Paula Reilly, BACP

Paula Reilly is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She offers a caring, non-judgemental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. Paula listens to each person’s story and helps them explore practical steps to feel better.

Paula trained in counselling and holds a BACP credential, which appears with her professional details. Her work draws on different ways of working, so sessions are adapted to what each person needs. She aims to be warm and straightforward, focusing on small changes that make everyday life easier.

In sessions Paula helps people manage grief, anger, low self-esteem and life transitions. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, parenting strains, intimacy-related issues, and workplace or career concerns. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, caregiver stress, hoarding and midlife questions.

Her style combines talking therapy with practical tools. Paula uses attachment ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and narrative work help people notice patterns and reframe difficult stories.

Paula offers a collaborative approach. People are invited to choose goals and try approaches that fit their life. She accepts sessions in English and works with clients across countries. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit them.

Approaches you can try online

Paula uses approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people make sense of their feelings and change how they respond. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ones and can help with intimacy, trust and relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical strategies to reduce anxiety, low mood or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss options and try methods that match a person’s goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process where plans are reviewed and adjusted as the work progresses.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone can suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflective work between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and to continue consistent support when in different locations.