About Mountains to Sea Therapy
Hi, I’m Abby Teed (she/her), LCSW, a clinical social worker offering primarily online therapy for clients across North Carolina, with limited in-person home visits available after admission. Mountains to Sea Therapy reflects my move from the Midwest’s lakes and forests to the mountains and coastal waters of North Carolina — and the winding paths many of us take.
The name Mountains to Sea Therapy reflects a journey that rarely moves in a straight line. There are seasons that feel like switchbacks on a trail and seasons that feel like standing in the surf, trying to keep your balance. My work is about creating a steady, compassionate space where all of that can be welcomed.
I’ve spent over a decade walking alongside children, teens, and families through foster care, adoption, in-home services, and outpatient therapy. Whether you’re a kid feeling misunderstood, a parent feeling stuck, or an adult trying to untangle old patterns, our time together is a place where you don’t have to perform. You get to be real, in your own way, at your own pace.
Sessions are relaxed, collaborative, and body-aware. We’ll check in with your breath, muscles, and posture as much as your thoughts, using movement, tapping, or grounding exercises when helpful so your nervous system feels safer while we process hard things.
Quick Snapshot
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina
- Master of Social Work, University of Oklahoma (2021)
- 10+ years supporting children & families, including foster care and adoption work
- Telehealth-first practice based in Shawboro & Moyock, NC, with limited in-person home visits
Clinical experience that bridges systems work and private practice.
Before launching Mountains to Sea Therapy, I served families in community agencies, schools, and medical settings. The through-line has always been helping people feel seen in the places they were told to “be resilient.”
Professional background
- Former in-home therapist for families navigating DSS, foster care, and adoption
- Experience collaborating with psychiatrists, case managers, and school teams
- Trained in trauma-focused CBT, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and EMDR
- Consulted on program development for parenting support groups and regulation workshops
Clients often say...
“Abby makes hard conversations feel doable,” “She explains the brain and body in a way my teenager actually gets,” and “I feel less alone after every session.”
These reflections fuel my commitment to accessible, shame-free therapy.
Values I return to again and again.
Curiosity over judgment
We slow down and observe instead of rushing toward a fix. Curiosity keeps us grounded in compassion and invites your story to unfold in its own words.
Collaboration
Therapy is a partnership. I’ll offer education, regulation tools, and reflections, while also inviting your wisdom about what has or hasn’t helped before.
Justice & inclusion
Trauma is often tied to systems of oppression. My practice is LGBTQ+ affirming, fat-positive, anti-racist, and supportive of neurodivergent and disabled clients.
Outside of session
You’ll find me hiking coastal trails, exploring new coffee shops, reading memoirs, or tending to the plants I’ve promised to keep alive. These practices remind me to bring humor and humanity into the therapy room.
Community roots
I’m grateful to call Currituck County home and to serve clients across North Carolina through telehealth. The mountains and coast alike influence the metaphors, rhythms, and imagery that show up in our work.