About Paula
Paula Howel meets people who are tired, overwhelmed or unsure where to begin. She offers calm, practical support for stress, anxiety, grief, anger and low mood. Paula uses simple, direct work so clients can start feeling better in day-to-day life.
Paula is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) counsellor with seven years of experience. She focuses on common struggles such as coping with life changes, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain and career worries.
How Paula works
She also addresses concerns linked to attention difficulties and mood conditions when these issues are part of someone’s story. Sessions aim to be warm and non-judgemental. Paula encourages people to speak plainly about the problems that matter to them.
She listens for patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviour, then offers practical ways to try things differently. Her approach draws on a few evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-led choices and learning to live with difficult feelings. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person’s experience in the room. Paula works in English and Welsh and provides sessions by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Fees vary by location and a subscription model is used and can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to availability.
Paula lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English, Welsh |
| 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
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that reflect what matters most. This approach is useful for long-term worries, stress and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. It works well for sleep problems, anxiety and day-to-day mood management. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work and relies on listening and empathy to help someone find their own way forward.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Paula will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made so the style of sessions stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling flexible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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