Abby Rounding, BACP

Abby Rounding offers straightforward, down-to-earth support for people feeling stuck by anxiety, low self-esteem, stress or life changes. She helps clients who want to understand their patterns and try practical steps to feel more confident and steady. Abby writes in a warm, approachable way and centres the relationship in therapy.

She trained in an integrative way, using ideas from several counselling approaches. Abby has additional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which she uses when people want clear tools to break repeating cycles and think differently about situations.

In sessions she often looks at early life and attachment experiences to understand how those shaped current reactions and relationships. She also pays attention to thoughts, feelings, physical reactions and behaviour so clients get a rounded picture of what keeps problems going.

Therapy may include reflective conversation, practical worksheets and step-by-step strategies, depending on what the client wants. Abby says sessions are led by the client, with the therapist offering structure, intuition and guidance as needed.

She describes working with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and helping people address relationship difficulties, body image concerns, codependency, isolation and life purpose. First sessions are normally an introduction where details, assessments and goals are discussed.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shaped present ways of connecting and reacting. Online sessions can help people notice patterns and try different ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a warm, non‑judgemental relationship and follows the client’s lead; this approach supports people who need to feel heard and accepted while they make changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, offers practical steps and exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, which can be practised between sessions to build new routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels helpful. Together they will test methods and adapt the focus as understanding grows, so the plan fits what the client actually wants to change.

The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so check the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, such as fitting sessions into a lunch break or avoiding travel time. It also allows tools and worksheets used in CBT to be shared and practised between meetings, and offers continuity when life events make attending in person harder. Registered or accredited professionals can use these methods effectively when they match the client’s needs.