About Paul
Paul Phillips is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. He speaks plainly and listens without judgement to understand what matters most to each person. Paul aims to make the first steps feel manageable and practical so clients can start moving forward.
He draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs. That can mean using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, Client-Centred Therapy to explore feelings at the client’s pace, or Solution-Focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals.
How Paul works
He also uses Psychodynamic and Existential perspectives when it helps to consider past experiences or personal meaning. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change. Paul offers straightforward techniques and regular reflection so people can try things between meetings.
He can help with grief, relationship and intimacy questions, addictions, sleeping and eating concerns, anger, parenting stresses, ADHD and issues around identity and sexuality. Paul holds the NCPS credential, which is shown after his name, and has six years of experience in the field. He offers therapy in English and practises from the United Kingdom.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are arranged according to his schedule.
Paul lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Paul works with
The areas below are the ones Paul selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Paul’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding at the person’s pace. In online sessions this means the counsellor reflects back what is said and follows the client’s lead to build clarity and trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises. Online CBT often uses brief, structured tasks and homework to try between sessions, which can speed progress for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Paul will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day realities and then choose methods that fit. That collaborative decision means methods can change as progress is made or new needs appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls are good when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows short check-ins and text-messaging can suit ongoing reflection between meetings. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, family or other commitments while accessing therapy.
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A practical next step
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