About Abigail
Abigail Holman helps people facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, career crossroads, ADHD challenges, stress and anxiety. She also supports those coping with depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar symptoms, burnout and compassion fatigue. Abigail writes plainly and listens without judgement.
She keeps sessions down-to-earth and practical. Conversations aim to make difficult feelings easier to name. When useful, she offers straightforward strategies for worry, sleep problems, low motivation and overthinking.
Abigail adapts her approach to each person.
How Abigail works
Some clients want space to reflect and be heard. Others want tools they can try between sessions. She uses a mix of attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive-behavioural techniques and mindfulness to match what someone needs.
Her work also covers a broad range of related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, body image and caregiving stress. Abigail can support people dealing with chronic illness, cancer, ageing, autism and co-morbidity, among other challenges. With four years of practice and a BACP credential, Abigail brings calm and practical focus to sessions.
She accepts international clients and runs appointments from the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English using formats that suit different lives and schedules. If someone wants a mix of listening and practical steps, Abigail aims to be a steady, human presence while they work toward clearer thinking and small changes.
Abigail lists 8 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.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that suit online counselling
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships, manage anxiety about connection and rebuild trust in themselves and others.Client-centred therapy centres on careful, non-judgemental listening. The therapist follows the person's pace, offering empathy and reflection to help them find their own answers and sense of direction.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical techniques to reduce worry, change unhelpful thought patterns and improve sleep or motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Abigail will discuss goals and preferences, then tailor methods to what feels most useful. This is a collaborative process, and adjustments are made as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into busy lives. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone suits lower bandwidth or hands-free chats, live chat and text are helpful for short check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options offer flexibility for different routines, time zones and personal comfort.
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