Jan Abbott is a therapist originally from St. Louis, MO. Jan was raised in what has been referred to as a concrete jungle, where she learned the necessities of survival. Eventually Jan was moved to Starkville Mississippi by her mother, who was a native, and taught her southern hospitality and cooking. Being raised in Bulldog Country (Mississippi State University) she attended the Agricultural College, where she earned her first degree Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). Jan began her journey of helping others and advocating for disenfranchised families . After practicing social work for six years, Jan saw an even greater need with individuals suffering with mental health. Jan returned to college and began her quest to earn a Master's in Mental health Counseling degree, which she received from Capella University. Since that time has been working with a diverse population within a therapeutic arena, to combat, cope with, and extinguish a wide variety of mental health issues.
Jan Abbott, founder and owner of Abbott's Counseling & Life Coach Solutions has done therapy with thousands of clients with great passion and success rates. Jan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) in the state of Georgia. She has a great success rate with clients, especially those who are resistant or unaware what changes are needed in their lives. She has a wealth of experience working with individuals, groups, couples, and families within a therapeutic framework. Jan has a history of working in interdisciplinary teams, to include; doctors, lawyers, juvenile justice, case managers, court liaisons, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapists, and other community partners to meet the needs of a very diverse clientele. ACLCS, as an agency has the uncanny ability to use an array of innovative plans, therapy styles, and resources to develop ideal solutions for many therapeutic, community and systematic problems in order to empower a vast client base. Jan has also been named one of the most experienced and affordable clinical supervisor for master level professionals on the licensure track.