- Client-Centered Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
- CBT elements
About Abigail
Abigail Buteau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with five years of clinical experience. She works with people facing trauma, grief, relationship strain, mood concerns, parenting stress, and issues like guilt and shame. Abigail also supports people coping with career stress, caregiving burdens, and major life transitions.
She has experience with trauma and abuse and with clients affected by adoption and foster care histories. Her background includes work related to abandonment, attachment difficulties, and domestic violence. Abigail has also been involved in hospice and end-of-life counseling and supporting caregivers through strain and decision points.
Abigail uses a client-centered stance combined with solution-focused methods. That means she listens for what matters most to the person and helps identify practical steps they want to try. She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to examine thoughts and behaviors, and on trauma-focused practices when past hurts are central to the concern.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and oriented toward specific, manageable goals. Conversations can cover how guilt or shame show up, patterns in relationships, or parenting and boundary questions. Abigail supports people who want to try concrete strategies as well as those who need space to talk through painful memories.
She works in English and practices in Florida as an LCSW. People interested in starting are asked to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How Abigail uses therapy methods online
Abigail draws on client-centered therapy to let the person set the pace and main topics. That approach focuses on listening closely, reflecting what the person says, and shaping sessions around their priorities. It is useful when someone needs to sort through feelings like guilt or shame and decide what matters most to address.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and patterns that keep guilt or shame active by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Abigail will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing one path. That means trying strategies, checking how they feel, and adapting as work continues.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Abigail aims to help people use sessions in ways that match their daily life and pacing.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and issues including guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses a client-centered stance and solution-focused methods to help people name how guilt or shame shows up and to try practical steps the person chooses.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with five years of practice experience working with trauma, adoption and foster care issues, end-of-life concerns, and caregiving stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as a Florida LCSW and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.