ABOUT

Jennifer Abbott, PhD is the founder and director of the Center for Effective Treatment. She a Licensed Psychologist (LP), and Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) practicing in Boulder, Colorado. She is also a certified PSYPACT provider. She has over 20 years of experience successfully helping people recover from complex problems. She earned both a master’s degree and doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Neuropsychology from Fielding Graduate University. She also holds a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and Nature Based Therapy from Naropa University. Dr. Abbott is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and is an EMDRIA approved EMDR Consultant. She is Intensively and Comprehensively Trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) by Marsha Linehan’s Behavioral Tech, LLC. She has also completed Level II training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Dr. Abbott is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. As A PSYPACT provider, Dr. Abbott is able to provide services in most states via telehealth. For a complete list of participating states, please see https://psypact.site-ym.com/page/psypactmap.

Ashley Coburn, PhD is a Postdoctoral Psychologist Fellow who specializes in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. She focuses on understanding each person’s unique experiences and helping them build on their strengths to promote empowerment and positive change. She draws from different evidence-based treatments including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help her clients manage strong emotions, improve relationships, and handle life’s challenges more effectively.

Dr. Coburn is passionate about helping people who struggle with trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, disordered eating, suicidality, and self-harm. She also conducts comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological testing in the areas of ADHD, autism, learning disorders, academic giftedness, intellectual disabilities, and other complex mental health concerns for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning.

She earned her doctorate degree in school psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. She completed her APA-accredited predoctoral internship with High Plains Psychology Internship Consortium in Greeley, Colorado, where she focused on psychological assessment and therapy with children and adolescents in school settings. Her work addressed a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, learning disorders, intellectual disability, chronic illness, social-emotional difficulties, and trauma. She has additional clinical experience working in outpatient and partial hospitalization settings, a university psychology clinic, and private practices providing individual, group, and family therapy, as well as assessment services.