- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Petra
Petra Gross is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She supports people dealing with relationship struggles, self-esteem and body image concerns, grief, trauma, and addiction. Petra is also experienced with LGBT issues, workplace strain, and multicultural or immigration-related stressors.
She builds a calm, compassionate atmosphere where people feel heard and respected. Petra uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people manage feelings and take clearer steps forward.
Background and approach
She balances empathy with gentle accountability so clients can try new habits and see what works. Her method draws from mindfulness, cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment strategies, and dialectical skills. Sessions often include exercises to notice thoughts, practice self-compassion, and test new ways of responding to stress.
Petra adapts techniques to each person rather than following one fixed program. With ten years of experience, Petra focuses on steady progress and real-world changes. Early sessions typically clarify goals and identify small, manageable next steps.
Many people find the combination of supportive listening and concrete skills useful in coping with parenting pressures and everyday demands. Petra offers work in English, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. She provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
What Petra works with
Everything Petra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Petra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Petra lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It can help when parenting stress, anxiety, or life transitions make it hard to act in line with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and gives practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and changing day-to-day habits.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Petra will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps and what feels workable in daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect and respond on their own schedule. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting duties, work hours, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Petra
What concerns does Petra help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, relationship issues, grief, trauma, addiction, and related concerns like body image and workplace stress.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her style is warm and practical. Petra combines mindfulness, acceptance-based ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, client-centered listening, and dialectical skills to help people manage feelings and change behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
Petra has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and provides services from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
What session formats are available?
Petra meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Petra?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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