Fiona Adams, BACP

Fiona Adams is a psychotherapist and counsellor with five years of practice, and she holds BACP registration. She listens closely and helps people talk through stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain in straightforward, practical sessions. Fiona offers a calm, respectful space where people can say what they are really feeling without judgement.

She draws on approaches such as attachment work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help clients notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions often include talking through difficult memories, spotting unhelpful thinking, and practising small changes that make daily life easier. Fiona also uses motivational interviewing and narrative ideas to help people clarify values and reframe troubling stories.

Her background includes work with a sexual abuse charity and specialist counselling for fertility and pregnancy-related issues. She has supported people after traumatic births, stillbirth and baby loss, and she has experience of working with clients from medical and emergency services backgrounds. These experiences inform a sensitive, trauma-aware way of working.

Fiona aims to help people who struggle with sleep, overthinking, anger, self-esteem, grief, intimacy and other concerns. She also offers support for ADHD, bipolar, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on clear goals, steady progress and practical steps tailored to each person.

People who prefer honest conversation and a gentle, evidence-informed approach may find her style helpful. Work begins with understanding what matters most to the individual and then agreeing on small, manageable next steps.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Attachment-based work helps people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. It looks at connection and trust and can be useful for issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and intimacy problems.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and testing practical changes. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and anger by teaching straightforward tools to change how someone reacts day to day.

Mindfulness therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and bodily feelings without getting swept away by them. It can help with stress, rumination and improving sleep through short, repeatable exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Fiona will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on their goals and preferences. That means trying things, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health commitments while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.