Paul Phillips
Gentle, practical counselling for life's hardest moments
About Paul
Paul Phillips offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and life changes. He meets each person where they are and helps them talk through worries, painful memories and relationship problems. Paul aims to make sessions straightforward and focused so small steps can lead to clear changes.
Paul works in a non-judgemental, supportive way. He listens carefully to what matters to the client and helps them set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Together they agree on what to try next and check progress along the way. He draws on several approaches to suit different needs. Cognitive behavioural therapy, when used, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours.
Client-centred work focuses on the person’s experience and priorities, giving space to be heard. Psychodynamic ideas can help uncover patterns from the past that affect today’s choices, and solution-focused techniques aim for practical, short-term change. Paul has six years' experience working in counselling.
He has supported people with addiction, grief, bipolar mood swings, parenting stress, anger, eating and sleeping struggles, and issues around intimacy and identity. His additional focuses include blended family concerns, body image, fatherhood issues and men's difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and take place remotely.
Paul uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging so people can choose the format that fits their life. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are then scheduled according to availability.
What Paul works with
How Paul works
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Sessions & fees
How Paul’s approaches work online
Paul often uses cognitive behavioural therapy and client-centred work in online sessions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments to change moods and behaviour. Client-centred therapy gives time and space for someone to be heard and to set the pace and goals of the work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Paul will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together they choose which methods to try. This collaborative planning means the work can be adjusted if something does not feel helpful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or bandwidth is low. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, coaching-style support or times when writing helps someone think more clearly. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and day-to-day life, while still focusing on clear goals and steady progress.
| 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
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
