Paula Cleary

• Stress and anxiety
• Mindfulness practice
• Solution-focused steps

About Paula

Paula Cleary works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She uses a gentle, collaborative way of talking through what feels muddled, helping people identify what matters and what could change. Paula is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 16 years' experience.

She offers straightforward, person-focused conversations where the client's concerns guide the session. Paula uses client-centred ideas to listen without judgement and help people clarify their own priorities. She also draws on existential perspectives to look at meaning and choices when life feels uncertain.

Mindfulness techniques are used to bring attention back to the present when anxiety or panic feels overwhelming. Solution-focused methods help set small, manageable goals and practical next steps between sessions. These approaches are mixed as needed rather than applied in a fixed sequence.

Paula works with a wide range of concerns linked to relationships and personal difficulties, including abandonment, commitment worries, communication and control issues, infidelity, divorce and separation, and family problems. She also supports people facing emptiness, isolation, jealousy and struggles with self-love.

Her experience includes addressing mood disorders, panic attacks, phobias, anger and coping with major life events. Sessions aim to be clear and paced to the individual's needs, helping them build coping skills and make practical changes over time.

How Paula uses therapy approaches in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead to build clarity about feelings and priorities, which can help with relationship issues and low self-esteem.

Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels uncertain. It can help people facing grief, major life changes or a sense of emptiness by examining what matters to them and possible directions forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Paula will discuss what seems most useful and adapt methods to the client's goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people choose arrangements that suit their day, such as sessions during a lunch break or in quieter hours at home, depending on what works practically for them.

Topics Paula lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Mood disorders
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Paula

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety, panic attacks and phobias using mindfulness and practical techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises client-centred, existential and solution-focused approaches, plus mindfulness work to address present-moment experience.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years' experience in counselling and psychotherapy.

Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes, international clients are accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start therapy with her?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.