Paula Reilly , BACP

Paula Reilly is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns and life changes. She supports those dealing with trauma, grief, low self-esteem, anger and issues around intimacy. Paula offers a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters to them and consider practical steps forward.

She uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. Sessions focus on understanding patterns in relationships, exploring how past experiences affect the present, and building everyday coping skills. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person’s needs so that goals feel manageable.

Paula trained in counselling at Staffordshire University and holds a Bachelor of Honours degree. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her three years of practice include work with people affected by complex trauma and those seeking help with parenting or relationship issues.

People choosing Paula can expect a collaborative style. She asks questions, listens closely and offers tools drawn from different ways of working such as cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and narrative approaches. The aim is to help people notice what’s getting in the way and try new ways of coping.

Sessions are offered online to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Paula is comfortable using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. She encourages a first step of a short matching questionnaire to see if her way of working fits the person’s needs.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Paula uses attachment-based and client-centred methods alongside cognitive behavioural ideas to shape online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people change unhelpful relational habits. Client-centred work focuses on a warm, non-judgemental relationship where the person leads the pace and topics. Cognitive behavioural approaches look at how thoughts and behaviours connect and introduce exercises to try different responses in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Paula will collaborate with each person to decide which ways of working feel most useful for their situation and goals. She adapts techniques over time so the work stays relevant to changing needs and preferences.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove the need for a camera, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text-based messaging lets people write when it suits them. These options offer flexibility for quieter surroundings, shorter breaks at work or varying levels of bandwidth, while keeping the focus on the therapeutic work.