Petrus Naude, NCPS

Petrus Naude brings ten years of professional experience to his counselling work in the United Kingdom. He holds NCPS credentialing and offers conversations that aim to be straightforward and respectful. Petrus writes in plain language and focuses on helping people make practical changes to feel better in day-to-day life.

He helps people manage stress and anxiety and supports those facing depression or low self-esteem. He also works with people navigating LGBT concerns and life transitions. Sessions are shaped around what each person wants to work on and how they prefer to talk about it.

Petrus draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs. He uses acceptance and commitment techniques to help clients notice what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used when thoughts and behaviours are getting in the way of everyday life. He also uses client-centred and solution-focused elements to keep work practical and person-led.

His practice covers a broad range of related issues such as attachment difficulties, body image, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or guilt. He has experience with topics including adoption and foster care, fatherhood concerns, and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.

Petrus offers sessions in English and Afrikaans and accepts clients from different countries. He aims to create an atmosphere where people feel heard and can begin to make small, manageable changes.

How certain approaches work online with practical support

Petrus often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take small actions that match what matters to them. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and can help with anxiety, stress and life changes.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. CBT is useful when unhelpful thinking patterns or routines keep problems going and when people want concrete steps to change day-to-day habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Petrus will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and how they prefer to engage. Together they choose methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins and written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments and help people keep continuity even when they move or live abroad.