- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships and intimacy
- ACT and CBT techniques
About Paula
Paula Bantick-Ward is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers counselling for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, addiction, grief, depression and issues affecting LGBT clients. Paula also lists help with career questions, self-esteem, eating concerns and coping with life changes.
Paula uses a person-centred stance in sessions. That means she aims to be genuine and non-judgemental, listens carefully and keeps sessions non-directive so the client leads the topic. She explains feelings and reactions back in plain terms and helps people find their own words for what is happening.
She may draw on techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and other approaches when helpful. Clients can expect practical tools alongside reflective conversation, such as trying short writing exercises, metaphors or journaling as ways to think differently about problems. The goal is to make sense of emotions and learn ways to cope day to day.
Paula offers online and telephone sessions and describes her practice as accessible and affordable. She works under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework and receives regular clinical supervision.
For someone feeling overwhelmed by early-adult pressures - leaving home, relationships, study or work stress, or doubt about direction - Paula aims to help people clarify what matters and begin making small, manageable changes. To start, a short matching questionnaire and a first session are used to plan next steps.
How Paula uses therapy approaches online
Paula combines person-centred listening with structured methods to help people make sense of difficult feelings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and helps people choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought patterns and trying small behavioural experiments to change how someone feels and copes.Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Paula will work with the client to identify what feels most useful, try an approach for a few sessions and adjust based on how it lands. The emphasis is on collaboration and practical steps that fit the person's goals and preferences.
The biography confirms Paula offers online and telephone sessions. If you need specific session formats or timings, check the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around study, shift work or travel, and telephone sessions can be a shorter way to check in when screen time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals like Paula aim to adapt their methods so therapy fits into everyday life rather than the other way round.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Paula works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, depression and related concerns such as self-esteem, eating and career questions.
How would she describe her way of working?
She adopts a person-centred, non-directive style and listens closely to what matters to the client. She may add practical exercises like journaling or short cognitive tools when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Paula has eight years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a registered member of the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The biography states that online and telephone sessions are provided; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session to get started.
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