Petra Walker is a vibrant and engaging positive psychology practitioner and executive coach based in Dubai. Originally studying Zoology at Oxford University, she also holds an MSc in Psychology and is currently completing a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology at the University of East London.
She is a Member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Association; Association of Coaching; the Middle East Psychological Association; and the International Society of Coaching Psychologists, and also maintains qualification in Psychometric Testing from The European Federation of Psychologists Association.
In Dubai she has been involved with the Ministry of Happiness 2018 ‘Festival of Happiness’ and a 2019 pilot project to improving mental health. She has appeared on ‘The Business Breakfast’ radio program; volunteers for Safe Space; and has a podcast series, ‘Daring to Dream’ which examines how female entrepreneurs in the Gulf Region have achieved their ambitions. She is a passionate scuba diver.