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Fiona Wetherell, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 8 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Fiona Wetherell is a counsellor with eight years' experience. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship struggles. Fiona holds BACP accreditation which reflects her professional standing in the UK.

She aims to create a space where people feel heard and respected from the first meeting. Her early work was at a rape crisis centre, where she supported survivors of sexual abuse. She also provided counselling in women’s refuges for those affected by domestic violence.

Background and approach

These roles shaped her focus on trauma, safety and rebuilding trust in oneself. Fiona uses an integrative approach, combining ideas from different therapies to suit each person. She pays close attention to the therapeutic relationship and to how early life experiences can shape current feelings and behaviour.

Together with clients she looks for patterns that keep causing distress and explores practical steps to change them. Sessions are normally 45 minutes long and Fiona offers flexibility about timing - weekly, fortnightly or monthly appointments are available. She aims to be warm, non-judgemental and steady, helping people make sense of difficult thoughts and feelings.

People come to her with a range of concerns beyond anxiety and depression. These include trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems, attachment and abandonment worries, body image, fertility and issues linked to ageing and cancer. Fiona works in English and practices in the United Kingdom, bringing direct experience with complex, sensitive matters.

How Fiona’s approaches work online and in sessions

Fiona works integratively, blending ideas from different evidence-based techniques to suit each person. This might mean focusing on understanding how early relationships shaped current feelings and behaviours, and then using practical steps to reduce distress and improve daily coping. That kind of approach can help with anxiety, depression and relationship patterns.

She also brings a trauma-aware focus, attending to safety, pacing and stabilising strategies before exploring painful memories. This helps people who have experienced abuse or other traumatic events to feel steadier and make clearer choices about what to work on next.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the client’s goals, try out different ways of working and check in about what is helpful. Together they decide which methods to use and adapt them as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed, chat sessions suit shorter check-ins and text therapy supports ongoing, flexible contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while keeping the therapeutic work consistent.

What kind of problems does Fiona help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship issues, plus trauma and abuse concerns and self-esteem difficulties.

How does she approach therapy?

Fiona follows an integrative style, drawing on different theories to match what a person needs and prefers. She emphasises a trusting therapeutic relationship and looking at how early experiences affect current patterns.

What experience does she bring?

She has eight years of clinical experience, including work at a rape crisis centre and counselling in women’s refuges supporting people affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Where does she practise and what are her credentials?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Work can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin with Fiona?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Experience: 8 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Fiona Wetherell, BACP

Background and approach

How Fiona’s approaches work online and in sessions

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety