Lisa Abrotsky, M.S., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, ten-state practice, over ten years of clinical experience with relational trauma
Professional scope
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed in ten states, and an approved supervisor in Florida, New York, Connecticut, and South Carolina, with more than 10 years in practice. Works primarily with couples, families, and adults recovering from relational trauma. Trained in EMDR and the Gottman Method. Qualified to speak on relational and family dynamics, trauma bonding and coercive control in intimate relationships, attachment patterns in adults, and the clinical supervision of registered interns. Does not prescribe. Does not speak to psychopharmacology or to diagnosis outside her licensure.
About
Lisa Abrotsky is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over ten years of clinical practice, licensed across ten U.S. states. She is founder and owner of New Reflections Counseling, P.A., a group practice with offices in all eleven states and telehealth throughout, serving clients primarily in couples, family, and adult relational trauma work. She is an approved clinical supervisor in Florida, New York, Connecticut, and South Carolina, and has trained in EMDR and the Gottman Method. Her contribution to Shrinkopedia focuses on trauma bonding and coercive control in intimate relationships, an area she works with clinically most weeks.
Contributed perspectives
- Trauma bonding (Library)
"Why can't I just leave?" - Couples therapy referrals (Library)
"Two failure modes I see every week"
Elsewhere in The Shrink Network
Lisa Abrotsky contributes across more than one site in The Shrink Network. Each site has its own editorial lane, and each contribution is verified against the same standard.
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Disclosures
Founder and owner of New Reflections Counseling, P.A., a group practice with offices in all eleven states and telehealth throughout. No industry relationships, board seats, equity in any manufacturer or platform, and not on any speaker bureau. She contributed this perspective without payment. Shrinkopedia does not refer patients to her practice, and inclusion of her perspective is not a clinical endorsement of any specific provider or program.
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State licensure
- Florida. LMFT and Qualified Supervisor MT2644.
- New York. LMFT with Diagnostic Privilege and Qualified Supervisor 001752.
- North Carolina. LMFT 2358.
- Colorado. MFT MFT.0002265.
- Connecticut. MFT 2972 and Qualified Supervisor.
- New Jersey. LMFT 37FI00233700.
- South Carolina. LPC and Professional Counselor Qualified Supervisor LPC.8161.
- Tennessee. LMFT LMFT2932.
- Illinois. LMFT 166.012233.
- Pennsylvania. MFT MF001814.
Contributed perspective
Her expert perspective, “Why can’t I just leave?”, appears on the Shrinkopedia library page for trauma bonding. It is her own writing, preserved verbatim in her voice.
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Abrotsky L. Why can’t I just leave? In: Shrinkopedia [Internet]. shrinkMD Publishing; 2026 [reviewed 2026 Sep 5; cited YYYY MMM D]. Available from: https://shrinkopedia.com/library/trauma-bonding/#expert-perspective
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Disclosure
Lisa Abrotsky is the founder and owner of New Reflections Counseling, P.A. She contributed this perspective without payment. She holds no industry relationships, board seats, equity, or speaker-bureau engagements. Shrinkopedia does not refer patients to her practice, and inclusion of this perspective is not a clinical endorsement of any specific provider or program.