About Abraham
Abraham Knowles is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in Florida. He uses a client-centered approach to build trust and tailors care to each person's needs. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change thoughts and actions that get in the way of daily life.
He has worked in schools, community mental health, substance abuse services, and home health. That variety shaped a practical style that focuses on what helps most right now.
How Abraham works
Sessions often include straightforward goal-setting and skills practice to reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Common concerns he addresses include anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and stress. He also supports people facing parenting stresses, relationship and family struggles, grief, eating or sleeping problems, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
Additional focuses include abandonment, dissociation, isolation, and life purpose. His work blends active listening with motivational interviewing to help people find reasons and strength to make change. Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm continues to affect mood and behavior.
He aims to help clients increase confidence and rebuild meaningful connections. Outside of work he enjoys reading, movies, theater, and family activities. He has volunteered with a church youth group for over 20 years.
Many clients find his long experience brings steady, practical support during difficult times.
Abraham lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Abraham works with
The areas below are the ones Abraham selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Abraham’s approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding where a person is coming from. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what they say, and helps them make choices that feel right. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and panic attacks.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Abraham will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then recommend methods that match those needs. That collaborative process can change over time as progress is made or new issues come up.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or fit support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while balancing work, family, and travel.
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