Fiona Waddle, BACP

Fiona Waddle is a UK-based therapist who brings seven years of clinical experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, the impact of trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges and major life changes. She has worked across hospice settings, a wellbeing clinic and in private practice, and she also delivers therapeutic and psychoeducational groupwork with a national UK charity supporting people affected by domestic abuse.

Fiona draws on an integrative, person-centred approach that values the client as the expert in their own life. She blends client-centred practice with mindfulness, solution-focused thinking and trauma-informed methods to respond to issues such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, communication and control problems, eating and body-image concerns, and the emotional aftermath of divorce or separation.

As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Fiona works in line with professional ethical standards and engages in regular supervision while continuing her professional development. Recent additional trainings include Compassion Focused Therapy and CBT for Menopause.

Her background in participatory arts and community work informs a flexible, creative stance in therapy, and she aims to make the first steps into counselling as comfortable and effective as possible. Fiona offers sessions by video call, telephone, live chat and text-based messaging, and welcomes enquiries from people in the United Kingdom.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Fiona commonly works from a client-centred base, which focuses on creating a respectful, non-directive space where a person’s own priorities and insights guide the work. This approach suits people seeking greater self-understanding, improved emotional regulation and more authentic relationships.

She also integrates mindfulness therapy, which introduces simple awareness practices and grounding techniques to help manage stress, anxiety and difficult emotions. Mindfulness can support coping with grief, trauma responses and everyday overwhelm.

For clients affected by trauma, Fiona brings trauma-focused methods that prioritise safety, pacing and understanding of how past events continue to shape feelings and behaviour. These techniques aim to reduce the hold of traumatic memories and build more adaptive coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Fiona will work together with each person to identify goals, try different methods and adjust the plan according to what feels most helpful and achievable for them.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, telephone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. This range of options helps make regular therapeutic contact more accessible while preserving continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists who can support progress over time.