About George
George Petrou is a counsellor who draws on relational and integrative ways of working. He has three years of professional experience and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). George focuses on helping people manage anxiety alongside issues such as depression, grief and addictions.
He emphasises a warm, accepting therapeutic relationship. Sessions aim to be attuned to what each person brings and to make space for honest feeling and reflection.
Background and approach
George works to help people feel heard and to identify what matters most to them. His practice uses a mix of approaches depending on the issue. That includes attachment-informed work for difficulties linked to early relationships.
He also draws on client-centred methods to follow the person’s priorities, and skills-based techniques to manage stress and overwhelming emotions. People come to him with a wide range of concerns beyond anxiety, including self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stresses, chronic illness and bereavement. He also supports those coping with trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue.
George adapts the way he works to fit each person’s circumstances and goals. Sessions are offered in English and George accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. He describes the first step as building trust, then working together to set realistic, practical steps towards change.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
George uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment or relationship difficulties. Client-centred therapy means sessions focus on the person’s priorities and pace, creating space to be heard and to make choices that feel right. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive behaviours.Finding the right approach is part of the process and George works collaboratively to decide what fits best. He will discuss goals, preferences and how different methods might help. That shared planning can be adjusted as progress is made and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter updates, ongoing support between sessions or when not being on camera works better. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving and travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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