Paula De Souza
Understanding, steady counselling support
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About Paula
Paula De Souza is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She welcomes conversations about anxiety, stress and relationship problems. Paula also supports people facing grief, eating concerns, parenting pressures and the impact of trauma or abuse.
She believes counselling is a process that moves at the client's pace. Sessions are designed so a person can talk through what matters most and begin to make practical choices.
Background and approach
Paula aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can be heard and noticed. Her main approach is client-centred therapy, which means sessions are shaped around the person's own goals and experience. She also draws on psychodynamic therapy to help identify patterns that repeat over time and affect current feelings and relationships.
Paula has worked with a wide range of concerns beyond those already mentioned. These include compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, career stress, body image and chronic illness, among others. She helps people untangle complex problems, plan next steps and develop coping strategies.
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then book according to the therapist's availability. Paula uses a subscription model for sessions, which can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 393315
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Paula's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Paula lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Paula works online
Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that come from past relationships and experiences. It aims to make unconscious patterns clearer so people can understand why they react a certain way and choose different responses. This can help with relationship difficulties, recurring emotional pain and long-standing stresses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss what matters to the client and try options that fit their goals and preferences. The therapist and client decide together what feels most helpful as sessions progress.
If you are considering online therapy, check the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make fitting support into a busy life easier, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a day, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that helps. Many people find this way of working helps maintain continuity of care and keeps appointments practical around work and family commitments.
Questions and answers
What issues does Paula help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and trauma. Paula also addresses grief, eating concerns, parenting strain and related matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centred and person-led, with attention to the relationship in the room. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at past patterns that affect current life.
What is Paula's professional background?
She has four years of professional experience working as a counsellor. Her practice covers a variety of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
Paula is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and the therapist's arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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