Genevieve Walters, BACP

Genevieve Walters brings 18 years of counselling experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Genevieve describes counselling as a relationship that supports the changes a person chooses to make, and she uses conversational and creative methods to help people make sense of difficult times.

Her work is grounded in Narrative Therapy alongside Client-Centred and Existential approaches. She draws on a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and long experience across bereavement services, hospices, schools and emergency response settings. This background informs practical ways to manage acute stress and trauma responses.

Genevieve has led counselling teams after national disasters and during the pandemic, and has supported people such as government staff, nurses, teachers and firefighters through vicarious trauma and burnout. She also trains counsellors in theory and practice in higher education. Her caseload has included a wide range of concerns from depression and anxiety to grief, relationship issues and parenting challenges.

In sessions she uses reflective and creative techniques to help people build perspective, self-trust and well-being. She also offers straightforward tools for coping with overwhelming reactions and life transitions. Genevieve aims to adapt what she offers to what proves helpful for each person.

People come to her for help with stress, trauma, bereavement, midlife questions and long-standing emotional patterns. She welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and works in English.

How Genevieve's approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on meeting people with warmth and acceptance so they can explore what matters to them; it suits those who need a steady, non-judgemental space to talk. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from problems by reworking the stories they tell about events and relationships; it can be useful for identity, trauma and life transition issues. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and how people respond to life’s limits, which can help when someone is facing major changes or questions about purpose.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your needs and try different ways of working until something feels constructive. Goals and methods are reviewed together so the work fits your priorities and temperament.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow for quieter check-ins when schedules are busy. Some formats also let people choose shorter or more frequent sessions to manage peaks of stress. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to suit remote conversation and creative exercises, helping people carry practical tools into everyday life.