Petina Walker , BACP

Petina Walker is an experienced integrative therapeutic counsellor based in Devon in the United Kingdom, with 17 years of practice supporting people through addiction, anxiety, relationship difficulties and a wide range of life challenges. She works from an integrative perspective, blending solution-focused, intuitive, and trauma-aware methods to create tailored support that responds to each person's needs.

She is an Advanced Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor and a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her commitment to professional standards. Across her career she has worked as a counsellor, trainer and drugs and alcohol professional, facilitating groups, delivering treatment programmes, conducting assessments and providing one-to-one interventions within clinical and community settings.

Petina brings particular expertise in addictions, co-dependency and the links between stress, trauma and addictive behaviours, and she attends carefully to how attachment and early relational patterns shape present-day difficulties. Her clinical approach is adaptable - drawing on Transactional Analysis as an underlying framework and incorporating techniques from cognitive and mindfulness-based work where helpful - so that therapy is guided by what clients bring to each session.

Over time she has developed a private practice and continued professional development, and she combines empathic, tuned-in listening with practical strategies to help people move toward clearer thinking, healthier relationships and more sustainable coping. She accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally, offering flexible online options to suit diverse needs.

Integrative approaches and online support with Petina Walker

Petina draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional responses - this approach can be helpful for people struggling with abandonment, attachment issues, intimacy concerns and relationship difficulties. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic stance that allows clients to lead the pace and focus of each session while the therapist offers empathic reflection and support.

Mindfulness Therapy is another strand of her work, teaching gentle awareness and grounding strategies that can reduce reactivity to stress and support recovery from anxiety, trauma-related responses and addictive urges. These approaches are used flexibly and combined as needed to address the specific mix of symptoms and life circumstances a person brings.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Petina works collaboratively with clients to identify what fits their goals, preferences and practical needs. Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to access consistent support, offering flexibility around work, family and location while enabling regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists experienced in managing addiction, grief, trauma and relationship concerns.