- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Paula
Paula De Souza is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She brings four years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and life changes. Paula focuses on creating a calm space where someone can talk things through at their own pace and think about practical next steps.
Paula listens without judgement and aims to follow each person’s lead. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client, whether that is managing strong emotions, coping with loss, or navigating relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
Her approach is grounded in attention to the person in front of her rather than a rigid protocol. She uses client-centred ways of working to help people feel heard and to build a trusting therapeutic relationship. Alongside this, Paula draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that might come from earlier experiences.
This mix means she can focus on immediate coping skills as well as longer standing themes that keep returning. Many people come to her for help with parenting strains, grief, trauma and abuse, or self-esteem concerns. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, eating and body image worries, and workplace or career pressures.
Sessions are tailored to the person’s practical needs and goals. Paula offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Appointments can be arranged by completing the site’s matching questionnaire and scheduling according to her availability.
She aims to work at a pace that feels manageable and useful for each person.
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Paula helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Paula lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Paula’s approaches work online
Paula uses client-centred work to put the person’s concerns first. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting and responding to what the client brings in each session. It can help people feel understood and supported while they work on immediate problems such as anxiety, parenting strain or coping with life changes.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice repeated patterns and themes that may come from past experiences. This can be useful when someone wants to understand why certain reactions keep happening and to make different choices over time. Both approaches are used flexibly to match what the client needs in the moment.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Paula works collaboratively to decide what fits best. She will discuss goals and preferences, try different ways of working, and adjust the focus as progress or new issues arise.
Online therapy with Paula can be arranged via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversational session, phone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins and flexible scheduling. These options help make counselling more accessible around work, caring duties and day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Paula
What concerns does Paula commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, grief and trauma and abuse among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, aiming to follow the client’s lead while offering reflective observations and practical coping strategies.
What experience does she bring?
Paula has four years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is BACP registered and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Appointments can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Paula?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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