Fiona Grant, NCPS

Fiona Grant uses straightforward, practical therapies to help people feel steadier and more in control. She is an NCPS counsellor with four years of experience supporting people with anxiety, stress and depression. Fiona writes plainly and works collaboratively to create manageable steps forward.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours. Sessions focus on small, practical changes people can use between meetings. Fiona also uses elements from attachment-based and client-centred approaches when it helps the work.

Her experience covers a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, career changes, sleep and eating difficulties, and the strain of caregiving or chronic illness. Fiona will adapt conversations to the person in front of her rather than use a one-size-fits-all method.

Fiona pays attention to attachment patterns, body image and issues related to adoption and foster care when they come up in therapy. She is familiar with neurodiversity topics such as autism and ADHD and will work at a pace that suits each person. Practical coping skills and emotional understanding are combined in the sessions.

People who choose Fiona can expect a respectful, calm approach. She helps people build clear goals, practise useful skills and find ways to manage day-to-day pressures. The aim is steadier mood, clearer choices and better coping for real life.

How Fiona's approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still move toward what matters to them. It uses simple exercises and values-based goals to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments. It gives clear tools for managing anxiety, low mood and compulsive behaviours. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of relating affect distress today and supports new ways of connecting and regulating emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Fiona will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs. She adapts tools from ACT, CBT and attachment work so the plan feels useful and realistic for you.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls let you work much like an in-person session, while phone work can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, journalling between sessions and when you prefer typing to talking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, travel or caring duties.