Paula Byrne, BACP

Paula Byrne is a counsellor with six years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She began her career outside healthcare and later moved into roles at a GP surgery, a homeless hostel and with the Samaritans. Paula is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can begin to untangle what feels overwhelming.

Paula listens with gentle honesty and practical focus. Sessions move at each person's pace and aim to identify small, manageable steps forward. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and relationship strain, and with intimacy-related or addiction concerns.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. She also uses client-centred techniques to keep conversations grounded in what matters to the individual. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) tools help with anxious thoughts and unhelpful behaviours, while Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) can be used when emotions shape relationship difficulties.

Paula often helps people address family conflict, separation and commitment worries, plus issues such as abandonment, codependency and body image. She has experience supporting those affected by cancer, caregiving stress and the practical fallout of disaster situations.

People who find it hard to ask for help are met with patience and straightforward listening. Paula aims to help each person find inner resources and small changes that add up to meaningful progress.

How Paula’s approaches translate to online work

Paula uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help when jealousy, commitment worries or abandonment fears are causing distress. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s own priorities at the heart of each session, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and reflection to clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools to spot anxious thoughts and try small behavioural experiments to change unhelpful cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Paula will discuss preferences, goals and what feels most useful, then try methods that suit the person. That collaborative process means the focus can shift as needs change over time.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy days and reducing travel time, which can make regular work easier to maintain. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone when they need a quick review, while others use conversation-focused sessions when they want to talk things through in depth. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to ensure the format matches everyday needs.