Counsellor profile
Petra Vidal, BACP
Counsellor specialising in anxiety and life change
See online counselling options- Client-Centred work
- Cognitive Behavioural
- Mindfulness tools
About Petra
Counsellor Petra Vidal is a BACP member with three years of professional experience. She works with people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low in confidence, or struggling with depression. Petra also helps with relationship and family concerns, grief, eating issues and life changes including career shifts and midlife questions.
Petra uses a mix of approaches in sessions. She draws on client-centred work to listen and reflect what matters to the client. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thinking patterns and habits that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with focus and managing strong feelings, and existential ideas are used when people are asking about meaning or life direction.
Sessions are conversational and plain. Petra aims to help people name what is difficult, notice patterns, and try small changes between meetings. She works with topics such as attachment and abandonment, dissociation, guilt and shame, isolation and narcissism-related issues. Practical coping strategies are offered alongside longer discussion when needed.
Petra practises in the United Kingdom and carries her BACP credential as the listed professional affiliation. She speaks English. International work is not currently accepted.
To begin, clients use the site matching steps to arrange a first session. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; costs vary with location. Confirm current session options before booking.
How Petra uses common counselling approaches online
Petra often uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural methods. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens and reflects what matters to the person, helping them to name important feelings and thoughts. Cognitive behavioural approaches look at how thinking and behaviour keep problems going and encourage small practical experiments to try between sessions.She also draws on mindfulness to help manage strong emotions and improve focus. Mindfulness exercises are simple techniques to bring attention to the present moment and can be practised during short daily slots. These approaches can suit stress, anxiety, depression and problems with motivation or confidence.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Petra will discuss options with the client and decide together what methods to use based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can change as work progresses.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make fitting sessions into daily life easier, for instance by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It can also suit people who prefer written or spoken exchanges; discuss preferences when arranging the first session.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Petra works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with relationship and family concerns, grief, eating difficulties and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
She combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Existential ideas are used when clients want to discuss meaning or life direction.
How much experience does she have?
Petra has three years of professional experience in counselling work.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in her profile.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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