Ruth Fitzgerald

• Stress and anxiety
• Depression and grief
• Attachment and trauma

About Ruth

Ruth Fitzgerald helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviours and relationship difficulties by offering time to talk things through at a steady pace. She works with trauma, eating difficulties, grief, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD and life changes, and uses talking therapy to help people find ways to cope and make different choices. Ruth is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has nine years' experience.

Ruth encourages clients to explore what lies behind recurrent problems and distressing feelings. Sessions focus on understanding patterns of behaviour and the feelings they stir, so people can make clearer choices about how to respond. She describes her practice as psychodynamically informed and uses this perspective to look at how past relationships affect present difficulties.

Alongside a psychodynamic focus, Ruth draws on attachment-based ideas to consider relationship patterns, and on cognitive and emotion-focused techniques where helpful to address specific problems. She uses the counselling relationship to help uncover unconscious thoughts and memories that influence behaviour. The aim is to increase self-awareness and move toward longer-term change.

Ruth works in a calm, reflective way and supports people to develop practical coping strategies alongside deeper understanding. She also offers coaching around life transitions and practical problem-solving when required. Her approach seeks to balance insight with skills that help in day-to-day life.

People who choose Ruth often want to understand why they feel stuck and to build the confidence to manage life more effectively. She asks clients to take an active role in deciding goals and the pace of work so therapy fits what they want to achieve.

How her counselling approaches apply online

Ruth uses psychodynamic ideas alongside attachment-based and cognitive behavioural approaches. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with relationship problems and recurring difficulties. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms such as anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused ideas can be used to understand strong feelings and improve how people express emotion in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ruth works collaboratively with each person to decide which ideas and techniques fit best with their goals and preferences, and she adapts the way she works as understanding develops over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life, for example by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every meeting. Registered or accredited professionals can offer a mix of reflective, insight-focused work and practical skill-building in remote sessions.

Topics Ruth lists

• Stress and 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 and 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 addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Ruth

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety and stress using talking therapy and practical coping strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her practice is psychodynamically informed and includes attachment-based, cognitive behavioural and emotion-focused elements.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience working with a wide range of issues including addiction, trauma and relationship concerns.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I see her from outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.