Fiona Adams, BACP

Fiona Adams is a BACP-registered psychotherapist and counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, panic, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy-related concerns, as well as challenges related to eating, sleeping, parenting and career changes. Fiona also supports clients dealing with fertility and pregnancy issues, post-pregnancy trauma including traumatic birth and baby loss, and a wide range of attachment and adoption-related matters. Her membership of the British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) complements this specialised work.

Her professional training began in person-centred therapy and includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); over time she has integrated psychodynamic and attachment-focused perspectives along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques and mindfulness practices. This blended approach helps clients gain greater self-awareness and access deeper underlying patterns while also developing practical strategies to manage distressing symptoms.

Fiona describes her role as offering a supportive, nurturing space where clients are heard and accepted while they explore difficult feelings and life events. She has experience working in a sexual abuse charity and in private practice with clients from medical professions and emergency services, including GPs, consultants, psychologists, nurses, armed forces personnel, police, paramedics and firefighters. Her practice aims to help people understand themselves, address triggers such as flashbacks or panic, and find ways to reduce negative thinking and improve day-to-day functioning.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Fiona Adams

Fiona draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy to meet different needs. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and can be helpful for people dealing with intimacy, abandonment or long-standing relationship difficulties. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress and sleep or eating concerns by building practical coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance techniques that reduce overthinking and support emotional regulation in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Fiona works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time, combining strategies to address both immediate symptoms and deeper patterns.

Online therapy with Fiona is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, geographic distance and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support, maintain momentum between sessions and fit therapy into everyday life while working with a registered professional who can tailor the approach to each client's circumstances.