Abigail Lanford

Abbey Lanford is a Visiting Lecturer of Psychology at Flagler College and a Mental Health Counselor currently in the final stages of LMHC licensure. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Flagler and her M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Marriage and Family Counseling from Jacksonville University. In 2024, she founded Ataraxia Counseling, a trauma-informed therapy group practice in St. Augustine.  She specializes in women’s mental health, trauma recovery, and adolescent development, and is trained in EMDR and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Her work is grounded in feminist, multicultural, humanistic, and strengths-based approaches, and she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision in the future.