Fiona Waddle

Fiona Waddle is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has seven years of experience and works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures and big life changes. Fiona aims to make the first step into therapy as straightforward as possible. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and begin to make changes.

Fiona trained to postgraduate diploma level and previously worked in a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and in private practice. Her background in participatory arts led her into therapy after noticing how creative work helped people open up. That experience still shapes how she listens and responds today.

Her approach is grounded in client-centred practice. She also draws on mindfulness, solution-focused ideas and trauma-focused work to match each person’s needs. Sessions tend to focus on clear, practical steps as well as understanding the root of problems such as attachment, abandonment or body image concerns.

Fiona works with people coping with caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, separation and domestic violence impacts. She also supports those struggling with guilt, shame, emptiness and eating and food-related issues. Work can include short-term practical goals or longer exploration depending on what someone wants.

She follows the BACP Ethical Framework and takes regular supervision. Outside work she enjoys walking with her adopted rescue greyhound and time with family and friends. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy flow to complete a short questionnaire and arrange sessions.

How Fiona’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-centred therapy places the person and their goals at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens closely, follows the person’s lead and helps them make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach is useful for people wanting to feel heard and understood before making changes.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and ground difficult feelings. It can help when someone struggles with anxiety, intrusive memories after trauma, or overwhelming shame and self-criticism.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Fiona will talk with each person about their needs and goals and choose methods that feel practical and acceptable. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

If you plan to work online, confirm the session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling around family life, work or health commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and alternatives to video when less bandwidth or a quieter background is needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and mindfulness practices to the online setting so sessions aim to remain practical and goal-focused.