About Fiona
Fiona Scotland is a counsellor with ten years of practice supporting adults across the life span. She holds BACP accreditation, and she combines a person-centred stance with an integrative, neuro-affirming outlook to help people make sense of their stories. Her work aims to be straightforward and practical for everyday concerns.
Fiona helps people dealing with stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, career pressures, depression and grief. She also supports those coping with ADHD, addiction-related problems, relationship and intimacy issues, and eating or sleeping difficulties.
Background and approach
LGBT concerns are listed among her specialisms and she works with a broad range of life changes and losses. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural work, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas alongside client-centred listening. Sessions typically balance reflective conversation with practical steps people can try between meetings.
The emphasis is on what feels helpful and doable for each person. Fiona has worked in the NHS, employee assistance programmes and charities. That background means she is familiar with workplace stress, academic pressures and bereavement pathways.
She aims to make sessions accessible and readable for people who are feeling overwhelmed. People meet her for single concerns or for longer-term work when problems keep returning. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person’s priorities set the pace.
To begin, clients use the site’s matching steps and then arrange sessions according to availability.
What Fiona works with
Everything Fiona lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Fiona is listed here; the rest shows what else Fiona works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Fiona lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Fiona’s approaches translate to online work
The profile lists Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy among Fiona’s approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on taking action that fits personal values. Client-centred therapy gives the person space to tell their story while the counsellor offers empathetic listening and reflection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Fiona will discuss goals, what has helped before and what feels manageable, and then adapt methods to suit the person. That collaborative conversation helps set the pace and shape of sessions rather than imposing a single model.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so check current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. It can also mean choosing whether to use video or other arrangements based on what helps the person focus and engage.
Questions people ask about Fiona
What kinds of problems does Fiona help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and grief as well as ADHD, addictions and relationship or intimacy issues.
What is her style of therapy like?
Fiona combines person-centred listening with practical tools from acceptance and commitment, cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches.
How long has she been practising?
She has ten years of experience working in settings such as the NHS, employee assistance programmes and charities.
Where is she based and how is she credentialed?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be discussed to suit different locations and time zones.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options with the service before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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