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Petra Gross, LPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish, Bosnian, and Croatian
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About Petra

Petra Gross is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a decade of clinical experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She focuses on supporting people through relationship concerns, family-of-origin issues, grief, trauma, and identity-related stressors, and also addresses eating, intimacy, workplace, and career struggles. Petra has an expressed interest in assisting minorities and mothers across the stages of parenting, guiding them toward greater balance and resilience.

Her therapeutic stance emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and accountability in equal measure. Petra uses an integrative approach that centers mindfulness and self-compassion while drawing on evidence-based techniques to create practical tools for daily life.

Early sessions prioritize establishing a clear partnership, identifying goals, and beginning manageable steps toward growth so clients can feel relief and momentum quickly. Practicing in Virginia, Petra works in English as well as Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.

She combines warmth and curiosity with structured interventions to help clients navigate transitions, address compulsive or addictive behaviors, and rebuild a sense of self-worth and purpose.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care and Everyday Life

Petra frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify their values, notice unhelpful patterns, and make purposeful choices even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT can be useful for people coping with anxiety, life transitions, and ongoing stressors. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaching concrete skills for mood and anxiety management.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Petra works with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds so therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit consistent work into busy schedules, maintain momentum between sessions, and use therapeutic tools in real-world contexts as challenges arise.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship problems, trauma, grief, and workplace or career difficulties.
What is Petra's therapeutic style and approach?
Her style blends empathy and accountability, using mindfulness, self-compassion, and practical, evidence-based techniques to help clients set goals and develop everyday coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with adults through transitions, identity-related stressors, and family-of-origin concerns.
Where is Petra licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with license number VA LPC 0701008498.
Which languages does she offer therapy in?
Sessions are offered in English and in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian; she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their needs and availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCommunication problemsImmigration issuesMulticultural concernsPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

What Petra can help with

Petra Gross works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Petra works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, and family of origin issues.

Petra works with minorities and mothers through all stages of motherhood.

How Petra approaches therapy

Petra's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Petra is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Virginia, with 10 years of clinical experience.