Fiona Platts, BACP

Fiona Platts is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of client work experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and parenting concerns. Fiona also supports people dealing with codependency, family of origin problems and the strain of caregiving.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions centre on listening and helping people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She encourages clearer thinking about choices, boundaries and communication when relationships and roles feel overwhelming.

Fiona uses client-centred and existential ways of working alongside trauma-focused methods when appropriate. That means she pays attention to what a person wants from counselling while also looking at how past experiences affect current reactions. When trauma is involved she works in ways that aim to help people feel steadier over time.

She has worked in private practice and with online clients. Fiona asks clients to set the pace and aims to adjust the process so people can try new approaches without feeling pushed. She explains steps plainly and checks in about what is helpful as therapy progresses.

Practical concerns such as managing anger, coping with loss, dealing with blended family issues or improving self-esteem are handled with straightforward conversations and exercises. People who come because they keep putting others first often focus on boundary setting and clearer communication in sessions.

How her approaches translate to online work