Petra Gross, LPC - Therapist in Virginia

About Petra

Petra Gross is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She also supports people dealing with relationship struggles, grief, trauma, and addiction. Petra brings a calm, straightforward style that aims to make therapy feel understandable and manageable for busy parents and adults.

Her sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation. Petra creates a space where clients are listened to and treated with respect.

Background and approach

She balances empathy with clear guidance so people can move toward real change. Petra uses several proven methods, including acceptance and commitment work, cognitive strategies, and mindfulness. These tools help people notice difficult thoughts, shift unhelpful habits, and build values-based actions.

She also draws on client-centered work to keep the therapy grounded in the person’s goals. She has ten years of experience and practices in Virginia as an LPC, license number VA LPC 0701008498. Petra speaks English as well as Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, which can help clients who prefer those languages.

Petra often supports issues connected to family and parenting and pays attention to cultural and immigration concerns. In early sessions she focuses on setting clear goals, building trust, and creating steps clients can use between meetings. Her approach is steady, practical, and geared toward everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Petra commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to reduce stress and anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Petra collaborates with each client to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She starts with clear goals and adjusts techniques as the client learns what helps most.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, handle urgent moments, and keep progress between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, set goals, and track changes in a way that matches a client’s schedule and comfort.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Petra help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, addiction, and related issues listed in her profile.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are down-to-earth and goal-focused, combining empathy with clear steps clients can try between meetings.

What background and experience does she have?

Petra has ten years of clinical experience working with adults and holds the LPC credential.

Where is Petra licensed and located?

She is licensed in Virginia as LPC VA LPC 0701008498 and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are offered in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Petra?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Virginia
Languages: English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

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