About Paula
Paula Talling offers calm, patient support to people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood or life changes. She writes in plain language and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. Paula is a BACP counsellor with six years of experience and works online with people in the United Kingdom.
Paula uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs. She pays attention to how early relationships shape feelings and behaviour, and to how the body holds stress.
How Paula works
Sessions focus on noticing patterns, learning simple ways to manage distress, and trying different ways of handling difficult situations. Common concerns she helps with include trauma and abuse, panic attacks, grief, relationship and communication problems, low self-esteem, sleep difficulties and anger. She also supports people dealing with feelings of emptiness, shame, dissociation, codependency and problems around attachment and abandonment.
In sessions Paula keeps language direct and avoids jargon. She listens carefully and encourages people to notice bodily sensations as well as thoughts. Practical tools, mindfulness exercises and gentle exploration of past experiences are used alongside talking work.
People can expect a steady, collaborating counsellor who helps set small, manageable goals. The emphasis is on building coping skills and clearer understanding, so everyday life becomes easier to handle. Paula aims to help people feel more able to move forward with their lives.
Paula lists 6 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| 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
Approaches that suit online therapy and how they work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape feelings and reactions today, helping people understand patterns in close connections and reduce repeated hurt. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping the person lead the pace and topics, which often helps with low self-esteem and feeling understood. Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and simple grounding practices to reduce anxiety, panic and the physical effects of trauma.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Paula will discuss what feels most useful and try different ways of working until a good fit appears. This is a joint task - the therapist and client decide together on aims, practical steps and short-term goals based on the person’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, phone sessions work well if video is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins or days when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare or busy schedules and let people choose the format that helps them engage best.
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