- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Petra
Petra Vidal is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with young adults on common early-adulthood pressures such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and issues around motivation and confidence.
Petra helps people talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. She focuses on practical, conversational sessions where the person can explain what is worrying them and what they want to change. Sessions are straightforward and centred on the person's immediate concerns.
Her work draws on client-centred ideas that keep the person's experience at the centre of each session. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of responding to them.
Petra includes mindfulness and existential approaches when they suit a person's goals. Mindfulness helps with stress and anxiety by practising paying attention to the present. Existential ideas are used when someone is weighing big life choices or feeling lost after big changes.
She has supported people with relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes. Petra also works with issues connected to attachment, abandonment, shame, dissociation, isolation and life purpose.
Sessions are conducted in English from her UK practice. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and booking an initial session through the online process.
How Petra uses talk methods online
Petra combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural approaches. Client-centred therapy focuses on careful listening and helping the person lead the conversation, useful when someone needs space to make sense of new adult responsibilities. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours and introduces practical experiments to reduce anxiety or improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Petra will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and decide together which methods to use. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs shift over time.
The biography does not list which online formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around study, shifts and commuting. They can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time and let someone join from a quieter place. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises such as mindfulness practice and thought-records to work in a remote session, and Petra will discuss what works best for the individual's circumstances.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and motivation problems, plus relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma, eating concerns and career questions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and person-focused, using client-centred listening with practical steps from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional practice experience in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and location?
She is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Does she speak other languages or work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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