- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- CBT and hypnotherapy
About Paula
Paula Clifton is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after changes at work, in relationships, health, or family life. Common concerns she supports include stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, sleep and eating difficulties, and help with coping during life transitions.
Paula uses straightforward conversation and practical tools. Sessions focus on what is most pressing in day-to-day life. She listens for patterns that get in the way of decision making, rest, or close relationships, and helps people try different ways of responding.
Her practice draws on Client-Centred Therapy to build a collaborative working relationship. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours. She also uses hypnotherapy when people are interested in using guided relaxation to support change.
Paula has worked with a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, career questions, and the strain of caregiving. She has additional experience with adoption and foster care, ageing and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, body image, and trauma and abuse.
People who come when they feel uncertain can expect clear aims for each session and practical steps between meetings. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial appointment. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a collaborative, respectful relationship so people can speak about what matters to them. In practice this means the counsellor listens, reflects back what she hears, and helps set goals based on the client's priorities.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. Online CBT commonly includes trying short experiments between sessions, keeping brief records of mood or behaviour, and testing new ways of responding to stress and anxiety.
Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support changes such as improving sleep or reducing unhelpful habits. When used alongside talking therapies, it can help people practise new responses more easily.
Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped in the past, and then agree a plan to try for a few sessions. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted over time.
Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as they are not specified in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these options so you can choose what fits your life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, relationship strain, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would she approach feeling stuck?
She uses plain conversation to identify unhelpful patterns and then tries practical steps to change thinking and behaviour.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including trauma, parenting issues and career questions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is BACP-registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and cost varies by location.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.