Are you eventing or making a tile set for your counter?
If it's a tile set, got into tools> Database >Tilesets and check the bush, counter and passage settings for the image you're trying to use.
If it's an event, check in it's above or below the character.
And I don't know of plugins, I'm willing to bet Yanfly would be the place to start though.
Personally, I just tweak settings until I get desired results. Hope it helps.