Paula Rea, BACP, NCPS

Paula Rea is a registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with people who are facing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addiction and the effects of trauma and abuse. Paula aims to make the first step feel doable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She offers a listening space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through without judgment. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on practical ways to move forward.

Paula draws on a range of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. She uses these approaches to help people build coping skills, manage difficult emotions and improve day-to-day functioning.

People might turn to her for issues such as grief, low self-esteem, parenting strain, sleeping and eating difficulties, ADHD-related challenges, anger and life transitions. She also works with concerns like abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image and chronic illness stress.

Paula is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as MBACP, and an accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, shown as MNCPS Accred. She supports clients in English and practises from the UK. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process helps connect people with her.

How these approaches help in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then act in line with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and motivation struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can help people understand triggers in close relationships. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and empathy, offering a calm space where someone can explore feelings and make choices at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work collaboratively with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That decision can change over time as progress is made and new issues arise.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find online counselling helps fit sessions into busy lives, for example by avoiding travel and making it easier to fit a meeting into a work break. Online sessions can also allow a quieter check-in or a shorter phone-based conversation when that suits better. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients adapt techniques like ACT, attachment work or client-centred listening to an online setting so therapy remains practical and focused on everyday changes.