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Paula Rea, BACP, NCPS

United Kingdom

Counsellor - relationships and mood

About Paula

Paula Rea is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member (MBACP) and an NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) with four years' clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She supports people who are managing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem problems and related concerns. Sessions focus on practical steps and straightforward conversations about current problems.

Paula uses a mix of approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas. That combination is used to clarify what is happening now and to try different ways of responding.

In sessions she takes a collaborative style. People can expect to talk through specific situations, identify thinking and behaviour habits, and practise small experiments to test new responses. Work often includes short exercises between sessions to build new routines.

Her experience includes a wide range of concerns such as stress, addictions, sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, career stress and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness and codependency alongside ADHD and mood conditions.

Paula conducts therapy in English from the UK and does not take international clients. Fees vary by location and sessions are arranged through a cancellable subscription model. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled via the online booking flow.

How Paula uses structured approaches online

Paula commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small, practical experiments to change patterns of thinking and behaviour. ACT uses values and mindful acceptance to help people move toward things that matter even when difficult feelings are present.

She also brings attachment-based ideas into sessions to look at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions. That can help when communication problems, abandonment worries or intimacy issues come up. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process between the therapist and the client, based on the person's goals and preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Paula will discuss practical arrangements and agree a working plan that suits the client's schedule and the focus of therapy.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What types of problems does she help with?

She helps people with anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems, plus related issues such as grief, addictions and self-esteem.

How would she work with me in therapy?

She uses a collaborative, practical style that looks at thoughts and behaviours. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try simple experiments between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.

What professional registrations does she hold?

She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member (MBACP) and an NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred).

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary by location and therapy is provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.

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