James McAbee, PhD
Dr. McAbee is a licensed clinical psychologist in the states of Louisiana and Alabama. His training background is in both clinical and counseling psychology with an emphasis in health psychology and behavioral medicine. He has experience working with a variety of conditions and concerns, as well as diverse patient populations and treatment settings. Dr. McAbee has worked in community outpatient clinics, oncology centers, solid organ transplant centers, department of veteran’s affairs, and college counseling centers. In addition to broad based psychological evaluations and treatment, he is fellowship trained and specializes in the assessment and treatment of chronic pain.
Dr. McAbee received his doctoral degree from the University of South Alabama, completed his doctoral internship at Tulane University School of Medicine and was fellowship trained at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (all APA-accredited programs). In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. McAbee is a Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University School of Medicine and also serves on the board of directors for the Southern Pain Society.
Dr. McAbee maintains professional affiliations with regional and national organizations. He has authored publications in peer reviewed journals and edited book chapters, as well as presented his research at regional and national conferences. Dr. McAbee has also been an invited speaker for various events and organizations.
Clinical services offered by Dr. McAbee are empirically supported and evidenced based approaches. He works in a collaborative manner with patients and their referring providers to meet their individual needs and treatment goals. Dr. McAbee provides the following individual services for adolescents and adults:
Psychological Assessment
Conditions Treated
Dr. McAbee received his doctoral degree from the University of South Alabama, completed his doctoral internship at Tulane University School of Medicine and was fellowship trained at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (all APA-accredited programs). In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. McAbee is a Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University School of Medicine and also serves on the board of directors for the Southern Pain Society.
Dr. McAbee maintains professional affiliations with regional and national organizations. He has authored publications in peer reviewed journals and edited book chapters, as well as presented his research at regional and national conferences. Dr. McAbee has also been an invited speaker for various events and organizations.
Clinical services offered by Dr. McAbee are empirically supported and evidenced based approaches. He works in a collaborative manner with patients and their referring providers to meet their individual needs and treatment goals. Dr. McAbee provides the following individual services for adolescents and adults:
Psychological Assessment
- Pre-Surgical Evaluations
- Spinal Cord Stimulator, Spinal Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Transplant Evaluations
- Liver, Kidney, Stem-Cell
- ADHD Evaluations
- Cognitive Evaluations
- Intellectual Abilities
- Learning Disabilities
Conditions Treated
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic Attacks
- PTSD
- Insomnia
- Somatic and Pain Disorders
- Stress and Worry
- Adjustment
- Health Anxiety
- Coping with Medical Illness (i.e. Cancer, HIV, Low-Vision, Multiple Sclerosis)
- Men’s Issues
- LGBT Issues
- Interpersonal Issues
Publications
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