Counsellor profile
Abigail Cruse, BACP
United Kingdom
MBACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with AbigailWhere Abigail stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 400621
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Existential therapy
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment and codependency
About Abigail
Abigail Cruse is an MBACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, loss, addictions, relationship difficulties and trauma. Abigail also supports clients facing issues such as self-esteem, grief, sleeping and eating difficulties, and changing life circumstances.
She uses a mix of approaches to help people talk through what matters to them. Abigail draws on existential and Jungian perspectives to look at meaning, values and personal patterns. She also uses mindfulness and somatic ideas to bring awareness to bodily experience and to manage overwhelming moments.
In sessions she aims to create a straightforward, non-judgemental space where people can name concerns and try out different ways of responding. Practical conversation often includes boundary-setting, understanding attachment and working through codependency or communication problems. She also addresses family of origin issues, abandonment and infidelity when these come up.
Abigail meets people who are coping with work stress, relationship strain, bereavement, or the impact of past abuse. She supports those navigating fertility or blended family pressures and those living with mood conditions such as depression or bipolar. Her background includes work with compassion fatigue and coaching-style conversations about career and life changes.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are accepted. Before booking, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and select a time to begin a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Abigail commonly draws on Existential Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Existential Therapy focuses on questions about meaning, choice and responsibility, and can help when life feels confusing or stuck. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention to present-moment experience and can reduce reactivity to stress and anxiety.She may also use somatic ideas to help people notice bodily reactions connected to trauma or strong emotion. Somatic approaches encourage gentle attention to sensations and small grounding practices that can be useful when feelings become overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abigail will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and will choose methods together with the client. That collaborative process helps shape whether sessions lean more towards meaning-focused talk, mindfulness exercises or body-centred practices.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to schedule a check-in during a work break or to have a session when you are in a calmer place. If you want to know which session formats are currently offered, please confirm the options before booking so you can plan what will best fit your routine.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and bereavement along with related concerns such as self-esteem and sleep or eating problems.
What is her therapy style like?
She blends Existential, Jungian, mindfulness and somatic ideas to look at meaning, patterns and bodily experience in straightforward conversation.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with people on issues including trauma, relationships and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and location should I know?
She is MBACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad?
Yes, she accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in this biography; please confirm the current online session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.