About Paul
Paul Woodhouse offers straightforward support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or worn down by stress and change. He helps clients who are anxious, dealing with addictions, managing relationship and intimacy worries, or navigating grief and career uncertainty. Paul speaks plainly and focuses on small, doable steps you can try between sessions.
Paul has worked in counselling for ten years and holds BACP accreditation. He blends talking therapy with practical coaching, drawing on his background as a personal trainer to connect physical routines with emotional wellbeing.
How Paul works
Sessions aim to build habits that boost resilience and confidence. In practice Paul uses client-centred methods to follow what matters to each person. He also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and practical tools to change it.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help set clear, short-term goals and keep momentum. Paul invites people to reflect on the beliefs that hold them back and then test new behaviours. That might mean simple experiments, adjustments to daily routine, or steps to reduce addictive patterns.
He frames therapy as a collaborative process with measurable steps. He offers sessions online by video, phone, chat or messaging so people can choose what fits their life. International clients may be supported in English.
To begin, a short questionnaire helps match needs and plan the first appointment.
Paul lists 7 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
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Paul uses client-centred therapy to create an accepting space where the conversation follows what matters most to the person. This approach helps people feel heard and decide the topics they want to work on, from relationships to self-esteem.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying specific techniques to change them. CBT is often useful for anxiety, stress and patterns that maintain low mood or avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul will discuss different ways of working and together you will choose methods that fit your goals and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made and as new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone works well if bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on practical steps and measurable change.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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