Paula Talling, BACP

Paula Talling welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes. She introduces calm, steady support and practical ways to manage worry, panic, sleeping problems and low self-worth. Paula presents as approachable and clear, so parents reading on a phone can see how sessions might feel from the start.

She uses a blend of talking approaches and body-focused work. That includes Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, psychodynamic ideas and somatic techniques that notice what the body is holding. Hypnotherapy is also part of her toolkit when it may help someone access deeper patterns.

Paula believes early relationships shape later feelings and behaviour, so she often looks at how past experiences affect current responses. Sessions aim to help people identify unhelpful patterns, understand emotional triggers and practise new ways of responding. The style is collaborative - she listens first and helps people find what makes sense for them.

Her background includes six years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and carries out sessions in English.

Therapy with Paula typically mixes reflection and practical steps. That might mean talking through difficult memories, learning breathing and body awareness exercises, or trying different ways to communicate needs. The goal is to reduce distress and build useful skills for day-to-day life.

Online approaches that combine body and relationship work

Paula commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. This approach helps people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and how to develop safer ways of relating. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, acceptance and working at the person’s pace to build self-understanding and confidence. Somatic Therapy is used alongside talking work to notice how emotions live in the body and to practise breathing or grounding exercises that reduce physical tension and panic.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula treats the choice as a collaboration and will discuss different methods with each person. She helps clients weigh up their needs, goals and comfort with techniques, and then adapts the mix of talking, body-focused practice and gentle experiential methods to suit those preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and body awareness cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and help fit work, family and other commitments into weekly life.