Simon Petters, BACP
6 years in practice
Simon Petters is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and the effects of trauma.
License and registration
- BACP
- 402162 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- 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 Simon
Simon Petters is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and the effects of trauma. He works with those feeling low self-esteem, lacking motivation, or needing support to rebuild confidence. Simon writes plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or uncertain.
Simon has six years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which reflects his registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
He believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths that can be used to move through painful patterns. Sessions focus on listening, naming what matters, and opening up choices that feel realistic. His approach draws on Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols alongside attachment-based thinking about relationships and emotional bonds.
He also uses client-centred methods to prioritise the person’s perspective, with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas woven in where helpful. These approaches are used to understand feelings, patterns and the stories people tell about themselves. In practical terms Simon supports people exploring addiction, process or substance-related, and the shame, guilt or isolation that often follows trauma.
He also helps with relationship wounds such as abandonment and attachment issues, and life challenges like midlife crisis or searching for purpose. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Simon encourages small experiments between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting.
The work is focused on steady, tangible change rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Simon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Simon names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Jungian and Attachment Ideas Work Online
Jungian Therapy looks at symbols, dreams and personal stories to help people find meaning in difficult experiences. It can be useful for someone seeking clearer direction, dealing with emptiness, or wanting to understand repeated life patterns.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. This approach helps when someone struggles with abandonment, relationship trust, or attachment-related distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which ideas and techniques to use, based on needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and useful for shorter check-ins. Chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or want flexible, ongoing contact between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Simon commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports people facing abandonment, attachment issues, shame, loneliness and life-purpose questions.
What is his general therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and person-focused, using listening and reflection to help people make sense of their feelings. He combines exploration of meaning with practical steps such as mindfulness and experiments between sessions.
What background does he bring to sessions?
Simon has six years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural issues. He emphasises people’s existing strengths while helping them change unhelpful patterns.
What credential or registration does he hold?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients. He is based in the United Kingdom.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
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