Genevieve Walters, BACP
Compassionate counsellor helping you tell your story
Details
| Name | Genevieve Walters |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 18 |
About Genevieve
Genevieve Walters is a counsellor with 18 years of practice. She holds a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Genevieve aims to offer a calm, listening presence for people facing distressing life events and ongoing difficulties.
Her work is shaped by Narrative Therapy and client-centred values. She helps people tell their stories in ways that reveal choice and possibility.
Background and approach
Sessions may include reflective conversation and creative techniques to help people make sense of painful experiences. Genevieve has worked across bereavement services, hospices, high schools and in disaster response. She has supported people affected by sudden loss, trauma, and long-term caregiving stress.
Her background includes leading counselling teams and training counsellors in theory and practice. Her approach is practical as well as reflective. She offers methods to manage acute stress and trauma responses alongside longer-term exploration of identity, relationships and meaning.
People can expect straightforward, empathetic listening and tools they can use between sessions. Sessions are informed by the BACP Ethical Framework. Genevieve welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and uses plain language to explain options.
She draws on experience supporting professionals such as teachers, nurses and emergency responders, as well as people coping with grief, addiction, depression, anxiety and life changes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Genevieve works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Genevieve among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Genevieve among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Genevieve directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Genevieve directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Client-Centred Work Online
Genevieve uses Narrative Therapy to help people retell difficult experiences so those stories feel less fixed. This approach looks at the language people use about themselves and opens up new angles on identity and choice, which can be useful for grief, trauma and relationship issues.She also draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping people feel understood. That way of working supports people who need a steady, non-judgemental space to reflect on career decisions, self-esteem or life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Genevieve discusses options with each person and adapts methods to suit their goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and aims to balance reflection with practical coping steps.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face when a longer conversation is needed. Phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or when being off-camera helps concentration. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options can make therapy fit around work, caregiving and daily commitments rather than the other way round.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of difficulties does Genevieve help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction, ADHD and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy with client-centred listening and existential thinking, using reflective and creative methods alongside practical tools for stress.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and has 18 years of counselling experience in bereavement, hospice, schools and disaster response.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for remote counselling.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
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