Ruth Fitzgerald, BACP
9 years in practice
Ruth Fitzgerald is a counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, addiction, grief or major life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 373971 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Ruth
Ruth Fitzgerald is a counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, addiction, grief or major life changes. She offers a calm space to talk things through at your pace and to make sense of why problems keep coming up. Ruth aims to help people build clearer ways of coping and make choices that feel more manageable day to day.
Ruth uses a mix of talking approaches to suit each person.
Background and approach
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings. She also brings in client-centred listening and practical tools from cognitive and dialectical approaches when those are helpful. Sessions are a chance to notice patterns that cause distress and to name the emotions behind them.
Ruth supports people to connect feelings with behaviour so they can try different ways of responding. The work can help with stress, relationship problems, compulsive or addictive behaviours, low self-esteem, anger and coping after loss or trauma. Ruth has nine years of practice and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She works with adults in the United Kingdom and holds sessions in English. Therapy can move at a slow, exploratory pace or focus on short-term, skills-based work depending on what the person needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that fit their schedule.
Ruth aims to offer a non-judgemental, compassionate place to understand difficulties and find practical ways to manage life better.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ruth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ruth names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on feelings and the experience behind them. Online EFT sessions help people identify painful emotions and learn new ways to respond, which can ease patterns in close relationships and personal distress.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current responses. In remote sessions this approach helps people notice how they bond, how they seek comfort and where old wounds still affect everyday life.
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the person’s pace, which can feel especially useful in a video or phone session when someone needs a calm, conversational space.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Ruth will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That could mean focusing on emotional work, exploring past patterns, or learning specific coping skills depending on what the person wants to achieve.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit brief check-ins, and text messaging works for ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility limits while keeping the focus on progress and accessibility.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ruth supports people managing anxiety, depression, addiction, stress and grief. She also helps with relationship difficulties, self-esteem issues and coping with big life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines emotionally-focused work with clear, client-centred listening. She may also use cognitive and dialectical strategies for practical skills when helpful.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioural concerns. Her work draws on psychodynamic, attachment and emotion-focused ideas.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not take international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions.
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