Paula Clifton

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT techniques
• Hypnotherapy

About Paula

Paula Clifton helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping problems and life changes through conversational counselling. She uses client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and hypnotherapy to support practical coping and clearer thinking. Paula is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience.

Paula focuses on creating a calm setting where a person can talk about difficult feelings and everyday problems without judgment. Sessions typically look at what is happening now, what feels difficult, and small steps that can make day-to-day life easier. She uses questions and reflective listening to help people notice patterns and options.

When relevant, Paula draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviours affect mood and coping. She also uses client-centred methods that follow the person’s concerns, and hypnotherapy when it may help with things like sleep and stress management. These approaches are used in ways people can understand and try out between sessions.

Paula has worked with issues including relationships, self-esteem, parenting concerns, career stress, trauma and abuse, eating and body image, chronic health challenges, and caregiving strain. She also supports people facing adoption or foster care matters, ageing concerns, and a range of personality and communication difficulties.

She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Practical details such as fees depend on location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, choose the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and arrange a first appointment.

How Paula’s approaches work for online sessions

Paula uses client-centred work to follow what the person wants to talk about, offering reflective listening and space to make sense of feelings. This approach helps when people need someone to listen and to clarify what matters most right now.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and to try practical changes. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, sleeping problems and coping with life changes.

Hypnotherapy may be offered as a tool for stress reduction and sleep support, used alongside talking-based work and practical techniques.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options with the person, try methods that suit their goals, and adjust the approach as needed in collaboration with them.

Practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting counselling into a busy day and having appointments without travel. Session formats were not specified in the original biography, so confirm the available session types before booking. The emphasis is on making counselling manageable and relevant to everyday life rather than promising a particular format.

Topics Paula lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Hypnotherapy

Questions about Paula

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she helps people with, including stress-related problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy techniques in her work.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the UK.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.