Fiona WaddleBACP

Fiona Waddle is a psychotherapeutic counsellor who trained to postgraduate diploma level and holds a BA (Hons). She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Fiona has around seven years of practice in settings such as a hospice, a wellbeing clinic and private practice. She welcomes people looking for help with relationship difficulties, the impact of trauma, grief, parenting strains and coping with life changes.

Fiona keeps her sessions straightforward and person-centred. She aims to build a calm and non-judgemental space where someone can talk through upsetting or confusing thoughts. Conversations move at the client’s pace and focus on what matters most to them right now. Practical steps and grounding techniques are offered when useful.

Her work draws on a person-centred base and mixes in approaches such as mindfulness, solution-focused ideas and trauma-focused ways of working. This mix helps when the goals are short-term problem solving or deeper recovery from past harm. She also uses creative and nature-based elements at times, depending on what a person prefers.

Fiona has worked with people affected by domestic abuse and runs therapeutic and psychoeducational groupwork with a national UK charity. She keeps up regular supervision and ongoing professional development in line with BACP practice.

Outside of therapy she enjoys walking with her adopted rescue greyhound and spending time with family and friends. To begin, people use the site Start Therapy button and follow the matching steps to arrange sessions.

How Fiona’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening space where the person sets the pace and the topics. It helps when someone needs acceptance, clarity and time to make sense of feelings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention methods to reduce overwhelm and increase calm in daily life; it can support anxiety, stress and managing painful memories.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with a client about goals, preferences and what feels helpful, and then adjust methods as work progresses. That means sessions can be brief and goal-focused at times, or more exploratory when healing from past harm is the priority.

Fiona’s profile says she offers video, telephone and text sessions, so check current options when booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around family life, appointments and work commitments, and it can allow shorter check-ins when that suits someone’s routine. It also lets the therapist share mindfulness exercises and practical tools that clients can use between meetings to support steady progress.