Counsellor profile
Paula De Souza, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 4 years of experience
Person-centred counsellor for life stressors
Continue with PaulaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (393315)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Paula supplied to BetterHelp.
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Works with grief
About Paula
BACP. Four years' experience. Paula De Souza is a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional practice helping people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and eating issues. Paula also supports people facing parenting pressures, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, bipolar challenges and coping with life changes.
Paula frames counselling as a process. She works in a person-centred way, which means she follows the client’s priorities and pace. She also uses psychodynamic ideas when helpful, drawing out patterns from earlier life that affect present-day feelings and choices. Sessions focus on talking through thoughts and feelings, building coping skills and deciding practical next steps.
In sessions Paula listens for recurring themes such as attachment, abandonment or control issues. She also addresses health-related concerns like chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress and body image. Practical problems such as communication difficulties, codependency, commitment worries, divorce and separation are included in her work.
Her background includes supporting people from LGBT communities and those experiencing compassion fatigue. She helps with neurodiverse issues including autism and Asperger syndrome and age-related worries like ageing and geriatric concerns. Paula aims to make space for the facts of someone’s life and how those facts shape feelings and choices.
Paula accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. Prospective clients are invited to use the service match process to arrange an initial appointment and confirm session arrangements.
How her approaches fit into online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It means listening closely, following what matters most to the client and supporting their decisions. This approach suits people who want to be heard and to work at their own pace.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that come from earlier life and reappear now. It helps people understand why some reactions keep repeating and can be useful for relationship issues, attachment concerns and long-standing emotional patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Paula will explore goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then suggest ways of working that fit the client’s needs. That choice is collaborative and can change as the work develops.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video, need lower bandwidth options or want a way to continue therapy when circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, use these practical benefits to help sessions fit into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What difficulties does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and eating issues, and related problems such as low self-esteem and anger.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her main approach is person-centred counselling, and she also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at past patterns that affect current feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
Is she a registered practitioner and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check any local regulations that may apply to counselling where you live.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with Paula?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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