- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship concerns
- CBT and client-centred
About Petronela
Petronela Antemia is a UK counsellor with BACP accreditation and seven years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, grief and depression. She also supports issues linked to eating, sleeping, parenting, ADHD and intimacy-related concerns.
Petronela uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques in sessions. She listens for what matters most and helps people try out different ways of responding to problems. Sessions involve setting clear goals, noticing patterns that keep problems going, and practising small changes between meetings.
Her approach draws on Client-Centred ideas to make space for people to say what they need. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify thinking and behaviour patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. Solution-Focused methods are used when someone wants quick, goal-based work and concrete next steps.
Petronela has worked with people facing attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and eating troubles, communication and control issues, and experiences connected to divorce and domestic violence. She also supports people with autism spectrum presentations and avoidant or dependent personality patterns.
She offers a direct, calm style aimed at practical progress. Sessions encourage clearer communication, improved coping skills and manageable plans for change. People who want to discuss how to begin are invited to follow the site booking steps and complete the short matching questionnaire.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping a person express what matters. Online sessions using this approach start with open conversation and aim to build clarity about values and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and uses practical exercises to shift them. Online CBT often includes short tasks to try between sessions and clear goal-setting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how you prefer to work, then agree together which methods to try. That collaborative decision can change as progress or new priorities emerge.
The biography does not list supported session formats here, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into study, work or travel schedules because sessions can be scheduled around other commitments. It can also make some appointments quicker to join, or easier when a non-face-to-face meeting suits your routine. Registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt tasks and pacing so sessions fit busy early-adult lives without assuming one fixed format.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, grief and depression, plus related concerns such as eating and sleeping problems and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques, combining client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural and solution-focused methods to set goals and try concrete steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and runs sessions with people based outside the UK.
Which session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session through the site.
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