Fiona Adams, BACP

Fiona Adams is a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor with five years of practice supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, LGBT concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, and a wide range of other life transitions. She listens attentively and helps clients explore thoughts and feelings so they can better understand themselves and find practical ways to manage distress.

Her clinical training includes person-centred approaches and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and she has integrated psychodynamic, attachment-based work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness into her practice. This blended style allows her to address immediate symptoms while also exploring deeper patterns rooted in past experience so clients gain greater self-awareness and long-term coping strategies.

Fiona has specialist experience working with survivors of sexual abuse and with people navigating fertility and pregnancy challenges. She provides support for post-pregnancy trauma, including traumatic births, stillbirth and baby loss, for both mothers and partners. Her caseload has also included professionals from medical and emergency services backgrounds, such as GPs, consultants, psychologists, nurses, armed forces personnel, police, paramedics and firefighters.

She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a member of BICA, the British Infertility Counselling Association. Fiona aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where clients feel heard and supported while working collaboratively to identify and resolve what causes distress.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Fiona uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress and sleep or eating difficulties.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns in close relationships and emotional responses. This approach can be helpful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns, abandonment and family or blended family difficulties.

Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these approaches to help clients build present-moment awareness and reduce overthinking and emotional reactivity. Practicing simple mindfulness skills can support coping with panic, rumination and chronic stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Fiona works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals and preferences and to tailor methods that fit their situation. Registered professionals and therapists may adjust techniques as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility for busy schedules, geographic constraints, or those who prefer remote care. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of support while fitting therapy into everyday life.