Paula De Souza

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Psychodynamic ideas

About Paula

Paula De Souza works on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and parenting issues, and other challenges using a person-centred way of working. She is BACP registered and has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Paula uses a person-centred approach which means she follows the pace and priorities set by the person attending. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. Sessions focus on talking through problems, reflecting on feelings, and building practical coping strategies for day-to-day life.

Her background includes supporting people with health-related and caring responsibilities, compassion fatigue, and complex emotional responses such as anger, low self-esteem and difficulties with attachment. She also works with issues related to ageing, chronic illness, cancer, autism and neurodiversity, and body image concerns.

Paula offers help around relationship and communication problems, separation and divorce, commitment and codependency issues, and career or life-change challenges. She can assist with the emotional impact of bereavement and abandonment, and with managing co-morbidity and long-term conditions.

Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. Practical steps for beginning work are provided through the service sign-up process, which includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Client-centred therapy focuses on what the person brings to sessions. The counsellor listens without directing and helps people clarify their own goals, which suits issues like stress, self-esteem and relationship problems.

Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that repeat in feelings and relationships. It can help when past experiences continue to affect current reactions, such as with attachment issues, grief or long-term emotional patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss what feels most helpful and will adapt her use of client-centred or psychodynamic ideas according to the person’s needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative decision made together rather than a fixed plan.

Session formats are not specified in her biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoiding the need to be on camera if that is preferable. Registered or accredited professionals can offer the same conversational and reflective support online as in person, while adapting practical arrangements to suit each person’s routine.

Topics Paula lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• LGBT
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Paula

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Paula lists stress and anxiety among her main areas and supports people to develop coping skills and practical strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She mainly practises client-centred counselling and uses psychodynamic approaches as needed to explore repeating patterns.

How much experience does she have?

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

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

She accepts international clients; confirm practical details and time zones when booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

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