Altia Walters , BACP

Altia Walters is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, anxiety, low mood and the aftermath of trauma. She works with individuals on grief, intimacy issues, self-esteem and the stress of life changes. Altia draws on direct experience supporting people affected by domestic abuse and related challenges.

Altia spent several years in senior management roles in services for people affected by domestic abuse. That background shaped her practical understanding of the financial, emotional and coercive aspects of abuse. She uses that experience to listen carefully and respond to each person's story.

Her sessions are guided by the needs of the person in front of her rather than a single fixed method. She commonly uses client-centred ideas that start from the client's priorities, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or solution-focused techniques to help make concrete changes. These approaches are chosen to suit the goal and pace a person wants.

Altia holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has three years of professional therapeutic experience in the UK and works in English. International clients are accepted.

People come to Altia for help with family and parenting concerns, relationship breakdown, coping after loss, workplace stress and feelings of isolation. She aims to support people to build practical coping skills, reframe difficult thinking and find small steps that lead to bigger change.

If someone prefers online work, sessions can be arranged by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines and needs.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Client-centred therapy starts from your priorities and builds sessions around what matters most to you. It focuses on listening, reflecting what you say and supporting your own goals, which is useful for relationship worries and self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions often include exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and change unhelpful thinking patterns.

Solution-focused therapy aims to identify small, concrete steps toward change. It is practical and goal-oriented, which can help with coping after a relationship breakdown or navigating life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to your needs, goals and preferences. Sessions can adapt over time as your situation changes.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break, live chat suits quicker check-ins and text messaging helps when longer reflection is useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel commitments.