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Paula Bantick-Ward, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
8 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesGriefDepression

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Paula Bantick-Ward is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years' experience helping people through stressful and painful times. She offers practical, down-to-earth support for issues such as anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship problems and low mood. Paula is a BACP member, which means she works within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework.

Paula aims to make counselling accessible and convenient, offering sessions by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.

Background and approach

She listens without judgement and helps people find words for difficult feelings. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on what feels useful to each person. In sessions she uses a client-centred approach that encourages people to lead the conversation.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thought patterns and on emotion-focused techniques to address relationship and intimacy issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used to help people accept difficult emotions and take steps that reflect their values.

Paula works with a wide range of concerns beyond the most common ones, including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, eating and food-related problems, codependency and substance difficulties. She also supports people facing life changes such as divorce or cancer. Her sessions can include creative activities such as journaling and metaphor work if that fits the person's needs.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit them.

Approaches that shape online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and to make choices that reflect what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with major life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect current patterns of relating and feeling. This work can help with intimacy problems, attachment issues and healing from past abandonment or care-related trauma.

Paula will work collaboratively to find which approach, or combination of approaches, suits a person's goals and situation. Together they will check what feels helpful and adjust the way they work as needed so sessions match preferences and needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit counselling around work and family life. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or suit lower bandwidth needs, while video calls allow face-to-face conversation. Text or chat can be useful for more frequent, brief reflections between longer sessions. These options give flexibility and help people access therapy in ways that fit their routine and comfort.
What issues does Paula focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, as well as eating and anger concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Paula works in a client-centred, non-judgemental way and uses empathic listening alongside practical techniques from CBT and emotion-focused work.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years' experience as a counsellor and uses a range of approaches to meet different needs.
Where does Paula practise and what are her credentials?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Paula also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Paula?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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