George Petrou, BACP
3 years in practice
George Petrou is a counsellor who focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship.
License and registration
- BACP
- 389817 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About George
George Petrou is a counsellor who focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship. He uses empathy and acceptance to help people feel heard and understood during difficult moments. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience.
George works in a relational, integrative way. He helps people talk through the effects of trauma, abuse and addiction. He also supports those facing anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
In sessions he aims to create an attuned space where clients can say what they need to say. The approach is gentle and steady, encouraging people to notice patterns and try different ways of coping. Practical skills from approaches such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy are offered alongside reflective conversation.
George draws on trauma-focused methods and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, when appropriate, to address painful memories and body-held reactions. Attachment-based ideas guide exploration of how past relationships affect present ones. He adapts his style to each person’s needs rather than following a single script.
People describe the process as collaborative and paced to their comfort. Sessions can look like talking through recent problems, practising new ways to manage stress, or working on long-standing patterns. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and more choice in how to respond to life’s challenges.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything George lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- 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
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches George names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and expectations. Online work can use gentle conversation to notice patterns, improve emotional connection, and practise new ways of relating to self and others. This approach is useful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues and relationship difficulties.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, targets distressing memories and their emotional charge. In an online setting EMDR-informed methods can be adapted to help reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and the strong reactions they cause, alongside spoken processing and grounding techniques.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy brings practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance and sharpening interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can be taught and rehearsed in video or phone sessions and supported with written reminders via messaging.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and may combine methods over time to match changing needs. Clients are invited to feed back and shape the direction of therapy.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls work well for deeper conversation and real-time practice, phone sessions suit times with low bandwidth or when being off camera helps, and live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does George help with?
He supports people with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, depression, stress and anxiety, plus a wide range of related concerns such as relationship and intimacy issues.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Sessions are relational and integrative, using client-centred conversation alongside skills-based work from approaches like DBT and trauma-focused methods.
What is George's background and experience?
He has three years of professional experience and works from a relational approach that emphasises attunement, empathy and collaboration.
What credentials and where is he based?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
How are sessions delivered online?
George works remotely using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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