Abby Calisch, PsyD

Abby Calisch was raised in Dallas, Texas and attended the University of Colorado for her BA in Sculpture and Sociology.  She then attended Hahnemann Medical College for her MS in Art Therapy and received her PsyD from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She has lived in Boulder, Philadelphia, Chicago, Montreal, Louisville, and Virginia before arriving in Santa Fe in 2019.  Her 50+ year career has been dually focused on providing therapy and teaching and supervision of emerging students.   She has held academic Chair positions at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, University of Louisville, Concordia University (Montreal), Argosy University-Dallas (Clinical Psychology) and Eastern Virginia Medical School.   She has worked clinically at the University of Chicago, Presbyterian Hospital, Southwestern Medical School Hospital, Central State Hospital, and Michael Reese Hospital as well as in private practice and trauma informed community service settings.  She works with clients of all ages and issues ranging from mental/behavioral health issues, addictions, eating disorders and trauma, to medical issues. She has published and presented nationally and internationally in the areas of art therapy, supervision, ethics, brief therapy, multicultural issues, LBGTQ issues and use of imagery in psychotherapy. A favorite and guiding quote from Confucius is: “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”.