Fiona Waddle

Fiona Waddle is a BACP counsellor who brings seven years of clinical experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. She trained to postgraduate diploma level and has worked in hospice care, wellbeing clinics and private practice. Fiona supports people facing relationship difficulties, the effects of trauma, grief, parenting strain and major life changes.

Her approach begins with listening. She aims to create an open, understanding space where clients can talk through complicated thoughts and feelings. Fiona works from a person-centred base and adapts what she offers to each person.

She draws on mindfulness to help people notice patterns and calm racing thoughts, and uses trauma-focused ideas when past hurt continues to affect day-to-day life. Solution-focused techniques are also part of her work, helping clients identify practical next steps and small changes that make a difference.

Fiona keeps up professional development and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, Ethical Framework. She also delivers therapeutic groupwork for a national charity supporting people affected by domestic abuse. Her background in fine art and community arts informs a flexible, creative way of working.

Outside work she enjoys walking with her adopted greyhound and spending time with family and friends. To start therapy, readers can use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

How Fiona adapts therapeutic approaches for online work

Fiona regularly uses person-centred work to help people feel heard and seen; this approach focuses on listening, reflecting and building trust so clients can talk about what matters to them. Mindfulness practice is used to develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can help with anxiety, stress and difficult emotions. Solution-focused techniques are straightforward and goal-oriented, concentrating on small, practical steps clients can try between sessions to move forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Fiona will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. This collaborative planning means sessions can change as progress is made or new issues arise.

Session formats are not listed in the biography beyond the general practice context, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when a full face-to-face meeting is difficult. It also lets clients use mindfulness exercises and practical tasks between sessions as part of their day-to-day routine.