Abigail Cruse
Therapist using depth and body-based approaches
About Abigail
Abigail Cruse is a counsellor who draws on several therapeutic approaches to help people facing pain and uncertainty. She is a BACP member, which means she works within recognised professional standards. Abigail focuses on making room for honest conversation and practical change in everyday life.
She often uses existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels overwhelming. Jungian concepts are part of her work too, helping people notice patterns and symbols that influence mood and behaviour.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and somatic methods bring attention to the body and the present moment to calm racing thoughts. Abigail has four years of experience supporting people with stress and anxiety, grief and bereavement, addictions, relationship difficulties and trauma. She also addresses issues such as eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Other areas she focuses on include attachment, abandonment, codependency and family of origin problems. In practical sessions she aims to listen closely and ask questions that help people see small, doable steps forward. Conversations are straightforward and grounded in the person’s life, not in jargon.
The pace and focus adapt to what each person needs. She works with people on matters of self-esteem, anger, intimacy, guilt and shame, and coping with life changes. For those navigating complex experiences such as domestic violence, divorce, infertility or infidelity, she offers a steady presence and tools to move forward.
What Abigail works with
How Abigail works
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Sessions & fees
How depth work and body-based therapy translate online
Abigail commonly uses existential therapy to help people sit with big life questions and values, which can bring clarity when routines or roles change. Jungian therapy looks at recurring patterns and inner symbols to help make sense of feelings and behaviours, useful for those who want to understand long-standing themes.She also draws on mindfulness and somatic approaches that pay attention to the body and present-moment sensations to reduce overwhelm. These methods can help with anxiety, trauma responses and sleep or eating difficulties by bringing gentle, moment-to-moment awareness to what the body is doing.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. Treatment plans evolve in conversation and are adjusted based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction; phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.
| 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
