Paul Gledhill
A practical psychodynamic counsellor
About Paul
Paul Gledhill uses a psychodynamic approach to help people make sense of recurring patterns and difficult feelings. He speaks plainly and aims to be down to earth and direct in sessions. His style is open and non-judgemental with a practical focus on helping people move forward.
Paul holds a Masters degree in Psychodynamic Therapy, and he brings six years of practice experience to his work. He describes psychodynamic work as a way to uncover the underlying causes of distress and then address them together.
Background and approach
That means looking at thoughts, feelings and past experiences that keep causing the same problems. In session he talks things through in straightforward terms. He helps people untangle anxiety, stress, low mood and problems with relationships and intimacy.
He also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem difficulties and major life changes. Paul also works with a wide range of related issues such as attachment concerns, body image, codependency and communication problems. He adapts the psychodynamic frame to suit each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and on practical steps they can take between meetings. People can expect a calm, honest therapeutic partnership that aims to clarify patterns and create manageable change. Paul practises in the United Kingdom and works in English.
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Sessions & fees
Psychodynamic approaches for online therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on how past experiences and repeating patterns shape current feelings and behaviour. In simple terms it helps people notice why they react in certain ways, so they can choose different responses; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, relationship problems and trauma.Finding the right way of working is part of the work itself. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with the person and decide together which elements of psychodynamic work fit best. This is a collaborative process that adapts as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and longer talks, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to choose the format that feels most comfortable.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
