About Abigail
Abigail Goodwin is a counsellor who helps people struggling with anxiety, stress, relationship worries and phobias. She also supports people facing parenting strain, low self‑esteem, depression and sleep or eating concerns. She writes simply and listens closely to the practical effects these issues have on day‑to‑day life.
Abigail trained as a counsellor registered with the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy, BACP. She has worked in the UK for 11 years and draws on a mix of approaches rather than one single method.
Background and approach
This gives scope to shape how sessions run to the person in front of her. In sessions she aims to be respectful and down‑to‑earth. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what small changes could make life easier.
She uses gentle questioning, practical exercises and reflective listening to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, family and blended family issues, attachment and abandonment worries, intimacy and communication problems, and difficulties tied to chronic illness or pain.
Abigail also supports people dealing with anger, grief, control issues, infidelity, guilt and shame. People who prefer a collaborative style of counselling will find she tailors sessions to individual goals. She emphasises steady progress rather than quick fixes and works with each person to choose methods that fit their situation.
The focus is on practical steps that can be used between sessions as well as discussed in them.
How Abigail’s approaches translate to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and avoidance, and can help with phobias by encouraging small, value‑led steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought and behaviour patterns that keep problems going. It often uses short exercises and practical tasks to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and shift eating or low‑mood patterns.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk with the person about goals and preferences, and then try methods that suit those aims. Sessions may mix ideas from ACT and CBT or draw on attachment‑based thinking when relationship or abandonment issues are central.
Online counselling offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people see facial cues and work through exercises together. Phone sessions suit those with limited bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check‑ins, ongoing coaching or when short, written reflections help the person process between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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