About Abigail
Abigail De Almeida is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' professional experience. She supports people who feel anxious, low in mood, overwhelmed by stress, or stuck after loss. Abigail works in English and Portuguese and draws on several therapeutic styles to meet different needs.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple tools that can be used between meetings. She listens to the whole person and helps individuals make sense of painful feelings, confusing patterns, and difficult life moments.
How Abigail works
Abigail commonly helps people manage grief and compassion fatigue, build self-esteem and confidence, and cope with relationship or family tensions. She also addresses issues linked to attachment, abandonment, guilt and shame, and cultural or multicultural concerns. Therapy blends elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, client-centred listening, hypnotherapy techniques and psychodynamic thinking.
That mix means sessions can include reflective conversation, practical exercises, and gentle exploration of past experiences that influence current behaviour. People choose Abigail when they want a calm, steady presence and a clear plan for change. Work can include short-term strategies for coping and longer conversations about life purpose and meaning.
The first step is a brief matching questionnaire and then arranging sessions that fit the person’s schedule.
Abigail lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Abigail works with
The areas below are the ones Abigail selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Abigail’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It supports valued action so someone can make small steps towards what matters even when emotions are difficult. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful cycles; it is useful for anxiety, stress and low mood. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises empathic listening and creating a trusting space where people can talk freely and be heard.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Abigail will discuss goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit the person’s needs. That choice is collaborative and can shift as therapy progresses to focus on what helps most in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins during a busy day, and messaging can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional understanding.
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