Fiona Platts
Practical counselling that respects your pace
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About Fiona
Fiona Platts offers a warm, person-centred approach to counselling. She works to help people make sense of stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and depression. Fiona uses a pace set by each person so sessions feel manageable and respectful.
She emphasises practical support and helping people discover new ways to respond to difficult situations. With three years of client work in the United Kingdom, Fiona has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, sexual abuse, and the aftermath of separation and loss.
Background and approach
She also helps with parenting pressures, family difficulties, caregiver stress and career-related concerns. Her practice covers both immediate coping skills and longer conversations about values and change. Fiona draws on client-centred therapy to make the person the focus of sessions, helping them lead the conversation and priorities.
She also uses existential ideas to look at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels confusing. Trauma-focused approaches are applied when past harm continues to affect daily life. People can expect a collaborative process that is tailored to what matters to them.
Fiona aims to build a steady working relationship, offering support while encouraging self-direction. She describes her role as supportive and empowering rather than directive. Fiona is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Sessions are conducted in English and her practice is based in the United Kingdom. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 394746
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Fiona's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Fiona works with
Everything Fiona lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Fiona lists
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How Fiona works online
Existential therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice and responsibility. It can be useful when people feel stuck, empty or are facing big life changes. The focus is on understanding values and deciding how to live in line with them.
Trauma-focused work concentrates on how past harm affects day-to-day life and coping. It aims to reduce the ways trauma continues to cause distress and to build safer patterns of responding over time.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Fiona will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that suit their needs and preferences. She will adjust pace and focus as concerns change.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions more easily into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Online work can also allow for shorter check-ins or telephone options where video is difficult, but the biography does not specify which formats are offered, so confirm the available session types before booking. Many people find this flexibility helps them sustain regular appointments and make steady progress.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Fiona works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and related concerns such as parenting strain and career worries.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is mainly client-centred, meaning the person leads the session and their priorities shape the work. She also draws on existential perspectives and trauma-focused methods when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Fiona has three years of experience working with clients in the United Kingdom in independent practice and online settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently taking international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking so you know what is offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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