Genevieve Walters, BACP

Genevieve Walters is a counsellor with 18 years of practice and a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she draws on long experience supporting people facing major life challenges. Her work is grounded in listening, reflection and practical help that people can use between sessions.

She prefers narrative and client-centred ways of working, using conversation and creative techniques to help people make sense of their experience. She also uses existential ideas to look at values and meaning when life feels uncertain. Sessions are intended to be collaborative, with the person deciding the pace and focus.

Genevieve has worked across bereavement services, hospices, high schools and emergency response teams. She has supported teachers, nurses, firefighters and government employees through vicarious trauma and burnout. She has experience with sudden loss, trauma, major life transition and long-term stress.

Her approach balances reflection with practical tools for acute stress and trauma responses. She uses creative methods to build self-trust and fresh perspective, alongside straightforward coping strategies. The aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to make choices that suit their lives.

People come to her for issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strains, addiction and work-related stress. She also supports those facing attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver strain, first responder issues and the effects of illness such as cancer.

How narrative and client-centred ideas guide online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are, helping them find their own solutions and build self-trust. This approach is well suited to worries like anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties where being heard matters most.

Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. By noticing and re-authoring those stories, people can change the way they relate to problems such as addiction, grief or past trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try different ways of working and agree what feels most helpful for their goals and preferences. It is a shared process that may combine reflective conversations, creative tasks and practical coping strategies.

The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people access support across different locations, including international clients, while the therapist and client decide together how best to structure their meetings.