Fiona Adams, BACP

Counsellor - anxiety and trauma

Anxiety and stress
Trauma and abuse
Mindfulness and CBT

About Fiona

Counsellor Fiona Adams is a BACP member with five years' practice in the United Kingdom. She offers help with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of other issues including grief, parenting and work-related strain.

Fiona listens and helps people talk through what is troubling them. She uses clear, everyday language in sessions and focuses on identifying the problems that cause distress. She also works with issues that affect sleep, eating and self-esteem, and helps people manage strong emotions such as anger and panic.

Her background includes person-centred work alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and she has adapted her style to include psychodynamic and attachment-informed ways of working. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment elements and mindfulness skills to help people notice patterns of thought and behaviour.

Fiona has experience working with sexual abuse survivors and has carried out counselling linked to fertility, pregnancy and post-pregnancy trauma, including miscarriage and baby loss. She has worked with people from medical professions and those who have served in emergency services and the armed forces.

Sessions use straightforward discussion, practical techniques and reflective work to help people understand recurring patterns. Fiona aims to help clients recognise what is affecting them and to try different ways of coping that fit day-to-day life.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when past wounds affect current trust and closeness. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical steps. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple paying-attention practices that reduce reactivity and help with overthinking and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and review how they are working over time.

Confirm the current session format before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow people who are based outside the United Kingdom to access a registered professional, subject to any arrangements set by the counsellor.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBT Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issues ForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Money and financial issues Mood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harm Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly work with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and related issues.

What approach does she use in sessions?

She combines person-centred listening with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-informed ideas, psychodynamic thinking and mindfulness techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years' experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist in various settings.

Which professional body is she a member of?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Please confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.

Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.

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