About Paula
Paula De Souza is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship problems and past trauma. Paula is available for sessions in English and accepts international clients.
She works with a broad range of concerns including grief, eating issues, parenting strains, anger and self-esteem. Paula also supports people dealing with long-term health conditions, caregiving stress, ageing concerns and the emotional effects of cancer.
How Paula works
Other focal areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and communication problems. Paula uses person-centred ideas alongside psychodynamic thinking to tailor support to each person. In practice this means listening closely, reflecting what she hears and helping people make sense of patterns from their past.
Sessions aim to help people notice repeated responses and try new ways of coping. Therapy sessions are conversational and paced by the client. Paula aims to create a calm environment where people can talk about sensitive matters without pressure.
She helps people build practical coping skills and clearer next steps for everyday life. For people unsure what to expect, Paula offers straightforward guidance about the process and lets the client’s priorities guide the work. Over a few sessions she helps people set goals, try out different ways of thinking and adjust the plan as needed.
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What Paula works with
The areas below are the ones Paula selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Paula’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience in the moment. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said and follows the client’s pace and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance, clearer thinking and help making choices about next steps.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that repeat over time and where they might come from. It helps people notice repeated reactions and link them to earlier experiences, which can open up new ways of responding to stress and relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Paula collaborates with each person to decide what feels most useful, mixing elements of these approaches as the situation requires. She will check in about goals and adapt the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions can be more flexible for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit people who prefer typing or want brief check-ins. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caring duties and travel.
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