Bill Petrie
Online one-to-one work
For thoughtful adults in midlife and beyond
I work with intelligent, capable people who are managing life outwardly, yet are finding
that familiar ways of coping, striving, or pushing through no longer serve them well.
This is often not a crisis or a breakdown.
It is a period of disorientation — a life re-orientation
in which there is a sense that old identities, roles, or strategies no longer fit,
Life now requires a different approach.
My work helps people to regain clarity and perspective,
enabling them to enter sustainably into a new phase of life.
Online · reflective · grounded
A moment of recognition
This work may well be right for you if one or more of these applies:
You are functioning, but you are tired of pushing so hard.
You’re not quite sure who you are anymore.
The things that used to be important don’t seem to matter as much anymore.
Deep down, you know that something no longer feels authentic, coherent, or aligned.
You instinctively know that things need to change.
Who this work is for
This work is suited to people who are:
in midlife or later adulthood
reflective, and outwardly competent
no longer satisfied with former measures of success
sensing that “something needs to change,” but unsure what or how
ready to reorient
How we work:
I work online, one-to-one.
Sessions are thoughtful and deliberately contained.
The aim is not to reinvigorate the old ways, but to help life reorganise around what is true for you now.
This work suits people who value depth, clarity, and perspective.
If this fits for you, you’re very welcome to book a free Initial 20-minute exploratory session:
Or contact me with a brief outline of what’s bringing you:
About Bill
I bring decades of experience in psychology, psychotherapy, coaching and contemplative practice to this work.
Because of the breadth and depth of my experience and training, my work goes beyond the bounds of traditional coaching or psychotherapy to guidance from a much wider view.
Please bear in mind that my focus has moved away from simply fixing or managing problems and trauma processing towards enabling people to negotiate major life transitions with greater presence, clarity, honesty, authenticity and inner coherence.
I now work exclusively online, offering packages of one-to-one conversations for those who are ready for this kind of engagement.
Outside of the bounds of my professional life, I am very fortunate to be living with my beloved wife, the artist, Trish Mitchell, in the endless beauty of the English Cotswolds. Photography is my creative joy.