Fiona Platts , BACP

Fiona Platts is a UK counsellor with three years of hands-on experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She works in private practice and online, offering focused help for trauma, sexual abuse, stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and depression. As a BACP-registered counsellor - accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - she draws on established therapeutic skills to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their concerns and options.

Her approach is collaborative and tailored, adapting the pace and focus of sessions to match each person’s needs and comfort level. Fiona aims to help clients see their situations from new perspectives, develop practical coping strategies, and build on personal strengths. She emphasizes empowerment and supports clients through the early, often challenging steps toward change.

Clients work with Fiona to set goals that matter to them, and she shapes the process around individual preferences and circumstances. Whether addressing relationship patterns, processing traumatic experiences, or managing day-to-day stress, she offers steady professional support designed to help people move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Therapeutic approaches offered online

Fiona brings Client-Centered Therapy to her online work, which focuses on creating a supportive, empathetic environment where the client’s own goals and values guide the pace and content of counselling. This approach is often helpful for people dealing with low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions because it emphasizes understanding and personal growth.

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process and work through the effects of traumatic experiences. This approach concentrates on stabilizing symptoms, developing coping strategies, and gradually addressing traumatic memories in a way that matches the client’s readiness, making it relevant for survivors of abuse and other distressing events.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Fiona works collaboratively with each person to identify the methods that best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions so the client feels involved in decisions about direction and pace.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow people to access support from home or elsewhere, fit sessions around work or family life, and maintain continuity when circumstances change. These options help make consistent, ongoing therapy more accessible and adaptable to individual routines.