Abigail Goodwin
Compassionate counsellor for life and relationship struggles
About Abigail
Abigail Goodwin helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, intimacy issues, eating or sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and ADHD.
Her work covers many related topics such as attachment and abandonment issues, blended family tensions, body image, chronic illness, communication problems, control issues, divorce, domestic violence, guilt and shame, and infidelity.
Background and approach
Abigail practises as an integrated counsellor and draws on several approaches to suit each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred work. That means sessions can include practical coping strategies, exploring patterns in relationships and focusing on what matters most to the client.
Her style is direct and compassionate. She aims to listen carefully, reflect what she hears and help people try new ways of coping. Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a fixed formula.
Abigail encourages realistic, manageable steps so change feels achievable. Abigail is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has eleven years of professional experience working with emotional difficulties and life transitions.
Her approach combines practical tools with attention to how past relationships affect present feelings. Sessions are available in English and are delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
What Abigail works with
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small actions that move life in a meaningful direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) examines unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness, helping people understand patterns that affect intimacy and family conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abigail will discuss options and tailor sessions based on a person's goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques may be combined or adjusted as understanding grows.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversational work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or mobility limits while keeping focus on practical tools and emotional awareness.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour 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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
