- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship focus
- English and Romanian
About Petra
Petra Alena Todorov brings a psychodynamic and trauma-informed approach to therapy. She has eight years of clinical experience and works in the United Kingdom. Petra uses therapy to help people make sense of anxiety, stress, relationships and grief in everyday life.
Petra keeps sessions down to earth and collaborative. She pays attention to how past experiences shape feelings now. This helps when panic, sudden fear, or ongoing anxiety make daily tasks harder.
Her background includes work with relationship issues, self-esteem struggles and life transitions such as divorce and separation. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency and the isolation that can follow major life changes. Petra draws on systemic ideas to look at how relationships and family patterns affect wellbeing.
Trauma-focused methods are used when painful memories or dissociation are part of the picture. The aim is to reduce the hold of those memories and to build steadier emotional responses. Psychodynamic work helps people understand repeating patterns and where they come from.
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian. Petra holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. For practical next steps, clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
She also brings experience from many years in global organisations, which informs coaching-style conversations about identity and work-related stress. This background supports people who want both reflective therapy and practical steps forward.
How psychodynamic and trauma-focused work translates to online therapy
Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past relationships and experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can offer the same reflective conversations that help identify repeating patterns and bring new understanding.Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on reducing the ongoing impact of painful memories and helping people manage dissociation or intense reactions. Delivered remotely, this approach can support gradual, paced processing alongside practical coping skills.
Systemic ideas consider the wider web of relationships and roles that affect a person. In remote sessions Petra can work with the patterns that emerge in family and partnership dynamics and help clients experiment with new ways of relating.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Petra will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and together they will decide how to proceed. This collaborative decision is reviewed as therapy progresses.
Confirm session formats before booking, as specific online options are not detailed here. Remote therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for different session rhythms such as shorter check-ins when needed. It may also make it simpler to maintain continuity of care while travelling or juggling work commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Romanian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Petra help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and relationship issues, and also helps people with grief, self-esteem and coaching needs. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, codependency, isolation and related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, grounded and collaborative, combining psychodynamic, trauma-focused and systemic ideas. Sessions aim to identify patterns and offer practical ways to manage feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience and over a decade working in global organisations, which she draws on during therapy and coaching conversations.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.