Paulette Shelley

Paulette Shelley is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She offers an empathetic, non-judgemental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Her style is respectful and patient, with a focus on helping clients find their own answers.

Paulette uses a Client-Centred approach that places the person's own experience at the heart of the work. She listens for patterns and themes that keep problems repeating. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Sessions can focus on short-term problems or longer-term personal growth, according to what the client wants to prioritise. Paulette aims to adapt the pace and focus as needs change over time rather than follow a fixed plan.

She helps people explore issues such as attachment concerns, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, panic, obsessive thoughts, and addiction-related problems. She also supports those affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, and cancer-related stresses.

Paulette highlights collaboration in sessions rather than giving direct advice. She works to build understanding of how past events affect current feelings and relationships, and to identify practical steps clients can try between meetings.

Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she communicates in English. Paulette has three years' experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

How Paulette uses talking therapies online

Paulette works mainly from a Client-Centred perspective. This approach means the session focuses on the person's experience and feelings, with the counsellor following their lead and reflecting what comes up. It helps when someone needs space to be heard and to make sense of painful emotions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and try practical experiments to change them. CBT can be useful for worries, panic, low mood and patterns that keep repeating.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Paulette will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and together they will decide what feels most helpful. That collaborative process allows changes to the plan if different methods suit better as therapy continues.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow more flexibility around work or family commitments. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or shorter check-ins when that suits them best.