Genevieve Walters , BACP

Genevieve Walters is a counsellor with 18 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She holds a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and is registered with the BACP. Genevieve draws on a wide range of experience supporting people through loss, trauma and major life changes.

Her work is grounded in listening and helping people find their own choices. She uses talking and creative methods so people can tell their stories in a way that makes sense to them. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on what the person wants to change.

Genevieve has worked in bereavement services, hospices and schools. She also managed counselling teams during national disasters and the pandemic. That background includes supporting staff such as teachers, nurses and first responders dealing with burnout and vicarious trauma.

She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, career pressures, addiction and neurodiverse concerns such as ADHD. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, cancer-related distress and caregiver stress.

Her approach blends Client-Centred, Existential and Narrative ideas. She offers reflective and creative methods alongside practical steps for acute stress and trauma responses. Genevieve also trains counsellors in theory and practice in higher education.

Sessions are offered in English and she works with clients from diverse backgrounds. Her practice follows the BACP Ethical Framework and she holds public liability insurance for face-to-face and remote work.

How her approaches work online and what to expect

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person to find their own solutions. It helps people who need a calm, non-judgemental space to think things through and build confidence in their decisions.

Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and life direction. It can help people facing big changes, uncertainty or questions about purpose and identity by encouraging honest reflection about values and priorities.

Narrative Therapy works with the stories people tell about themselves. It helps to separate the person from the problem so that issues like trauma, shame or low self-esteem can be re-framed and understood differently.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Genevieve will discuss goals and preferences and then adapt methods together. This collaborative process helps shape sessions to match what the person wants to achieve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions suit those who prefer not to be on camera or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, reflective writing and flexible exchanges that fit around work or caregiving. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different places and to choose the format that fits day-to-day life.