Ruth Fitzgerald, BACP
9 years in practice
Ruth Fitzgerald offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship difficulty or addictive behaviours.
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, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship difficulty or addictive behaviours. She writes in plain language and helps clients talk through what’s happening in their lives. Ruth aims to create space to look at problems at a pace that feels right for each person.
Ruth draws on nearly a decade of practice and blends psychodynamic ideas with Jungian therapy to help people understand underlying patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what lies behind repeated behaviours and strong feelings. That can make confusing or painful reactions easier to understand. She uses approaches that include attachment-based listening and client-centred work, so people feel heard and respected.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy tools are offered when practical skills can help with managing moods, anxiety or impulsive behaviour. Ruth works from a compassionate, non-judgemental stance. She supports people to build clearer choices and to develop everyday coping strategies.
The goal is to increase emotional awareness and practical ways to manage life’s challenges. Ruth is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom and holds nine years of experience.
Sessions are conducted in English and offered online through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions through the Start Therapy button. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential 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 and online options
Ruth draws on Jungian therapy, attachment-based work and client-centred practice to shape online sessions. Jungian therapy looks at symbols, dreams and deeper patterns to help make unconscious material clearer and meaningful; it can be useful for people wanting to understand long-standing inner conflicts. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and coping, which can help with anxiety, relationship difficulties and issues around trust. Client-centred therapy centres the person’s experience and pace, providing a respectful, non-judgemental space for people to speak and be heard.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Ruth will discuss goals, preferences and current problems and then suggest ways of working together. She adapts methods over time, blending deeper exploration with practical skill-building when that best suits the person’s needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow for a near face-to-face experience and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for people who prefer written exchanges, need support between sessions or want a lower-key way to reflect in their own time. Registered and accredited professionals provide these formats, making it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can Ruth help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating difficulties, relationship issues, grief and anger. Additional focus areas include ADHD, self-esteem, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Ruth combines Jungian and psychodynamic ideas with client-centred listening to help people understand patterns behind their feelings. She also uses practical tools from CBT and DBT when helpful for managing symptoms.
How much experience does she have?
Ruth has nine years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working 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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