Paula Rea

• Relationships
• Anxiety and depression
• ACT and CBT

About Paula

Paula Rea works with people on relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, motivation, self-esteem and confidence. She uses a collaborative, client-centred approach and draws on several practical therapies to help people manage thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Paula is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She has four years of professional experience.

Paula aims to make sessions straightforward and focused. She listens to what matters and helps people set clear goals. Conversations often include looking at unhelpful patterns, practising new ways of responding, and building day-to-day strategies to cope with stress and low mood.

Her approach mixes evidence-based tools and relationship-focused work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to notice and change thinking and behaviour. Client-centred methods help people feel heard and valued as they work through difficult topics.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts without getting caught up in them, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills may be used to manage intense emotions and improve regulation.

Sessions are paced to the individual and focus on practical steps between meetings. Paula supports people to try small changes, review what works, and adjust plans as needed. This helps people make steady progress on the issues they bring.

Paula works in the United Kingdom and conducts work in English. International clients are not accepted at present.

How specific therapies are used in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thinking. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and difficulty making changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviour cycles and trying small experiments to shift them, which often helps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems.

Paula works collaboratively to find which approach fits best. She will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods to try, and then review how those methods are working together with the client. Choosing an approach is part of the sessions, not a single one-off decision.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not state specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone use therapies like ACT and CBT in their everyday context, practicing strategies between sessions to see what helps most.

Topics Paula lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Paula

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety using practical strategies from CBT and DBT skills.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a mix of Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, with attachment-informed work as needed.

What experience does she have?

She has four years of professional counselling experience working on issues such as trauma, relationships, grief and low mood.

Is she accredited and where does she practise?

She is a registered member of the BACP and an accredited member of the NCPS, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at present.

What session formats does she offer?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods.

How much do sessions cost and how are payments handled?

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