Paula Rea
Supportive counsellor for stress and relationship issues
About Paula
Paula Rea is a registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). Paula works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and addictive behaviours.
She also offers support for issues around grief, self-esteem and motivation. Paula aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly.
Background and approach
She uses a collaborative way of working, so sessions are shaped around what feels most useful to each person. Her approach is practical and focused on what can change day to day. She draws on a mix of methods including cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment work, and attachment-informed thinking.
That mix helps with mood challenges, relationship patterns, coping after trauma, and building new habits. Paula also uses client-centred techniques to keep sessions grounded in the person’s own goals. People come to her for a range of concerns from sleeping and eating difficulties to challenges with intimacy and communication.
She also supports those managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image and career questions. Paula can help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions can include practical exercises, gentle reflection and short home practices to try between meetings.
Paula encourages clear, honest steps so progress feels doable. She works in English and sees people in the United Kingdom.
What Paula works with
How Paula works
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Sessions & fees
How Paula's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and motivation struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people try new ways of connecting and relating. It can be helpful for intimacy, abandonment worries and communication problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will talk with each person about what feels most relevant and try methods that fit their goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and may blend different approaches as needs evolve.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat offer more flexibility for brief reflections and ongoing support between meetings. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
