Abigail Goodwin, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It uses simple exercises to clarify values and build small, meaningful steps towards a life someone cares about. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives practical techniques to reduce anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change repeating relationship dynamics and intimacy difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abigail will discuss the options with clients and decide together what fits best for their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time if something is not helping, so the plan is collaborative rather than fixed.

Online therapy here can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and body language, phone can be helpful when bandwidth is low or for a quick check-in, and chat or messaging works well for short updates or when writing feels easier. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while still focusing on steady progress.