About Paul
Paul Smith is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety and life changes. He uses straightforward conversation to help you make sense of painful or confusing moments. Paul writes plainly and listens closely so people can begin to plan small, realistic steps forward.
He practises client-centred therapy, which means sessions centre on your experience and pace. The counsellor offers a warm, non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about grief, depression, relationship strains, addictions or work-related pressure.
Background and approach
Paul aims to make complex feelings easier to name and understand. Paul has been working with people since 2011 and brings 15 years of experience to sessions. He has supported people through trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem struggles and coping with big life changes.
He also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency and communication problems. Sessions can explore practical ways to manage tension and improve daily routines. Paul also helps people think about forgiveness, separation and fatherhood issues when these come up.
His style is warm, friendly and grounded in listening rather than instruction. People from the United Kingdom and beyond can work with him in English. He aims to help clients find clarity, reduce distress and take manageable steps toward a more positive place.
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the client’s experience and offers empathic listening without judgement. In practice this means the counsellor reflects your concerns back, helps you find words for difficult feelings and follows your pace. This approach suits people wanting help with anxiety, depression, relationship strain and self-esteem issues.Paul uses conversational, person-centred work to help people make sense of trauma, grief and life transitions. Sessions aim to build understanding and small, manageable steps rather than prescribing fixed solutions. He will work with you collaboratively to find the approach that best matches your goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let you see facial cues and keep a closer face-to-face feel. Phone sessions use less data and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins or when typing is easier than speaking.
Working online gives flexibility to fit therapy around work, family commitments or travel. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists provide these formats so people can access help in ways that suit their routine and comfort.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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