About Paula
Paula Talling is a counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, stress and difficult life changes. She speaks plainly and offers steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by panic, low mood, grief or relationship strain. Paula aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable for someone browsing on a phone.
Paula draws on several ways of working rather than a single method. She listens for how early relationships shaped current patterns and pays attention to how the body holds tension.
Background and approach
Mindful exercises and somatic techniques are used alongside talking to help settle nervous systems and ground difficult memories. Her style is warm and client-led. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her, whether that is managing panic attacks, improving sleep, or building self-esteem.
She helps people spot repeating patterns, try small changes, and track what makes life feel easier. Paula has six years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That membership is noted on her profile as a professional credential.
Therapy typically unfolds at a careful pace. Paula encourages practical tools people can use between sessions, and she supports people as they test new ways of communicating and coping. The aim is calmer, more manageable days and a clearer sense of what matters next.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at early relationships and how they shape current fears about closeness and trust. Online sessions can help people notice repeating patterns in relationships and practise new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in the room and their immediate experience. The counsellor offers active listening and reflection so people can find their own answers and build self-trust. Somatic therapy pays attention to the body and physical sensations tied to stress or past events. Simple body-focused exercises and breathing work can reduce tension and help with panic, sleep or chronic anxiety.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself. Paula will talk with each person about what feels most useful and try methods that match their goals and comfort level. Together they decide whether to focus more on feelings, bodily experience or relationship patterns, and adjust as needed along the way.
Online work offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, childcare or daily routines, while still accessing experienced registered or accredited professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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