Abena Floyd, LMHC-D, Therapist in Tarrytown, New York

At LifeStance Health, Abena Floyd helps teens, adults, and older adults navigate life’s challenges with compassion, insight, and evidence-based care. Serving patients throughout New York, she creates a supportive and collaborative therapeutic environment where individuals and couples can build resilience, strengthen relationships, and move toward meaningful personal growth. Abena works with a wide range of mental health concerns, with particular expertise in anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, while also offering support for many additional emotional and behavioral health needs. Abena is especially passionate about helping individuals facing women’s issues and those seeking safety, recognizing the complex emotional, relational, and life circumstances that can impact overall well-being. She provides a space where clients can feel heard, respected, and empowered as they process difficult experiences, develop healthy coping strategies, and work toward healing. Her approach emphasizes understanding each person’s unique story while fostering practical skills that support long-term emotional wellness. In her work with individuals and couples, Abena tailors treatment to each client’s goals and circumstances. She incorporates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She also offers support for couples seeking to improve communication, strengthen connection, and navigate relationship challenges. In addition to her primary areas of expertise, Abena has experience addressing concerns such as ADHD, grief, bipolar disorder, life transitions, substance use issues, sleep difficulties, reproductive challenges, and gender identity concerns, among other mental health needs. Abena welcomes and affirms diverse backgrounds and identities and has experience serving members of the LGBTQ+ community. She believes effective therapy begins with a strong therapeutic relationship built on trust, authenticity, and mutual respect. Her goal is to help clients gain greater self-awareness, develop practical tools for managing symptoms, and create lasting positive change in their lives. She earned her education from Long Island University Brooklyn and CUNY Hunter College. Outside of her clinical work, Abena enjoys expressing her creativity through art, dance, and music, and she also enjoys spending time reading.