- CBT
- Client-Centred
- Solution-Focused
About Paul
Paul Phillips is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship difficulties, and he lists blended family issues among his focus areas.
Paul uses straightforward sessions to help people understand what they are dealing with. He listens without judging and encourages clear, practical steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try small changes that can make everyday life easier.
He draws on a mix of approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours. Client-Centred methods prioritise the person's agenda and pace. Psychodynamic and existential ideas are sometimes used to look at deeper patterns and meaning when that is useful.
Paul often helps people manage common pressures in stephouseholds. Practical topics include adjusting to a new partner and children, negotiating routines, handling loyalty conflicts, and coping with co-parenting tensions. He also offers support around grief, self-esteem and challenges such as addiction or anger.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Paul encourages setting small, achievable goals and reviewing what works. People who want a clear, non-judgemental approach and a focus on everyday problems often find this style useful.
To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the online booking route and complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging a first session. Fees vary with location and use a cancellable subscription model.
How Paul uses different approaches online
Paul commonly blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred methods in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behaviour changes, which can help with anxiety, low mood and managing urges. Client-Centred work gives the person time to set the pace and priorities, and helps when someone needs to talk things through and make sense of decisions.He also draws on Solution-Focused ideas when clients want quicker, goal-oriented work. That approach looks for what is already working and builds small, repeatable steps to improve daily routines or relationships. Deciding which mix to use happens together, with the therapist and client collaborating on goals and methods as they go.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, and avoid travel. Ask about the exact session types offered when arranging the first appointment so they match your practical needs and preferences.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does he help with related to stepfamilies?
He helps people with blended family issues such as merging routines, loyalty conflicts, co-parenting tensions and adjusting to a new partner and children.
What is his general counselling style?
He uses a straightforward, conversational style that focuses on listening and practical steps. Sessions often include setting small goals and reviewing what helps.
How much experience does he have?
He has worked in counselling for six years and has supported people with anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship difficulties.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.