Abigail Cruse, BACP

Abigail Cruse uses a blend of depth-oriented and body-focused approaches to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief and relationship problems. She is an MBACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom and works to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and human. Abigail aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through without judgement.

Her practice draws on Existential and Jungian ideas to look at meaning, identity and how past patterns shape the present. She also uses Mindfulness and Somatic work to bring awareness into the body and reduce overwhelming reactions. These methods are combined when clients are coping with trauma, abuse, addictions or major life transitions.

Abigail has four years of clinical experience supporting people with depression, bipolar mood difficulties and compassion fatigue. She also helps with intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, sleeping and eating concerns, and career worries. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, family of origin problems, infidelity, and fertility-related distress.

Sessions can address both short-term coping and longer personal exploration. Abigail aims to help clients notice unhelpful patterns, learn practical ways to manage intense feelings, and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. She works collaboratively, tailoring the mix of reflective conversation and body-based exercises to each person.

People can expect a calm, straightforward approach. The emphasis is on small steps that build confidence and resilience. Abigail supports people as they make changes that matter to them.

Therapeutic approaches you can try online

Existential Therapy helps people look at values, meaning and the choices they face. It is useful when life feels empty, overwhelming or confusing and helps people explore who they want to be.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep, eating habits and stress management. It can be used alongside talking work to help when emotions feel intense.

Somatic and trauma-focused techniques bring awareness to how the body holds stress and traumatic responses. These approaches support people who notice physical tension, dissociation or strong bodily reactions when they think about difficult events.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Abigail works collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She adjusts the balance of reflective conversation, mindfulness exercises and body-based work as the relationship develops.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins and people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.