Petronela Antemia

Petronela Antemia is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people with stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She supports clients facing trauma and abuse, anger, depression, low self-esteem, bereavement and intimacy-related concerns. She also works with people managing eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, ADHD and challenges tied to identity such as LGBT issues.

Petronela uses a collaborative style that centres the person's experience. Sessions are tailored to what each individual needs and wants to achieve. She aims to listen without judgement and to help clients find clearer ways of coping and relating.

Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the therapeutic relationship and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address patterns of thinking and behaviour. She also uses Solution-Focused elements to set practical, short-term goals and Existential ideas when people want to explore meaning and values.

Petronela has seven years of experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. She has supported people through a wide range of concerns including attachment and abandonment worries, dissociation, domestic violence, communication problems and body image difficulties.

Her work with couples focuses on communication, attachment and how past experiences affect current relationships. People can expect a respectful, sensitive space and a plan shaped around their priorities before moving into practical steps.

Approaches used online and what they offer

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens carefully and helps the person find their own answers, which can suit emotional concerns like low self-esteem, grief or relationship strain.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing practical changes, which can help with anxiety, depression and sleep or eating difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk with the person about goals and try different ways of working until something fits. This is a collaborative process where preferences and everyday demands shape the plan.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow check-ins that suit a person's schedule. It can also allow sessions to be shorter or more focused when that helps someone manage their day.