parenting through adoption or are still unpacking what this experience means years down the road.
We don’t always get permission to explore our stories. Sometimes people expect adoption to be a purely joyful experience. But the truth is, even when adoption brings safety and love, it often begins with loss - and that loss can live quietly under the surface, shaping thoughts, relationships and self-perceptions.
Professional Endorsements
“Abbie is truly exceptional! She takes the time to listen and hear your story. She is easy to talk to, compassionate, and never judgmental. She works hard to help you work through your emotions, achieve your goals, and make lasting changes in your life. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a therapist who genuinely cares and is dedicated to helping her clients grow and thrive.”
Jessica Roseberry, PMHNP, FNP with ClearPoint Psychiatry
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