- Person-centred approach
- CBT techniques
- Creative exercises
About Paula
Paula Bantick-Ward is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of practice. She offers one-to-one sessions for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, grief and depression. She also supports concerns around LGBT issues, intimacy, eating, anger, self-esteem and career challenges.
Paula describes her approach as person-centred. She aims to be genuine and non-judgemental and keeps sessions non-directive. She listens to what clients say and helps them find words for confusing feelings. Sessions can include talking, reflective exercises, or creative tasks like journaling and metaphor work.
She draws on other methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused ideas to help with practical change. That means Paula may suggest ways to notice thought patterns, try small behaviour changes, or focus on immediate steps that feel manageable. Her practice also pays attention to attachment-related patterns and how past relationships affect present ones.
Paula works with a wide range of life events, from coping with loss or illness to navigating separation, abandonment or blended family issues. She offers online and telephone sessions and works under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework. Supervision and professional insurance are part of her practice.
To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book an initial session. Paula accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
How Paula uses online approaches and therapeutic methods
Paula combines person-centred work with focused techniques to help with day-to-day problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and can help when people feel overwhelmed or stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking and behaviour patterns and offers concrete steps to change responses to stress and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current relationships and can be useful for intimacy, trust and blended household tensions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Paula treats that choice as collaborative and will discuss what seems most useful based on a person's goals, values and the issues they bring. She may start with person-centred listening and then introduce ACT, CBT or attachment ideas as appropriate.
The biography notes that Paula offers online and telephone sessions. Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online and phone options can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and day-to-day life. They also allow for shorter check-ins, sessions without video, or meetings that avoid travel, which can help maintain regular contact during busy weeks.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, grief and depression, plus many related issues such as intimacy, self-esteem and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her core style is person-centred and non-directive. She also uses CBT and solution-focused ideas when helpful and may include creative tasks like journaling.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of practice working with adults on a wide range of life challenges and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions held and what formats are available?
The biography states that Paula offers online and telephone sessions; confirm the exact session options when booking.
How do costs and booking work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, complete the short matching questionnaire and 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.