Simon Petters
Support for stress, addiction and trauma
About Simon
Simon Petters works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma or low mood. He explains things plainly and helps clients find practical ways to cope. He aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is unsure what to expect.
Simon has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He often focuses on motivation, self‑esteem and confidence when those areas are tied to longer standing difficulties.
Background and approach
His way of working starts from the belief that each person knows their own story best. Sessions look to build on strengths while naming patterns that keep problems stuck. He stays warm and direct, helping people try small changes between meetings.
Simon draws on approaches that include attachment ideas, client‑centred work, Jungian thinking, mindfulness and psychodynamic perspectives. Those methods are used to help people understand relationship patterns, regulate strong feelings and reconnect with a sense of purpose. He also offers support for issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, substance and process addictions, guilt, isolation and life transitions like divorce and midlife crises.
Sessions can suit people aiming for short‑term practical change or deeper exploration over time. Work with Simon is collaborative. He will help set clear goals and adapt the style of therapy to what a client needs and prefers.
What Simon works with
How Simon works
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Sessions & fees
How Simon's approaches work online
Simon uses attachment‑based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and close connections. This helps when anxiety, jealousy, abandonment or dependent behaviour show up in day to day life.He also draws on client‑centred therapy which places the person’s own experience at the centre of the room. That approach focuses on listening, acceptance and supporting people to find their own solutions to problems like low self‑esteem or feeling stuck.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Simon will talk with each person about their goals, challenges and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative stance means the plan can change as new things emerge in sessions.
Online work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face to face conversation; phone sessions can fit shorter breaks or use less bandwidth; live chat suits people who prefer typing in the moment; and messaging supports ongoing check‑ins between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
