Fiona Platts , BACP

Fiona Platts is a qualified counsellor based in the United Kingdom with over three years of direct client work in both private practice and online with Betterhelp. She supports people facing trauma, sexual abuse, stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and depression. Fiona approaches each person as an individual, helping them explore their situation and discover new perspectives that can make difficult challenges feel more manageable.

She tailors the therapeutic work to the specific needs of each client and moves at a pace that feels comfortable and safe. Fiona seeks to create a collaborative process in which the person sets the direction and she offers guidance, tools, and encouragement to support change. She aims to empower people to take the steps they choose toward growth and healing.

Fiona holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Her practice includes helping with family and parenting concerns, career and self-esteem issues, coping with life changes, and the effects of trauma and compassion fatigue.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person rather than on a prescribed set of techniques. It involves a warm, empathic stance that helps people explore their feelings and values, and it is helpful for issues such as low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and navigating life transitions.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and processing the impact of traumatic experiences. It includes approaches that help reduce the hold of painful memories and emotional reactions, and is used for trauma, abuse, grief, and other deeply distressing events.

Existential therapy explores questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility. It can support those who feel stuck, empty, or uncertain about life direction by encouraging reflection on values and personal freedom.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and is done collaboratively. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and responses to different methods and adapt the way of working to suit each person's needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, to continue support between appointments, and to connect with licensed professionals from where the person feels most comfortable.