Paula Byrne

Paula Byrne is a counsellor with six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and BACP registration. She began life as a hairdresser and barber, then moved into roles in a GP surgery, a homeless hostel and with the Samaritans. Those early jobs shaped her belief in honest listening and simple human care. Paula offers a calm, non-judgemental space to begin untangling whatever feels overwhelming.

Paula helps people facing stress and anxiety, relationship strains and family problems. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related difficulties. Her wider focus includes attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and challenges linked to autism and blended family life.

In sessions she works at each person’s pace and aims to make therapy feel workable. Conversations are grounded and plain. Paula listens for patterns that make life harder and helps people try new ways of coping. She keeps things practical and straightforward, with room for emotion and reflection.

Her approach draws on a mix of methods to match each person’s needs. Paula uses attachment-focused ideas, client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally focused practices, plus elements of Jungian thinking. She discusses options with clients and adapts what happens in therapy as progress unfolds.

People meeting Paula can expect warm, direct support and steady encouragement. She understands how hard the first step feels and aims to make the process manageable. If someone wants to start, Paula asks them to breathe, take one step, and she will walk alongside them.

Approaches that guide online work and how they help

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions; it can help people understand trust, closeness and abandonment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience in the moment and uses empathic listening to help them find their own solutions and build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try practical changes in behaviour to reduce anxiety and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose methods together. That collaborative planning means the way sessions run can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, help avoid travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to access support from another part of the UK or overseas. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, aim to adapt their methods so the work is useful even when it is not in person.