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Paula McKee, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 14 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief

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Paula McKee uses an attachment-based and client-centred approach to help people untangle difficult emotions. She is a BACP counsellor with 14 years of experience. Paula aims to create a calm space where clients can talk at their own pace and build understanding.

Paula has worked across education, bereavement services and independent practice in the United Kingdom. She has particular experience with family dynamics and attachment patterns that began in childhood.

Background and approach

That background helps when people talk about relationship strain and recurring conflict. She also supports people facing anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and loss. Neurodiversity is part of her experience, so she can sit with issues related to autism and related challenges.

Paula uses a trauma-informed lens when early traumatic experiences need attention. Her client-centred style focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. Paula can introduce solution-focused techniques to set small, practical goals when helpful.

Those techniques are used alongside gentler conversation about feelings and history. Practical matters are straightforward. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.

The service runs on a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book to suit their schedule.

How Paula’s approaches work online

Paula draws on attachment-based work to help people understand how past relationships affect current feelings and behaviour. That approach looks at patterns of closeness and distance and is useful for relationship difficulties, anxiety and issues rooted in childhood.

She also uses a client-centred style that prioritises the person’s experience. The therapist listens carefully, follows what the client brings, and supports them to name and make sense of their feelings. Solution-focused techniques are used as a practical option to set small, achievable goals and notice progress over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. Paula will discuss the aims, try different ways of working and adjust plans based on the client’s goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and paced to suit each person.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and reading non-verbal cues. Phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, reflective writing or when someone prefers typing. These options help people fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.

What concerns does Paula focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues, plus sleep, parenting, anger and self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her practice blends attachment-based and client-centred listening with solution-focused goal work when appropriate. Sessions balance careful listening with practical steps for change.

How much experience does she have?

She has 14 years of client-facing experience across education, bereavement services and independent practice in the United Kingdom.

What are her credentials and location?

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

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Paula offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost work?

Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Paula McKee, BACP

Background and approach

How Paula’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety