Petra Alena Todorov, BACP

Petra Alena Todorov draws on psychodynamic, trauma-focused and systemic approaches to help people tackle stress, anxiety and relationship challenges. She is Petra Alena Todorov and she works in the United Kingdom. Petra holds BACP and has eight years of clinical experience supporting adults with complex emotional concerns.

Her work focuses on anxiety, stress, grief, self-esteem and relationship issues, with additional attention to abandonment, attachment and codependency. She also addresses divorce and separation, infidelity, communication problems and the strain that comes from caregiving and blended family situations.

In sessions she pays attention to patterns that repeat over time and to how past experiences shape current feelings. That can mean looking at early relationships, tracing how trauma shows up in day-to-day life, or mapping how people interact in their close relationships. The idea is to make those patterns clearer and easier to change.

Petra aims for a warm, grounded and collaborative tone. She works with practical goals and offers coaching-style support alongside therapy when that is useful. She also takes account of cultural identity and neurodiversity when relevant to a person’s situation.

Sessions are offered in English and Romanian. Petra does not take international clients at this time. Costs vary by location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches inform online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns in feelings and relationships that can come from earlier life events. It helps people understand why they react in certain ways and supports slow, lasting change by making those patterns clearer.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on the effects of traumatic events and on reducing the ways those experiences interrupt daily life. It can help with anxiety, dissociation and emotional overwhelm by offering ways to process and work through difficult memories and reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together you decide whether psychodynamic, trauma-focused or systemic ideas will best suit the issue you want to address. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as you go.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking so you know how appointments will be arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows continuity of care when life or work schedules change, while letting you choose arrangements that suit daily life and energy levels.