About Paul
Paul Prescott works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or major life changes. He offers calm, practical support for relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction and low self‑esteem. Paul aims to make the first step feel less daunting and helps clients find clearer ways forward.
Paul has seven years of professional practice and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person’s needs rather than using a single recipe.
Background and approach
In sessions Paul adopts a warm, non‑judgemental style. He encourages clients to talk through what matters to them and to notice which patterns are holding them back. Conversations focus on practical choices, fresh perspectives and steps that feel doable in daily life.
Paul uses elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and actions. He also works with attachment ideas to improve emotional connection and with emotionally focused methods when relationship feelings are central.
People come to Paul for a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and concerns linked to sexual expression such as BDSM and kink. He supports people from LGBT communities and those facing complex family or intimacy difficulties. Sessions aim to help people gain clarity about values and choices.
Paul collaborates with each person to set realistic goals, build coping skills, and strengthen the ability to make decisions that reflect their own priorities.
How Paul uses different approaches online
Paul commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in online work. ACT helps people notice their values and take action even when feelings are difficult, which can be useful for anxiety, grief and life changes. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce worry and improve daily routines.He also uses Attachment‑Based ideas when relationship patterns are central. This helps people see how early connection styles shape reactions and how new ways of relating can be practised during sessions. Together these approaches offer tools for emotional clarity and improved connection.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul will help clients decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. He aims to make decisions collaboratively, adjusting techniques as progress is made and needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text‑based messaging suit people who prefer writing, want brief daily check‑ins, or need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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