Pauline Banks
Supportive therapist for trauma and relationships
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About Pauline
Pauline Banks uses a mix of talking-based approaches to help people find clearer ways forward in stressful times. She holds NCPS and has worked in the UK for 10 years. Pauline aims to make early steps in therapy feel manageable.
She encourages people to draw on their own strengths while working through difficult issues. Her practice focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Other areas she attends to include eating and anger problems, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Pauline draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches to build understanding of how past experiences shape current relationships. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques to teach practical skills for managing mood and thoughts.
EMDR is part of her toolkit for addressing traumatic memories. Sessions are conversational and paced to the person in the room. Pauline tries to make work feel practical and relevant, with simple steps people can use between meetings.
She respects that starting therapy takes courage and treats that first move as important. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a session according to availability. The process is straightforward and designed to help someone feel ready to take the next step.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS23-01335
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Pauline's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Pauline works with
Everything Pauline lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pauline lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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How Pauline works online
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose or blend methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is reviewed over time so the work stays useful and grounded in everyday life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make some skill practice more straightforward, since exercises can be done between sessions as part of daily routines. Registered or accredited professionals can help shape a plan that fits a person's day-to-day demands and goals.
Questions and answers
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, stress and anxiety. She also addresses addictions, grief, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and depression among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends Attachment-Based and Client-Centred work with practical CBT and DBT skills. Sessions are conversational and focus on small steps people can use between meetings.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with NCPS and operates in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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