Therapist profile
Abigail Buteau, LCSW
LCSW helping adults with trauma and parenting
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- Client-centered work
- Solution-focused
- Trauma-informed care
About Abigail
Abigail Buteau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with five years of experience. She works with adults facing trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, and mood conditions including bipolar and depression. Her practice also addresses intimacy issues, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
She has experience with foster care and adoption-related challenges. That includes helping people who have faced abandonment, neglect, or complex trauma. Abigail has also supported caregivers and adults dealing with end-of-life decisions and hospice-related concerns.
Her approach centers on working in partnership with each person. Sessions follow what the client brings while keeping a solution-focused orientation. She uses client-centered methods alongside trauma-focused and cognitive behavioral ideas where helpful.
In sessions she helps people name the immediate problem, test small changes, and notice what works. Conversations are practical and directed toward usable steps. She pays attention to communication patterns, attachment concerns, and how family roles affect everyday life.
Many clients seek help for parenting strain, blended family tensions, divorce and separation stress, or caregiver burnout. Abigail also supports people facing immigration-related stress, fertility issues, forgiveness work, and problems with guilt or codependency. She encourages clear goals and short-term progress while remaining open to longer-term work when needed.
How sessions work
How Abigail adapts therapeutic methods for online work
Abigail draws on client-centered therapy to follow the client's priorities and build a cooperative conversation. That approach focuses on listening, clarifying what matters most, and letting the client guide session topics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and test unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practice small, measurable changes that reduce anxiety, depression, or stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Abigail will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will adjust methods as they go. This is a collaborative process that aims to match techniques to what the client wants to change and how they prefer to work.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use approaches like CBT worksheets and focused solution-oriented exercises in ways that fit everyday routines.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address related to family life?
She works with parenting strain, blended family issues, divorce and separation stress, and communication problems within family systems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered with a solution-focused direction. She also incorporates trauma-focused and cognitive behavioral ideas as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with adults and families in Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking to see which formats are available for appointments.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.