Fiona Platts

Fiona Platts is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She draws on three years of direct client experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Fiona aims to create a calm pace that suits each person, helping them feel able to take the first steps towards change.

She tailors sessions to what each person needs. Fiona encourages clients to look at their situation from fresh angles and to try out different ways of coping. Her work often focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings as well as on themes that come up in conversation.

Fiona uses a client-centred approach that keeps the person’s priorities at the heart of the work. She also brings in existential ideas to help people explore meaning and choice when life feels overwhelming. For those affected by traumatic events she applies trauma-focused methods to address distressing memories and reactions.

Her areas of attention include family and parenting concerns, body image, caregiver stress, communication and codependency issues, grief and loss, workplace pressure, and compassion fatigue. Fiona works at a steady, respectful pace and invites clients to set the goals they find most important.

People who choose to work with her can expect straightforward language and a practical focus. Fiona supports clients to discover helpful ways forward and to build the skills needed for daily life and longer term change.

How Fiona’s approaches guide online counselling

Client-centred therapy means the session is shaped around the individual’s concerns and goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify steps they want to try. This approach suits practical worries like stress, relationship problems, and career pressure.

Existential therapy invites people to consider meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels uncertain. It can help with feelings of emptiness, life transitions, and questions about direction and purpose. The focus is on helping someone make choices that feel authentic to them.

Trauma-focused work aims to reduce the hold that painful memories and reactions have on daily life. It uses careful, paced conversations to help people process distressing events and build coping skills for triggers and flashbacks.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Fiona will discuss different ways of working and decide collaboratively what fits best with a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She adapts pace and focus as the relationship progresses.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling, less travel and the ability to fit sessions into a busy day. The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered and accredited professionals often use online sessions to make it simpler to keep continuity of care while balancing everyday commitments.