Paula Talling, BACP

Paula Talling welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes. She is Paula Talling and she brings six years of experience to her counselling work in the United Kingdom. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people feel heard and make practical steps forward.

Paula uses an integrative approach, drawing on attachment-based ideas and client-centred work alongside somatic practices and hypnotherapy. She pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and how the body holds stress. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs.

Many clients come to Paula with trauma, abuse, panic attacks, sleep disruption or struggles around self-worth and relationships. She also supports people dealing with grief, anger, codependency, dissociation and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her work can include exploring attachment wounds, improving communication and building coping skills.

Paula offers a practical mix of talking, body-awareness techniques and guided relaxation when appropriate. She encourages small, achievable steps and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. The aim is clearer understanding and better day-to-day functioning.

Her registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is part of her professional standing. Sessions are carried out in English and she does not take international clients. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange appointments according to the therapist’s availability.

How Paula’s approaches translate to online work

Paula often combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening and somatic techniques. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now, which can help with trust, communication and relational wounds. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in the room, offering empathic listening and collaboration so people feel understood and can find their own solutions. Somatic work brings attention to bodily sensations and simple body-focused exercises to ease tension and support grounding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt the work as needs and goals change. She aims to match methods to the person rather than imposing a single style, and checks in regularly about progress and comfort with the direction of therapy.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example timing appointments around work, reducing travel, or using shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow bodily-awareness exercises and guided relaxation to be practised in familiar surroundings, while the therapist and client work together to find practical ways forward.