Abby Rounding

Abby Rounding is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and people coping with major life changes. Abby also focuses on issues such as attachment wounds, abandonment, body image, codependency and questions of life purpose.

She says she was drawn to counselling after working through her own confidence struggles. That personal experience shapes how she listens and what she notices in sessions. Abby uses a mix of approaches and often brings straightforward tools when someone feels stuck in a rut or repeats the same patterns.

In practice she pays attention to how early care and relationships influence present behaviour. Conversations can cover thoughts, feelings, bodily responses and behaviour, and how those parts interact. Some sessions are reflective and explore meaning; others are more practical and may use worksheets to build awareness and new habits.

Abby aims to centre the relationship between counsellor and client as the foundation for change. She describes sessions as led by the client, with the counsellor offering structure, intuition and clinical knowledge to support each step. First sessions are usually an introduction with assessment, goals and expectations.

She works with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and addresses concerns such as loneliness, jealousy, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Abby draws on Attachment-Based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness or avoidance in relationships feels stuck. She also uses Client-Centred principles which focus on listening carefully and letting the client's priorities lead the session, helping people speak about what matters most to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abby treats selecting methods as collaborative and will help you agree what to try based on your goals and how you prefer to work. Some weeks might be more reflective, other weeks more practical, and she will adapt as you go.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work or family life and reducing travel time. If you need a shorter check-in or something that fits into a lunch break, online sessions can make that easier. Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm the current options before booking to know how she runs appointments.