Genevieve Walters, BACP

Genevieve Walters is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 18 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, parenting, anger and a range of mood and attention difficulties.

She trained to a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and has practised since 2003. Her work has included managing counselling teams after national disasters and during the pandemic, and supporting staff in bereavement services, hospices and schools. She has particular experience with government staff, teachers, nurses and firefighters dealing with vicarious trauma and burnout.

Genevieve describes herself as an integrative practitioner who often uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centred and existential approaches. In sessions she listens to how people tell their stories and helps them reframe the parts that cause pain or get stuck. She also uses reflective and creative methods to build new perspective and practical tools for stress and trauma responses.

People who come to her for anger-related work tend to discuss losing their temper with loved ones, simmering resentment, workplace frustration or living with someone else’s anger. She helps people identify triggers, notice patterns in how anger shows up, and try different ways of responding.

Her clinical background includes training counsellors in higher education and hands-on work with clients across ages and abilities. She follows the BACP Ethical Framework in her professional relationships, and holds public liability insurance for both face-to-face and remote work.

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