Fiona Waddle, BACP

Fiona Waddle is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings seven years of experience working in hospice care, a wellbeing clinic and private practice. Fiona helps people facing relationship difficulties, the impact of trauma, grief and loss, parenting strain and other life changes.

Fiona creates a calm and respectful space where people can speak openly and feel heard. She draws on a person-centred base and listens for what matters most to each client before shaping the work together. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical, helping people make small, manageable changes.

Her approach includes client-centred listening alongside mindfulness and solution-focused ideas. Fiona also uses trauma-focused ways of working when the history of abuse or loss is part of the problem. She adapts her methods to each person rather than following one fixed model.

Fiona has worked with people affected by domestic abuse and delivers psychoeducational groupwork for a national UK charity. She keeps up professional development and regular supervision in line with BACP practice. This helps her stay thoughtful and safe in her work.

Outside therapy Fiona is a former fine art graduate who began supporting people through community arts. She enjoys walking with her adopted rescue greyhound and spending time with family and friends. To start, clients use the platform process to match and schedule sessions.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers warmth and acceptance while helping you make sense of difficult feelings, which is helpful for relationship strain, grief and emotional overwhelm.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve calm. It can help people notice unhelpful patterns and respond differently to stress, anxiety and self-criticism.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Fiona will discuss different ways of working and jointly decide what fits your needs, goals and practical preferences. The early sessions often involve trying a few techniques and agreeing what feels most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let you meet face to face without travel, phone sessions work well when a video call is not possible, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring commitments and day-to-day life while maintaining a consistent programme of support.