Fiona Adams, BACP
Calm, listening counsellor for life changes
Details
| Name | Fiona Adams |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Fiona
Fiona Adams is a BACP-registered counsellor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She presents a calm, listening approach and aims to help people name what is troubling them and find practical ways to feel steadier. Fiona works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
Her day-to-day style mixes narrative ways of looking at stories people tell about themselves with attachment-informed thinking about how early relationships shape reactions.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot unhelpful thinking and mindfulness skills to ease intense emotions. Motivational interviewing is used when people want support to make changes or build new habits. Fiona has five years' experience and has worked with people affected by trauma and sexual abuse, and those dealing with fertility, pregnancy and baby loss.
She has supported clients from healthcare and emergency services backgrounds and has experience with issues such as grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strain and burnout. Sessions aim to be a place to talk safely about painful memories, overwhelming feelings and everyday stresses. Fiona helps people unpack difficult patterns, try small experiments between sessions, and notice changes over time.
Practical matters such as sleep, eating and work-related strain are addressed alongside deeper themes like attachment wounds, abandonment and body image. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Fiona works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Fiona among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Fiona directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Fiona directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative, attachment and CBT work online
Fiona commonly draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the problems they face and notice the stories that shape their choices. This approach can help with identity questions, body image and relationship patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early bonds influence emotional responses and safety in close relationships; it can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment wounds and communication problems.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical changes in behaviour. It is often helpful for anxiety, sleep problems and mood shifts because it gives clear steps to test and change patterns.
Choosing an approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will listen to what matters most, discuss options and adapt methods so they fit the client's goals and pace. This collaborative process helps people feel more confident about each step.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let people talk face to face when convenient, phone sessions suit those with less bandwidth, and text-based options allow shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats provide flexibility for work, family or health commitments while keeping the therapeutic focus.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, plus grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas include parenting strain, body image, ADHD and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
The style is conversational and collaborative, using narrative listening to reframe personal stories and practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions balance exploring past patterns with trying small, manageable steps forward.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years' experience working in counselling and psychotherapy settings, including time with a sexual abuse charity and supporting people through fertility and pregnancy-related loss.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP registrant, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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