- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
About Paula
Paula Byrne is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years of professional experience. She works with people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. Paula also lists additional focus areas including attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family matters, body-image and caregiver stress.
Before counselling, Paula worked in a GP surgery, a homeless hostel and with the Samaritans. She began her working life as a hairdresser and barber, and says those roles taught her the value of listening and honesty. That background informs how she works today and the practical way she talks with people in session.
Paula uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of her approaches alongside attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and Jungian ideas. In practice she aims to help people notice and name difficult feelings, and to look at patterns that keep causing the same problems. Sessions tend to be conversational and paced to the person's comfort.
People who come to Paula may want help untangling recurring relationship patterns, coping with loss or trauma, or managing stress and addictive behaviours. She describes her style as straightforward and supportive, helping people find strengths they can use between sessions.
She offers counselling from the United Kingdom and works in English. If someone wants to take the first step, Paula asks them to use the site's matching process to arrange an initial session.
How Paula combines EFT and other approaches online
Paula uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people recognise and name feelings that affect their relationships and sense of self. EFT focuses on emotional experience and how patterns of connection form in close relationships, which can be useful for recurring relational pain and attachment concerns.She also draws on attachment-based ideas that look at how early and current bonds influence reactions today, and on client-centred methods that make space for the person's own pace and priorities. These approaches aim to help people understand reactions and try new ways of relating and coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then shape sessions collaboratively so the method fits the person rather than the other way around.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the day. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these practical benefits to help people keep therapy consistent alongside everyday commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues, plus related areas such as attachment and abandonment.
What therapeutic approach does she use?
Paula lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy as a main approach and also uses attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and Jungian ideas in her work.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working in counselling and related settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
Paula is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.