Ali Cunningham Abbott

Ali Cunningham Abbott, PhD, LMHC, QS has worked in higher education and mental health settings for the last 18 years. She is the Program Director & an Associate Professor in the CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Prior to academia, she worked at Florida Atlantic University as the Assistant Director for the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) where she provided individual, couples, and family with direct support and consultative services to the community for nearly 10 years. She has been in counseling & consultation private practice for the past 9 years and serving as the Senior Clinical Advisor to the Neurodivergent Empowerment & Support Transformational (NEST) program at Family First Adolescent Services. Cunningham has presented on and published a book, book chapters and academic articles related to various topics including autism treatment & advocacy, mental health first aid, counselor career preparation, and on advocacy for BIPOC, queer & trans communities.