- 18 years experience
- BACP registered
- Narrative approach
About Genevieve
Genevieve Walters is a counsellor with 18 years of front-line experience. She holds a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Genevieve draws on a long career supporting people through loss, trauma and big life changes.
Her practice grew from roles in bereavement services, hospices and schools. She also managed counselling teams that responded to national disasters and the pandemic. That work included supporting government employees, teachers, nurses and firefighters through vicarious trauma and burnout.
Genevieve prefers an integrative, conversational style that uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centred and existential ideas. She uses talking and creative methods to help people make sense of what has happened. She also offers practical ways to manage acute stress and trauma reactions, informed by her experience working with significant loss.
Clients come with many concerns that she has experience with, including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, addictions, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. She also supports people facing cancer, caregiving stress, abandonment and attachment issues, and career or identity questions.
Sessions aim to build perspective, trust in personal resources and clearer choices about next steps. Genevieve also teaches counselling theory and practice in higher education and works with other counsellors to develop their skills.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It aims to help someone feel heard and to explore choices about how they want to move forward, which can suit issues like anxiety, low self-esteem or relationship concerns.Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives. It helps separate the problem from the person and can make it easier to see different options when coping with trauma, grief or identity questions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit those aims. Decisions about which methods to use are made collaboratively and may change as progress is made.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing quicker check-ins between in-person appointments. Details about which session formats are offered should be confirmed before booking, since formats are not specified here. Registered and accredited professionals can deliver the approaches above remotely, helping people manage stress, grief and trauma while keeping therapy practical for everyday schedules.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Genevieve help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction and parenting concerns, among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and client-centred, using narrative and existential ideas alongside creative methods to help people tell their story and find meaning.
How long has she practised counselling?
She has been counselling since 2003, bringing 18 years of direct experience and roles managing responses to disasters and bereavement services.
What formal credentials does she hold and where does she practise?
She holds a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.