- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- BSL and SSE support
About Paula
Paula Appleton is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS, with 14 years' experience in the United Kingdom. She offers support for a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma and relationship concerns. Sessions are available in English and American Sign Language, and she accepts international clients.
Paula uses an integrative approach and combines several counselling methods to suit each person. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Her work includes help with parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, intimacy issues, self-esteem and coping with life change.
Her background includes work with people affected by sexual abuse, PTSD, bereavement, illness and tinnitus. She also has experience around adoption and foster care, abandonment and attachment concerns, and with neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She notes experience with complex presentations including co-morbidity and caregiver stress.
Paula is experienced in supporting Deaf and hard-of-hearing people and uses Signing Supported English or British Sign Language at a qualified level. That communication focus is part of how she adapts sessions to an individual's needs.
Practical issues such as career questions, anger, bipolar management, and compassion fatigue are also within her stated scope. She asks people to begin by using the site's matching process to schedule an initial session and to confirm current session options before booking.
How Paula's approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and respond to difficult emotions and attachment patterns. It is often used where relationship patterns or strong feelings are hard to put into words. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and small, practical steps to live more in line with what matters despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and ongoing attachment needs shape current reactions and relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss what feels most helpful and try different methods in collaboration with each person. They will look at goals, preferences and what seems to help in early sessions so the approach can be adjusted over time.
The biography does not specify exact online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work, school and family life, and it can reduce travel time. Different formats can also suit different needs - for example shorter audio check-ins use less bandwidth, while video sessions allow face-to-face interaction. Many people find this flexibility helps them attend more consistently and practise skills between sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, American Sign Language
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and a broad range of relationship and life-change issues, including addiction, grief and intimacy-related problems.
What therapeutic approach does she use?
She uses an integrative approach that includes Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside ACT, attachment-based and client-centred work, and CBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years' experience practising as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify exact session formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.