Abby Swandal, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Wayzata, MN — therapist at ThriveTalk

Abby Swandal, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

11 yrs experience

Updated August 20, 2026 How we verify

About

Abby Swandal is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Wayzata, Minnesota, specializing in trauma, somatic-based healing, and relational and attachment work, with particular focus on supporting women navigating people-pleasing, codependency, and perfectionism.

Services

  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum
  • Relationship issues
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Codependency and people-pleasing
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Addiction
  • Grief
  • Family conflict
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress
  • Codependency
  • Domestic violence
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Trauma-focused
  • Attachment-based
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Family systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness-based
  • Adlerian
  • Experiential
  • Developmental trauma work
  • Relational trauma practices

State licenses

  • Minnesota · License #3617 · LMFT Active

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 13 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity, credentials (MA, LMFT), practice name, Wayzata MN location, license MN #3617, years in practice (11), specialties, fees, insurance, session formats, education (Adler Graduate School, 2016), AAMFT certificate #163316 (2015), MN certificate #304596 (2016), profile photo (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES registry (individual NPI)

  • NPI 1346758877 for Abby Rose Swandal, LADC/LAMFT, taxonomy 106H00000X Marriage & Family Therapist, practice address [redacted], active status, enumerated 2018-01-18 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

NPPES registry (organization NPI)

  • NPI 1538917612 for Abby Swandal Therapy Services P.L.L.C., same address, active status, enumerated 2024-05-13 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

provider website

  • Bio, specialties (somatic therapy, trauma, overthinking/stress), booking portal, Instagram/LinkedIn links, headshot candidate (dismissed as non-front-facing) (abbyswandal.com)

provider website (client intake document)

  • Official confirmation of name, title (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), MN License 3617, practice address, phone ([redacted]), email ([redacted]), fee ($200/session), legal entity name Abby Swandal Therapy Services P.L.L.C., no insurance billing / Mentaya out-of-network reimbursement partner (abbyswandal.com)

therapist aggregator (TherapyFinder)

  • Fees breakdown ($200/60-min, $100/30-min), free consultation, license MN LMFT #3617, currently accepting new clients (therapyfinder.com)

therapist directory (Healing Trauma Network)

  • Bio describing trauma specialty in women (people-pleasing, codependency, anxious attachment, perfectionism), modalities (Somatic Experiencing, developmental/relational trauma work), alternate phone [redacted] (healingtraumanetwork.net)

provider aggregator (Doctor.com)

  • Credential string LADC, LAMFT (Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist); Maple Grove, MN affiliation; 0 reviews on platform (doctor.com)

provider aggregator (medicarelist.com)

  • Cross-check of MN license #3617, NPI 1346758877, credentials LADC/LAMFT, addresses (medicarelist.com)

LinkedIn

  • Professional social profile exists under name Abby Swandal, ~116 connections, Abby Swandal Therapy Services (linkedin.com)

Instagram

  • Handle @exhaleforeight linked from provider's own website as her account (instagram.com)

Facebook

  • Business page "Abby Swandal Therapy Services" found via search (facebook.com)

review platform (Yelp)

  • Business listing exists ("ABBY SWANDAL THERAPY", [redacted]); page returned 403 on fetch so rating/review count could not be extracted (yelp.com)
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