Abigail De Almeida , BACP, NCPS

Abigail De Almeida is an integrative counsellor who draws on several approaches to support people through difficult moments. She has three years of clinical experience and often works with clients who feel anxious, stuck, or ready to make a change. Abigail speaks English and Portuguese and practises from the United Kingdom.

Clients come to her for help with stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people coping with grief and big life changes. Many seek help to rebuild confidence, manage relationship or family issues, or to find direction in their career and life purpose.

Abigail uses a mix of practical and reflective techniques. She may introduce exercises from cognitive behavioural approaches to spot unhelpful thinking. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify their values and take manageable steps towards them.

Her work includes talking through family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and the strain that caregiving can cause. She addresses themes such as guilt, shame, isolation, jealousy and forgiveness in straightforward language and pace tailored to the person.

Sessions can focus on short-term goals or deeper patterns, according to what the person needs. Abigail aims to create a calm space for people to find perspective, build coping skills and make practical changes that suit their daily life.

How Abigail’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small, useful actions even when feelings are difficult. It suits concerns such as anxiety, low motivation and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. Client-Centred Therapy gives space for the person to lead the conversation while the counsellor listens and reflects back what matters most to them.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Abigail will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt techniques as sessions progress. That collaborative planning means approaches can be mixed or changed to match what each person needs at a particular time.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats allow short check-ins or flexible scheduling. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or busy days, while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.