Abby Rounding, BACP

Abby Rounding is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so clients can feel steadier and more confident in everyday life.

Abby draws on ideas from different therapeutic styles to match what each person needs. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to help break unhelpful patterns and build new ways of coping. She also places a strong emphasis on the relationship in the room, believing connection with a counsellor opens the way for deeper change.

Sessions can include looking at how early experiences shaped current feelings and behaviours. Abby may explore thoughts, emotions, bodily reactions and actions to offer a fuller picture of what is happening. Practical tools such as worksheets are sometimes used to increase awareness and support change.

Work is guided by the client. Some meetings will be reflective and digging into meaning, while others will be collaborative and action-focused. Abby aims to create a calm space where people can be honest, try things out and gradually build new patterns.

She has three years' experience and holds BACP registration, which is listed as BACP. Abby practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. First meetings generally cover background, assessments and goals so future sessions have clear direction.

How Abby's approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current needs and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in relationships and build different ways of connecting and trusting. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are. In remote sessions this often means the counsellor follows the client's lead, offering reflection and acceptance to help people feel heard and seen. Cognitive behavioural therapy targets thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and offers concrete strategies to change them, which can include homework tasks and simple exercises carried out between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Abby will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as work progresses. That way clients shape the plan and the counsellor offers guidance rather than imposing a set path.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to use video or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, written reflection or when people need a flexible option around work or family commitments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working through the issues that matter.