Padraic Devlin, BACP

Padraic Devlin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. He works from a person-centred perspective, keeping the client at the heart of the work. Padraic aims to build a strong working relationship quickly so people feel comfortable to talk and make changes at their own pace.

He uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, for example, helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Psychodynamic ideas can help uncover patterns from the past that still affect day-to-day life. Solution-focused methods bring attention to practical steps and small changes that move things forward.

Padraac supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. He also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting stresses, workplace problems and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, panic attacks, self-love and sexuality.

Sessions are offered in English and Padraic works with people across the UK. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. His approach is respectful, non-judgemental and tailored to each person’s needs.

Padraic aims for practical conversations that reduce overwhelm. He explains tools simply and helps people try them between sessions. Many clients find it useful to combine looking at past patterns with clear, small goals for the present.

Reaching out is a first step and Padraic will work alongside someone to plan realistic ways to cope and grow. He adapts the pace to what feels manageable and supports people through change.

How Padraic’s approaches work online

Padraic combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in many online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, understanding and building a trusting working relationship so people feel heard and supported. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and offers practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety or low mood.

He also draws on solution-focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals and look for small changes that make a difference. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels helpful and adjust methods to fit a person's goals, pace and preferences rather than imposing one way of working.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face style conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat offers quicker, real-time exchanges and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility to fit work, childcare and travel constraints while keeping the work focused and practical.