Abby Rounding , BACP

Abby Rounding is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She works with those feeling stuck in their relationships or struggling with mild to moderate depression. Abby writes plainly and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful from the start.

Abby draws on ideas from a range of therapies to suit each person. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques when someone wants practical steps to break repeating patterns. She also pays attention to early attachment experiences and how they affect current relationships.

In sessions she prioritises the relationship between counsellor and client. Abby believes feeling supported helps people open up and do deeper work. Some conversations will be reflective and probing, while others will be practical and task‑focused depending on what’s needed that day.

Typical therapy might cover childhood care and its impact, emotional and bodily responses, and everyday behaviours. Abby often works on communication, self‑acceptance, body image and coping strategies. She may use worksheets or short exercises when they help build awareness and change.

First meetings normally introduce background, goals and expectations. After that, Abby lets each person lead the pace while offering structure, ideas and gentle challenge. Her aim is to help people develop healthier ways of being and clearer direction in life.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Attachment‑based work looks at early care and how it shapes present relationships. Online sessions can explore patterns of closeness and distance, helping people understand why they react the way they do and how to build different ways of relating.

Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and creating a supportive relationship. In remote sessions the counsellor offers empathy and reflection, which helps people feel heard and safe enough to discuss difficult topics and make changes.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, uses practical steps to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. In online work this might include agreed tasks, worksheets and small experiments between sessions to test new ways of coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on insight, practical skills or a mix of both, and they review progress as therapy continues.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls enable face‑to‑face conversation, phone sessions work when video is difficult, and live chat or text‑based messaging suit shorter check‑ins or people who prefer typing. These options help people access consistent support without needing to travel.