- Addictions and dependency
- Stress and trauma
- Client-led sessions
About Petina
Petina Walker is a counsellor with 17 years of practice who works from the United Kingdom. She is a BACP member and builds sessions around what each person brings. Petina aims to help people gain clarity, listen closely, and offer a steady, compassionate space to talk about difficult issues.
Her background includes long experience in drug and alcohol services, group facilitation and running a wellbeing centre. She trained at The Iron Mill Institute in Exeter and qualified in 2008. Over the years she has developed work with addictions, co-dependency and the links between stress, trauma and addictive behaviours.
Petina uses a flexible, client-led approach so sessions are shaped to fit what someone needs at the time. Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas, emotionally-focused work and mindful tools alongside solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing.
She has supported people with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, trauma and a wide range of life changes. Petina also works with issues around body image, communication problems, control and dependency patterns.
People who come to her can expect straightforward listening, practical steps when useful, and attention to the emotional patterns behind repeated problems. She has a calm, tuned-in manner and describes her work as intuitive and tailored to each session.
To begin, readers can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to help people spot repeating relationship habits and try new ways of connecting and regulating emotion.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and sit with strong feelings, then use those feelings to change unhelpful interaction cycles. In an online session the counsellor guides the process gently, helping someone notice feelings in the moment and practise different responses.
Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention skills so a person can notice thoughts, body sensations and emotions without reacting straight away. It is often used alongside other approaches to reduce stress, improve sleep and manage urges or cravings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods together. This collaborative process aims to match technique to the person's needs rather than impose a single model.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time, which can make it easier to keep regular appointments. Online work also allows sessions to proceed when someone cannot easily leave home, and can be adapted to shorter check-ins or longer therapy slots as required. Confirm the current session options before booking to make sure they meet personal needs.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addiction-related issues, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and many life changes. Her additional focuses include body image, caregiver stress, codependency and communication problems.
What is her style in sessions?
Her work is client-led and intuitive, combining listening with practical steps when helpful. Sessions often mix solution-focused techniques with emotionally focused and attachment-based ideas.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of experience working as a counsellor, trainer and drugs and alcohol professional, including group facilitation and treatment programmes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are used?
The biography does not specify session formats here, so confirm current session options with the service before booking to be sure which formats are available.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.