Counsellor profile
Abigail Borquaye, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and family
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- Relationship problems
- Attachment work
- CBT elements
About Abigail
Abigail Borquaye is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 19 years of experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns and on issues such as trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety and parenting. Sessions are offered in English and Twi and she accepts international clients.
Abigail’s style is rooted in a client-centred framework. She combines that with attachment-focused and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. In practice she listens, reflects, and helps people name what feels difficult in their relationships and home life.
She also uses cognitive behavioural elements and emotionally-focused methods when they suit a person’s goals. That can mean working on how thoughts affect mood, or identifying interaction patterns that cause repeated conflict. She offers practical steps alongside conversational work.
Before training as a counsellor, Abigail supported women and families in community settings. She has experience taking referrals from general practitioners and running drop-in sessions in west London. That background informs a straightforward approach to common life stresses.
People come to her for help with grief, domestic violence, anger, addiction and coping with change. She supports those facing stigma, isolation, and feelings of emptiness. Abigail aims to help people clarify needs, address fears, and find manageable next steps.
How sessions work
How her approaches adapt to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect present relationships. In online sessions this helps people notice patterns in close relationships and try new ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative conversation. That approach supports people who need space to reflect on parenting stress, grief or relationship strain. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works with thoughts and behaviours to reduce anxiety or low mood. Online CBT-style conversations can include agreeing practical tasks to try between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as things change.
The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work, childcare and daily routines, and shorter check-ins can be arranged if that helps. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use online meetings to make regular sessions easier to sustain alongside family life.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Twi
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and relationship concerns does she help with?
She helps with a broad range of relationship and family issues, including communication problems, separation and blended family challenges, intimacy-related issues and commitment worries.
How would she work with trauma or abuse?
Her approach combines client-centred listening with attachment and psychodynamic ideas to address the impact of past abuse and trauma on current relationships and wellbeing.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of experience, including community work supporting women and families before training professionally as a counsellor.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Twi.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.