Paula Talling

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment issues
• Somatic work

About Paula

Paula Talling helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, sleep problems, anger and coping with life changes. She works in a person-centred way and uses somatic processing and mindfulness alongside psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas. Paula is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has six years of clinical experience.

Paula explains how early relationships shape the person you become and brings that understanding into sessions. She listens for patterns in relationships and emotion, and notices how the body responds to stress. Sessions often include talking, guided body awareness, and simple mindfulness exercises to help people manage intense feelings.

Her approach is integrative. That means she draws on client-centred practice, psychodynamic ideas and attachment-based thinking, with practical somatic work and occasional hypnotherapy techniques. The work aims to link current difficulties back to past experience while also finding everyday ways to cope now.

Paula has supported people facing panic attacks, dissociation, codependency, abandonment and attachment issues, and challenges with control, guilt and shame. She also offers help for issues such as body image, isolation, jealousy and questions about life purpose.

Sessions are conducted in English from her UK practice. Paula uses her counselling experience to help people explore feelings, try different ways of responding, and build steadier ways of coping with life’s pressures.

How Paula’s approaches can work online

Paula uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current feelings. This can help with relationship concerns, abandonment worries and attachment issues by looking at how past experiences affect present reactions.

She also works in a client-centred way, focusing on the person’s own perspective and pace. That approach is about listening, reflecting and helping people make sense of their feelings without directing the outcome.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will talk with each person about what feels most helpful and adapt techniques over time, combining talking, bodily awareness and brief hypnotherapy elements where appropriate. This is a collaborative process based on the person’s needs and preferences.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow practical somatic exercises and guided mindfulness to be practised within everyday routines.

Topics Paula lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Emptiness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Hypnotherapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Paula

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people with stress, anxiety and panic attacks using talking, somatic techniques and mindfulness.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers an integrative approach drawing on client-centred practice, psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas, somatic processing and hypnotherapy techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in her credentials.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start with Paula?

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