Pauline Cassidy, BACP

Pauline Cassidy is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people make sense of difficult feelings and habits. She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, relationships, family conflict and trauma and abuse. Pauline brings 14 years of experience to conversations where people want clearer thinking and steadier routines.

She sees people as experts in their own lives and builds sessions around each person’s strengths. That means practical, down-to-earth conversations about thoughts and everyday habits, and small steps that people can try between sessions. Her style is warm and respectful, with space to talk through what matters most right now.

Pauline draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding. She also includes ideas from Jungian therapy to look at personal meaning and recurring patterns. Together these approaches give both practical tools and deeper reflection when needed.

Her background includes many years supporting people through relationship strain, identity questions, obsessive thoughts, hoarding and other challenging concerns. She works with issues such as jealousy, infidelity, paranoia, personality difficulties, self-harm and sexual functioning, and helps young adults navigating life transitions.

Pauline is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English, including for people living outside the UK.

How Pauline’s approaches translate to online therapy

Pauline combines person-centred work with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and some Jungian ideas. Person-centred work focuses on listening, helping people name what matters and building on their strengths. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and everyday habits, and offers practical tasks to change unhelpful responses. Jungian ideas explore recurring themes and symbols that can shed light on personal meaning.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Pauline will work together with each person to decide which ideas to use and when, adjusting methods to fit the person's goals and preferences. That means trying practical CBT tasks when people need clearer routines, or slower reflective work when meaning and identity are the focus.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep regular appointments during workdays or study terms. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available with this therapist.