About Simon
Simon Petters is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. He works with people who are struggling with stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He believes clients know their own stories and brings a respectful, supportive presence to sessions.
Simon sees therapy as a partnership. He helps people notice strengths and build practical steps forward. He encourages small, manageable changes that fit each person’s life and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase a sense of control. Simon draws on several approaches to guide his work. He uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at early relationship patterns and how they shape current reactions.
Client-Centred methods keep the person’s own goals at the heart of the work, with empathy and listening as central tools. He also brings elements of Jungian and Psychodynamic thinking to help people make sense of recurring themes and unconscious patterns. Mindfulness practices are used to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to stress.
Those tools are chosen to match what each person needs, not applied the same way for everyone. People can expect straightforward conversation and practical exercises between sessions. His approach is steady and patient, aimed at helping people feel less stuck and more capable of moving forward.
Simon welcomes conversations in English and works with international clients where that is helpful.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current responses to stress and connection. It helps people understand patterns in their reactions and develop safer ways of relating to others. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance, placing the person’s goals at the centre of each session and helping them find their own solutions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can be useful for anxiety and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about what you want to change and how you prefer to work, then suggest approaches that might fit. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as the relationship develops.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and share a conversational feel similar to in-person meetings. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when being on camera is tiring. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, travel and daily life while keeping focus on the therapeutic goals.
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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
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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