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Petra Vidal, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression

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Petra Vidal offers calm, non-judgemental support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood or worries about identity. She focuses on building an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Petra aims to help people find clearer ways to cope and make changes that feel manageable.

Petra holds a BACP credential, which denotes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of professional experience working with issues such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and motivational difficulties.

Background and approach

She also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, eating concerns and the fallout of trauma and abuse. In sessions she blends client-centred listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. That mix lets conversations stay personal while addressing unhelpful thinking and behaviour.

Petra also draws on existential ideas to help people think about values and life direction. Her practice pays attention to attachment and family of origin issues, and to hard-to-name feelings like emptiness or chronic shame. Petra can help people untangle patterns such as avoidance, dependency or control struggles.

She also works with concerns including hoarding, isolation and midlife transitions. Sessions are offered in English and take place remotely. People meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to their needs.

Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a time that suits the client.

How Petra’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, listening with curiosity and respect. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most to them, which is useful for issues like low self-esteem or relationship worries.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers straightforward exercises and experiments to reduce anxiety, lift mood and change unhelpful habits.

Mindfulness practice brings attention to the present moment and reduces reactivity. Short mindfulness exercises can be helpful for stress, rumination and managing intense feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Petra will discuss goals, try methods together and adjust based on what helps. The process is collaborative so clients shape the focus and pace of therapy.

Online sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy around daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quicker check-in and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules, comfort levels and practical needs.

What problems does Petra help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with relationship strain, grief, eating concerns and trauma and abuse.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She combines client-centred listening with practical cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Sessions aim to be personal and down-to-earth while offering tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Petra has three years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life issues.

What credentials does Petra hold and where is she based?

She holds BACP with registration in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and regions does she support?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not take international clients at this time.

How are sessions delivered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How much does working with her cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I do to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

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Also listed

Abandonment
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Eating disorders
Emptiness
Family conflicts
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Grief
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Isolation / loneliness
LGBT
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Relationship issues
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Trauma and abuse
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Petra Vidal, BACP

Background and approach

How Petra’s approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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