Our Team
Consultant
Shayna Abraham
Shayna Abraham holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with a specialty in Eating Disorders from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She has completed additional coursework in chemical dependency at California State University, East Bay. Prior to full-time consulting, she worked therapeutically with a wide range of clients including adults, adolescents, children, and families.
Shayna understands that each family she works with has unique and often complex challenges. Her intent is to meet each family where they are and guide them to reach their individually defined goals. Over the past decade, she has worked with hundreds of families as both an educational and therapeutic consultant.
Shayna regularly travels nationally and internationally, maintaining her direct knowledge of schools and programs. She cultivates relationships directly with each of the professionals and programs she recommends. Shayna utilizes her in-depth understanding of diagnosis, assessment, and treatment to advocate for her clients while guiding the family through the entire treatment process
With 20+ years of experience helping families through some of the most difficult times, Shayna has seen a thing or two. From speaking engagements to podcast interviews, her passion for bringing hope to a tough situation shines in everything she does.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with a specialty in Eating Disorders from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon
Additional course work in chemical dependency at California State University, East Bay
SPEAKER
Available for: Podcasts | Webinars & Livestreams | Discussion Panels | Workshops | Conferences
Topics:
Understanding the continuum of therapeutic care
Therapeutic Consulting
Ways to create collaborative care teams
Women's entrepreneurship
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
10/25 YATA: Cracking the Client Code
2/22 NATSAP National Conference: Creating Intentional Parental Communities
1/22 GAP Year Association Conference: The Fear of Failure to Launch
4/21 IECA National Conference: The College Alternative, Creating Plan B
3/21 Drawing the Line: When and How to Intervene with Our Kids
2/19 The Golden Thread: a Research Project Explained
1/19 Ways to Win at Setting Up Program Tours
8/17 Wilderness Therapy Symposium: Practicing What We Preach: Self Care in a Stressful Profession
8/16 Autism Symposium: Doing Back bends with a Rigid Family: the Admissions Process with a Fused Family System.
5/16 IECA National Conference: Transition to Triumph: The Growing Need for Transition/Step Down Programs
4/15 Therapeutic Consulting Association Inaugural Training and Formation Meeting
2/15 NATSAP National Conference: Collaboration, The Next Frontier
9/14 YATA: Breaking Good, Collegiate Recovery: How We Get It Wrong
9/14 YATA: The Measure of Our Success - Defining and Measuring Meaningful Growth in Young Adult Transition Programs
2/14 NATSAP National Conference: Preventing Premature Discharge: Galvanizing Parental Commitment
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We can help.
At Prepare to Bloom, we understand. And we’re here for you—not just in the beginning, but to walk beside you every step of the way, to provide guidance and hope, and get your child back on their own right path. Let’s get the comeback started, together.