Counsellor profile
Pauline Banks, NCPS
Based in United Kingdom ยท 10 years of experience
Relationship and trauma counsellor
Continue with PaulineAt a glance
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS23-01335)
- Qualifications
- NCPS
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Pauline supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT methods
- EMDR for trauma
About Pauline
NCPS. 10 years' professional experience. Pauline Banks works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and parenting difficulties using approaches she lists as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and EMDR.
Pauline sees people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms and addictions. She also supports those facing grief, intimacy-related problems, self-esteem issues and career pressures. Additional focus areas include abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness and pain, and communication or commitment problems.
Her approach begins from the view that the person knows their story best. She works collaboratively and looks for strengths the client already has. Sessions aim to talk through current difficulties and to build practical skills for coping and decision making.
In practice Pauline may use strategies from CBT to address unhelpful thinking and from DBT to teach emotion regulation skills. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at relationship patterns, and EMDR is listed among the approaches she uses for trauma-related work.
She is based in the United Kingdom and carries ten years of experience in counselling. Pauline encourages people to take the initial step of registering and scheduling a first session. To begin, prospective clients follow the online matching and booking process provided on the service site.
Using attachment, CBT and EMDR in online counselling
Pauline lists Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and EMDR among the approaches she uses. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past bonds affect current reactions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce anxiety and low mood. EMDR is an approach used for trauma-related memories and aims to reduce their emotional intensity through structured processing. Choosing the right approach is part of the counselling process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences, and may combine approaches over time. That decision is collaborative and reviewed as progress is made. Session formats are not specified in the biographical details provided, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel commitments, and it can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also removes the need to travel to appointments, which some people find helps them maintain regular contact with a counsellor.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting, stress and anxiety, mood disorders and addictions among other concerns.
What is her counselling style?
She takes a collaborative, client-centred approach and uses methods such as CBT, DBT, attachment-based work and EMDR to address problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience in counselling and related client work.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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