Abigail De Almeida
Support for anxiety and life change
About Abigail
Abigail De Almeida is an integrative counsellor who has spent the last three years supporting people through difficult life moments. She speaks English and Portuguese and works from the United Kingdom. Abigail focuses on clear, practical steps to help clients feel less overwhelmed and more able to move forward.
She helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people coping with grief, low self-esteem and big life changes.
Background and approach
Career strain, compassion fatigue and relationship concerns are part of her day-to-day practice. Abigail uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred methods alongside psychodynamic ideas and hypnotherapy.
In sessions she aims for straightforward conversation and collaborative planning rather than jargon. Sessions tend to focus on understanding what keeps a problem going and on small practical changes. She works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, family of origin difficulties, communication problems, guilt, shame and feelings of emptiness.
Abigail also supports people with cultural and multicultural concerns. Her registration details include BACP and NCPS. Abigail’s practice is aimed at people looking for empathy combined with concrete tools to handle anxiety, loss and major life transitions.
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Sessions & fees
How Abigail’s approaches can work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and values, then take small actions that match what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain problems, which helps with stress and depression. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s own experience at the centre, offering empathic listening and space to make sense of difficult feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abigail collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean trying one approach for a few sessions, then adjusting based on what helps most. The process is guided by the client’s needs and paced to suit them.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility. Video calls are good for a fuller conversation and reading non-verbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can suit quick reflections, brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions.
| 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
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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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
