Jennifer Abbott, PhD

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 this page for more.

Dr. Abbott cares very deeply about delivering high-quality services to help people overcome challenging problems. In order to better serve our clients, she is currently completing postdoctoral training in Clinical Psychopharmacology and is pursuing licensure as a prescribing psychologist. She works under the supervision of Dr. Brandon Sklar in order to integrate psychiatric medication management and de-prescribing services with traditional psychotherapy and psychological services.