About George
George Petrou is a counsellor who focuses on building a strong, attuned relationship with each person he meets. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and brings three years of professional experience to his work. George aims to offer a calm, accepting space where people can speak honestly and begin to make changes.
He uses approaches that centre on how people form bonds and how past wounds affect current life.
How George works
That includes Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centred ways of working, plus practical skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and trauma-focused methods. He also draws on eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing when trauma needs targeted attention. George supports people dealing with addictions, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety.
He also helps with intimacy-related issues, body image, parenting concerns, compassion fatigue and work-related burnout. Other focus areas include abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency and challenges linked to chronic illness. Sessions aim to be straightforward and compassionate.
People can expect him to listen closely, reflect what matters and offer practical steps when those feel helpful. The pace and focus are set together so sessions match the person’s needs. He works from the United Kingdom and provides sessions in English for both local and international clients.
Appointments are offered using a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
George lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What George works with
The areas below are the ones George selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How attachment, trauma work and skills-based therapy translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions help people talk through how past bonds affect trust and closeness today. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on acceptance and following the person’s lead; this approach supports open conversation and emotional exploration in remote sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for stress tolerance, emotional regulation and better communication, which can be practised between appointments and reviewed in online meetings.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. George will discuss options and help decide what fits with a person’s goals and preferences. That choice is made together and can change as needs shift over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular sessions. Video calls recreate face-to-face connection, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer written communication. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, family commitments and travel while still allowing meaningful therapeutic progress.
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