Petina Walker , BACP

Petina Walker is an experienced integrative counsellor based in Devon in the United Kingdom who brings a practical and empathic approach to therapeutic work. She is an Ambassador for Betterhelp and an Advanced Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor who is also a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Petina is committed to helping people gain clarity and to providing a high-quality, efficient service that honours each person’s experience.

Her practice is client-led and flexible, shaped by what each person brings to a session. She draws on a range of models including solution-focused techniques, Transactional Analysis as an underpinning framework, and selective use of CBT, NLP and mindfulness-based tools to tailor interventions to individual needs. She works with a wide spectrum of concerns, with particular specialisms in addictions, anxiety, stress, anger management and relationship issues such as codependency. Petina is especially interested in links between stress, trauma and addictive behaviours and adapts her approach to address those connections.

Petina has extensive experience working within drugs and alcohol services where she conducted assessments, triage and one-to-one online interventions as a senior member of a Clinical Assessments & Brief Interventions Team. She has also run wellbeing services and training programmes, and continues to develop her private practice while pursuing projects that extend her integrative approach to supporting people affected by addiction and dependency.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Work

Petina integrates several established approaches to support clients in online therapy. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of connection and helps people address difficulties with trust, closeness and abandonment-related concerns by exploring relational needs and responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term, evidence-informed model that helps people identify and reprocess core emotions to improve relationships and resolve distress rooted in emotional patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, offering practical tools for managing stress, anxiety and difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative - Petina works with each client to identify which methods fit their goals, needs and personal preferences, and she adapts the work as progress unfolds. This shared process helps shape sessions so they remain focused and relevant.

Online therapy with Petina is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility for different schedules, time zones and comfort levels. These options make engaging in therapy more accessible for people balancing work, family or other commitments while maintaining continuity of care with a licensed professional.