Paula Barlow, NCPS

Paula Barlow is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who draws on client-centred work to help people address everyday thoughts and habits. She brings nine years of professional experience and uses straightforward conversations to tackle stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. Paula encourages people to build on their strengths and take small steps towards change.

Paula offers practical support for relationship strain, grief and trauma. She helps people who want to repair trust, improve communication and strengthen emotional intimacy. Her background includes work with eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

She also supports people facing parenting pressures, fertility and separation, and those managing substance use. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, hoarding and other communication or control issues.

Paula uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT - to look at thought patterns and everyday habits. She includes mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to help people notice patterns and feel more grounded. Hypnotherapy and solution-focused elements may be used when they match a person’s goals.

Her professional credential is NCPS, which appears with her profile. To begin, people complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability. If you want to check current session options, confirm them when you sign up.

How Paula’s approaches suit online working

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own priorities and uses active listening and reflection to help people find their next steps. It is useful for anyone who wants a supportive space to talk through decisions, relationship matters or everyday worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT - looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It asks people to notice patterns and try small practical changes to daily habits, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and help calm busy thinking. This can support stress management and improve focus during difficult times.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and agree a plan based on a person’s goals, preferences and what feels helpful. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as the work progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, remove travel time, and allow more flexible scheduling. Some people prefer shorter check-ins or audio-only conversations when that better fits their day. Confirm which session formats Paula offers when you book so you know what to expect.