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Paula Kane, BACP

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

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Paula Kane works with people who feel tired of being strong, doubting themselves, or stuck in repeating relationship patterns. She meets clients who want to reclaim confidence, set clearer boundaries, and feel safer in their bodies. Paula is based in the United Kingdom and brings 13 years of practice to her work.

She holds BACP accreditation, which she uses as part of her professional framework. Paula focuses on the effects of past trauma and harmful relationship dynamics.

Background and approach

Sessions are calm and collaborative. She helps people untangle patterns like people-pleasing, overthinking and shutdown responses so life feels more manageable. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking.

In practice that means listening closely, teaching simple regulation skills, and looking at how early experiences shape current reactions. Clients are supported to try small changes between sessions. Paula offers practical skills for anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating concerns, plus help with career stress and compassion fatigue.

She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment worries, body image and long-term health challenges. The emphasis is on pacing progress and building self-compassion. Sessions aim to help people make sense of painful experiences, practise new ways of relating, and strengthen boundaries.

Paula encourages a steady pace and clear, achievable goals so clients can notice real shifts over time.

Approaches that translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they respond strongly in close relationships and supports building safer ways of connecting. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment; the counsellor listens deeply and follows the client's pace to help them feel understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Paula will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try. She adapts techniques as you progress so the work stays collaborative and focused on what matters to you.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility constraints while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical skills.
What kinds of problems does Paula support people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related issues. The list also includes relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, career stress and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe Paula's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and gentle, combining client-centred listening with practical techniques. She mixes mindfulness, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking to help people regulate and reflect.
What is Paula's professional background?
She has 13 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties. That experience informs a trauma-aware, paced approach to therapy.
Where is Paula based and what credentials does she hold?
Paula practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as listed in her professional details.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available with Paula?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with Paula?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
13 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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