Ruth Fitzgerald, BACP
9 years in practice
Ruth Fitzgerald offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life’s pressures.
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 offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life’s pressures. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, addictions or relationship difficulties. Ruth aims to create a steady, non-judgemental space where someone can talk at their own pace and begin to make changes.
She explains problems plainly and looks for patterns that keep causing pain. Sessions focus on understanding the feelings behind behaviours, and finding realistic ways to cope day to day.
Background and approach
Ruth uses her nine years of experience to guide that process without pushing a single fixed method. Her approach draws on existential thinking to look at meaning, choice and personal responsibility, and on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current feelings.
She also uses client-centred ways of working that put the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, alongside tools from cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour work when practical strategies are needed. Ruth is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with many concerns including grief, anger, self-esteem, trauma, compassion fatigue, and long-term health issues.
She also offers support around parenting stresses, blended family tensions, and challenges linked to autism and attachment differences. Sessions are available in English and are offered online by video, phone, live chat or messaging. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online sessions
Existential therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps people facing big life changes or feeling stuck to consider what matters and make clearer decisions about next steps.Attachment-based work focuses on how past relationships shape present feelings and reactions. It can help people understand patterns in their close relationships and build different ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s lead, which helps people feel heard and better able to find their own answers.
Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and adapt methods as the work evolves. That way sessions can combine deeper reflection with practical tools where useful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typing or want ongoing brief support between sessions. All these formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties or mobility challenges, while keeping the focus on the therapeutic work itself.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma, plus related issues such as grief, anger and low self-esteem.
What is her style of therapy like?
Her style is calm and conversational. She combines talking to understand feelings with practical strategies to manage day-to-day difficulties.
How much experience does she have?
Ruth has nine years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to their needs.
How are fees and starting therapy arranged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions.
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