- Years in practice
- 9
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Paula
Paula Barlow is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to help people make sense of difficult moments. She blends practical talking therapy with tools drawn from cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Paula holds NCPS and brings nine years of practice in the United Kingdom.
She focuses on everyday pressures such as stress and anxiety, and on longer term struggles like depression and addictions. Paula also supports people coping with grief, relationship problems, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Parenting is a named area of focus, with attention to the strain that raising children can create for carers. In sessions she listens first and follows the person’s lead. Conversations aim to identify small, manageable changes and build on existing strengths.
Practical strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy are used alongside mindfulness exercises to help with mood and sleep. Paula also offers elements of psychodynamic work to look at patterns that repeat over time, and hypnotherapy when clients want to try a different way of working with habits or anxiety. Her style is warm and encouraging, while staying focused on the goals people bring.
She asks clients to reflect on what they want to change and supports them to make steady progress. New clients use a short matching questionnaire to begin, then arrange sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. This approach helps people fit therapy into busy lives.
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Paula helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paula lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Paula uses client-centred work which places the person’s own goals at the heart of each session. This means conversations reflect what matters to the individual and pace is set by their needs. It helps when someone wants a listening, non-judgemental space to think things through.Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours. It gives practical steps for lowering anxiety, improving sleep and managing mood. Mindfulness techniques help with grounding and noticing thoughts without getting swept up in them, which can ease stress and help with eating or sleeping routines.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods as the work progresses. Clients are invited to try different tools and reflect on what feels most useful for them.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work consistently from different locations.
Questions people ask about Paula
What kinds of problems can Paula help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, and supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Parenting concerns, grief, trauma and sleep or eating problems are also within her focus areas.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is client-centred with practical elements from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. Sessions combine listening with simple strategies you can try between meetings.
What experience does she have?
Paula has nine years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. Her background includes supporting people with addiction, relationship difficulties and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More counsellors who work with stress & anxiety
See all of them
Michele Kavanagh
BACP
4 years in practice
Calm, practical counselling for stressed parents
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
Daniel Lovelace
BACP
11 years in practice
Practical, person-focused counselling for parents
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Self esteem
Viktoria Miller
BACP
4 years in practice English, Hungarian
Compassionate counsellor for everyday parenting strains
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family