Counsellor profile
Petra Alena Todorov, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with PetraWhere Petra stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 413796
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English, Romanian
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-focused work
- Systemic perspective
About Petra
Petra Alena Todorov is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem and coaching for adults. Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
Petra works with people who find themselves putting others first, struggling with boundary-setting, or feeling lost after relationship changes. She also supports clients dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency-related patterns, and family or blended family tensions. Her approach is practical and relational rather than full of theory.
Petra draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns that show up in current relationships. She uses trauma-focused methods when past hurts affect day-to-day functioning. Systemic perspectives help her map how family or relationship systems influence choices and roles. Sessions include talking, reflecting on patterns, and trying out different ways of relating.
Her background includes work in organisations alongside clinical practice, which she uses to help people manage work-life pressures and identity shifts. She pays attention to cultural context and how migration or changing family structures affect stress and belonging.
People who come to Petra often want clearer boundaries, steadier mood regulation, or more honest communication with partners and family. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session using the online booking process.
How sessions work
How Petra’s approaches translate to online work
Psychodynamic work aims to notice repeating relationship patterns and make them easier to change. Online sessions can allow time to reflect on how past experiences shape current choices and emotions. Trauma-focused work concentrates on reducing the hold of painful memories and learning calmer ways to respond; this can be adapted to remote sessions with pacing and grounding techniques. Systemic thinking looks at the roles people play within families or relationships and helps map interactions so different choices become possible.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Petra will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. She works collaboratively to try methods that suit your situation and reassesses how things are going as you progress.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapy is easier to keep up. If you need different rhythms, Petra can discuss shorter check-ins or sessions that suit work breaks. Confirm the current session options before booking to make sure the format fits your needs.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Romanian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, self-esteem and coaching needs, and with issues such as abandonment, attachment and codependency-related patterns.
How would you describe her way of working?
She combines psychodynamic, trauma-focused and systemic ideas in a collaborative style, using conversation and pattern reflection to help people change how they relate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical practice alongside many years working in organisations, which informs her practical approach to work and identity issues.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions organised and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule the first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.