About Abigail
Abigail Reiner uses a client-centered approach to make therapy straightforward and practical. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals that feel achievable. Abigail is a Licensed Professional Counselor, with 15 years of experience helping people through hard seasons.
She speaks English and Spanish and practices in Texas. Abigail focuses on concerns such as parenting stress, family issues, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, bipolar challenges, and relationship difficulties. Her work often addresses related topics like abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and substance use concerns. Sessions are built around what the individual needs right now.
Abigail adapts her style to match someone’s pace and goals. She tends to use Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations focused on the person’s experience and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small steps that lead to change. Motivational Interviewing may be used when someone needs help finding the drive to make a change.
That method helps people weigh options and pick realistic next steps. Abigail aims to keep work practical and time-limited when that fits the person’s goals. People can expect clear conversation, respect, and straightforward plans.
Abigail works with teens, young adults, and adults across the lifespan. She encourages anyone ready to try counseling to start with a simple conversation about what matters to them.
How her approach and online sessions work together
Abigail commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting, respectful conversation. That approach means the session focuses on the person’s concerns and priorities, with the therapist following the person’s lead to understand what matters most.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to identify specific, manageable steps toward change. This method is useful for parenting challenges, relationship problems, and coping with life transitions because it centers on small, achievable goals.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Abigail will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods as progress is made. The plan is collaborative so the person stays involved in choosing what works best.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and visual connection. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick adjustments, or fitting counseling into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and maintain momentum between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish