Petra Vidal
A calm, practical counsellor for change
About Petra
Petra Vidal helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or depression. She welcomes conversations about motivation, confidence and major life changes. Petra uses clear, simple language so parents can read quickly and decide if she feels like a good fit.
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Petra offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about painful memories, grief, or relationship strains.
Background and approach
Her approach aims to make difficult feelings easier to understand and manage. Petra draws on client-centred methods to follow each person's pace and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, practical changes.
Mindfulness techniques are included to build awareness and emotional steadiness during stressful moments. Sessions focus on what matters now - coping with daily pressures, tackling loneliness or working through family of origin issues. Petra also addresses more specific concerns such as attachment and abandonment, control and dependent personality patterns, dissociation and feelings of emptiness.
She listens for the underlying patterns that keep problems repeating. Therapy is collaborative and goal-focused. Petra supports clients in setting realistic steps and noticing progress between sessions.
She encourages plain talk about setbacks as well as gains, so people feel able to keep trying even when progress is slow.
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Sessions & fees
How Petra's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience without judgement. In practice this means Petra listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people set the agenda for each session. This approach is useful for emotional issues like loneliness, grief and family of origin concerns.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Petra may help identify unhelpful thought patterns and suggest practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety or lift mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Petra will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then shape the sessions around those choices in a collaborative way. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change if needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging can be better for short check-ins and for people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life, while still allowing regular therapeutic contact.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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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
