Fiona Waddle, BACP

Fiona Waddle is a BACP-registered therapist in the United Kingdom with seven years of clinical experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, the impact of trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and other life changes. She has worked in hospice settings, a wellbeing clinic, and private practice, and also contributes to national charity groupwork for people who have experienced domestic abuse. Fiona draws on an integrative, person-centered foundation, blending attachment-informed and trauma-aware perspectives with mindfulness, cognitive-behavioural techniques, creative arts, and work outdoors to tailor support to each person’s needs.

Her training includes further courses in Compassion Focused Therapy and CBT for Menopause, and she maintains regular professional supervision in line with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework. Fiona aims to create an open, warm, and understanding space where complicated thoughts and feelings can be explored at a pace that feels manageable. She recognises that starting therapy takes courage and seeks to make the process as comfortable and effective as possible.

Before becoming a therapist, Fiona trained in fine art and worked as a participatory artist, which influenced her interest in creative and community-based approaches to wellbeing. Outside work she enjoys spending time with family and friends and walking in nature with her adopted rescue greyhound. Fiona offers video, telephone, live chat and text-based sessions to people within the UK.

Approaches that guide online therapeutic support

Fiona works from a client-centered approach that prioritises the person's own experience and pace; the therapist offers empathy, acceptance and careful listening while helping clients explore their values, relationships and sense of self. This approach is helpful for people coping with attachment concerns, relationship stresses and feelings of emptiness.

Trauma-focused work provides space to understand and process the effects of traumatic events and abuse, using stabilisation, grounding and pacing to support people as they work through painful memories and rebuild safety and agency in their lives. This is especially relevant for those affected by domestic violence, abandonment or complex trauma.

Mindfulness therapy complements these approaches by teaching simple, present-focused skills to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgement, supporting emotional regulation and stress reduction during difficult moments.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic journey. Fiona collaborates with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting methods as therapy progresses so that work feels practical and relevant.

Online therapy with a registered professional offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit support around work, family and mobility needs. These options expand access to consistent care and allow therapy to continue in ways that suit each person's life and rhythm.