- Client-Centred base
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-Focused ideas
About Fiona
Fiona Waddle is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She works with people facing relationship difficulties, the effects of trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with guilt and shame alongside issues such as abandonment, attachment problems and body image concerns.
Fiona trained to postgraduate level with a PG(Dip) and BA (Hons) in a related field and has worked in a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and private practice. Her background in participatory art led her into therapeutic work after noticing how creative settings allowed people to speak about painful things. She brings that practical experience into sessions in a grounded way.
Her base approach is client-centred, which means she starts from the person in front of her rather than a fixed technique. She combines this with mindfulness and solution-focused ideas, and draws on trauma-focused practice where needed. In practice this looks like listening carefully, reflecting back what’s being said, and trying short, practical steps when helpful.
Fiona follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework and has regular supervision. She continues professional development and has completed additional training in related approaches. She also runs psychoeducational groupwork for a national UK charity working with people who have experienced domestic abuse.
Outside work she spends time with family and friends and enjoys walking with her adopted rescue greyhound. To begin, clients use the site matching process and then schedule a first session.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Fiona combines a client-centred base with mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to shape online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy starts from the client’s experience and uses listening and reflective responding to help people make sense of their feelings. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple awareness exercises to reduce reactivity and calm intense emotions, which can help with guilt and shame. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps and exceptions to the problem to build manageable change.Figuring out which approach to use is part of how she works. She will discuss goals and preferences with the client and then agree on whether to focus more on reflection, mindfulness exercises or brief solution-focused tasks. That decision is collaborative and can change as sessions progress.
The original profile lists video, telephone and text sessions as formats she offers. If you need a particular way of meeting, confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments sit more easily in a busy week.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain and life changes. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a client-centred base alongside mindfulness and trauma-focused ideas to talk through those feelings. Practical, short-term techniques may also be offered when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working in a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and private practice. She also delivers groupwork for a UK charity supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile states she offers video, telephone and text sessions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.