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Petina Walker, BACP

Petina Walker is a counsellor with 17 years' experience who works from the United Kingdom.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
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About Petina

Petina Walker is a counsellor with 17 years' experience who works from the United Kingdom. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has spent many years supporting people with stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship concerns. She offers practical, down-to-earth help and listens closely to what each person brings to a session.

Her background includes long experience in addictions services, group work and one-to-one interventions, as well as running a wellbeing centre for many years.

Background and approach

That work gave her experience with bereavement, health-related issues, major life change and trauma. She has also carried out assessments and brief interventions in clinical settings. Petina uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person in front of her.

She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand close relationships and emotionally focused ways of working to help people express and regulate feelings. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are used where they suit the client’s goals and readiness for change. Sessions are led by the client and adjusted to what is needed that day.

Petina often helps people with practical steps for coping, managing cravings or reducing anxious thinking, and she pays attention to patterns such as codependency or control issues. Her style is calm, empathic and focused on helping people gain clarity. She speaks English and can work with international clients.

Petina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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BACP	53359	February 2027

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Petina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
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
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Petina names

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How Petina uses relational and practical approaches online

Attachment-Based Therapy helps look at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions; it can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues or communication problems. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood: sessions give people space to tell their story while the counsellor follows their lead and reflects what matters most. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports people to notice and name strong feelings, which can help with relationship distress and overcoming intense emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Petina will discuss different methods and try things out together, adjusting the focus as goals and needs become clearer. This collaborative process helps identify what feels most helpful for each person over time.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexible access. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging suit shorter exchanges, ongoing support between sessions or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel while keeping continuity of care with a registered or accredited professional.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions and relationship difficulties, as well as grief, trauma, eating and sleeping issues and self-esteem problems.

What is her therapy style like?

Her work is client-led and practical. Sessions focus on listening, understanding patterns and finding concrete steps to cope day to day.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of experience working in counselling, addictions services, group facilitation and one-to-one interventions.

What credentials and location are on record?

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

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.

How are costs and payments handled?

Sessions are provided through a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.