- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred talking
- CBT elements
About Paula
Paula Byrne is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. Paula also notes a focus on attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, body image and caregiver stress.
Her background includes work in a GP surgery, a homeless hostel and with the Samaritans. Before counselling she worked as a hairdresser and barber, and she says those roles taught her the value of listening and honesty. That practical experience informs how she meets people now.
Sessions are led at a pace the person feels able to manage. Paula uses straightforward conversation to help untangle overwhelming feelings and to look for the strengths that are already there. She aims to cut through shame and guilt that can keep someone stuck.
Her ways of working draw on attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice and elements of cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally-focused approaches. She also brings perspectives from Jungian thinking when it helps the conversation.
People typically come to Paula with things like abandonment fears, communication problems, codependency, commitment concerns, grief after loss, or the effects of trauma. She helps people talk through what happened and how it affects their day-to-day life, so they can make clearer choices going forward.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect present trust and closeness. Online sessions can help people notice these patterns in the moment and try new ways of relating during conversation.Client-centred counselling focuses on straightforward listening and reflection. It is about being understood and naming what feels hard, which can be done through talking and guided reflection in remote sessions.
Cognitive behavioural elements target the thoughts and behaviours that keep someone stuck. This can include simple exercises or steps to try between sessions and review together online.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they will choose which ideas to try first. That process can shift over time as different issues come into focus.
Please confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful, and avoid travel time so a session can fit into a lunch break or between errands. Registered or accredited professionals can then adapt these options to what the client needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. Additional focuses include attachment difficulties, abandonment, body image and caregiver stress.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses plain conversation and attachment-based ideas to name and untangle those feelings. The aim is to understand how guilt or shame affects daily life rather than to rush past them.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of counselling experience and has worked in a GP surgery, a homeless hostel and with the Samaritans. Earlier work as a hairdresser and barber shaped her listening style.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients. Sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.