About Pauline
Pauline Cassidy is a counsellor who uses a caring, person-focused approach to help people facing stress and anxiety. She works in the United Kingdom and brings 14 years of experience to each conversation. Pauline believes people know their own story and builds on strengths to find practical ways forward.
Her sessions are straightforward and conversational. She listens first, then helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck. Together they try out small changes that can reduce worry and improve day-to-day coping.
Background and approach
Pauline draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to teach skills for managing anxious thoughts and unhelpful behaviours. She also uses client-centred methods to create a warm, non-judgemental space. Elements of Jungian therapy are used when exploring personal meaning, symbolism, or dreams.
She has worked with people experiencing relationship strain, family conflict, and LGBT related concerns. Other areas she supports include trauma and abuse, gender dysphoria, hoarding, obsessions and compulsions, and issues around infidelity or jealousy. Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text messaging to suit different schedules.
Pauline accepts international clients and carries the BACP credential (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book a time that fits their calendar.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgement. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them notice their own strengths and choices. It is useful for building trust and reducing anxious feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, teaches clear skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Online CBT sessions often include practical exercises, thought records and step-by-step plans to test new ways of coping with anxiety or stress. This approach suits people who want structured tools and measurable progress.
Pauline also draws on Jungian ideas when exploring personal meaning, dreams or repeating life patterns. Those conversations can help people understand deeper themes that influence current worries, and they work well alongside skills-based methods.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options and decide with the client what fits best for their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, study or caring commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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