Fiona Waddle, BACP

Fiona Waddle is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with a postgraduate diploma and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years of clinical experience working in a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and private practice. Fiona helps people who are facing relationship difficulties, the effects of trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting strains and broader life changes.

Fiona describes her starting point as person-centred care, which means she follows the client’s pace and priorities. She draws on mindfulness, solution-focused strategies and trauma-focused ideas when these suit the person in front of her. Sessions tend to focus on thoughts, everyday habits and how these shape responses to stressful events.

Her background in community arts influenced her path into counselling, after seeing how creative work encouraged people to speak about difficult feelings. She also has experience delivering therapeutic and psychoeducational groups with a national UK charity for people affected by domestic abuse. She keeps up professional development with ongoing training and regular clinical supervision as a BACP member.

Fiona aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and manageable. In early sessions she works to build a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters to them. Later sessions focus on practical ways to manage distress, strengthen emotional regulation and develop day-to-day coping habits.

Outside work she spends time with family and friends, enjoys walks in nature and cares for an adopted rescue greyhound. She welcomes enquiries from people in the United Kingdom who want to explore change and healing.

How Fiona’s approaches translate to online therapy

Fiona works from a person-centred base that puts the client’s concerns first and follows their pace. This approach is about listening carefully and helping people name what matters to them, which can make online conversation feel direct and focused.

Mindfulness practice is used to build awareness of thoughts and everyday habits. Simple grounding and attention exercises can help with anxiety, low mood and overwhelm by teaching small, repeatable skills to use between sessions. Solution-focused work aims for practical, short-term steps to change patterns quickly and to notice progress in day-to-day life.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Fiona will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as therapy proceeds. She sees treatment as collaborative and checks in regularly to make sure the work is helping.

Please confirm which session formats are currently available before booking, as options can vary. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuing work from home when life circumstances change, while the therapist and client focus together on building practical coping habits and managing distress.