About Paul
Paul Phillips is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. He works in a calm, non-judgemental way so clients can speak openly and feel heard. Paul aims to make conversations straightforward and useful, focusing on practical steps people can take between sessions.
He uses a mix of client-centred listening and active techniques to suit each person’s needs. That can mean looking at thought patterns and behaviour with cognitive behavioural therapy, or working through deeper life themes with psychodynamic and existential ideas.
Background and approach
He also draws on solution-focused work to identify small, achievable changes. Paul has six years of experience and holds the NCPS credential. His background includes supporting people with anxiety, depression, addictions and grief, as well as issues around self-esteem, intimacy and communication.
He pays attention to how past experiences affect present difficulties and to practical ways to cope day to day. Sessions are designed to be collaborative. Paul helps clients set goals and tries different approaches until something fits.
He aims to balance understanding what happened with steps that reduce current distress and improve functioning. Paul offers a range of online formats so people can choose what feels most manageable. He explains how each option works and helps clients pick a way to meet that suits their routine and comfort level.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Paul frequently uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is practical and often focuses on specific problems like anxiety, sleeping issues or low mood by teaching skills to manage symptoms and test out new patterns.He also draws on client-centred therapy, which gives space for the person to lead the conversation while the counsellor listens closely and reflects what matters most. This approach helps people feel understood and can make it easier to try new ways of coping.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Paul works together with clients to pick or combine methods that suit their goals and day-to-day life. He starts from the client’s priorities and adjusts techniques if something is not helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and seeing non-verbal cues, while phone calls can fit a quick check-in or suit lower bandwidth. Live chat or messaging can be easier for brief updates, journalling-style reflections or building a routine without needing to be on camera. These options give flexibility to fit sessions around work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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