- Stress and anxiety
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
About Paula
Paula Barlow is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and grief, and she also supports those facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse. Paula lists anger, intimacy-related concerns and parenting among her regular focus areas.
Paula uses a mix of approaches that match what each person needs. She relies on client-centred methods to listen and reflect what a person brings. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thought patterns and test small changes in behaviour.
Her background includes work with people affected by relationship breakdown, trust issues and communication problems. She offers practical ways to talk through difficult emotions, including grief and shame, and to manage recurring worries or frustration that affects daily life.
Paula describes the person themselves as central to therapy. Sessions typically explore strengths and options rather than blaming. She pays attention to how past attachment and abandonment concerns show up now, and links that to present behaviour and feelings.
People can expect straightforward conversations about what is hard for them, and a plan that focuses on steps they can try between sessions. Paula also uses mindfulness and brief solution-focused techniques where useful. Her training in hypnotherapy and psychodynamic ideas informs how she thinks about deeper patterns, while keeping the work practical and task-focused when needed.
How Paula’s approaches translate to online work
Paula uses client-centred therapy to listen closely to what matters most to each person. That approach focuses on reflecting back concerns and building on existing strengths, which helps when someone is dealing with anger, relationship strain or low mood. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and offers clear exercises to try between sessions to reduce reactivity and manage stressful situations.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss options together and recommend which methods to try first based on goals and preferences. The decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses.
The therapist’s online arrangements are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family commitments, allow a shorter check-in when that suits, or let someone use audio rather than video if they prefer. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, often adapt exercises and mindfulness practices for remote sessions to keep them practical and usable in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger and related problems listed in her profile.
Which therapy styles does she use?
She uses client-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy, hypnotherapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas depending on needs.
How much experience does she have?
Paula has nine years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.