About Paul
Paul Woodhouse is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. He aims to help people build practical habits that make daily life easier and reduce the things that hold them back. Paul speaks plainly and works with straightforward goals so clients can see progress.
He uses a mix of talking therapies to suit the person in front of him. That includes client-centred conversations that prioritise what matters to the individual, cognitive behavioural approaches to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and solution-focused work to set small, steady goals.
Background and approach
Paul also draws on motivational interviewing ideas to help people find their own reasons to change. Paul brings ten years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He has supported people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, career questions and issues related to LGBT identity.
He also has a background in personal training and often links physical activity with mental wellbeing. Sessions are practical and action-oriented. Conversations tend to identify a few clear steps each week and look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviour interact.
Paul encourages steady habit changes rather than sudden overhauls, and he helps people reflect on core beliefs that may be limiting them. For someone feeling stuck or overwhelmed, he offers an initial assessment to set priorities and plan next steps. The focus is on workable strategies that fit into everyday life and build resilience over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard and understood. Online this often means sessions that prioritise what you want to talk about and set the pace together, whether by video or text. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns; digitally this can include worksheets, thought records and agreed behavioural experiments to try between sessions. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and clear goals, which suits short online check-ins and progress updates.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they will agree which methods to try and adapt them as progress is made, so the plan stays practical and client-led.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face work and screen-sharing of notes; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or text-based messaging suits brief check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel while using approaches that focus on action and change.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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