- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Paula
Paula Spencer-Snell is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has four years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strains and major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently taking international clients.
Paula uses straightforward talking therapy alongside practical techniques to help people manage difficult feelings. She draws on Client-Centred methods to listen without judgement and to help clients clarify what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to try small, manageable changes.
She also brings in mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment awareness and Solution-Focused ideas to set short-term goals and practical steps. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to look at how past relationships affect present behaviour. The approach tends to be collaborative with an emphasis on what a person wants to change.
People often come for help with abandonment and attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, control issues, divorce, guilt and shame, isolation, midlife questions and money worries. Paula will talk through what matters most and suggest techniques that can be practised between sessions.
Therapy sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
How Paula applies therapy approaches online
Paula commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when working with people. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on careful listening and helping someone clarify their own priorities, which can help when feeling stuck after a life change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical steps to test new ways of coping and reducing anxiety.She also uses mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness and Solution-Focused ideas to set short-term goals and practical steps. Finding the right mix is treated as a collaborative process; the therapist and client decide together which approaches best fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Paula will discuss how to structure sessions so they fit around work, health or caregiving responsibilities and suggest exercises that can be practised between meetings.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain and coping with life changes.
How would sessions usually feel?
The style is collaborative and practical, with talking, reflective listening and exercises aimed at making small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
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.