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Abraham Knowles

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Abraham Knowles, LCSW

Florida

LCSW - Anxiety and Anger support

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW5307
  • NPI1659475648
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • CBT focus
  • Client-centered
  • Trauma-informed

About Abraham

Abraham Knowles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 25 years of experience. He works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addiction, anger, and other life challenges. He also addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, and issues related to identity and grief.

He trained at the University of South Florida, earning master's degrees in Social Work and in Public Health in 1995. His work history includes roles as a school social worker and positions in community mental health, substance abuse programs, and home health services. That background informs a practical approach to everyday problems.

In sessions he draws mainly from cognitive behavioral approaches and client-centered therapy. He also uses motivational interviewing and trauma-focused methods when they fit the concern. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills you can use outside the room, and addressing patterns that keep problems going.

He has experience offering individual and group work and has done case management in past roles. He routinely helps people manage panic, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, ADHD symptoms, sleep and eating disruptions, and problems with communication and isolation.

Outside clinical work he spends time with his family, volunteers with a church youth group, and enjoys reading, movies, and theater. He describes his role as listening, helping people set goals, and working together on practical steps toward calmer relationships, better mood, and clearer purpose.

How sessions work

Approaches used in online sessions

Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding the person's perspective and building a collaborative relationship. It focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and helping them set goals that feel relevant to their life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It teaches practical skills such as recognizing unhelpful thinking patterns, testing those beliefs, and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then collaboratively choose strategies that fit. That may mean combining client-centered support with CBT skills or using motivational interviewing to build readiness for change.

Many people appreciate fitting therapy into a busy life. Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around work or family, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time, while in-session tools focus on practical skills you can use between meetings.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCommunication problemsDissociationEmptinessFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, grief, and related problems.

What is his general therapy style?

He draws mainly from client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches and also uses motivational interviewing and trauma-focused methods when appropriate.

How much experience does he have?

He has 25 years of experience working in school settings, community mental health, substance abuse services, and home health in Florida.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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