Paula Cleary

Paula Cleary is a counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed, stuck or alone. She offers a calm, steady presence to talk things through and to sort out what matters most. Paula aims to make therapy feel manageable, even when life seems like a muddle.

She listens in a client-centred way, placing the person's experience at the heart of each session. That means conversations follow the client’s pace and priorities rather than a fixed script. Paula also draws on solution-focused ideas to help identify small, practical steps that build momentum.

Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help with anxiety, panic and low mood by bringing attention back to the present moment. Existential ideas are used when people face big life questions, grief or feelings of emptiness, helping them weigh values and choices. These approaches are mixed to suit the individual rather than presented as separate programmes.

Paula brings 16 years of experience working in the field and holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, registration. She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem and trauma and abuse, and also focuses on concerns like abandonment, commitment and isolation or loneliness.

Sessions aim to help people notice small changes, handle life transitions and build clearer ways forward. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy button and follow the matching steps to arrange a session.

How Paula's approaches translate to online counselling

Paula uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. This approach focuses on listening carefully, reflecting what the client shares and helping them find their own answers. Solution-focused techniques are used alongside this to identify small, achievable steps and build momentum towards change.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will discuss what helps and what feels comfortable, and together they will try methods that match the client's goals and preferences. Adjustments are made as therapy progresses so the work remains useful and practical.

The practical benefits of remote sessions can include fitting counselling around work or family commitments and avoiding travel time. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, readers should confirm available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often tailor timing and structure so sessions slot into everyday life, whether a shorter check-in is needed or a longer weekly conversation is preferred.