Peta Carmock, PACFA

Peta Carmock is a PACFA counsellor with nine years' experience. She helps adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting strains, relationship concerns and life changes. Her work also covers issues such as addiction, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and ADHD.

Peta uses straightforward, practical approaches in sessions. She listens and helps people identify small changes they can try between meetings. Conversations tend to focus on clear strategies and everyday coping tools rather than abstract theory.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred principles. She also uses Mindfulness and Emotionally-Focused techniques when they fit a person’s needs. These methods are described in simple steps and practised in ways that you can use at home.

People consult her about difficult life transitions, chronic health or caregiving stress, and complex relationship patterns such as attachment or abandonment concerns. Peta also works with issues that overlap with trauma and dissociation, and with people navigating blended family arrangements.

Sessions aim to be calm and grounded, with an emphasis on practical strategies. Peta helps clients notice patterns, try new responses, and review what works. If you are considering therapy, she asks for straightforward goals and small, testable steps to move forward.

How Peta uses therapeutic approaches online