Fiona Small
Experienced integrative counsellor for practical change
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About Fiona
Fiona Small brings six years of counselling experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and a wide range of other concerns. Her approach is warm and respectful and aims to help people feel heard and understood.
Fiona uses a mix of methods rather than a single model. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside attachment-informed and client-centred work.
Background and approach
That mix lets her adapt sessions to the problem a person brings and to how they prefer to work. Sessions focus on practical steps and on understanding patterns that keep problems going. Fiona helps people build skills for emotion regulation, notice unhelpful thinking, and clarify personal values.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction issues, ADHD and mood disorders by pacing the work to what each person can manage. Fiona describes her style as interactive and compassionate. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk through difficult experiences and try small changes between sessions.
She also pays attention to family dynamics and communication problems when these are relevant. People who choose her often want a collaborative counsellor who blends practical tools with a focus on relationships and meaning. To begin, clients use the site process to match with a counsellor and arrange sessions according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS17-04356
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered 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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Fiona lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Fiona works online
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and then tests small changes to reduce distress. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and anger by offering step-by-step techniques to change patterns.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and emotional responses. It can help with relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and patterns of isolation or emptiness by exploring interpersonal patterns and building different ways of relating.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Fiona will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means the therapy plan can change as needs and progress become clearer.
Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around everyday life, with fewer travel demands and more flexibility for scheduling. It also allows sessions to focus on brief skills practice, paced trauma processing or values-based planning in ways that suit day-to-day routines.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Fiona helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem and depression, plus relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and a range of other areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She combines practical skill teaching with listening and reflection to help people make changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of counselling experience working with a wide variety of concerns and clinical approaches.
Where is she based and how is she credentialled?
She practices from the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential as listed in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients according to the information provided.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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