Abby Bottorff, MA, Chicago, IL | Psychotherapist

About Abby Bottorff

Focus areas

Anxiety

Gender Affirming Counseling

Bereavement / Grief Counseling

LGBTQ+ Counseling

Childhood Trauma

Transgender Care

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Individuals

Adults (25-64)

Couples

Seniors (65+)

Treatment approaches

Dialectical (DBT)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Somatic

Identity

Gender

Non-binary

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Abby Bottorff

I am a lover of video games, nerdy fiction, and animals. I am a big fan of punk rock and folk, with an affinity for Queercore genres. When I’m not working, you’ll find me hanging out with my wonderful partner, two rescue huskies and four cats. I am in love with the drag scene and engage as often as I can with local art as it feeds my soul. So many of us living in this uncertain world are forced to accept systems, expectations, and values that aren’t supportive of our authentic selves or our communities. If this sounds like something you’re grappling with, you might also be feeling anxious, misunderstood, depressed, or confused. You should not have to make yourself smaller to fit in this world. I want to help you take up space, understand the parts of you that you might not fully know yet, and find new ways to honor your autonomy. I am a white non-binary, queer therapist who has experience working from an intersectional feminist lens to offer an affirming space for lgbtqia+ folx, folx of different ability types, and Black and Brown folx who face forms of marginalization. Our work together will be tailored to the parts of you that you’d like to better understand and support. This may include deep exploration of sexuality, gender, spirituality, culture, and the many different experiences that create the “parts” of who we are. My space is anti-capitalist and fueled by radical self-acceptance. Embracing, harnessing, and empowering our individual identities, traumas, and personal narratives to serve you in your growth journey will be at the core of our work together.

What should a new client know about working with you?

My approach to counseling is guided by self-empowerment and embracing both the person you are and the ways you’d like to foster healthy growth within your life by incorporating an integrative anti-oppressive approach. My clinical foundation utilizes Internal Family System strategies called “parts work,” and aims to explore the dynamics of each person’s identity and collaboratively create empowerment plans for these parts. I also use somatic work to help connect to your nervous system and provide DBT-based interventions to tangibly create safety within our bodies.

What is your typical process for working with clients?

Therapy has often been rooted in a Western perspective of becoming “more functional” in the eyes of society. This, of course, can be a result of great counseling. I like to believe, however, that therapy can be so much more. It can look like fostering an energetic, curious relationship with parts of yourself, with the way you fit into the world, the way you engage with your relationships, and the way you choose to express your story. Queer folx deserve to take up spaces in mental health that aren’t rooted in harmful stereotypes and heteronormativity. There’s so much healing to be found in changing our goals of counseling from “being more functional” to “being more myself”.

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In-network insurances

Abby Bottorff, MA has +32 in-network plans.

Out-of-pocket fees and assistance

Initial session: $200 for 60 minutes

Sliding scale: Offers lower out-of-pocket fees on an individual basis, typically based on your ability to pay

Popular visit reasons

Anxiety Disorder

Boundary Issues

Depression

New Patient Visit

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Therapy

Women's Mental Health Issues

Anxiety Disorder

Boundary Issues

Depression

New Patient Visit

Office location

Abby Bottorff, MA also offers online video visits for patients

Practical Audacity

1757 N Kimball Ave, Ste 202, Chicago, IL 60647

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Education and background

Practice names

Practical Audacity

Education and training

Loras College, Master's in Counseling

NPI number

1942948237

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Frequently asked questions

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What practice does Abby Bottorff work with?

Abby Bottorff works with Practical Audacity.

Where is Abby Bottorff's office located?

Abby Bottorff has 3 office locations, including in Chicago and Clutier, view full addresses on Abby Bottorff's profile.

What are common reasons for patients to see Abby Bottorff?

Abby Bottorff frequently sees patients for Depression, New Patient Visit, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Abby Bottorff on their profile.