Petina Walker

Petina Walker is a counsellor with 17 years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and has built a career supporting people through anxiety, addiction, stress and anger. Petina focuses on helping people gain clarity and practical ways to cope when life feels overwhelming.

Her approach is adaptable and client-led. She draws on attachment ideas and emotionally-focused ways of working while keeping sessions practical and solution-oriented. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are used to help people notice patterns and make manageable changes.

Petina has extensive experience in drugs and alcohol services and has run group programmes, assessments and one-to-one work. She has also managed a wellbeing centre and supported people through bereavement, cancer, gender transition and major life changes. This background informs a down-to-earth, empathic style in sessions.

People can expect straightforward listening, gentle challenge and practical steps between sessions. Petina pays attention to how stress, trauma and dependency interact and helps people identify the behaviours that keep problems going. She aims to make counselling useful from the first few meetings.

Her work suits people who want a flexible, attentive counsellor who adapts methods to need. Petina emphasises a collaborative relationship and helps people build skills to manage anger, rebuild relationships and cope with life changes.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns shape current relationships. Online sessions using this lens help people spot repeating patterns and practice new ways of relating to others. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and naming emotions to improve connection and reduce reactive behaviour, which can help with anger and intimacy concerns. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment noticing and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and manage stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Petina works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and circumstances, and she adapts techniques from different approaches as needed. Clients and therapist review what helps and change direction where useful.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy life, allowing appointments during work breaks or when travel is difficult. Online work can also make short check-ins and follow-up sessions simpler to arrange, helping therapy stay consistent alongside daily obligations.