Abigail Buteau

Abigail Buteau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing trauma, relationship strain, stress and anxiety, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and life changes including grief and caregiving strain. She also addresses parenting questions, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Before her current practice she worked in settings that included foster care and adoption services, and with older adults and their families on end-of-life challenges. That background informs how she talks through abandonment, attachment, blended family matters, and the aftermath of domestic violence or separation. She has experience supporting people coping with fertility worries, immigration-related stress, and the practical effects of caregiving. Her stated way of working is collaborative. She guides clients to identify the problems they want to address and focuses on practical solutions. Sessions are client-led while keeping a solution-focused frame, with space to address trauma and its effects when it emerges. Abigail uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what clients bring, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete next steps. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm is central to current difficulties. These approaches are described plainly in sessions and used to build manageable plans. People who are feeling stuck after a life change or who are unsure what matters next often come to explore small, achievable shifts. Abigail works with each person to identify priorities, test practical steps, and reassess what helps over time.

How her approaches work for online sessions

Abigail combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a straightforward way. Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the issues the client brings, allowing the person to steer the session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and offers exercises to test small changes.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete, short-term goals and identify measurable next steps. Together the approaches help with trauma, anxiety, relationship strain, caregiving stress, and people who feel stuck after a life change. Choosing which approach to emphasize is collaborative; she and the client review what seems to help and adjust the plan over time.

The site notes session logistics during booking. Confirm the current session options before scheduling so you know which formats are offered. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so sessions can occur between other obligations. The therapist will work with each person to shape session length and focus in ways that fit everyday life.