- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Fiona
Fiona Waddle is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years of professional experience in the UK. She supports people who are facing relationship strain, the effects of trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges and other life changes.
Fiona offers sessions by video call, telephone, live chat and text messaging to fit different needs. Fiona trained to postgraduate diploma level in psychotherapeutic counselling and previously worked in a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and in independent practice.
Background and approach
Her background in participatory art led her towards counselling after seeing how creativity helped people open up and talk about difficult feelings. Her style is warm, down-to-earth and collaborative. She aims to make the first steps into therapy as manageable as possible and focuses on listening without judgement.
Sessions make space for practical problem solving alongside emotional reflection. Fiona draws on a person-centred core and uses approaches such as trauma-focused work, mindfulness and solution-focused methods. She also brings in ideas from attachment theory and compassion-focused practice where these feel helpful.
She works with issues including abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, eating-related difficulties, guilt and shame. Fiona also runs groupwork with a national UK charity for people affected by domestic abuse. Away from work she spends time with family and enjoys walking in nature with her adopted rescue greyhound.
To start a placement with her, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule a session according to availability.
What Fiona works with
Everything Fiona lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Fiona helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Fiona lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person and their experience, offering a non-judgemental space where the client leads the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs to be heard and understood while working through difficult feelings.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple, present-moment practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of thoughts and emotions. It can be useful for managing anxiety, stress and strong emotional responses after loss or trauma.
Solution-Focused Therapy aims for small, practical changes by identifying strengths and steps that move a person towards their goals. This approach is helpful when clients want focused, short-term strategies to improve daily life and parenting routines.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Fiona will work together with each person to decide what feels most useful based on their needs, goals and preferences. That plan can change as therapy progresses to keep the work relevant.
Online sessions bring practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, and live chat or text helps with shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments, while letting clients try different formats to see what helps most.
Questions people ask about Fiona
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Fiona supports people facing relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as attachment, caregiver stress, codependency and eating-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, centred on listening without judgement. Sessions combine emotional reflection with practical, solution-focused work when helpful.
What is her background and experience?
She has seven years' experience working in settings including a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and independent practice, and she also delivers groupwork for a national UK charity.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different circumstances and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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